Kowie River Estuary (33352653) | |
|---|---|
Eastern Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED IRREGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNKNOWN |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1998-01-11 |
| Brief_description |
| Site has become dangerous to survey due to vagrants in the area. Raw sewage spilling has also become a mojor problem for this site. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 14 | 49.13 | 180 | ||||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 8.64 | 23 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 2.53 | 6 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 3 | 18.83 | 58 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 3.75 | 18 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate [x] | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 50.75 | 550 | 500 | ||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 4 | 130.88 | 340 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 10.69 | 32 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 2 | 24.17 | 51 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 5 | 30.81 | 109 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 17.25 | 84 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 2 | 4.57 | 9 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 6.50 | 14 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 3.00 | 6 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.60 | 3 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 8.13 | 19 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 3 | 6.00 | 9 | |||
| 230 | Painted-snipe, Greater | Rostratula benghalensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 236 | Plover, Chestnut-banded | Charadrius pallidus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 8 | 42.89 | 61 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 3.50 | 9 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 2 | 4.00 | 6 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 5.58 | 15 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 7.60 | 17 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 9 | 71.89 | 135 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 2.00 | 4 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 9.25 | 34 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 3.40 | 7 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 1 | 13.33 | 33 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 3.80 | 13 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 4.75 | 15 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 14.86 | 37 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 9.86 | 37 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 15.78 | 75 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 8.90 | 19 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 2.71 | 6 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 12.79 | 32 |
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