Mtwalume River Estuary (30283038) | |
|---|---|
KwaZulu-Natal | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED IRREGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2001-07-19 |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.67 | 3 | ||||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 3 | 4.00 | 5 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 1.75 | 3 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate [x] | Ardea intermedia | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 4 | 25.00 | 53 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.67 | 2 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 3.50 | 6 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 3 | 8.67 | 12 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 6 | 9.00 | 12 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 18 | 29.00 | 49 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 2 | 4.00 | 6 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 2 | 3.33 | 4 |
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FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
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of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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