ZA052
Umvoti Vlei


Country/territory: South Africa

IBA criteria met: A1 (1998)
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Area: 4,240 ha

BirdLife South Africa
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2014 very unfavourable high negligible
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Site summary
Umvoti Vlei lies 11 km due south of Greytown. It forms the headwaters of the Umvoti River. There is some open water at the lower end of the vlei, where clay soils impede drainage. The wetland areas are good for Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus and Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum, which winter here in large numbers. The wetland also holds a small population of African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Umvoti Vlei (South Africa). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/umvoti-vlei-iba-south-africa on 22/11/2024.