Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 57,570 hectares (575.70 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2013 | good | high | high |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
The Tsitsikamma National Park extends approximately 24 000 hectares and is situated in the De Vasselot area of the Eastern Cape. It stretches for about 80 km from the mouth of the Groot River at Nature's Valley in the west to another Groot River. At least 280 bird species have been recorded and the offshore stacks and islands hold breeding White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus and Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tsitsikamma - Plettenberg Bay (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tsitsikamma--plettenberg-bay-iba-south-africa on 23/12/2024.