Important Bird Areas Directory

A page with information (such as a description of the IBA, key species, threats and management actions) for each IBA has been created. In order to view this information click on the relevant link below. We are in the process to update this information so if the relevant IBA you are looking for does not have a link as yet, it means the information has not been uploaded as yet. 

How can you help?

The IBA team would value your inputs to better and improve the published texts by doing one or more of the following:

• Provide photos about the IBA for example about the entrance to the IBA, habitat or one of the key species photographed in the IBA. Please note that the photograph might be published on the website acknowledging you as the photographer.

• Submitting records of any of the key species in the IBA.

• Comments on threats to the IBA that might not be listed in the text.

• Any corrections or omissions in general.

 You are requested to provide your comments to the relevant person listed at the end on the relevant IBA page.

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For a map of the all the IBAs in South Africa click here

Limpopo Province

SA001 Vhembe Nature Reserve

SA002 Kruger National Park (Updated 18 April 2012)

SA003 Soutpansberg

SA004 Blouberg Vulture Colonies

SA005 Wolkberg Forest Belt

SA006 Polokwane Nature Reserve

SA007 Waterberg System

SA008 Nyl River Floodplain

SA009 Northern Turf Thornveld

Mpumalanga Province

SA010 Blyde River Canyon (Updated 19 April 2012)

SA011 Graskop Grasslands (Updated 19 April 2012)

SA012 Mac Mac Escarpment & Forests (Updated 7 April 2012)

SA013 Misty Mountain Natural Heritage Site (Updated 7 April 2012)

SA014 Blue Swallow Natural Heritage Site (Updated 7 April 2012)

SA015 Loskop Dam Nature Reserve (Updated 7 April 2012)

SA016 Steenkampsberg (Updated 2 May 2012)

SA017 Songimvelo Game Reserve (Updated 19 April 2012)

SA018 Amersfoort-Bethal-Carolina District (Updated 19 April 2012)

SA019 Chrissie Pans (Updated 15 April 2012)

SA020 Grassland Biosphere Reserve (Updated 3 May 2012)

Gauteng Province

SA021 Blesbokspruit (Updated 3 May 2012)

SA022 Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve (Updated 27 March 2012)

North West Province

SA023 Pilansberg National Park (Updated 10 March 2012)

SA024 Botsolano Nature Reserve (Updated 10 March 2012)

SA025 Magaliesberg & Witwatersberg (Updated 3 May 2012)

SA026 Barberspan & Leeupan (Updated 10 March 2012)

Northern Cape Province

SA027 Kalahari - Gemsbok National Park

SA028 Spitskop Dam (Updated 27 March 2012)

SA029 Augrabies Falls National Park

SA030 Orange River Mouth Wetlands

SA031 Dronfield Farm

SA032 Kamfers Dam

SA033 Benfontein Game Farm

SA034 Mattheus-Gat Conservation Area

SA035 Haramoep & Black Mountain Mine Nature Res

SA036 Bitterputs Conservation Area

SA037 Platberg-Karoo Conservancy

Free State Province

SA038 Middle Vaal River (Updated 27 March 2012)

SA039 Sandveld & Bloemhof Dam Reserve (Updated 8 May 2012)

SA040 Sterkfontein / Merinodal (Updated 2 May 2012)

SA041 Voordeel Conservancy (Updated 2 May 2012)

SA042 Alexpan (Updated 2 May 2012)

SA043 Bedford-Chatsworth (Updated 3 May 2012)

SA044 Willem Pretorius Game Reserve (Updated 2 May 2012)

SA045 Murphy's Rust (Updated 2 May 2012)

SA046 Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve (Updated 3 May 2012)

SA047 Golden Gate Highlands & Qwaqwa National Park (Updated 2 May 2012)

SA048 Fouriesburg-Bethlehem-Clarens (Updated 3 May 2012)

SA049 Soetdoring Nature Reserve (Updated 2 May 2012)

SA050 Kalkfontein Dam Nature Reserve (Updated 2 May 2012)

SA051 Gariep/Oviston/Tussen-die-Riviere (Updated 2 May 2012)

KwaZulu-Natal

SA052 Ndumo Game Reserve

SA053 Kosi Bay Sytem

SA054 Lake Sibaya

SA055 Pongolapoort Nature Reserve

SA056 Ithala Game Reserve (Upated 2 May 2012)

SA057 Mkuzi Game Reserve

SA058 Lake St Lucia & Mkuze Swamps

SA059 Chelmsford Nature Reserve (Updated 3 May 2012)

SA060 Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park

SA061 Lake Eteza Nature Reserve (Updated 3 May 2012)

SA062 Spioenkop Nature Reserve

SA063 Umlalazi Nature Reserve

SA064 Natal Drakensberg Park

SA065 Ongoye Forest Reserve (Updated 3 May 2012)

SA066 Entumeni Nature Reserve

SA067 Dhlinza Forest Nature Reserve

SA068 Weenen Game Reserve

SA069 Umvoti Vlei

SA070 Blinkwater Nature Reserve

SA071 Kwazulu-natal Mistbelt Forests

SA072 Hlatikulu Nature Reserve

SA073 Umvoti Estuary

SA074 Karkloof Nature Reserve

SA075 Umgeni Vlei Nature Reserve

SA076 Midmar Nature Reserve

SA077 Impendle Nature Reserve

SA078 Kwazulu-natal Mistbelt Grasslands

SA079 Richards Bay Game Reserve

SA080 Greater Ingwangwana River

SA081 Franklin Vlei

SA082 Matatiele Commonage

SA083 Penny Park

SA084 Mount Currie Nature Reserve

SA085 Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve

SA086 Umtumvuna Nature Reserve

SA123 Mount Moreland

Eastern Cape Province

SA087 Mkambati Nature Reserve

SA088 Collywobbles Vulture Colony (Updated 15 April 2012)

SA089 Dwesa & Cwebe Nature Reserves

SA090 Karoo Nature Reserve

SA091 Katberg - Readsdale Forest Complex

SA092 Amatole Forest Complex

SA093 Kouga - Baviaanskloof Complex

SA094 Alexandria Coastal Belt

SA095 Algoa Bay Islands Nature Reserve

SA096 Swartkops Estuary, Redhouse & Chatty Salt

SA097 Maitland - Gamtoos Coast

Western Cape Province

SA098 Tsitsikama National Park

SA099 Olifants River Estuary

SA100 Bird Island (Updated 18 April 2012)

SA101 Cedarberg - Koue Bokkeveld Complex

SA102 Karoo National Park (Updated 7 Mat 2012)

SA103 Verlorenvlei (Updated 7 May 2012)

SA104 Lower Berg River Wetlands (Udated 29 March 2012)

SA105 West Coast Nat'l Park & Saldanha Bay Islands

SA106 Swartberg Mountains (Updated 8 May 2012)

SA107 Eastern False Bay Mountains (Updated 8 May 2012)

SA108 Anysberg Nature Reserve

SA109 Dassen Island

SA110 Robben Island National Historical Monument

SA111 Rietvlei Wetland Reserve

SA112 Outeniqua Mountains

SA113 Southern Langeberg Mountains

SA114 Wilderness - Sedgefield Lakes Complex (Updated 18 April 2012)

SA115 Overberg Wheatbelt

SA116 False Bay Park (proposed) (Updated 7 May 2012)

SA117 Boulders Bay

SA118 Botriviervlei & Kleinmond Estuary

SA119 De Hoop Nature Reserve

SA120 Dyer Island Nature Reserve

SA121 Heuningnes River & Estuary System

SA122 Prince Edward Islands Special NR

SA124 Overstrand