Mannyelanong Hill (Botswana) IBA | Details

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Mannyelanong Hill This is an IBA in Danger!

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

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
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres	VU	resident (-)	50–100 pairs	A1, A4ii
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres	VU	non-breeding (-)	150–250 birds	A1, A4ii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2020) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2020	good	not assessed	high
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	habitat	good

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Whole area (>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	Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity	high

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1965	Mannyelanong	Game Reserve (IV)	100

Local Conservation Groups

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

Name	Year formed
Cape Vultures Environmental Conservation Club	2004

For more information on BirdLife's work with Local Conservation Groups, please visit Spotlight on local empowerment.

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	100	Scree, boulders & bare rock

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mannyelanong Hill (Botswana). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mannyelanong-hill-iba-botswana on 22/12/2024.