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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
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus	NT	resident	-	present	A1, A3
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres	VU	resident	-	95 breeding pairs	A1, A4ii
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres	VU	non-breeding	-	200-250 individuals	A1, A4ii
Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus	NT	resident	-	present	A1
Drakensberg Rockjumper Chaetops aurantius	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Mountain Pipit Anthus hoeschi	NT	resident	1998	present	A1, A2, A3
Drakensberg Siskin Crithagra symonsi	LC	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.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
2004	Lets'eng-la-Letsie	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	-

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		90
Grassland		7
Forest		2

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
other	-
not utilised	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Upper Quthing Valley (Lesotho). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/upper-quthing-valley-iba-lesotho on 25/11/2024.