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The site was identified as important in 1998 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca	LC	non-breeding	-	6,000 individuals	A4i
South African Shelduck Tadorna cana	LC	non-breeding	-	92-500 individuals	A4i
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	LC	non-breeding	-	900 individuals	A4i
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding	-	1,208-18,000 individuals	A4i

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1998) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca	6,000	1,994	individuals	34	very unfavourable
South African Shelduck Tadorna cana	500	500	individuals	100	favourable
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis	900	448	individuals	50	unfavourable
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	18,000	4,800	individuals	27	very unfavourable
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	19,566	81,000	individuals	100	favourable
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus	18	8	individuals	45	unfavourable
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	300	300	individuals	100	favourable

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	poor (40-69%)	unfavourable
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Natural system modifications	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	very high
Pollution	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	whole area/population (>90%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	very high
Invasive and other problematic species and genes	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high
Residential and commercial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site covered (<10%)	No management plan exists but the management planning process has begun	Very little or no conservation action taking place	negligible

The Local Conservation Group(s) listed below are working to conserve this IBA.

Name	Year formed
Save the Flamingo	2008

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please click here.

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Scrub - woodland	major (>10)
Wetlands (inland)	Artificial wetlands, Ephemeral pools and wetlands	major (>10)
Grassland	Grassland - Semi-desert	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
water management	70
tourism/recreation	-
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kamfers Dam (South Africa). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kamfers-dam-iba-south-africa on 23/11/2024.