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Species list (Alphabetical)

Ref	Name		Min	Avg	Max	IBA	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
4150	Albatross, Shy	Thalassarche cauta	0	31.77	159
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	1	63.55	3801	250	125	190
66	Bittern, Dwarf	Ixobrychus sturmii	1	1.94	8
71	Bittern, Eurasian	Botaurus stellaris	1	1.22	3
67	Bittern, Little	Ixobrychus minutus	1	2.59	338		250
4136	Black-backed Gull, Lesser	Larus fuscus	1	15.04	69
46	Booby, Brown	Sula leucogaster	1	1.00	1
1027	Booby, Red-footed	Sula sula	1	35.80	134
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	1	294.26	30030	5000	2500	10000
49	Cormorant, Bank	Phalacrocorax neglectus	0	43.28	2628	180	90	110
48	Cormorant, Cape	Phalacrocorax capensis	0	913.14	60000	5500	2750	3000
51	Cormorant, Crowned	Microcarbo coronatus	1	27.39	546	53	26	85
9638	Cormorant, Great	Phalacrocorax carbo	1	28.89	219			130
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	0	30.56	2197
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	0	39.70	5157	5000	2500	130
273	Crab-plover, Crab-plover	Dromas ardeola	0	174.41	1112			700
199	Crake, African	Crex egregia	1	2.67	14			-1
202	Crake, Baillon's	Zaporina pusilla	1	2.21	15
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	5.17	280
198	Crake, Corn	Crex crex	1	1.00	1
201	Crake, Spotted	Porzana porzana	1	1.00	1
200	Crake, Striped	Aenigmatolimnas marginalis	1	1.00	1
216	Crane, Blue	Grus paradisea	1	10.41	299	210	105	260
214	Crane, Grey Crowned	Balearica regulorum	1	15.62	282			80
215	Crane, Wattled	Grus carunculata	1	6.04	42			2
267	Curlew, Eurasian	Numenius arquata	1	18.47	1373			1000
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	0	17.47	835	500	250
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	1	5.07	1237	600	300	250
10006	Duck, Domestic	Anas platyrhynchos domesticus	1	5.88	76
101	Duck, Fulvous Whistling	Dendrocygna bicolor	1	21.58	1184
10005	Duck, Hybrid	Anas hybrid	1	4.16	50
10034	Duck, Hyrbid Mallard/Yellow-billed	Anas platyrhynchos x undulata	1	7.77	43
91	Duck, Knob-billed	Sarkidiornis melanotos	1	30.14	1020
103	Duck, Maccoa	Oxyura maccoa	1	21.08	1080	430	215	75
1017	Duck, Mandarin	Aix galericulata	1	1.59	6
10003	Duck, Muscovy	Cairina moschata	1	10.43	52
1298	Duck, Tufted	Aythya fuligula	1	1.25	2
10014	Duck, Unidentified	Anas sp.	1	28.25	1500
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	1	15.08	550	220	110	250
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	1	68.90	5600
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	0	55.64	4822	1700	850	1000
896	Dunlin, Dunlin	Calidris alpina	1	2.33	5
2188	Egret, Dimorphic	Egretta dimorpha	1	9.19	51
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	11.86	1833	500	250
60	Egret, Intermediate [x]	Ardea intermedia	0	4.82	395
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	0	10.51	1028	1000	500
982	Egret, Slaty	Egretta vinaceigula	1	13.47	145	80	40	40
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	0	74.12	6233		5000
14799	Egret, Yellow-billed	Egretta brachyrhyncha	0	3.55	35
213	Finfoot, African	Podica senegalensis	1	2.04	27
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	3.07	99
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	1	295.41	24170	1250	625	750
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	1	467.16	50000	20000	10000	600
10016	Flamingo, Unidentified	Phoeniconaias sp.	1	450.92	3000
205	Flufftail, Red-chested	Sarothrura rufa	1	2.29	14
209	Gallinule, Allen's	Porphyrio alleni	1	4.88	58
893	Gallinule, Purple	Porphyrio martinica	1	2.59	14
