Ploverslake wetlands, Cradle of Humankind (25582746) | |
|---|---|
Gauteng | |
| CWAC status | NEWLY REGISTERED |
| Authority | |
| Management status | Private |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2026-02-12 |
| Brief_description |
| A series of lakes, dams, ponds and rivers including a large freshwater spring on the property, with the Bloubankspruit river close by and to which much of the water flows into. It has a mix of fringing reedbeds, islands, highveld forest, acacia veld and short and tall grassland. It lies within the greater protected Cradle of Humankind with neigbouring properties with large water bodies and rivers such as : Nirox, Bothongo Rhino & Lion reserve and Cradle Reserve. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | ||||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 14 | 14.00 | 14 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 35 | 35.00 | 35 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 13 | 13.00 | 13 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 11 | 11.00 | 11 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 402 | Kingfisher, Brown-hooded | Halcyon albiventris | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 396 | Kingfisher, Half-collared | Alcedo semitorquata | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 78 | Stork, Abdim's | Ciconia abdimii | 35 | 35.00 | 35 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 4 | 4.00 | 4 |
Sunday 15 February 2026 11:40
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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