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Thesen's Island: Section C (34032303)

Western Cape

CWAC status DISCONTINUED
Authority South African National Parks
Management status UNKNOWN
Conservation status UNKNOWN
IBA information
Ramsar information
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Date_registered
2004-11-24
Brief_description
Section C comprises the central part of Ashmead channel to the the eastern mouth of Thesen Island access canal.

SppCommon nameTaxonomic nameMinAvgMaxIBASubregional
IBA
RAMSAR
269Avocet, PiedRecurvirostra avosetta119.5755   
48Cormorant, CapePhalacrocorax capensis14.6712   
50Cormorant, ReedMicrocarbo africanus117.86129   
47Cormorant, White-breasted Phalacrocorax lucidus12.287   
267Curlew, EurasianNumenius arquata11.001   
52Darter, AfricanAnhinga rufa11.001   
96Duck, Yellow-billedAnas undulata317.3939   
59Egret, LittleEgretta garzetta17.4531   
61Egret, Western CattleBubulcus ibis77.007   
89Goose, EgyptianAlopochen aegyptiaca133.97185   
88Goose, Spur-wingedPlectropterus gambensis11.001   
6Grebe, LittleTachybaptus ruficollis36.7510   
263Greenshank, CommonTringa nebularia238.61233   
287Gull, KelpLarus dominicanus338.77106   
55Heron, Black-headedArdea melanocephala11.001   
54Heron, GreyArdea cinerea14.9812   
57Heron, PurpleArdea purpurea11.001   
81Ibis, African SacredThreskiornis aethiopicus118.8054   
84Ibis, Hadada Bostrychia hagedash14.298   
394Kingfisher, PiedCeryle rudis11.873
245Lapwing, BlacksmithVanellus armatus13.8827   
172Osprey, WesternPandion haliaetus11.001
231Oystercatcher, AfricanHaematopus moquini16.6416   
233Plover, Common RingedCharadrius hiaticula119.5356   
241Plover, GreyPluvialis squatarola129.8185   
237Plover, Kittlitz'sCharadrius pecuarius121.5979   
258Sandpiper, CommonActitis hypoleucos11.001  
251Sandpiper, CurlewCalidris ferruginea1180.401015  
262Sandpiper, MarshTringa stagnatilis1117.0023   
94Shoveler, CapeSpatula smithii17.6429   
85Spoonbill, AfricanPlatalea alba13.9313   
270Stilt, Black-wingedHimantopus himantopus113.7759   
98Teal, CapeAnas capensis15.5812   
290Tern, CaspianHydroprogne caspia11.302   
291Tern, CommonSterna hirundo19.2848   
298Tern, Greater CrestedThalasseus bergii11.001   
296Tern, SandwichThalasseus sandvicensis26.0011   
232Turnstone, RuddyArenaria interpres22.002   
686Wagtail, CapeMotacilla capensis12.174
268Whimbrel, Eurasian Numenius phaeopus122.7486   
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Friday 29 March 2024 01:26
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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