43	Gannet, Australasian	Morus serrator	1	1.54	3
44	Gannet, Cape	Morus capensis	0	8773.58	42000
885	Garganey, Garganey	Anas querquedula	1	26.14	108
266	Godwit, Bar-tailed	Limosa lapponica	1	54.32	3000
265	Godwit, Black-tailed	Limosa limosa	1	2.85	28
1009	Godwit, Hudsonian	Limosa haemastica	1	1.00	1
92	Goose, African Pygmy	Nettapus auritus	1	19.97	320
10004	Goose, Domestic	Anser anser domesticus	1	13.36	363
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	0	124.23	9846	3500	1750	3200
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	0	49.67	3462		1875	710
5	Grebe, Black-necked	Podiceps nigricollis	1	75.52	2474	250	125	240
4	Grebe, Great Crested	Podiceps cristatus	0	14.96	558	50	25	100
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	41.09	1813	500	250
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	21.78	1175		1150
933	Gull, Black-headed	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	1	23.22	400
932	Gull, Franklin's	Leucophaeus pipixcan	1	7.67	71
2062	Gull, Great Black-backed	Larus marinus	1	95.78	780
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	0	76.71	4055	1000	500	3000
289	Gull, Hartlaub's	Chroicocephalus hartlaubii	0	134.65	3543	250	125	300
2042	Gull, Heuglin's	Larus heuglini	1	23.02	150
287	Gull, Kelp	Larus dominicanus	0	129.39	7525	300	150	700
901	Gull, Sabine's	Xema sabini	1	1.00	1
1078	Gull, Slender-billed	Chroicocephalus genei	30	30.00	30
2058	Gull, Sooty	Ichthyaetus hemprichii	1	249.37	2930
10010	Gull, Unidentified	Lanus sp.	1	102.07	1155
72	Hamerkop, Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta	1	2.43	40
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.80	20
169	Harrier, Black	Circus maurus	1	1.46	5
170	Harrier, Montagu's	Circus pygargus	1	1.08	2
168	Harrier, Pallid	Circus macrourus	1	1.86	5
166	Harrier, Western Marsh	Circus aeruginosus	1	1.35	3
64	Heron, Black	Egretta ardesiaca	1	4.83	161
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	4.87	156
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	5.91	168		125
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	0	7.94	653
1015	Heron, Little Blue	Egretta caerulea	1	1.00	1
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	3.22	1043	500	250
65	Heron, Rufous-bellied	Ardeola rufiventris	1	1.50	4
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	1	7.55	321		250
63	Heron, Striated	Butorides striata	1	3.89	63
10011	Heron, Unidentified	Ardea sp.	1	25.75	729
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	0	47.14	4091	2000	1000	3000
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	1	22.75	1015	1000	500
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	0	10.22	526		500
228	Jacana, African	Actophilornis africanus	1	15.64	772
229	Jacana, Lesser	Microparra capensis	1	5.02	55
284	Jaeger, Parasitic	Stercorarius parasiticus	1	1.00	1
402	Kingfisher, Brown-hooded	Halcyon albiventris	1	1.32	4
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	0	1.95	32
396	Kingfisher, Half-collared	Alcedo semitorquata	1	1.77	8
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	0	2.63	91
400	Kingfisher, Mangrove	Halcyon senegaloides	1	1.68	7
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	0	5.66	101
254	Knot, Red	Calidris canutus	1	362.27	6219	5000	2500	4000
247	Lapwing, African Wattled	Vanellus senegallus	1	6.32	90
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	0	28.15	1221
248	Lapwing, Long-toed	Vanellus crassirostris	1	15.71	45
1031	Lapwing, Spur-winged	Vanellus spinosus	1	71.88	2000
246	Lapwing, White-crowned	Vanellus albiceps	1	3.84	22
10015	Mallard, Hybrid	Anas hybrid	1	19.06	207
