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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
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

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
-	Voordeel Conservancy	Conservation Area	100

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Shrubland		100
Grassland	Grassland - highveld	-

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

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 23/11/2024.