Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3, A4ii (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 2,620 hectares (26.20 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | good | high | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
Located 5 km west of Port Edward, Umtamvuna Nature Reserve occupies the eastern side of a steep gorge on the Umtamvuna River. The river gorge meanders through the reserve for 25 km before it enters the Indian Ocean. The Umtamvuna Gorge hold one of the only coastal colonies of Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres in South Africa as well as Black Stork Ciconia nigra and Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Umtamvuna Nature Reserve (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/umtamvuna-nature-reserve-iba-south-africa on 23/12/2024.