Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 145,720 hectares (1,457.20 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2012 | poor | high | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The Outeniquas is a mountain range which dominates the landscape at the junction of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces. The stark variation in altitude and conditions yields a wide diversity of habitats. The IBA is extremely rich in fynbos, forest and arid-zone birds, supporting a host of restricted-range and biome-restricted assemblage species such as Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis, Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea and Cape Siskin Crithagra totta.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Outeniqua mountains (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/outeniqua-mountains-iba-south-africa on 23/12/2024.