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Nsumo Pan (27403219)
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
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Date_registered
1992-02-02
Brief_description
Large, permanent, freshwater pan with much fringing Phragmites, some marshy areas, variable floating-leaved vegetation (up to 50% Nymphaea cover) and variable open shoreline, depending on water level. The only regular breeding site for Pinkbacked Pelican in southern Africa; c. 50 nests in most years. Yellowbilled Stork apparently resident and breeds in most years; some egrets and ibises also breed. Great variation in counts of species such as Spurwinged Goose, African Jacana and some shorebirds may be at least partly explained by variations in water level and vegetation cover. Winter presence of Knot noteworthy. Decline evident in species numbers and count totals, both summer and winter. No threats have been identified.

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	IBA	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
256		Calidris pugnax	7	50.22	162
72		Scopus umbretta	1	1.18	2
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	1	21.58	59
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	1	32.72	192
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	24.76	180			130
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	1.71	5
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	21.42	135
101	Duck, Fulvous Whistling	Dendrocygna bicolor	2	39.40	117
91	Duck, Knob-billed	Sarkidiornis melanotos	1	2.33	5
10014	Duck, Unidentified	Anas sp.	2	16.00	30
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	11	11.00	11
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	1	76.95	488
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	1	12.38	58
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	16.23	228
60	Egret, Intermediate	Ardea intermedia	1	3.20	8
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	6.56	28
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	71.60	1000
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	1.77	4
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	4	21.11	112
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	1	35.57	99
92	Goose, African Pygmy	Nettapus auritus	1	2.43	5
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	1	48.75	219
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	189.33	785			710
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	3.00	5
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	3.64	15
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	1	2.00	3
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.17	2
64	Heron, Black	Egretta ardesiaca	1	8.00	15
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	7.64	46
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	1.68	6
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	4.95	28
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	1.00	1
65	Heron, Rufous-bellied	Ardeola rufiventris	4	4.00	4
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	1	10.24	82
63	Heron, Striated	Butorides striata	1	3.00	14
10011	Heron, Unidentified	Ardea sp.	2	2.00	2
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	6.00	57
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	1	10.65	53
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	5.26	50
228	Jacana, African	Actophilornis africanus	1	14.51	105
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	1.00	1
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	1.69	4
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	2.92	12
254	Knot, Red	Calidris canutus	95	95.00	95
247	Lapwing, African Wattled	Vanellus senegallus	1	3.67	10
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	1	8.05	24
509	Martin, Brown-throated	Riparia paludicola	1	1.00	1
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	7.00	16
69	Night Heron, Black-crowned	Nycticorax nycticorax	1	1.50	2
74	Openbill, African	Anastomus lamelligerus	1	17.59	114
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	1.40	2
361	Owl, Marsh	Asio capensis	2	2.00	2
230	Painted-snipe, Greater	Rostratula benghalensis	1	1.00	1
42	Pelican, Great White	Pelecanus onocrotalus	1	93.55	1061		900	300
41	Pelican, Pink-backed	Pelecanus rufescens	1	123.48	754		500	750
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	1	7.17	14
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	1	18.94	65
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	10.08	49
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	8	8.00	8
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	2	2.00	2
281	Pratincole, Collared	Glareola pratincola	1	1.00	1
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	31.00	653
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	7	139.92	452
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	11.92	60
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	10.00	33
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	1	1.00	1
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	1	1.00	1
249	Snipe, Great	Gallinago media	2	2.00	2
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	29.14	84		75
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	1	22.20	79
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	1	106.00	702
75	Stork, Saddle-billed	Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis	2	2.00	2
77	Stork, Woolly-necked	Ciconia episcopus	1	1.75	5
76	Stork, Yellow-billed	Mycteria ibis	1	35.48	323		250
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	4.00	21
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Anas hottentota	2	7.55	32
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	2	18.14	61
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	2	2.00	2
299	Tern, Little	Sternula albifrons	3	10.00	21
10009	Tern, Unidentified	N/A N/A	1	7.64	40
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	1	21.08	179	150	75	85
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	2	20.53	88
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	1	6.53	28
112	Vulture, Palm-nut	Gypohierax angolensis	1	1.00	1
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	1	38.06	253
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	1	3.26	12
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	1	3.17	10

Thursday 26 December 2024 03:41
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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