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Polokwane Nature Reserve


Country/territory: South Africa

IBA criteria met: A1 (1998)
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Area: 2,660 hectares (26.60 km2)

BirdLife South Africa
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2013 moderate very high low
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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 24/12/2024.