Bafazana Pan (28153228) | |
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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 |
| 1997-01-20 |
| Brief_description |
| Falls within the St Lucia system Ramsar site. Two seasonal freshwater pans on the Eastern Shores of Lake St Lucia. Only summer and winter counts for 1997 are available; twice as many waterbirds were recorded on the summer count, when numbers of Egyptian Goose and Yellowbilled Duck were particularly high. Numbers of Dabchick, Hadeda Ibis and Whitefaced Duck were relatively high in winter. The bird species diversity is probably typical of pans in this area. No threats have been identified. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.33 | 3 | ||||
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 5 | 10.00 | 19 | ||||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 4.65 | 16 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 1 | 31.69 | 143 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 74.43 | 187 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 2.00 | 5 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 3.20 | 10 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 5.00 | 10 | |||
| 213 | Finfoot, African | Podica senegalensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.92 | 4 | |||
| 266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 92 | Goose, African Pygmy | Nettapus auritus | 2 | 4.83 | 14 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 18.55 | 200 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 6.43 | 39 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 2 | 8.83 | 32 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 2.25 | 4 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 16 | 16.00 | 16 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.58 | 4 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.63 | 7 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 2 | 3.00 | 5 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 3.17 | 6 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 8.46 | 37 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 6.38 | 17 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.40 | 2 | |||
| 247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 2 | 2.50 | 3 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 3.82 | 10 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 300 | 300.00 | 300 | 300 | ||
| 41 | Pelican, Pink-backed | Pelecanus rufescens | 1 | 3.00 | 6 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 3.00 | 8 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 5.17 | 19 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 282 | Pratincole, Black-winged | Glareola nordmanni | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | |||
| 281 | Pratincole, Collared | Glareola pratincola | 1 | 8.00 | 21 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 3 | 6.50 | 10 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 5.45 | 17 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 75 | Stork, Saddle-billed | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | 1 | 1.75 | 3 | |||
| 77 | Stork, Woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | 1 | 1.85 | 4 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 1 | 6.25 | 23 | |||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Anas hottentota | 145 | 145.00 | 145 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 2.89 | 4 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 2.00 | 4 |
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