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The site was identified as important 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 List1	Season	Year(s)	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

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (1998) may differ.

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.

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species	Reference	Actual	Units	% remaining	Result
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	5,678	5,467	individuals	97	favourable
Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana	45,800	45,678	mature individuals	100	favourable
Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana	45,890	45,679	breeding pairs	100	favourable
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	23,450	23,356	unknown	100	favourable
Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius	34,590	34,300	mature individuals	100	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Little/none of site 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	% overlap with IBA
1992	Nnywane Dam	Game Reserve	-
1992	Bathoen Dam	Bird Sanctuary	-
1992	Mogobane	Bird Sanctuary	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Grassland		65
Artificial/Terrestrial		21
Shrubland		8
Forest		5

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

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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 25/11/2024.