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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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding (-)	1,306–2,688 birds	A4i
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding (-)	common	A1
Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis	EN	non-breeding (-)	45,400–700,000 birds	A1, A4i
African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini	LC	non-breeding (-)	common	A1
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus	LC	non-breeding (-)	372–706 birds	A4i
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus	LC	breeding (-)	120 pairs	A4i
Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum	LC	breeding (-)	present	A1
A4iii Species group - seabirds	n/a	non-breeding (-)	100,000-499,999 birds	A4iii

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Pantherbake	Private Reserve (-)	29

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine	48	Saltpans
Desert	39
Grassland	12

Land use	% of IBA
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
urban/industrial/transport	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mile 4 saltworks (Namibia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mile-4-saltworks-iba-namibia on 23/12/2024.