Thulazihleka Pan (28473203) | |
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KwaZulu-Natal | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNKNOWN |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1993-01-09 |
| Brief_description |
| Shallow pan created by disposal of sludge from harbour construction; nutrient-rich; no inflow/outflow; maintained by rain, seepage and runoff. Much emergent and floating vegetation (Phragmites, Typha, sedges, grass, etc.). Varied avifauna, including 7 rail species. Large counts of Dabchick, African Spoonbill, Purple Heron, Whitebacked Duck, Hottentot Teal, Pygmy Goose, Redknobbed Coot, African and Lesser Jacana, and Whitewinged Tern particularly noteworthy. Waterfowl and flamingos peak in winter. Threats: vegetation cutting, water level manipulation, landfill, solid waste, and pollution (gypsum, fluoride, fertilizers). |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 47.73 | 136 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 16.00 | 32 | |||
| 67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.88 | 4 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 176.09 | 873 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 61.43 | 426 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 41.24 | 158 | 130 | ||
| 202 | Crake, Baillon's | Zaporina pusilla | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 2 | 16.88 | 76 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 20.11 | 83 | |||
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 1 | 10.83 | 30 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 1 | 68.73 | 359 | 220 | 110 | 250 |
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 2 | 17.39 | 68 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 45.42 | 168 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 6.33 | 30 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 3.75 | 11 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 9.30 | 42 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 11.38 | 38 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 2.39 | 6 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 45 | 89.40 | 134 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 68.50 | 170 | |||
| 205 | Flufftail, Red-chested | Sarothrura rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 92 | Goose, African Pygmy | Nettapus auritus | 2 | 57.60 | 115 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 5.70 | 20 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 9.46 | 44 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 68 | 68.00 | 68 | 50 | 25 | |
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 108.48 | 400 | 250 | ||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 5.50 | 17 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 31.31 | 280 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.87 | 3 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 4.47 | 19 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 2.50 | 8 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 8.67 | 29 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 7.91 | 27 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 13.86 | 53 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 7.82 | 28 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 7.11 | 58 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 4.53 | 17 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 36.90 | 121 | |||
| 229 | Jacana, Lesser | Microparra capensis | 1 | 4.13 | 16 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.67 | 2 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 5.57 | 29 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 7.43 | 20 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 5.65 | 17 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 20.14 | 150 | |||
| 211 | Moorhen, Lesser | Paragallinula angulata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 2 | 4.25 | 10 | |||
| 74 | Openbill, African | Anastomus lamelligerus | 1 | 3.00 | 5 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 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 | 92.24 | 730 | 300 | ||
| 41 | Pelican, Pink-backed | Pelecanus rufescens | 1 | 8.32 | 27 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 3 | 9.50 | 16 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 11.55 | 55 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 4.78 | 15 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 22.91 | 66 | |||
| 281 | Pratincole, Collared | Glareola pratincola | 1 | 5.20 | 18 | |||
| 197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 1 | 5.50 | 15 | -1 | ||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 16.63 | 58 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 2 | 23.00 | 81 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 23.31 | 152 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 1 | 7.00 | 19 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 33.44 | 136 | 75 | ||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 18.27 | 74 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 2 | 60.63 | 295 | |||
| 77 | Stork, Woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | 1 | 2.80 | 5 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 2 | 3.29 | 6 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 11.59 | 41 | |||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Anas hottentota | 1 | 29.88 | 166 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 4.00 | 6 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 20.00 | 58 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 4.00 | 25 | 20 | ||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 5.50 | 10 | |||
| 299 | Tern, Little | Sternula albifrons | 1 | 6.83 | 12 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 4 | 53.32 | 200 | 150 | 75 | 85 |
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 475.13 | 2000 | 2000 | 1000 | |
| 40 | Tropicbird, White-tailed | Phaethon lepturus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 50 | 50.00 | 50 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 3.43 | 13 | |||
| 689 | Wagtail, Western Yellow | Motacilla flava | 1 | 1.50 | 2 |
Thursday 26 December 2024 03:40
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