Data Zone
Country/territory: South Africa
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (1998)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 351,570 hectares (3,515.70 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2014 | very poor | high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This site consists of an arc of hills and a series of forests surrounding the western rim of Tzaneen. The IBA holds Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus, which breeds in plantations and forest reserves as do both Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus and Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Wolkberg Forest Belt (South Africa). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wolkberg-forest-belt-iba-south-africa on 23/12/2024.