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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
Blue Bustard Eupodotis caerulescens	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus	NT	resident	-	10 breeding pairs	A1, A3
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus	NT	non-breeding	-	120 individuals	A1, A4i
Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Rudd's Lark Heteromirafra ruddi	EN	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Botha's Lark Spizocorys fringillaris	EN	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Buff-streaked Chat Campicoloides bifasciatus	LC	resident	1998	present	A1, A3
Yellow-breasted Pipit Hemimacronyx chloris	VU	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, 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.

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Woodland - riparian	-
Grassland	Grassland - highveld	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
water management	40
agriculture	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sterkfontein/Merinodal (South Africa). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sterkfontein-merinodal-iba-south-africa on 23/11/2024.