Thesen's Island: Section A (34042301) | |
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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 A comprises the west shore of Thesen's Island. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 11.38 | 49 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 8.16 | 49 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 1.50 | 5 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 2.24 | 5 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 3.05 | 23 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 6.86 | 16 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 3.88 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 2.71 | 4 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 3.13 | 25 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 2 | 14.16 | 56 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.85 | 4 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 5.61 | 27 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 1.75 | 7 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.29 | 2 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 3.25 | 8 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 1 | 4.03 | 11 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 7.53 | 50 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 2.94 | 8 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 4.83 | 18 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 3.66 | 16 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 23.55 | 163 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 4.23 | 17 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 3.33 | 9 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 2.00 | 4 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 7.09 | 45 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 11.20 | 50 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 3.63 | 11 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 2.17 | 5 |
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