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Lake Eteza (28213209)
KwaZulu-Natal
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
Authority	Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
Management status	PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE
Conservation status	PROTECTED
IBA information	SA061 - LAKE ETEZA NATURE RESERVE
Ramsar information
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Date_registered
1994-07-21
Brief_description
An IBA and nature reserve. Seasonal brackish lake fed by the Msunduzi River; has open water, and submerged, emergent, fringing and floating vegetation. Counts since summer 1995 small, presumably owing to low water levels (lake may dry out during droughts). Good count of 3298 in winter 1994 (more water and good habitat): high numbers of White Pelican, African Spoonbill (globally significant), Lesser Flamingo, waterfowl (notably Whitefaced and Fulvous Duck, and Spurwinged Goose), Avocet and Blackwinged Stilt, while 40 Greenshank also recorded. Bittern, Lesser Gallinule, Grass Owl and Natal Nightjar occur. Critical threats are siltation, and dredging/ erosion of outlet. Surrounded by sugar cane and gum tree plantation; water abstraction for cane is a threat, as is inflow of agricultural fertilisers.

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	IBA	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
256		Calidris pugnax	1	9.00	25
72		Scopus umbretta	2	2.00	2
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	26	26.00	26
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	1	75.56	359
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	1	15.24	69
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	4.06	16
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	1.50	4
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	12.47	56
101	Duck, Fulvous Whistling	Dendrocygna bicolor	1	153.92	842
91	Duck, Knob-billed	Sarkidiornis melanotos	2	13.00	41
10014	Duck, Unidentified	Anas sp.	1	15.50	85
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	1	62.36	219		110
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	2	162.64	778
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	2	30.60	100
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	5.62	25
60	Egret, Intermediate	Ardea intermedia	1	1.33	2
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	3.90	14
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	17.20	45
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	1.57	2
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	77	77.00	77
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	210	210.00	210
92	Goose, African Pygmy	Nettapus auritus	1	30.19	320
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	1	54.12	264
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	150.43	821			710
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	2	14.94	118
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	13.00	40
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.00	1
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	9.22	66
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	2.25	6
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	2.25	10
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	2.56	7
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	1	2.71	11
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	9.22	45
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	2	10.50	21
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	2.20	4
228	Jacana, African	Actophilornis africanus	1	23.68	167
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	1.00	1
396	Kingfisher, Half-collared	Alcedo semitorquata	1	1.00	1
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	1.31	2
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	3.14	8
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	2	4.50	9
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	11.78	113
74	Openbill, African	Anastomus lamelligerus	26	26.00	26
42	Pelican, Great White	Pelecanus onocrotalus	2	338.67	1700		900	300
41	Pelican, Pink-backed	Pelecanus rufescens	1	4.89	24
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	10	10.00	10
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	1.00	1
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	10	10.00	10
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	2.00	3
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	15	21.50	28
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	78.64	507	150	75
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	2	79.29	230
75	Stork, Saddle-billed	Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis	1	1.00	1
76	Stork, Yellow-billed	Mycteria ibis	1	28.25	47
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	15.21	147	100	50
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Anas hottentota	1	5.40	10
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	3	27.60	56
291	Tern, Common	Sterna hirundo	6	14.25	20
299	Tern, Little	Sternula albifrons	4	16.33	37
10009	Tern, Unidentified	N/A N/A	2	46.40	180
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	11	28.22	70
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	1	47.85	177
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	2	2.00	2
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	2	74.67	220
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	1	10.00	19

Thursday 26 December 2024 04:35
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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