Ndumo Game Reserve: Shokwe Pan (26533213) | |
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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 |
| 1993-07-18 |
| Brief_description |
| 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 | 1.33 | 3 | ||||
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 3 | 8.33 | 13 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 2.50 | 7 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 2.53 | 8 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 2.10 | 5 | |||
| 91 | Duck, Knob-billed | Sarkidiornis melanotos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | Anas sp. | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 5 | 88.00 | 549 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 2.87 | 8 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate [x] | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 2.60 | 16 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 6.27 | 19 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.90 | 6 | |||
| 92 | Goose, African Pygmy | Nettapus auritus | 208 | 208.00 | 208 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 23.02 | 126 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 49.23 | 487 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 2 | 5.00 | 8 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.65 | 7 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 2.45 | 7 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.46 | 3 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 2.58 | 7 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 3.32 | 20 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 6.27 | 30 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 15.84 | 40 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.54 | 4 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.18 | 2 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 3.53 | 15 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 3.32 | 17 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 74 | Openbill, African | Anastomus lamelligerus | 1 | 3.80 | 15 | |||
| 230 | Painted-snipe, Greater | Rostratula benghalensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 41 | Pelican, Pink-backed | Pelecanus rufescens | 34 | 90.50 | 147 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 2 | 6.00 | 13 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 7.19 | 44 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 3.00 | 12 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 3.29 | 7 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 4.00 | 13 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 5.42 | 26 | |||
| 73 | Stork, Marabou | Leptoptilos crumenifer | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 75 | Stork, Saddle-billed | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 77 | Stork, Woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | 1 | 2.35 | 7 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 1 | 4.95 | 31 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 2.00 | 4 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 8.37 | 28 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 4.49 | 13 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 14.75 | 52 |
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