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Mount Moreland


Country/territory: South Africa

IBA criteria met: A4ii (2006)
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Area: 270 ha

BirdLife South Africa
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2014 very unfavourable very high low
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Site summary
A very large roost of Barn Swallow (of up to 3 million birds) was present here in the 2000s.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Moreland (South Africa). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-moreland-iba-south-africa on 22/11/2024.