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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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 List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Striped Flufftail Sarothrura affinis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Knysna Turaco Tauraco corythaix	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus	NT	resident (1998)	present	A1, A3
Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus	NT	resident (1998)	present	A3
Grey Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Olive Bushshrike Chlorophoneus olivaceus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Barratt's Warbler Bradypterus barratti	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea	EN	breeding (1998)	present	A1, A3
Yellow-throated Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Bush Blackcap Sylvia nigricapillus	VU	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Orange Ground-thrush Geokichla gurneyi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Brown Scrub-robin Tychaedon signata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Chorister Robin-chat Cossypha dichroa	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3
Buff-streaked Chat Campicoloides bifasciatus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A1, A3
Gurney's Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi	NT	resident (1998)	present	A3
Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Forest Canary Crithagra scotops	LC	resident (1998)	present	A2, A3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	-	Forestry & agro-industrial plantations
Forest	-	Mid-altitude forest - transitional
Grassland	-	Grassland - highveld

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	55
forestry	40
water management	10
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mac-Mac Escarpment and Forests (South Africa). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mac-mac-escarpment-and-forests-iba-south-africa on 23/12/2024.