30-Kilometre Beach: Walvis - Swakopmund (6711)
Namibia, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
AvesSterna balaenarumDamara TernLR/nt2001A1b, D1alink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameYearIUCN Red List Category
AvesLarus dominicanusKelp Gull2001LR/lclink-icon
AvesArenaria interpresRuddy Turnstone2001LR/lclink-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: 30-Kilometre Beach: Walvis - Swakopmund. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Nov 2, 2025.