Mvutshini Estuary (30533020) | |
|---|---|
KwaZulu-Natal | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | PARTLY PROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2004-01-19 |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 1.29 | 2 | |||
| 44 | Gannet, Cape | Morus capensis | 21 | 24.00 | 27 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 2 | 3.33 | 5 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 2 | 3.20 | 5 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 2.13 | 4 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 5 | 13.86 | 41 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 1.10 | 2 |
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