Woestalleen Spruit Dam (25562937) | |
|---|---|
Mpumalanga | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNKNOWN |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1998-02-01 |
| Brief_description |
| An artificial wetland consisting of two dams back to back. Large parts of the wetland contain reedbeds. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | ||||
| 67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 2 | 86.88 | 879 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 2 | 10.65 | 35 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 2 | 11.45 | 30 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 3.13 | 7 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 2 | 21.60 | 78 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate [x] | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 4 | 9.00 | 15 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 2 | 9.92 | 28 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.67 | 2 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 2.20 | 6 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 3 | 8.50 | 14 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 2.00 | 4 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 5.58 | 20 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 3.58 | 7 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 3 | 4.00 | 5 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 25 | 25.00 | 25 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 16 | 16.00 | 16 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 2 | 14.11 | 82 | 75 | ||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 6 | 6.50 | 7 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 2 | 2.78 | 5 |
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