Koppies Dam (27152741) | |
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Free State | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Free State Department of Tourism, Environmental and Economic Affairs |
| Management status | PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | No |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1992-01-28 |
| Brief_description |
| A state dam on the Renoster River. Holds large numbers of a good variety of waterbirds; in summer, globally significant counts of Southern Pochard and Marsh Sandpiper, and a nationally significant count of Redknobbed Coot. Good numbers of Darter, Egyptian and Spurwinged Geese, Yellowbilled Duck and Blacksmith Plover also occur. The high total count and total biomass in summer 1993 reflect unusually large number of Egyptian Goose (1574 birds) and Redknobbed Coot (3529), plus maximum counts of Glossy Ibis and Fulvous Duck. The high biomass figure for winter 1993 reflects the presence of 647 Spurwinged Goose and good numbers of Yellowbilled Duck, Redbilled Teal and Redknobbed Coot. Mild threats are posed by siltation, hunting and poaching. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 3 | 29.70 | 111 | ||||
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.67 | 3 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 10.09 | 35 | |||
| 66 | Bittern, Dwarf | Ixobrychus sturmii | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 34 | 795.67 | 3529 | 2500 | ||
| 51 | Cormorant, Crowned | Microcarbo coronatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 20.56 | 95 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 28.84 | 217 | 130 | ||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 2.75 | 6 | |||
| 198 | Crake, Corn | Crex crex | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 51.87 | 205 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 2 | 2.75 | 5 | |||
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 4 | 42.75 | 208 | |||
| 91 | Duck, Knob-billed | Sarkidiornis melanotos | 1 | 5.00 | 12 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 2 | 18.43 | 78 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 3 | 230.85 | 984 | 850 | ||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 3.06 | 12 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 2 | 3.40 | 8 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 2.75 | 6 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 2 | 39.55 | 256 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 2.00 | 5 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 2 | 31.23 | 80 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 21.57 | 61 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 327.31 | 1574 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 92.18 | 647 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 2 | 2.80 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 14.32 | 69 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 1.75 | 3 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 21.03 | 59 | |||
| 899 | Gull, Lesser Black-backed | Larus fuscus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 1 | 1.60 | 3 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 6.06 | 35 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 8.92 | 18 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 6.40 | 28 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 2.00 | 4 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 5.68 | 38 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 25.67 | 116 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 5.28 | 15 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.44 | 2 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.75 | 5 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 3.56 | 20 | |||
| 247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 7 | 68.85 | 298 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 8.43 | 29 | |||
| 211 | Moorhen, Lesser | Paragallinula angulata | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 3.33 | 7 | |||
| 361 | Owl, Marsh | Asio capensis | 2 | 5.17 | 11 | |||
| 236 | Plover, Chestnut-banded | Charadrius pallidus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 5.17 | 15 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 36.45 | 203 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 7.41 | 28 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 64.27 | 508 | 500 | 250 | 460 |
| 282 | Pratincole, Black-winged | Glareola nordmanni | 5980 | 5980.00 | 5980 | 100 | 50 | 1700 |
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 6.00 | 16 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 79.18 | 319 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 3 | 180.20 | 850 | 550 | 275 | 710 |
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 10.50 | 34 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 6.89 | 24 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 2 | 13.17 | 59 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 16.14 | 75 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 8.00 | 25 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 10.50 | 45 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 87.92 | 450 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 1 | 4.45 | 13 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 2.25 | 4 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 10.33 | 32 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 2 | 74.78 | 357 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 24.78 | 112 | 68 | 20 | |
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 2 | 17.31 | 70 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 2 | 49.58 | 156 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 20 | 238.33 | 506 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 17.96 | 124 |
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