Thesen's Island: Section D (34022304) | |
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Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | DISCONTINUED |
| Authority | South African National Parks |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNKNOWN |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2004-11-24 |
| Brief_description |
| Section D comprises the North Ashmead channel, Costa Sarda to Thesen Island causeway. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1016 | , Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 256 | , Ruff | Calidris pugnax | 3 | 5.20 | 9 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 10.42 | 24 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 54.25 | 207 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 9.66 | 81 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 4.38 | 34 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 2 | 24.24 | 115 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 6.84 | 85 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 5.73 | 14 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 11.87 | 60 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 12.19 | 29 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 15.68 | 87 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 2 | 39.44 | 104 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.50 | 3 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 4.36 | 11 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 10.45 | 44 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 4.74 | 16 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.40 | 2 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 2.90 | 11 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 12.19 | 29 | |||
| 10015 | Mallard, Hybrid | Anas hybrid | 2 | 2.25 | 3 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 3 | 8.40 | 12 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 2.75 | 8 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 1 | 4.13 | 9 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 2 | 6.50 | 11 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 8.30 | 18 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 7.55 | 15 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 8.57 | 16 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 7.00 | 14 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 3 | 3.50 | 4 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 4 | 6.60 | 8 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 2 | 23.29 | 104 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 3.85 | 10 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 11.84 | 41 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 18.48 | 103 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 7.50 | 17 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 5.43 | 30 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 13 | 13.00 | 13 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 4.80 | 8 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 8.54 | 32 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 4.89 | 23 |
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