Current view: Data table and detailed info
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 |
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
2,050–4,030 birds |
A4i |
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
11,350–31,800 birds |
A4i |
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor |
NT |
non-breeding (-) |
14,200–33,060 birds |
A1, A4i |
African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
110–204 birds |
A1, A4i |
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
818–2,340 birds |
A4i |
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola |
VU |
winter (-) |
816–3,360 birds |
A4i |
White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
1,010–1,610 birds |
A4i |
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
1,810–6,040 birds |
A4i |
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres |
NT |
winter (-) |
2,110–4,420 birds |
A4i |
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea |
VU |
winter (-) |
11,180–22,700 birds |
A4i |
Sanderling Calidris alba |
LC |
winter (-) |
2,110–7,360 birds |
A4i |
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
1,710–5,170 birds |
A4i |
Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
60–265 birds |
A1, A4i |
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
70–230 birds |
A4i |
Common Tern Sterna hirundo |
LC |
winter (-) |
5,410–23,610 birds |
A4i |
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii |
LC |
non-breeding (-) |
350–1,660 birds |
A4i |
A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
non-breeding (-) |
50,000-99,999 birds |
A4iii |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 1998. The most recent assessment (2001) is shown below.
IBA conservation assessment |
Year of assessment |
State |
Pressure |
Response |
2001 |
not assessed |
high |
not assessed |
Whole site assessed? |
State assessed by |
Accuracy of information |
|
yes |
unset |
good |
|
Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
1995 |
Dorob National Park |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (UA) |
100
|
Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
Grassland |
63 |
|
Marine Coastal/Supratidal |
major (>10) |
|
Marine Intertidal |
major (>10) |
|
Land use |
% of IBA |
nature conservation and research |
- |
tourism/recreation |
- |
urban/industrial/transport |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Walvis Bay (Namibia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/walvis-bay-iba-namibia on 23/12/2024.