Benoni Lakes (26112819) | |
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Gauteng | |
| CWAC status | DISCONTINUED |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1992-01-28 |
| Brief_description |
| These lakes and dams were counted only in summer 1992 and 1994 and in winter 1993. Small to moderate numbers of a good variety of waterbird species were recorded, the commonest species being Redknobbed Coot, which was much more numerous in winter. Sacred Ibis numbers were higher in summer, and Blackheaded Heron numbers were higher in winter. Reasonable numbers of Black Crake, Purple Gallinule and Moorhen are recorded, while the winter record of African Crake is indicative of the persistence of good habitat for this species in the nonbreeding season. No threats have been identified. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 45 | 128.25 | 208 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 7 | 12.00 | 17 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 4 | 17.00 | 28 | |||
| 199 | Crake, African | Crex egregia | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | -1 | ||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 2 | 8.33 | 12 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 9 | 11.00 | 13 | |||
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 91 | Duck, Knob-billed | Sarkidiornis melanotos | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | Anas sp. | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 7 | 9.33 | 14 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 3 | 5.50 | 8 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 19 | 25.75 | 31 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 13 | 20.00 | 34 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 6 | 12.67 | 18 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 5 | 8.00 | 12 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 3 | 13.75 | 20 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 21 | 26.33 | 31 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 3 | 7.50 | 15 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 6 | 8.67 | 11 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 15 | 34.25 | 54 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 8 | 12.00 | 17 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 5 | 11.67 | 18 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 13 | 20.75 | 29 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 2 | 12.50 | 18 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 361 | Owl, Marsh | Asio capensis | 2 | 6.67 | 9 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 11 | 11.00 | 11 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 7 | 10.50 | 14 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 7 | 11.67 | 19 | |||
| 79 | Stork, Black | Ciconia nigra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 3 | 11.67 | 18 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 3 | 8.00 | 13 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 6 | 10.50 | 15 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 18 | 35.50 | 60 |
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