Bitou River (34012323) | |
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Western Cape | |
CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
Authority | Private |
Management status | UNKNOWN |
Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
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Ramsar information | |
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Information |
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Date_registered |
1995-07-29 |
Brief_description |
The lower Bitou River, progressing from marsh and floodplain to tidal conditions in the lowest reaches. Includes excellent marsh habitat for rails and other secretive birds; Redchested Flufftail and Baillon's Crake may breed. Moorhen counts peak in winter although recorded numbers are decreasing; winter Dabchick counts are also decreasing. Important for foraging and roosting shorebirds, waterfowl and egrets. Good numbers of South African Shelduck and Yellowbilled Duck recorded in winter 1995; Avocet numbers are high in summer. Species numbers and total counts have decreased over the three years of the survey period. Critical threats include pollution from effluent, pesticides and fertilizers, and damage by livestock; also threatened by siltation, reed encroachment, and residential development. |
Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
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1016 | Anas platyrhynchos | 1 | 3.33 | 6 | ||||
72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | ||||
256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 12.00 | 36 | ||||
269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 31.26 | 171 | 125 | ||
67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 17.10 | 164 | |||
48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 7.82 | 34 | |||
50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 4 | 35.96 | 181 | |||
47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 5.43 | 19 | |||
203 | Crake, Black | Zapornia flavirostra | 1 | 1.73 | 4 | |||
216 | Crane, Blue | Grus paradisea | 2 | 3.53 | 8 | |||
267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 2.41 | 10 | |||
10006 | Duck, Domestic | Anas platyrhynchos | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 1 | 2.33 | 7 | |||
10014 | Duck, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 2 | 5.67 | 10 | |||
100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 1 | 6.13 | 14 | |||
96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 4 | 50.42 | 363 | |||
149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.26 | 3 | |||
58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.17 | 2 | |||
59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 7.00 | 31 | |||
61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 68.94 | 318 | |||
86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 6.00 | 14 | |||
87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 2 | 9.50 | 17 | |||
205 | Flufftail, Red-chested | Sarothrura rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
10004 | Goose, Domestic | Anser anser | 2 | 2.25 | 3 | |||
89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 6 | 31.33 | 127 | |||
88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 7.40 | 31 | |||
6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 9.19 | 22 | |||
263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 6.12 | 26 | |||
287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 3 | 30.74 | 159 | 150 | ||
167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.56 | 3 | |||
69 | Heron, Black-crowned Night | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 4.00 | 10 | |||
55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 4.21 | 27 | |||
56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 7.04 | 22 | |||
57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.71 | 6 | |||
81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 31.54 | 438 | |||
83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 9.00 | 17 | |||
84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 16.95 | 75 | |||
228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
402 | Kingfisher, Brown-hooded | Halcyon albiventris | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.42 | 3 | |||
396 | Kingfisher, Half-collared | Alcedo semitorquata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.29 | 2 | |||
394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 4.11 | 12 | |||
245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 3 | 21.94 | 67 | |||
509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 13.21 | 78 | |||
172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | |||
231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 1 | 5.00 | 26 | 24 | ||
894 | Oystercatcher, Eurasian | Haematopus ostralegus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 10.70 | 40 | |||
241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 2 | 5.50 | 11 | |||
237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 18.38 | 60 | |||
238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 5.84 | 30 | |||
235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 6.00 | 19 | |||
102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 3.14 | 10 | |||
197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | -1 | ||
261 | Redshank, Common | Tringa totanus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 3.27 | 11 | |||
251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 39.10 | 150 | |||
262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 3.60 | 7 | |||
895 | Sandpiper, Pectoral | Calidris melanotos | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 7.38 | 36 | |||
90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 18.60 | 51 | |||
94 | Shoveler, Cape | Spatula smithii | 1 | 21.25 | 89 | |||
250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 2.00 | 4 | |||
85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 4.58 | 22 | |||
270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 27.78 | 101 | |||
253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 3 | 21.50 | 40 | |||
208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
10007 | Swan, Black | Cygnus atratus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Spatula hottentota | 1 | 4.18 | 11 | |||
98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 14.81 | 65 | |||
97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 2 | 32.85 | 278 | |||
290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 24.50 | 48 | |||
305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 16 | 24.50 | 33 | |||
274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 6.63 | 19 | |||
685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 1.75 | 2 | |||
686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 9.95 | 41 | |||
268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 4.00 | 16 |