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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:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus	NT	resident (-)	present	A1, A3
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres	VU	resident (-)	present	A1
Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus	NT	resident (-)	present	A1
Drakensberg Rockjumper Chaetops aurantius	NT	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Mountain Pipit Anthus hoeschi	NT	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Yellow-breasted Pipit Hemimacronyx chloris	VU	resident (1998)	present	A1, A3
Drakensberg Siskin Crithagra symonsi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1970	Sehlabathebe	National Park (IV)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	94
Forest	5

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
nature conservation and research	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sehlabathebe National Park (Lesotho). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sehlabathebe-national-park-iba-lesotho on 22/12/2024.