Berg River 7: Kliphoek River and Floodplain (32491813) | |
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Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | PRIVATE FARM |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA104 - LOWER BERG RIVER WETLANDS |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1994-01-16 |
| Brief_description |
| An IBA. The lower reaches and mouth of the Berg River, incorporating the open estuary, mudflats and lagoon, various saltpans, permanent marshes and riparian reedbeds, floodplains at Kruispad, Langrietvlei and Kersfontein, the Kliphoek River, and Doornfontein pan. A very important wetland system, with large concentrations of many waterbird species in summer and winter, with globally significant numbers of seven species, nationally significant numbers of six more, and large counts of White Pelican, cormorants, ibises, waterfowl, Blacksmith Plover, Avocet and terns. Saltpans are being enlarged at the expense of mud flats and reedbeds (Kliphoek). Other important threats include boating, water- skiing, dam construction (Kliphoek River), and gill net fishing; there is some pollution and hunting. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 11.13 | 60 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 2 | 36.46 | 287 | 250 | 125 | 190 |
| 67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 102.52 | 809 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 9.44 | 24 | |||
| 51 | Cormorant, Crowned | Microcarbo coronatus | 2 | 5.00 | 8 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 30.07 | 210 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 7.74 | 38 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 216 | Crane, Blue | Grus paradisea | 3 | 4.80 | 7 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 15.46 | 93 | |||
| 103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 2 | 5.00 | 8 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | Anas sp. | 2 | 23.50 | 66 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 16.59 | 163 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate [x] | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.43 | 3 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 5.39 | 26 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 8.09 | 26 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.35 | 2 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 5 | 220.28 | 1051 | 625 | 750 | |
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 5 | 121.20 | 692 | 600 | ||
| 266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10004 | Goose, Domestic | Anser anser domesticus | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 28.07 | 226 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 12.59 | 94 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 15.27 | 61 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 3.30 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 9.88 | 64 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 4.24 | 18 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 1.43 | 2 | |||
| 289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 1 | 8.19 | 53 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 11.83 | 109 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 2.00 | 4 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.67 | 3 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.27 | 2 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 3.72 | 17 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.57 | 6 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 7.36 | 61 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 5.00 | 13 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 2.67 | 6 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 5.11 | 13 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 13.80 | 77 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 1.67 | 5 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.40 | 2 | |||
| 361 | Owl, Marsh | Asio capensis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 5.48 | 21 | |||
| 236 | Plover, Chestnut-banded | Charadrius pallidus | 1 | 12.78 | 55 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 17.00 | 169 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 13.45 | 93 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 2.84 | 10 | |||
| 197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 1 | 1.22 | 2 | -1 | ||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.67 | 3 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 61.29 | 800 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 1.75 | 4 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 3.00 | 5 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 24.15 | 141 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 1 | 20.65 | 120 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 6.41 | 28 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 27.82 | 122 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 47.77 | 500 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 2.09 | 5 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 16.36 | 87 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 9.39 | 30 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 4.31 | 14 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 4.27 | 16 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 2.81 | 8 | |||
| 299 | Tern, Little | Sternula albifrons | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 | 3.00 | 6 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 4.00 | 9 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 4.73 | 19 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 5 | 100.00 | 610 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 7.12 | 33 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 2 | 2.50 | 4 |
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