Mtamvuna Estuary (31043011) | |
|---|---|
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 |
| 2004-06-02 |
| 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 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 2.71 | 7 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10006 | Duck, Domestic | Anas platyrhynchos domesticus | 2 | 4.50 | 7 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 8.38 | 16 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 1.77 | 3 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.17 | 2 | |||
| 44 | Gannet, Cape | Morus capensis | 3 | 7.00 | 11 | |||
| 266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 2 | 2.33 | 3 | |||
| 10004 | Goose, Domestic | Anser anser domesticus | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 11.63 | 23 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 2 | 12.22 | 22 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 10.20 | 21 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 4.53 | 9 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 2 | 2.60 | 5 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 2 | 4.40 | 9 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 2 | 2.50 | 3 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 2 | 8.80 | 21 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 2.40 | 4 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 257 | Sandpiper, Terek | Xenus cinereus | 13 | 13.00 | 13 | |||
| 77 | Stork, Woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | 3 | 5.67 | 11 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 3 | 36.41 | 132 | |||
| 299 | Tern, Little | Sternula albifrons | 4 | 12.50 | 21 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 5 | 12.25 | 29 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 2 | 3.44 | 7 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 2.64 | 5 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 1.86 | 3 | |||
| 688 | Wagtail, Mountain | Motacilla clara | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
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