Nhlonhlela Pan (27363212) | |
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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 | SA057 - MKUZI GAME RESERVE |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1992-06-28 |
| Brief_description |
| A freshwater pan in Mkuzi Game Reserve. Extensively fringed with emergent Echinochloa grass; some Phragmites stands; some Polygonum and Nymphaea. An exceptional winter count (1416 birds) in 1992 included a nationally significant number of White Pelican and good numbers of Whitefaced Duck, Spurwinged Goose and Hadeda Ibis, plus Yellowbilled Stork and Darter; the largest other count is 79 birds in summer 1996, when good numbers of Greenbacked Heron, Black Crake and African Jacana were recorded. Numbers of most waterfowl appear to peak in winter, but Pygmy Goose numbers peak in summer, when floating vegetation must be more extensive. 20 Curlew occurred in July 1994. No threats have been identified. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 2.00 | 4 | ||||
| 67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 46 | 46.00 | 46 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 1.69 | 4 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 6.18 | 15 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 2.20 | 10 | |||
| 91 | Duck, Knob-billed | Sarkidiornis melanotos | 2 | 8.25 | 22 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 2 | 39.31 | 160 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 5 | 6.50 | 8 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.14 | 2 | |||
| 209 | Gallinule, Allen's | Porphyrio alleni | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 92 | Goose, African Pygmy | Nettapus auritus | 6 | 8.67 | 13 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 6.80 | 22 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 25.50 | 140 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 2 | 2.67 | 4 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.67 | 3 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 2.75 | 9 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 8.17 | 50 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 8.21 | 27 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 2.54 | 6 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 74 | Openbill, African | Anastomus lamelligerus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 370 | Owl, Pel's Fishing | Scotopelia peli | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1000 | 1000.00 | 1000 | 900 | 300 | |
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 2.00 | 5 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 7 | 7.50 | 8 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 73 | Stork, Marabou | Leptoptilos crumenifer | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 77 | Stork, Woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 1 | 4.00 | 10 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 2.50 | 5 |
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