Laer Potberg Pan (34242034) | |
|---|---|
Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED IRREGULARLY |
| Authority | Cape Nature |
| Management status | PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA119 - DE HOOP NATURE RESERVE |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2004-12-17 |
| Brief_description |
| A small 4 hectare pan situated on the foot of the Potberg Mountain. The pan is surrounded by pristine Mountain Fynbos. The pan is particularly important for Spur-winged Goose, particularly during the summer months when they use the pan as a moulting site. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 2 | 31.79 | 91 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 2.33 | 4 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 1.80 | 4 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zapornia flavirostra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 216 | Crane, Blue | Grus paradisea | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
| 103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 26.12 | 127 | |||
| 149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 8.00 | 29 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 81.32 | 431 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 6.00 | 11 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 2 | 14.64 | 36 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.90 | 6 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 3.07 | 7 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 2.55 | 6 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 3.00 | 7 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 3.20 | 7 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | -1 | ||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 3 | 4.00 | 5 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 4 | 7.67 | 14 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Spatula smithii | 1 | 17.72 | 52 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 2 | 5.22 | 14 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 3 | 13.67 | 31 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 4 | 4.00 | 4 |
Saturday 20 April 2024 12:17
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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