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Langebaan: Lagoon Combined (33091804)
Western Cape
CWAC status	DISCONTINUED
Authority	South African National Parks & Private
Management status	NATIONAL PARK
Conservation status	PROTECTED
IBA information	SA105 - WEST COAST N.P. & SALDANHA BAY ISLANDS
Ramsar information	ZA007 - Langebaan
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Date_registered
1992-02-16

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	IBA	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
1016		Anas platyrhynchos	1	2.00	3
256		Calidris pugnax	1	30.09	221
255		Calidris alba	1	840.23	2799	2200	1100	1200
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	3	95.02	521	250	125	190
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	1	54.23	277
49	Cormorant, Bank	Phalacrocorax neglectus	1	7.00	19
48	Cormorant, Cape	Phalacrocorax capensis	1	185.06	2289
51	Cormorant, Crowned	Microcarbo coronatus	1	34.10	142	53	26	85
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	1	28.33	209
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	2	18.81	84
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	2	2.00	2
267	Curlew, Eurasian	Numenius arquata	2	122.80	1373			1000
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	1.33	2
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	2	2.00	2
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	3	69.93	335
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	1.50	3
60	Egret, Intermediate [x]	Ardea intermedia	1	3.77	31
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	2	70.16	126
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	8.00	29
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	1.14	2
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	1	2269.96	8724	1250	625	750
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	1	401.38	1606			600
205	Flufftail, Red-chested	Sarothrura rufa	1	2.50	8
266	Godwit, Bar-tailed	Limosa lapponica	3	240.25	1263
265	Godwit, Black-tailed	Limosa limosa	1	1.00	1
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	2	20.63	51
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	8.83	71
4	Grebe, Great Crested	Podiceps cristatus	1	1.50	2
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	1.00	1
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	60	329.70	992
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	1	7.00	19
289	Gull, Hartlaub's	Chroicocephalus hartlaubii	13	721.04	1881	250	125	300
287	Gull, Kelp	Larus dominicanus	7	359.86	1140	300	150	700
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	2.54	9
169	Harrier, Black	Circus maurus	1	1.57	3
166	Harrier, Western Marsh	Circus aeruginosus	1	1.00	1
64	Heron, Black	Egretta ardesiaca	1	1.00	1
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	4.66	29
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	3	3.00	3
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	2	16.19	36
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	1.24	3
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	2	344.46	720
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	1	15.00	54
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	2	3.67	6
284	Jaeger, Parasitic	Stercorarius parasiticus	1	1.00	1
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	1.00	1
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	1.14	2
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	6.37	15
254	Knot, Red	Calidris canutus	2	1318.60	6219	5000	2500	4000
243	Lapwing, Black-winged	Vanellus melanopterus	2	2.00	2
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	2	32.33	78
242	Lapwing, Crowned	Vanellus coronatus	1	4.00	8
509	Martin, Brown-throated	Riparia paludicola	1	1.00	1
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	1.00	1
69	Night Heron, Black-crowned	Nycticorax nycticorax	2	4.00	6
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	2.06	5
361	Owl, Marsh	Asio capensis	1	2.33	5
231	Oystercatcher, African	Haematopus moquini	2	33.22	163	48	24	55
230	Painted-snipe, Greater	Rostratula benghalensis	1	1.00	1
42	Pelican, Great White	Pelecanus onocrotalus	1	50.10	262
272	Phalarope, Red-necked	Phalaropus lobatus	1	1.00	1
240	Plover, Caspian	Charadrius asiaticus	1	6.20	19
236	Plover, Chestnut-banded	Charadrius pallidus	1	63.25	581	400	200	130
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	1	227.39	548
239	Plover, Greater Sand	Charadrius leschenaultii	1	6.16	21
241	Plover, Grey	Pluvialis squatarola	61	2000.88	8228	1700	850	900
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	18	142.18	545		500
1039	Plover, Pacific Golden	Pluvialis fulva	1	1.00	1
234	Plover, Siberian Sand	Charadrius mongolus	1	7.38	19
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	7.17	33
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	57	213.68	473	250	125	180
282	Pratincole, Black-winged	Glareola nordmanni	2	2.00	2
197	Rail, African	Rallus caerulescens	1	1.50	3			-1
261	Redshank, Common	Tringa totanus	1	1.00	1
981	Sandpiper, Broad-billed	Calidris falcinellus	1	1.00	1
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	4.33	34
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	1	9487.60	25347	7500	3750
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	11.05	49
257	Sandpiper, Terek	Xenus cinereus	1	54.13	266
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	3.00	9
27	Shearwater, Little	Puffinus assimilis	3	3.00	3
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	1	20.65	131
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	1	10.50	41
286	Skua, Subantarctic	Stercorarius antarcticus	100	100.00	100
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	1	4.47	19
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	44.94	137		75
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	2	67.00	180
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	1	237.35	855
79	Stork, Black	Ciconia nigra	1	1.33	2
73	Stork, Marabou	Leptoptilos crumenifer	2	2.00	2
80	Stork, White	Ciconia ciconia	4	4.00	4			1
76	Stork, Yellow-billed	Mycteria ibis	6	6.00	6
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	2	2.00	2
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	1	26.56	90
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	1	4.00	17
294	Tern, Arctic	Sterna paradisaea	35	35.00	35
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	1	14.20	53			20
291	Tern, Common	Sterna hirundo	1	716.71	9658	8000	4000	1800
298	Tern, Greater Crested	Thalasseus bergii	1	83.33	1538	500	250	200
299	Tern, Little	Sternula albifrons	1	9.53	64
296	Tern, Sandwich	Thalasseus sandvicensis	1	77.39	1474		750
10009	Tern, Unidentified	N/A N/A	2	60.14	250
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	1	1.00	1
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	1	1.83	2
232	Turnstone, Ruddy	Arenaria interpres	3	1168.18	4587	350	175	1000
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	1	468.39	2294
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	28	92.40	172
268	Whimbrel, Eurasian	Numenius phaeopus	26	382.47	1193

Tuesday 16 December 2025 05:42
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Western Cape

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