Goukou River: Melkhoutfontein - Cobb Hole (34192122) | |
|---|---|
Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Cape Nature |
| Management status | MARINE PROTECTED AREA |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA115 - OVERBERG WHEATBELT |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2006-03-14 |
| Brief_description |
| This section only covers the river up-stream from Melkhoutfontein up to the Cobb Hole. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 14 | 23.50 | 33 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 9.50 | 18 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 5 | 11.33 | 17 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 4 | 4.67 | 5 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 15 | 24.00 | 34 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 3 | 3.50 | 4 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 3 | 6.50 | 10 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 6 | 16.00 | 28 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 2 | 3.50 | 5 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 9 | 12.00 | 15 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 3 | 3.50 | 4 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 9 | 9.50 | 10 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 7 | 9.00 | 11 | |||
| 402 | Kingfisher, Brown-hooded | Halcyon albiventris | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 5.50 | 10 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 2 | 3.50 | 5 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 3 | 3.33 | 4 |
Sunday 02 November 2025 04:31
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
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of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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