Data Zone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | NT | winter (1998) | present | A1 |
| Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana | LC | resident (1998) | present | A1, A3 |
| Barred Wren-warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Kalahari Scrub-robin Cercotrichas paena | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
| Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius | LC | resident (1998) | present | A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2012) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2012 | good | low | low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | medium | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus | 5,467 / 5,678 (birds) | 97 | good | ||
| Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana | 45,679 / 45,890 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana | 45,678 / 45,800 (mature individuals) | 100 | good | ||
| Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana | 23,356 / 23,450 (unknown) | 100 | good | ||
| Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius | 34,300 / 34,590 (mature individuals) | 100 | good | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Agricultural expansion and intensification | likely in short term (<4 years) | few individuals/small area (<10%) | slow decline (1–10% over 3 generations) | low |
| Pollution | likely in long term (>4 years) | few individuals/small area (<10%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | A comprehensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species | Substantive conservation measures are being implemented, but these are not comprehensive and are limited by resources and capacity | low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Nnywane Dam | Game Reserve (IV) | - |
| 1992 | Mogobane | Bird Sanctuary (IV) | - |
| 1992 | Bathoen Dam | Bird Sanctuary (IV) | - |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 65 | |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 21 | |
| Shrubland | 8 | |
| Forest | 5 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| agriculture | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: South-east Botswana (Botswana). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/south-east-botswana-iba-botswana on 26/12/2024.