Paarl Bird Sanctuary (33411858) | |
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Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | TOWN COUNCIL PROPERTY |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1993-01-16 |
| Brief_description |
| Maturation ponds; small areas of fringing Typha and Phragmites; some muddy substrate. Good variety of waterbirds; high summer counts of Dabchick, Sacred Ibis, Redbilled Teal, Cape Shoveller (nationally significant), Maccoa Duck (breeds), and Whitewinged Tern (globally significant); high winter counts of Grey Heron, Lesser Flamingo (1993 only), Blackwinged Stilt, and Greyheaded and Hartlaub''s Gulls (breed; site globally significant for Hartlaub''s). Cormorants, Darter, Little and Cattle Egrets, Grey and Blackheaded Herons, and Blackcrowned Night Heron, all breed. High biomass in winter 1993 due to Lesser Flamingo and gulls. Little habitat for secretive rails, but Baillon''s Crake has occurred. Threats include spread of nearby squatter camp, livestock grazing/trampling, illegal hunting/trapping, fires and spread of Myriophyllum aquaticum. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10015 | Anas hybrid | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 1016 | Anas platyrhynchos | 1 | 2.57 | 12 | ||||
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.08 | 2 | ||||
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 3.00 | 14 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 15.22 | 218 | 125 | 190 | |
| 67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.36 | 4 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 4 | 86.40 | 312 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 69 | 69.00 | 69 | |||
| 51 | Cormorant, Crowned | Microcarbo coronatus | 18 | 18.00 | 18 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 20.02 | 183 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 37.30 | 167 | 130 | ||
| 199 | Crake, African | Crecopsis egregia | 1 | 2.71 | 9 | -1 | ||
| 202 | Crake, Baillon's | Zapornia pusilla | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zapornia flavirostra | 1 | 2.33 | 10 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 24.01 | 158 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 1 | 3.42 | 12 | |||
| 10006 | Duck, Domestic | Anas platyrhynchos | 1 | 1.42 | 3 | |||
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 1 | 2.68 | 9 | |||
| 10005 | Duck, Hybrid | Anas hybrid | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 91 | Duck, Knob-billed | Sarkidiornis melanotos | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 1 | 14.78 | 235 | 215 | 75 | |
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 10.56 | 62 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 1 | 4.43 | 21 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 1 | 15.01 | 210 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 29.38 | 133 | |||
| 149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.29 | 3 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 1.67 | 4 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 2.61 | 19 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 3.47 | 71 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 5 | 96.34 | 391 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 116.30 | 764 | 625 | 750 | |
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 211.43 | 1200 | 600 | ||
| 893 | Gallinule, Purple | Porphyrio martinica | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10004 | Goose, Domestic | Anser anser | 1 | 1.08 | 2 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 8 | 251.22 | 1341 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 16.33 | 118 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 14.47 | 131 | 125 | ||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 2.03 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 108.96 | 440 | 250 | ||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 1.52 | 3 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 34.17 | 358 | |||
| 289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 11 | 429.40 | 2649 | 250 | 125 | 300 |
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 8.20 | 394 | 300 | 150 | |
| 10010 | Gull, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.18 | 2 | |||
| 69 | Heron, Black-crowned Night | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 9.00 | 44 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 5.81 | 35 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.13 | 2 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 7.75 | 35 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.46 | 6 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 1.18 | 2 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 2 | 85.10 | 673 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 6.07 | 40 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 5.68 | 26 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 1.18 | 2 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.48 | 5 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 5.00 | 22 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.73 | 12 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 7 | 65.85 | 327 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 7 | 46.26 | 223 | |||
| 211 | Moorhen, Lesser | Paragallinula angulata | 60 | 60.00 | 60 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 230 | Painted-snipe, Greater | Rostratula benghalensis | 1 | 1.69 | 5 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 14.29 | 147 | |||
| 41 | Pelican, Pink-backed | Pelecanus rufescens | 28 | 28.00 | 28 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 18.56 | 75 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 21.47 | 190 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 14.94 | 148 | |||
| 281 | Pratincole, Collared | Glareola pratincola | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | |||
| 197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | -1 | ||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 5.35 | 33 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 5.15 | 57 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 1.40 | 3 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 1.98 | 15 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 2.71 | 11 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Spatula smithii | 1 | 55.56 | 358 | 350 | 175 | 350 |
| 93 | Shoveler, Northern | Spatula clypeata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 3.48 | 13 | |||
| 249 | Snipe, Great | Gallinago media | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 7.37 | 64 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 84.74 | 527 | 500 | ||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 40.66 | 260 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 5.04 | 33 | |||
| 884 | Swan, Mute | Cygnus olor | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Spatula hottentota | 1 | 6.15 | 69 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 33.72 | 216 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 31.32 | 151 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 2 | 6.25 | 11 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 453.16 | 5101 | 2000 | 1000 | |
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 7.29 | 22 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 4.86 | 20 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 51.34 | 202 |
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