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Klipvoor Dam (25102751)
North West
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
Authority	Private
Management status	PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE
Conservation status	PROTECTED
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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
256		Calidris pugnax	1	28.90	132
72		Scopus umbretta	1	5.65	23
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	2	19.00	57
66	Bittern, Dwarf	Ixobrychus sturmii	1	1.00	1
67	Bittern, Little	Ixobrychus minutus	1	1.11	2
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	1	73.68	395
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	2	111.77	522
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	297.19	1658			130
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	5.32	38
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	6	46.93	106
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	2	4.83	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	Anas sp.	3	9.00	20
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	1	4.71	16
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	1	57.80	340
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	1	17.83	75
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	24.93	98
60	Egret, Intermediate [x]	Ardea intermedia	1	8.42	40
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	29.25	189
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	39.29	192
213	Finfoot, African	Podica senegalensis	1	1.62	3
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	3	18.28	61
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	1	6.25	17
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	1	4.50	8
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	28	381.42	1102
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	0	14.58	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	30.86	122
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	10.94	33
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	1	18.00	156
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	2.33	4
64	Heron, Black	Egretta ardesiaca	1	6.79	27
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	5.50	18
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	5.39	14
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	41.67	334
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	4.46	22
65	Heron, Rufous-bellied	Ardeola rufiventris	3	3.00	3
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	1	24.94	111
63	Heron, Striated	Butorides striata	1	13.38	63
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	17.32	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	10.24	39
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	2.69	10
396	Kingfisher, Half-collared	Alcedo semitorquata	1	1.17	2
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	0	2.48	12
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	31.72	77
247	Lapwing, African Wattled	Vanellus senegallus	1	4.32	14
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	3	57.88	166
509	Martin, Brown-throated	Riparia paludicola	1	1.00	1
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	4.40	10
211	Moorhen, Lesser	Paragallinula angulata	1	1.00	1
69	Night Heron, Black-crowned	Nycticorax nycticorax	1	11.17	78
70	Night Heron, White-backed	Gorsachius leuconotus	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	10.46	69
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	1	11.55	33
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	9.67	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	Anas 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	Anas hottentota	1	3.20	6
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	2	14.80	52
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	1	28.26	96
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	1	1.40	2
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	1	23.17	176	150	75	85
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	1	50.52	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	2.75	3
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	1	4.33	21

Monday 02 February 2026 12:28
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Klipvoor Dam (25102751)

North West

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