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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
Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii	EN	resident	1998	present	A3
Karoo Bustard Heterotetrax vigorsii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni	LC	winter	-	1,000-3,000 individuals	A1, A4ii
Karoo Long-billed Lark Certhilauda subcoronata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-eared Sparrow-lark Eremopterix australis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Karoo Lark Calendulauda albescens	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sclater's Lark Spizocorys sclateri	NT	resident	1998	present	A3
Karoo Eremomela Eremomela gregalis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Namaqua Warbler Phragmacia substriata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cinnamon-breasted Warbler Euryptila subcinnamomea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Layard's Warbler Curruca layardi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Karoo Chat Emarginata schlegelii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sickle-winged Chat Emarginata sinuata	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Tractrac Chat Emarginata tractrac	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-headed Canary Serinus alario	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

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 (2014) is shown below.

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

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Climate change and severe weather	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
Residential and commercial development	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Biological resource use	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Not assessed	medium

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1979	Karoo National Park	National Park	47
2005	Camdeboo National Park	National Park	18

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

Name	Year formed
Karoo National Park Honorary Officers	0

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

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland	Shrubland - Cape (fynbos), Shrubland - dwarf Karroo	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100
forestry	1

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Karoo National Park (South Africa). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/karoo-national-park-iba-south-africa on 23/11/2024.