Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Seasonal Vlei (34011832) | |
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Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED IRREGULARLY |
| Authority | City of Cape Town Biodiversity Management Branch |
| Management status | TOWN COUNCIL PROPERTY |
| Conservation status | PARTLY PROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2002-04-30 |
| Brief_description |
| A small seasonal wetland, forming the bulk of Edith Stephens Wetland Park. During winter months the wetland floods, creating ideal habitat for various waterbird species. During inundation, the site serves as a breeding site for various duck species. Black-winged Stilts and African Snipe is also known to breed there. The site is threatened by an ever encroaching informal settlement, as well as associated problems such as poaching, trapping, disturbance and grazing. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | ||||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 9.00 | 20 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 2.77 | 8 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 1 | 3.50 | 14 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 2 | 6.17 | 16 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.76 | 6 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 5.71 | 42 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 2.27 | 5 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 2.20 | 4 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 1.60 | 2 | |||
| 289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 1 | 9.88 | 43 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 2.80 | 8 | |||
| 69 | Heron, Black-crowned Night | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 7.60 | 28 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 5.19 | 14 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 1.75 | 4 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 8.97 | 23 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 3.44 | 10 | |||
| 230 | Painted-snipe, Greater | Rostratula benghalensis | 2 | 3.33 | 4 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 1.86 | 6 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 2.11 | 4 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 6.00 | 14 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Spatula smithii | 2 | 11.57 | 37 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 7.59 | 23 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 1.50 | 3 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 2 | 15.09 | 51 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 2 | 8.52 | 28 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 2.75 | 7 |
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