Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A4ii (2006)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 270 hectares (2.70 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | very poor | very high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
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 27/12/2024.