Muzi South (27383224) | |
|---|---|
KwaZulu-Natal | |
| CWAC status | DISCONTINUED |
| Authority | Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNKNOWN |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1992-06-30 |
| Brief_description |
| A narrow cut-off lake, c. 10 km long, with predominantly bare shorelines but some fringing Phragmites mainly at the northern end, and some floating-leaved vegetation, including Nymphaea. Only one count is available (June 1992), from the southern end of the lake and adjacent marshes; this produced an unremarkable selection of species, mainly waterfowl but also small numbers of shorebirds including 75 Curlew Sandpiper; 14 African Jacana were also recorded. Black Crake and Purple Gallinule presumably occur. Threats include excessive grazing and trampling by livestock, dam construction, drainage, and hunting/trapping. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 91 | Duck, Knob-billed | Sarkidiornis melanotos | 36 | 36.00 | 36 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 73 | 73.00 | 73 | |||
| 92 | Goose, African Pygmy | Nettapus auritus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 97 | 97.00 | 97 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 37 | 37.00 | 37 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 14 | 14.00 | 14 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 75 | 75.00 | 75 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 5 | 5.00 | 5 |
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