Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 231,940 hectares (2,319.40 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | moderate | high | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This crescent-shaped Park, which forms part of southern Africa's eastern escarpment, extends for c. 200 km along most of KwaZulu-Natal's southwestern border with Lesotho. This Park is one of the world's primary breeding strongholds of the Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres. Other widespread cliff-nesting species include Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus, Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus and Black Stork Ciconia nigra.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Maloti Drakensberg Park (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/maloti-drakensberg-park-iba-south-africa on 22/12/2024.