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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
Blue Bustard Eupodotis caerulescens	NT	resident (-)	present	A1
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus	NT	resident (1998)	present	A1, A3
Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus	NT	resident (-)	present	A1
Rudd's Lark Heteromirafra ruddi	EN	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Botha's Lark Spizocorys fringillaris	EN	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3
Buff-streaked Chat Campicoloides bifasciatus	LC	resident (1998)	present	A1, A3
Yellow-breasted Pipit Hemimacronyx chloris	VU	resident (1998)	present	A1, A2, A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Voordeel Conservancy	Conservation Area (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Shrubland	100
Grassland	-	Grassland - highveld

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
unknown	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Voordeel Conservancy (South Africa). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/voordeel-conservancy-iba-south-africa on 29/12/2024.