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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
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	LC	non-breeding (-)	740–3,950 birds	A4i
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor	NT	non-breeding (-)	2,000 birds	A1
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus	VU	non-breeding (-)	present	A1
Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula	VU	non-breeding (-)	15–200 birds	A1, A4i
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	LC	non-breeding (-)	391–1,140 birds	A4i
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus	LC	winter (-)	50–200 birds	A4i
Great Snipe Gallinago media	NT	winter (-)	present	A1
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni	NT	winter (-)	common	A1
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	NT	winter (-)	present	A1
Bradfield's Hornbill Lophoceros bradfieldi	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Black-faced Babbler Turdoides melanops	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3
White-breasted Sunbird Cinnyris talatala	LC	resident (1998)	present	A3

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	87
Shrubland	12

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
tourism/recreation	-
other	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Tsumkwe pan system (Namibia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/tsumkwe-pan-system-iba-namibia on 23/12/2024.