Klipvoor Dam (25102751) | |
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North West | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1993-01-30 |
| Brief_description |
| A large dam on the Morotele River in Borakalalo Nature Reserve. Has fringing reedbeds; when water level is low there is shoreline habitat for waders. Holds an excellent variety of waterbirds, including globally significant numbers of Great Crested Grebe in winter. Large numbers of Yellowbilled Stork occur in summer, and good numbers of cormorants occur, especially in winter (Whitebreasted breeds). Grebes, Darter, Sacred Ibis, waterfowl, Redknobbed Coot, and Threebanded, Blacksmith and Wattled Plovers are commoner in winter. Summer counts have increased during the survey period. Pollution and siltation are mild threats. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 5.79 | 23 | ||||
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 28.90 | 132 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 2 | 19.00 | 57 | |||
| 66 | Bittern, Dwarf | Ixobrychus sturmii | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.14 | 2 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 79.69 | 395 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 2 | 113.10 | 522 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 313.43 | 1658 | 130 | ||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zapornia flavirostra | 1 | 5.57 | 38 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 6 | 48.58 | 106 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 2 | 5.00 | 12 | |||
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 2 | 12.40 | 25 | |||
| 91 | Duck, Knob-billed | Sarkidiornis melanotos | 1 | 4.00 | 14 | |||
| 103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 3 | 9.00 | 20 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 1 | 4.71 | 16 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 1 | 61.57 | 340 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 18.41 | 75 | |||
| 149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 3 | 18.15 | 61 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 25.84 | 98 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 8.42 | 40 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 30.59 | 189 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 40.70 | 192 | |||
| 213 | Finfoot, African | Podica senegalensis | 1 | 1.58 | 3 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 6.25 | 17 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 4.50 | 8 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 28 | 401.65 | 1102 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 15.39 | 104 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 36.68 | 242 | 50 | 25 | 100 |
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 29.91 | 122 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 10.94 | 33 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 20.46 | 156 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 2.33 | 4 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 1 | 7.75 | 27 | |||
| 69 | Heron, Black-crowned Night | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 11.76 | 78 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 5.50 | 18 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 5.64 | 14 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 43.95 | 334 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 4.75 | 22 | |||
| 65 | Heron, Rufous-bellied | Ardeola rufiventris | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 25.91 | 111 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 13.53 | 63 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 17.89 | 79 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 16.38 | 128 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 7.27 | 32 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 10.94 | 39 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 2.59 | 10 | |||
| 396 | Kingfisher, Half-collared | Alcedo semitorquata | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 0 | 2.53 | 12 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 31.98 | 77 | |||
| 247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 1 | 4.48 | 14 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 3 | 61.40 | 166 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 3.75 | 5 | |||
| 211 | Moorhen, Lesser | Paragallinula angulata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.11 | 2 | |||
| 230 | Painted-snipe, Greater | Rostratula benghalensis | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 22.67 | 148 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 10.72 | 69 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 11.55 | 33 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 10.00 | 77 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 2 | 5.33 | 12 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 7.92 | 31 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 9.06 | 54 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Spatula smithii | 1 | 9.91 | 54 | |||
| 249 | Snipe, Great | Gallinago media | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 41.43 | 206 | 150 | 75 | |
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 23.55 | 107 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 12 | 31.60 | 79 | |||
| 73 | Stork, Marabou | Leptoptilos crumenifer | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 1 | 38.35 | 208 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Spatula hottentota | 1 | 3.20 | 6 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 14.80 | 52 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 29.13 | 96 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 24.31 | 176 | 150 | 75 | 85 |
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 48.43 | 217 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 5 | 5.50 | 6 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 2 | 2.67 | 3 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 4.33 | 21 |
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