1016	Mallard, Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	1	6.12	201
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	17.98	484
211	Moorhen, Lesser	Paragallinula angulata	1	7.05	420
69	Night Heron, Black-crowned	Nycticorax nycticorax	0	5.37	343		250
70	Night Heron, White-backed	Gorsachius leuconotus	1	2.38	9
303	Noddy, Brown	Anous stolidus	11	11.00	11
939	Noddy, Lesser	Anous tenuirostris	1	1.00	1
74	Openbill, African	Anastomus lamelligerus	1	35.61	1493	1000	500
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	0	1.47	8
360	Owl, African Grass	Tyto capensis	1	2.36	28
361	Owl, Marsh	Asio capensis	1	2.43	35
370	Owl, Pel's Fishing	Scotopelia peli	1	1.10	2
231	Oystercatcher, African	Haematopus moquini	0	14.46	493	48	24	55
894	Oystercatcher, Eurasian	Haematopus ostralegus	1	1.48	6
230	Painted-snipe, Greater	Rostratula benghalensis	1	2.64	37
42	Pelican, Great White	Pelecanus onocrotalus	1	70.04	7240	1800	900	300
41	Pelican, Pink-backed	Pelecanus rufescens	1	26.84	754		500	750
2	Penguin, African	Spheniscus demersus	1	84.81	1404
16	Petrel, Great-winged	Pterodroma macroptera	20	20.00	20
4137	Petrel, White-chinned	Procellaria aequinoctialis	1	2.00	4
271	Phalarope, Red	Phalaropus fulicarius	1	1.00	1
272	Phalarope, Red-necked	Phalaropus lobatus	1	2.13	7
886	Pintail, Northern	Anas acuta	1	6.00	11
922	Plover, American Golden	Pluvialis dominica	1	1.63	4
240	Plover, Caspian	Charadrius asiaticus	1	4.94	23
236	Plover, Chestnut-banded	Charadrius pallidus	1	25.09	581	400	200	130
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	1	42.82	2028		1500	1900
239	Plover, Greater Sand	Charadrius leschenaultii	1	63.20	1600	650	325	350
241	Plover, Grey	Pluvialis squatarola	1	121.60	8228	1700	850	900
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	0	26.86	1039	1000	500
955	Plover, Little Ringed	Charadrius dubius	1	66.33	364
1039	Plover, Pacific Golden	Pluvialis fulva	1	8.79	49
234	Plover, Siberian Sand	Charadrius mongolus	1	180.37	1500	250	125	1250
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	0	7.92	260
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	0	23.05	473	250	125	180
1296	Pochard, Common	Aythya ferina	1	8.67	16
978	Pochard, Hybrid	Aythya hybrid	1	1.00	1
1332	Pochard, Red-crested	Netta rufina	1	2.59	7
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	1	38.23	1332	500	250	460
883	Pond Heron, Malagasy	Ardeola idae	1	1.00	1
282	Pratincole, Black-winged	Glareola nordmanni	1	1178.17	76500	100	50	1700
281	Pratincole, Collared	Glareola pratincola	1	18.84	500		500
898	Pratincole, Madagascan	Glareola ocularis	1	162.92	887
197	Rail, African	Rallus caerulescens	1	3.15	25			-1
261	Redshank, Common	Tringa totanus	1	5.11	76
260	Redshank, Spotted	Tringa erythropus	1	1.00	1
256	Ruff, Ruff	Calidris pugnax	1	80.82	12155		10000
255	Sanderling, Sanderling	Calidris alba	1	110.55	4950	2200	1100	1200
981	Sandpiper, Broad-billed	Calidris falcinellus	1	17.67	104
926	Sandpiper, Buff-breasted	Calidris subruficollis	1	1.00	1
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	6.78	715
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	1	403.37	25347	7500	3750
259	Sandpiper, Green	Tringa ochropus	1	4.39	38
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	10.43	850	550	275	710
895	Sandpiper, Pectoral	Calidris melanotos	1	1.41	3
257	Sandpiper, Terek	Xenus cinereus	1	39.47	1121
997	Sandpiper, White-rumped	Calidris fuscicollis	6	6.00	6
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	8.37	470
10012	Seabird, Unidentified	N/A N/A	1	75.48	549
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	0	55.99	6447	420	210	500
