Orange River: Fish River Mouth - Richtersberg (28101711) | |
|---|---|
Northern Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTS SUSPENDED |
| Authority | Northern Cape Department of Tourism, Environment and Conservation |
| Management status | NATIONAL PARK |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | No |
Information |
|---|
| Date_registered |
| 2007-01-19 |
| Brief_description |
| This site stretches from the mouth of the Fish River, upstream to Richtersberg. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 2 | 5.00 | 8 | ||||
| 49 | Cormorant, Bank | Phalacrocorax neglectus | 11 | 11.00 | 11 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 4 | 7.50 | 11 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 9 | 53.00 | 78 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 31 | 76.00 | 123 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 7 | 11.33 | 19 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 3 | 5.67 | 11 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 26 | 46.33 | 67 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 2 | 7.33 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 5 | 10.33 | 16 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 5 | 16.33 | 23 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 3.00 | 6 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 3 | 8.67 | 14 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | |||
| 79 | Stork, Black | Ciconia nigra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 3 | 4.00 | 5 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 4.50 | 8 |
Thursday 02 January 2025 04:19
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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