Tweelingspan: West (26223015) | |
|---|---|
Mpumalanga | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTS SUSPENDED |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNKNOWN |
| IBA information | SA019 - CHRISSIE PANS |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1992-06-06 |
| Brief_description |
| A 40 ha open pan with sandy and rocky shoreline, and sedges / grasses along the shore. Four earlier counts by D.G. Allan gave the following high- lights: August 1985, 77 birds of 10 species, including 33 Redbilled Teal and 10 Chestnutbanded Plover; September 1985 (incomplete count), 350 Ruff; February 1986, 60+ birds of 13 species, including 30 Whitewinged Tern; February 1987 (incomplete count), 23 birds of 8 species. Threats include introduction of alien carp for fishing, and presence of wattle plantation along northern shore. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 8.50 | 67 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 2 | 2.50 | 3 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 11 | 11.00 | 11 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 7.20 | 20 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 34.17 | 209 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 15.17 | 58 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 3 | 3.50 | 4 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.40 | 3 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 2.38 | 7 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 100 | 100.00 | 100 |
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