Ndumo Game Reserve: Banzi Pan (26523217) | |
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KwaZulu-Natal | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife |
| Management status | PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA052 - NDUMO GAME RESERVE |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1993-01-17 |
| Brief_description |
| Banzi Pan, located in the Ndumo Game Reserve, a declared RAMSAR site, is linked to the Usuthu River System. Recent changes in the river course has resulted in this system changing from a pan system to a narrow linear river system. The site is no longer counted by boat and instead it is now surveyd on foot. In 2008, Ndumo Game Reserve has been in the spotlight due to the re-zoning of a section of land in the southeast of the reserve. A section of the protected area is being re-zoned for agricultural use, to be used by the surrounding subsistence communities. The Pongolo Floodplain system is highly diverse and supports various Red-data and CITES species. It falls within the Internationally recognised Maputaland-Pondoland Centre of endemism and is an International Biodiversity Hotspot. Only a small part of this unique floodplain system is under official protectection; the rest of the system are heavily impacted by subsistence farming. The re-zoning certainly does not bode well for the wetlands and associated waterbirds in the area; and indeed the reserve as a whole. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 2.10 | 5 | ||||
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 180 | 180.00 | 180 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 24 | 84.00 | 170 | 125 | ||
| 67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 15.19 | 58 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 4.09 | 20 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 3.73 | 13 | |||
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 4 | 209.25 | 720 | |||
| 91 | Duck, Knob-billed | Sarkidiornis melanotos | 4 | 4.50 | 5 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 22 | 22.00 | 22 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 3 | 133.00 | 577 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 2.53 | 7 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 2.92 | 8 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 13.91 | 70 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.82 | 4 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 51 | 80.50 | 110 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 46 | 46.00 | 46 | |||
| 209 | Gallinule, Allen's | Porphyrio alleni | 1 | 3.50 | 6 | |||
| 92 | Goose, African Pygmy | Nettapus auritus | 4 | 80.00 | 320 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 11.36 | 113 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 43.00 | 135 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 3.29 | 16 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 4.50 | 19 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.11 | 2 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 3.20 | 13 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 2.30 | 5 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 2 | 3.33 | 6 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 55.86 | 332 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 3.55 | 10 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 2 | 28.35 | 172 | |||
| 229 | Jacana, Lesser | Microparra capensis | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.40 | 2 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 2.00 | 6 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 4.52 | 15 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 2.88 | 6 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 7.83 | 28 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 74 | Openbill, African | Anastomus lamelligerus | 1 | 32.69 | 270 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 2 | 98.20 | 424 | 300 | ||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 4 | 48.67 | 136 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 8.75 | 25 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 2.30 | 8 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 2 | 4.33 | 8 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 6 | 46.00 | 188 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 32 | 32.00 | 32 | |||
| 79 | Stork, Black | Ciconia nigra | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 75 | Stork, Saddle-billed | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 77 | Stork, Woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | 1 | 3.25 | 9 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 1 | 5.56 | 31 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 16.86 | 62 | 50 | ||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Anas hottentota | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 5 | 71.75 | 102 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 3.36 | 10 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 2 | 41.33 | 120 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 2.63 | 5 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 2.50 | 4 |
Thursday 26 December 2024 04:39
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