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Krom River Mouth (34082450)
Eastern Cape
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
Authority	Private
Management status	UNKNOWN
Conservation status	UNKNOWN
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Date_registered
1998-02-11

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	IBA	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
1016		Anas platyrhynchos	1	1.00	1
72		Scopus umbretta	1	1.00	1
256		Calidris pugnax	11	73.91	264
255		Calidris alba	2	36.17	179
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	2	4.75	9
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	1	2.25	6
48	Cormorant, Cape	Phalacrocorax capensis	1	42.02	384
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	2	55.19	197
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	21.85	63
199	Crake, African	Crex egregia	2	2.00	2			-1
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	1.67	2
216	Crane, Blue	Grus paradisea	2	5.60	13
267	Curlew, Eurasian	Numenius arquata	1	2.20	6
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	4.61	15
10014	Duck, Unidentified	Anas sp.	2	12.14	40
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	2	8.80	22
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	1	12.42	49
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	3.43	18
60	Egret, Intermediate	Ardea intermedia	1	2.67	6
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	3	25.62	61
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	32.75	181
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	1.52	3
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	2	11.25	30
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	2	2.00	2
266	Godwit, Bar-tailed	Limosa lapponica	1	3.43	12
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	1	13.13	44
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	7.32	65
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	1.78	3
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	2	18.26	45
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	1	150.80	745		500
287	Gull, Kelp	Larus dominicanus	38	121.63	322	300	150
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.20	2
169	Harrier, Black	Circus maurus	1	1.00	1
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	4.04	18
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	2.60	6
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	2	11.49	25
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	2.63	25
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	46.43	203
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	2	4.50	7
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	14.63	166
228	Jacana, African	Actophilornis africanus	1	1.00	1
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	2.45	7
396	Kingfisher, Half-collared	Alcedo semitorquata	1	2.29	8
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	2.56	7
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	3	14.37	29
254	Knot, Red	Calidris canutus	1	10.50	38
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	2	30.74	90
509	Martin, Brown-throated	Riparia paludicola	1	1.00	1
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	1.91	6
69	Night Heron, Black-crowned	Nycticorax nycticorax	1	2.76	10
74	Openbill, African	Anastomus lamelligerus	2	2.00	2
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	1.56	3
231	Oystercatcher, African	Haematopus moquini	1	9.22	19
894	Oystercatcher, Eurasian	Haematopus ostralegus	1	1.00	1
236	Plover, Chestnut-banded	Charadrius pallidus	2	2.00	2
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	2	75.33	164
239	Plover, Greater Sand	Charadrius leschenaultii	1	3.00	18
241	Plover, Grey	Pluvialis squatarola	2	56.13	215
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	1	20.89	111
234	Plover, Siberian Sand	Charadrius mongolus	1	1.50	3
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	2.65	8
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	6	55.43	201		125	180
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	6.48	31
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	3	102.26	480
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	6.77	32
257	Sandpiper, Terek	Xenus cinereus	4	4.00	4
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	2.50	6
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	2	4.00	8
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	2	3.71	10
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	1	1.50	2
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	11.32	32
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	2	13.16	29
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	1	59.45	325
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	1.50	2
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	1	3.91	10
1274	Teal, Green-winged	Anas carolinensis	219	659.50	1100
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	1	3.89	8
292	Tern, Antarctic	Sterna vittata	2	76.67	184	70	35	122
294	Tern, Arctic	Sterna paradisaea	5	5.00	5
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	1	3.31	8
291	Tern, Common	Sterna hirundo	1	1058.06	13000	8000	4000	1800
298	Tern, Greater Crested	Thalasseus bergii	1	11.57	120
299	Tern, Little	Sternula albifrons	1	20.74	87
293	Tern, Roseate	Sterna dougallii	1	2.00	3
296	Tern, Sandwich	Thalasseus sandvicensis	1	56.90	221
10009	Tern, Unidentified	N/A N/A	1	24.00	80
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	5	62.17	119
232	Turnstone, Ruddy	Arenaria interpres	1	16.82	48
0	Unknown, Unknown	Unknown Unknown	16	16.00	16
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	5	41.67	102
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	23	23.00	23
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	4	56.49	100
268	Whimbrel, Eurasian	Numenius phaeopus	2	52.29	152

Saturday 19 April 2025 12:34
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Krom River Mouth (34082450)

Eastern Cape

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