Mfula Pan (27373233) | |
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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 | SA058 - LAKE ST LUCIA & MKUZE SWAMPS |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1992-06-29 |
| Brief_description |
| A grassy freshwater pan with much Eleocharis, some tall Cyperus sedges and some Polygonum. Counts reflect only small numbers of waterbirds, the commonest species being Whitefaced Duck, Spurwinged Goose (in winter) and Wood Sandpiper. Great fluctuations in water level occur and when full the pan can be excellent for birds. Rufousbellied Heron, Longtoed Plover and Pinkthroated Longclaw occur. The pan could attract birds such as Baillon's Crake and Painted Snipe if grazing pressure were reduced. Excessive grazing and trampling by cattle have destroyed much of the palustrine wetland habitat. Total counts and total number of species have declined sharply over the analysis period. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 2.20 | 6 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 1 | 48.50 | 71 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 38 | 38.00 | 38 | |||
| 149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 5.50 | 10 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 9.00 | 17 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 150 | 150.00 | 150 | |||
| 92 | Goose, African Pygmy | Nettapus auritus | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 20.36 | 100 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 69 | Heron, Black-crowned Night | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 2.67 | 4 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.67 | 3 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 65 | Heron, Rufous-bellied | Ardeola rufiventris | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 7 | 14.83 | 23 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 6 | 9.75 | 13 | |||
| 229 | Jacana, Lesser | Microparra capensis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 1 | 6.58 | 15 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 3.63 | 8 | |||
| 248 | Lapwing, Long-toed | Vanellus crassirostris | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 3.00 | 5 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 2 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 281 | Pratincole, Collared | Glareola pratincola | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 11.50 | 35 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 1.75 | 4 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 3.00 | 5 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 2 | 3.25 | 4 |
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