Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3, A4ii (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 389,320 hectares (3,893.20 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | very poor | very high | very low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The Soutpansberg, an east-west trending mountain range, stretches some 130 km from 10 km west of Thohoyandou in the east to Vivo in the west. Patches of high-altitude Afromontane forest are found in valleys and moist basins. The Soutpansberg supports a Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres colony, Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus and Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Soutpansberg (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/soutpansberg-iba-south-africa on 23/12/2024.