Berg River 14: Kotze Pans (32541817) | |
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Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED IRREGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | PRIVATE LAND |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA104 - LOWER BERG RIVER WETLANDS |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2007-12-06 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 5 | 36.33 | 59 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 3 | 4.33 | 6 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 8.67 | 22 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 4 | 8.50 | 13 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 |
Monday 30 December 2024 07:52
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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