Mhlazi Pan (27363238) | |
|---|---|
KwaZulu-Natal | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife |
| Management status | PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA058 - LAKE ST LUCIA & MKUZE SWAMPS |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1997-07-14 |
| Brief_description |
| A seasonal pan in the moist coastal grassland between Sodwana Bay and Lake Bhangazi. Such pans on the coastal plain are typically in grassy depressions, with some fringing sedges and Typha, and some Nymphaea cover. Only small numbers of waterbirds are normally recorded. The great difference between winter and summer figures arises from an exceptional count of 175 birds in winter 1992, when the pan was presumably full; all subsequent counts are low: winter, 0-14 birds; summer, 1-9 birds. No threats have been identified. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 6 | 7.00 | 8 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 2 | 3.50 | 6 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 18 | 18.00 | 18 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 7.33 | 16 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 4 | 4.00 | 4 |
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