Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A3, A4i (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 2,136,380 hectares (21,363.80 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | very poor | high | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The Kruger National Park is situated on the southern portion of the Mozambique coastal plain in the lowveld of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The IBA covers an area of over 2.1 million hectares. The Park is known to support more than 490 bird species, about 55% of the species found in the entire southern African Sub-region. This includes several important populations of widespread birds, which have suffered outside large protected areas.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kruger National Park and adjacent areas (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kruger-national-park-and-adjacent-areas-iba-south-africa on 22/12/2024.