Current view: Data table and detailed info
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation 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:
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2020) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2020 |
not assessed |
not assessed |
very low |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
unset |
good |
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Artificial/Aquatic & Marine |
major (>10) |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
agriculture |
- |
tourism/recreation |
- |
water management |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Phakalane sewage lagoons, near Gaborone (Botswana). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/phakalane-sewage-lagoons-near-gaborone-iba-botswana on 24/12/2024.