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Hlatikulu Valley (29152941)
KwaZulu-Natal
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED IRREGULARLY
Authority	Private
Management status	UNKNOWN
Conservation status	UNKNOWN
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Date_registered
1993-01-16
Brief_description
A degraded and fragmented vlei system, in highly modified highland sour grassland. Patchy Phragmites reed swamp and Typha marsh, and many sedge meadows with Carex, Cyperus, Schoenoplectus, Eleocharis, rushes (Juncus), grasses and forbs. In Hlatikulu Nature Reserve, wetland rehabilitation has been attempted by building three dams, and many "damlets" in existing drains/furrows. Notable as a breeding site and sanctuary for cranes. Three counts for 993-94, showing good summer numbers of cormorants and Darter, good winter numbers of Egyptian and Spurwinged Geese and Yellowbilled Duck, and good numbers of Dabchick and Redknobbed Coot throughout the year. A good selection of migratory shorebirds occurs in summer. Breeding of Bittern and Grass Owl is recorded. Threats include uncontrolled human access, cattle grazing, and bird snaring.

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	IBA	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
256		Calidris pugnax	1	19.33	56
72		Scopus umbretta	1	3.62	13
71	Bittern, Eurasian	Botaurus stellaris	1	1.00	1
67	Bittern, Little	Ixobrychus minutus	1	1.00	1
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	3	247.00	1574
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	4	27.89	253
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	6.93	21
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	1.29	2
216	Crane, Blue	Grus paradisea	2	19.78	72
214	Crane, Grey Crowned	Balearica regulorum	2	37.38	132			80
215	Crane, Wattled	Grus carunculata	2	12.30	42			2
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	10.86	67
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	1	1.80	2
101	Duck, Fulvous Whistling	Dendrocygna bicolor	63	63.00	63
10014	Duck, Unidentified	Anas sp.	2	5.75	14
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	1	2.67	5
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	1	25.25	95
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	2	98.37	513
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	3.71	9
60	Egret, Intermediate [x]	Ardea intermedia	1	6.00	55
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	2.29	9
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	29.13	115
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	1.27	2
205	Flufftail, Red-chested	Sarothrura rufa	3	3.00	3
893	Gallinule, Purple	Porphyrio martinica	1	1.00	1
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	3	119.25	446
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	2	60.19	330
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	68.61	256		250
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	10.00	19
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	2.86	20
169	Harrier, Black	Circus maurus	1	1.00	1
170	Harrier, Montagu's	Circus pygargus	1	1.00	1
166	Harrier, Western Marsh	Circus aeruginosus	1	1.00	1
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	8.39	30
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	2.58	6
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	1.73	4
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	2	2.00	2
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	13.81	67
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	1	1.67	3
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	7	22.86	114
82	Ibis, Southern Bald	Geronticus calvus	1	1.00	1
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	1.67	3
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	1.55	4
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	2.75	8
247	Lapwing, African Wattled	Vanellus senegallus	1	4.15	11
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	3	20.32	75
509	Martin, Brown-throated	Riparia paludicola	1	1.00	1
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	2.61	9
69	Night Heron, Black-crowned	Nycticorax nycticorax	1	2.67	4
230	Painted-snipe, Greater	Rostratula benghalensis	1	1.00	1
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	3.24	15
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	1	8.40	18
197	Rail, African	Rallus caerulescens	1	1.38	2			-1
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	4.67	19
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	27	27.00	27
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	5	12.00	22
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	12.67	54
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	2	15.55	51
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	2	8.13	32
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	1	5.77	22
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	2	5.94	15
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	1	4.67	16
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	2	107.50	213
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	25.67	112	100	50
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Anas hottentota	2	4.33	10
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	2	3.00	4
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	3	15.33	83
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	3	14.00	29
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	3	5.50	8
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	1	8.40	27
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	2	13.16	48

Saturday 08 August 2026 06:27
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Hlatikulu Valley (29152941)

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