Kabeljous River Estuary (34002456) | |
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Eastern Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| 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 |
| 1995-07-31 |
| Brief_description |
| The tidal estuary of the Kabeljous River; many new adjacent wetlands also attract birds. The site has a good variety of waterbirds: 20 shorebird species are listed, including 12 Palearctic migrants, two of which (Knot and Whimbrel) are recorded only in winter. Good numbers of Common Terns occurred in summer 1996 (when maximum numbers of several shorebird species were also recorded), and of Arctic Terns in summer 1997; large numbers of Redknobbed Coot and South African Shelduck were present in winter 1995, when peak counts of Dabchick and African Spoonbill were also recorded. Disturbance by 4x4 and other vehicles poses a critical threat around the lagoon, while lesser threats include boating on the lagoon, fishing, bait collecting, and disturbance by livestock. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 1016 | Anas platyrhynchos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 35.77 | 243 | ||||
| 255 | Calidris alba | 2 | 23.84 | 86 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 13.40 | 50 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 233.41 | 2000 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 10.33 | 53 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 45.96 | 218 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 38.73 | 286 | 130 | ||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 1 | 3.18 | 17 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 3.23 | 12 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | Anas sp. | 1 | 23.70 | 110 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 1 | 3.56 | 8 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 51.98 | 272 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate [x] | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 9.32 | 39 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 91.80 | 403 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.53 | 3 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 91.61 | 500 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 12 | 41.50 | 71 | |||
| 266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 1 | 3.00 | 5 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 24.81 | 396 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 12.07 | 60 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 18.44 | 121 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 13.16 | 49 | |||
| 933 | Gull, Black-headed | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 34.14 | 145 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 60.59 | 368 | 300 | 150 | |
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.20 | 3 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 2.39 | 7 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 8.42 | 26 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 2.33 | 7 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 24.16 | 165 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 6.18 | 21 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.30 | 3 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 7.42 | 27 | |||
| 254 | Knot, Red | Calidris canutus | 1 | 66.75 | 217 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 14.14 | 258 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 939 | Noddy, Lesser | Anous tenuirostris | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 74 | Openbill, African | Anastomus lamelligerus | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 1 | 17.67 | 52 | 48 | 24 | |
| 236 | Plover, Chestnut-banded | Charadrius pallidus | 6 | 10.00 | 13 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 45.48 | 198 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 19.80 | 95 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 42.95 | 321 | |||
| 234 | Plover, Siberian Sand | Charadrius mongolus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 4.63 | 36 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 15.56 | 50 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 3.00 | 8 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 427.42 | 1446 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 7.64 | 36 | |||
| 257 | Sandpiper, Terek | Xenus cinereus | 1 | 5.50 | 10 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 42.73 | 139 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 1 | 25.14 | 119 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 7.58 | 25 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 14.38 | 52 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 2 | 132.87 | 439 | |||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Anas hottentota | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 13.13 | 44 | |||
| 1274 | Teal, Green-winged | Anas carolinensis | 750 | 750.00 | 750 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 13.78 | 73 | |||
| 294 | Tern, Arctic | Sterna paradisaea | 10 | 59.00 | 108 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 6.12 | 26 | 20 | ||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 980.74 | 4570 | 4000 | 1800 | |
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 99.40 | 1000 | 500 | 250 | 200 |
| 297 | Tern, Lesser Crested | Thalasseus bengalensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 299 | Tern, Little | Sternula albifrons | 1 | 53.19 | 200 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 | 28.82 | 103 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 6 | 53.82 | 200 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 12 | 13.50 | 15 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 3 | 29.33 | 69 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 9.10 | 30 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 3 | 14.00 | 25 | |||
| 0 | Unknown, Unknown | Unknown Unknown | 157 | 157.00 | 157 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 59.89 | 400 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 3 | 18.56 | 66 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 2.90 | 8 |
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