1342	Shelduck, Common	Tadorna tadorna	1	12.71	123
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	1	56.87	2046	350	175	350
93	Shoveler, Northern	Anas clypeata	1	1.50	3
306	Skimmer, African	Rynchops flavirostris	1	6.93	76		50
286	Skua, Subantarctic	Stercorarius antarcticus	1	26.00	100
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	1	5.96	128
249	Snipe, Great	Gallinago media	1	2.14	5
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	15.36	1340	150	75	1000
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	1	34.90	3212	1000	500	1400
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	1	122.42	5589		5000
972	Stint, Long-toed	Calidris subminuta	1	1.00	1
897	Stint, Red-necked	Calidris ruficollis	1	1.00	1
985	Stint, Temminck's	Calidris temminckii	1	2.67	6
78	Stork, Abdim's	Ciconia abdimii	1	70.13	500
14836	Stork, Africa Woolly-necked	Ciconia microscelis	1	4.50	18
79	Stork, Black	Ciconia nigra	1	2.27	23	15	8
73	Stork, Marabou	Leptoptilos crumenifer	1	100.68	811		500
75	Stork, Saddle-billed	Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis	1	3.11	112		75
80	Stork, White	Ciconia ciconia	1	48.84	1500			1
77	Stork, Woolly-necked	Ciconia episcopus	1	5.89	183
76	Stork, Yellow-billed	Mycteria ibis	1	19.34	1360	500	250	870
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	5.44	180	100	50
10007	Swan, Black	Cygnus atratus	1	1.45	4
884	Swan, Mute	Cygnus olor	1	1.52	4
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Anas hottentota	1	11.67	1100			1000
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	1	50.75	2200		1750	1600
1274	Teal, Green-winged	Anas carolinensis	1	198.25	1100
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	0	31.08	1676
292	Tern, Antarctic	Sterna vittata	0	170.12	1026	70	35	122
294	Tern, Arctic	Sterna paradisaea	1	79.71	2004
903	Tern, Black	Chlidonias niger	1	1.00	1
936	Tern, Bridled	Onychoprion anaethetus	1	1.00	1
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	1	15.15	965	135	68	20
291	Tern, Common	Sterna hirundo	0	298.49	80000	8000	4000	1800
300	Tern, Damara	Sternula balaenarum	1	11.69	72		65
298	Tern, Greater Crested	Thalasseus bergii	0	71.79	6700	500	250	200
902	Tern, Gull-billed	Gelochelidon nilotica	1	53.68	834			380
297	Tern, Lesser Crested	Thalasseus bengalensis	1	198.61	14280	250	125	440
299	Tern, Little	Sternula albifrons	1	60.68	6000	1000	500	490
293	Tern, Roseate	Sterna dougallii	1	149.12	4465	400	200	8
935	Tern, Royal	Thalasseus maximus	1	1.50	2
296	Tern, Sandwich	Thalasseus sandvicensis	1	48.02	3027	1500	750	1700
2070	Tern, Saunders's	Sternula saundersi	1	624.23	25130
295	Tern, Sooty	Onychoprion fuscatus	1	29.71	165
10009	Tern, Unidentified	N/A N/A	1	180.93	35000
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	1	25.13	664	150	75	85
938	Tern, White-cheeked	Sterna repressa	2	28.33	80
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	1	165.32	6464	2000	1000
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	1	7.20	119
232	Turnstone, Ruddy	Arenaria interpres	1	136.15	4587	350	175	1000
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	1	210.77	23793
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	1	4.85	58
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	0	14.36	525
690	Wagtail, Grey	Motacilla cinerea	1	6.20	14
688	Wagtail, Mountain	Motacilla clara	1	4.42	24
689	Wagtail, Western Yellow	Motacilla flava	0	6.09	47
268	Whimbrel, Eurasian	Numenius phaeopus	1	51.19	2000
14206	Whimbrel, Steppe	Numenius phaeopus	1	1.00	1

Thursday 07 May 2026 10:25
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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