Lake St Lucia (28043227) | |
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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 | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1992-01-18 |
| Brief_description |
| A global IBA and Ramsar site; largest African estuarine system, with important populations of many species. Important for many bird species; globally significant numbers of breeding White Pelican and African Spoonbill, and Greater Flamingo; also significant breeding numbers of Goliath Heron, Saddlebilled Stork and African Fish Eagle. High counts of Lesser Flamingo, shorebirds, Redwinged Pratincole (formerly bred), Greyheaded Gull and terns. Figures show recent decline in counts and number of species. Threats include cessation of dredging at St Lucia mouth, human disturbance, reduced water inflow from catchment, pollution, and development. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 3.38 | 14 | ||||
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 160.60 | 623 | ||||
| 273 | Dromas ardeola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 255 | Calidris alba | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 565.28 | 3801 | 250 | 125 | 190 |
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 4 | 123.67 | 420 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 14 | 81.50 | 149 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 79.30 | 478 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 2 | 267.85 | 1710 | 130 | ||
| 202 | Crake, Baillon's | Zapornia pusilla | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zapornia flavirostra | 1 | 3.55 | 8 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 16.64 | 109 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 3 | 41.36 | 181 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 2 | 108.30 | 735 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 6 | 382.00 | 2830 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 2 | 105.09 | 735 | |||
| 149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 42.08 | 99 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 23 | 190.57 | 1833 | 500 | 250 | |
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 17.33 | 80 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 20 | 114.89 | 1028 | 1000 | 500 | |
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 274.29 | 2345 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 4 | 3418.95 | 18087 | 1250 | 625 | 750 |
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 4 | 1391.89 | 5758 | 600 | ||
| 92 | Goose, African Pygmy | Nettapus auritus | 2 | 7.75 | 24 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 22 | 266.90 | 781 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 46.47 | 420 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 30.00 | 127 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 3 | 37.97 | 250 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 30 | 652.10 | 2866 | 1000 | 500 | |
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 4.20 | 11 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 3.21 | 10 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 1 | 15.67 | 41 | |||
| 69 | Heron, Black-crowned Night | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 2.50 | 7 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 13.06 | 42 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 2 | 47.56 | 140 | 125 | ||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 28 | 107.65 | 653 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 51.05 | 1043 | 500 | 250 | |
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 5.31 | 28 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 1.08 | 2 | |||
| 10011 | Heron, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 729 | 729.00 | 729 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 36.90 | 278 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 43.71 | 391 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 8.23 | 47 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 2 | 16.57 | 62 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.94 | 3 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 2.92 | 10 | |||
| 400 | Kingfisher, Mangrove | Halcyon senegaloides | 1 | 1.75 | 3 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 22.46 | 73 | |||
| 254 | Knot, Red | Calidris canutus | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | |||
| 247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 1 | 8.87 | 26 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 16.50 | 44 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 4.57 | 15 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.43 | 4 | |||
| 361 | Owl, Marsh | Asio capensis | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 1510.33 | 7240 | 1800 | 900 | 300 |
| 41 | Pelican, Pink-backed | Pelecanus rufescens | 4 | 66.60 | 345 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 62.56 | 502 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 7.50 | 53 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 4 | 22.47 | 77 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 5.00 | 13 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 2 | 14.50 | 93 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 14 | 14.00 | 14 | |||
| 281 | Pratincole, Collared | Glareola pratincola | 1 | 32.67 | 165 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 29.30 | 93 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 666.29 | 4117 | 3750 | ||
| 259 | Sandpiper, Green | Tringa ochropus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 22.33 | 91 | |||
| 257 | Sandpiper, Terek | Xenus cinereus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 10.23 | 25 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Spatula smithii | 1 | 44.78 | 300 | 175 | ||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 8 | 326.98 | 1340 | 150 | 75 | 1000 |
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 2 | 269.33 | 3212 | 1000 | 500 | 1400 |
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 387.80 | 3721 | |||
| 73 | Stork, Marabou | Leptoptilos crumenifer | 1 | 2.33 | 4 | |||
| 75 | Stork, Saddle-billed | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | 1 | 3.89 | 14 | |||
| 80 | Stork, White | Ciconia ciconia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 77 | Stork, Woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | 1 | 11.67 | 50 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 3 | 136.38 | 1360 | 500 | 250 | 870 |
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 3.52 | 23 | |||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Spatula hottentota | 3 | 98.60 | 1100 | 1000 | ||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 36.88 | 202 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 133.35 | 952 | |||
| 294 | Tern, Arctic | Sterna paradisaea | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 284.75 | 965 | 135 | 68 | 20 |
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 3 | 17.92 | 63 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 48.59 | 296 | 250 | 200 | |
| 297 | Tern, Lesser Crested | Thalasseus bengalensis | 1 | 25.44 | 85 | |||
| 299 | Tern, Little | Sternula albifrons | 3 | 171.75 | 816 | 500 | 490 | |
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 | 21.91 | 105 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 139.04 | 1226 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 24.20 | 172 | 150 | 75 | 85 |
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 32.67 | 130 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 9.14 | 32 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 2 | 3273.83 | 23793 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 3.54 | 12 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 2.94 | 10 | |||
| 689 | Wagtail, Western Yellow | Motacilla flava | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 6.47 | 15 |
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