Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1 (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 2,660 hectares (26.60 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2013 | moderate | very high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This site lies 3 km south of Polokwane and is located in flat, open broadleaved savanna and grassland. The reserve supports at least 250 bird species. It is the only reserve in South Africa holding the isolated Pietersburg Plateau population of the Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Polokwane Nature Reserve (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/polokwane-nature-reserve-iba-south-africa on 23/12/2024.