Rocherpan Marine Protected Area (32361817) | |
|---|---|
Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | NEWLY REGISTERED |
| Authority | CapeNature |
| Management status | MARINE PROTECTED AREA |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2018-01-30 |
| Brief_description |
| It includes the marine protected area of the reserve. The area between the foot of the coastal dune and approximately 100m off-shore; just beyond the breaker line. |
| Physical_features |
| Open flat coastal beach. Sandy beach, no rocks. |
| Hydrological_features |
| Marine. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 5 | 809.65 | 6501 | 5500 | 2750 | 3000 |
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 5 | 124.18 | 1006 | 130 | ||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 6 | 10.50 | 15 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 6 | 11.00 | 16 | |||
| 44 | Gannet, Cape | Morus capensis | 18 | 204.80 | 774 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
| 289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 2 | 56.17 | 655 | 250 | 125 | 300 |
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 10 | 78.49 | 416 | 300 | 150 | |
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 2 | 5.81 | 44 | 24 | ||
| 236 | Plover, Chestnut-banded | Charadrius pallidus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 4.82 | 25 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 0 | 5.75 | 36 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 1274 | Teal, Eurasian | Anas crecca | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 2 | 387.00 | 1014 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 7 | 138.44 | 907 | 500 | 250 | 200 |
| 297 | Tern, Lesser Crested | Thalasseus bengalensis | 13 | 39.50 | 66 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 4 | 68.50 | 315 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 2.10 | 6 |
Thursday 18 April 2024 08:14
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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