Benfontein Dam (28502450) | |
|---|---|
Free State | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Northern Cape Department of Tourism, Environment and Conservation |
| Management status | PRIVATE LAND |
| Conservation status | PARTLY PROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA033 - BENFONTEIN GAME FARM |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | 108 - BENFONTEIN |
| View Cards | No |
Information |
|---|
| Date_registered |
| 1996-01-22 |
| Brief_description |
| A farm dam, with no vegetation; shoreline open, but rock wall along 30-40% of perimeter. Summer and winter counts for 1996 and winter count for 1997 available. These produced few birds, of only seven species in summer and 10 species in winter. Waterfowl were almost absent in summer, when the commonest species were Cattle Egret and Redknobbed Coot, and small numbers of four shorebird species were present, including 7 Blackwinged Stilt. Coot were absent in winter, when the commonest birds were Yellowbilled Duck and Spurwinged Goose. No threats have been identified. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 5.00 | 12 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 5 | 8.00 | 11 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 2 | 6.50 | 11 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 1.80 | 2 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 2 | 3.50 | 5 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 3.80 | 10 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 1.75 | 4 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 2.33 | 3 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 2 | 6.00 | 9 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 3.50 | 5 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 1.25 | 2 |
Sunday 22 December 2024 04:18
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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