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Berg River 9: Langrietvlei Floodplain (32521817)
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
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Date_registered
1994-08-07
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.
Physical_features
Wetland.
Hydrological_features
Berg River with floodplain, dry pans

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	IBA	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
256		Calidris pugnax	1	6.80	22
72		Scopus umbretta	1	3.50	6
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	1	48.26	312	250	125	190
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	1	236.24	1065
49	Cormorant, Bank	Phalacrocorax neglectus	72	72.00	72
48	Cormorant, Cape	Phalacrocorax capensis	4	4.00	4
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	1	4.80	30
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	2.55	7
203	Crake, Black	Zapornia flavirostra	2	2.33	3
216	Crane, Blue	Grus paradisea	8	8.00	8
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	4.14	20
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	2	54.75	211
10006	Duck, Domestic	Anas platyrhynchos	2	2.00	2
10014	Duck, Unidentified	N/A N/A	2	4.00	6
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	1	1.67	2
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	1	40.28	340
149	Eagle, African Fish	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	1.50	3
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	3.00	7
60	Egret, Intermediate	Ardea intermedia	1	3.20	4
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	3.45	24
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	13.61	58
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	6	132.00	380
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	17	71.00	103
893	Gallinule, Purple	Porphyrio martinica	2	2.00	2
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	2	39.50	310
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	51.80	500
5	Grebe, Black-necked	Podiceps nigricollis	2	7.00	12
4	Grebe, Great Crested	Podiceps cristatus	2	4.00	6
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	2	39.10	300		250
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	7.18	50
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	375	375.00	375
289	Gull, Hartlaub's	Chroicocephalus hartlaubii	1	5.76	43
287	Gull, Kelp	Larus dominicanus	1	2.92	8
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.20	2
169	Harrier, Black	Circus maurus	1	1.00	1
69	Heron, Black-crowned Night	Nycticorax nycticorax	1	1.00	1
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	1.75	6
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	1.00	1
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	1.43	4
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	1.77	6
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	9.10	29
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	1	10.43	67
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	2	2.33	3
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	1.60	3
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	6.50	61
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	1	19.83	71
509	Martin, Brown-throated	Riparia paludicola	1	1.00	1
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	1.86	6
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	2	2.00	2
42	Pelican, Great White	Pelecanus onocrotalus	1	10.16	70
236	Plover, Chestnut-banded	Charadrius pallidus	1	8.00	19
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	1	6.78	39
241	Plover, Grey	Pluvialis squatarola	1	1.75	3
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	2	9.74	54
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	5.56	22
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	1	6.00	15
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	7	32.33	92
197	Rail, African	Rallus caerulescens	1	1.00	1			-1
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	4.25	11
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	1	55.92	600
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	5.88	32
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	1.50	2
1342	Shelduck, Common	Tadorna tadorna	35	35.00	35
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	1	34.53	160
94	Shoveler, Cape	Spatula smithii	1	22.54	171
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	1	2.50	7
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	15.33	120		75
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	1	24.27	103
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	1	79.84	516
80	Stork, White	Ciconia ciconia	15	15.00	15			1
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	1.33	3
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Spatula hottentota	2	5.00	13
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	4	27.62	89
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	1	14.65	47
292	Tern, Antarctic	Sterna vittata	14	14.00	14
294	Tern, Arctic	Sterna paradisaea	265	265.00	265
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	1	3.95	28			20
291	Tern, Common	Sterna hirundo	1	5.80	20
298	Tern, Greater Crested	Thalasseus bergii	1	6.15	47
296	Tern, Sandwich	Thalasseus sandvicensis	1	1.33	2
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	1	1.00	1
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	2	20.00	38
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	1	1.75	2
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	2	6.33	15
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	1	7.76	32
268	Whimbrel, Eurasian	Numenius phaeopus	78	78.00	78

Saturday 09 December 2023 09:24
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Berg River 9: Langrietvlei Floodplain (32521817)

Western Cape

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