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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Hartlaub's Spurfowl Pternistis hartlaubi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding	-	present	A1
Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii	EN	resident	1998	present	A3
Karoo Bustard Heterotetrax vigorsii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rüppell's Bustard Heterotetrax rueppelii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus	CR	resident	-	present	A1
Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus	LC	non-breeding	-	50-150 individuals	A1, A4i
Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus	EN	non-breeding	-	100-200 individuals	A1, A4i
African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini	LC	non-breeding	-	30-50 individuals	A1, A4i
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus	LC	non-breeding	-	250-350 individuals	A4i
Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum	LC	non-breeding	-	560 individuals	A1, A4i
Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum	LC	breeding	1998	220 breeding pairs	A1, A4i
Common Tern Sterna hirundo	LC	winter	-	10,000 individuals	A4i
Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rüppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Ground Batis Lanioturdus torquatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Gray's Lark Ammomanopsis grayi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-eared Sparrow-lark Eremopterix australis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Dune Lark Calendulauda erythrochlamys	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Stark's Lark Spizocorys starki	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Rockrunner Achaetops pycnopygius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Karoo Eremomela Eremomela gregalis	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Barred Wren-warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Cinnamon-breasted Warbler Euryptila subcinnamomea	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Layard's Warbler Curruca layardi	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Kalahari Scrub-robin Cercotrichas paena	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Herero Chat Namibornis herero	LC	resident	1998	present	A2, A3
Karoo Chat Emarginata schlegelii	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Tractrac Chat Emarginata tractrac	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius	LC	resident	1998	present	A3
Black-headed Canary Serinus alario	LC	resident	1998	present	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1998) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Desert	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	good (> 90%)	moderate (70-90%)	near favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Energy production and mining	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Whole area of site (>90%) covered by appropriate conservation designation	Unknown	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
1986	Namib-Naukluft	National Park	100
1995	Sandwich Harbour	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	<1
2011	Klein Aus Vista	Concession	7
2011	Namib Sky Ballooning	Concession	3
2013	Namib Sand Sea	World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)	62

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert		61
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)		26
Grassland		12
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		minor (<10)
Marine Intertidal		minor (<10)
Marine Neritic		minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Namib-Naukluft Park (Namibia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/namib-naukluft-park-iba-namibia on 22/11/2024.