Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 1,880 hectares (18.80 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2013 | poor | high | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This reserve is situated 21 km west of Port Shepstone. It holds a spectacular gorge with many steep, sheer cliffs. Between these plains, the Umzimkulwana River has cut a 500-m-deep gorge through the softer Table Mountain Sandstone down to the granite. The grassland and lightly wooded areas hold Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum, Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri and Natal Spurfowl Pternistis natalensis.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/oribi-gorge-nature-reserve-iba-south-africa on 23/12/2024.