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Species list (Alphabetical)

RefNameMinAvgMaxIBASubregional
IBA
RAMSAR
4150Albatross, ShyThalassarche cauta031.77159
269Avocet, PiedRecurvirostra avosetta163.503801250125190
66Bittern, DwarfIxobrychus sturmii11.978   
71Bittern, EurasianBotaurus stellaris11.223   
67Bittern, LittleIxobrychus minutus12.63338 250 
4136Black-backed Gull, LesserLarus fuscus115.2469 
46Booby, BrownSula leucogaster11.001
1027Booby, Red-footedSula sula135.80134
212Coot, Red-knobbedFulica cristata1300.06300305000250010000
49Cormorant, BankPhalacrocorax neglectus043.67262818090110
48Cormorant, CapePhalacrocorax capensis0963.7260000550027503000
51Cormorant, CrownedMicrocarbo coronatus128.36546532685
9638Cormorant, GreatPhalacrocorax carbo177.00219130
50Cormorant, ReedMicrocarbo africanus030.962197   
47Cormorant, White-breastedPhalacrocorax lucidus040.33515750002500130
273Crab-plover, Crab-ploverDromas ardeola0187.151112700
199Crake, AfricanCrex egregia12.4613-1
202Crake, Baillon'sZaporina pusilla12.2315
203Crake, BlackZaporina flavirostra15.20280
198Crake, CornCrex crex11.001 
201Crake, SpottedPorzana porzana11.001
200Crake, StripedAenigmatolimnas marginalis11.001 
216Crane, BlueGrus paradisea110.40299210105260
214Crane, Grey CrownedBalearica regulorum116.28282  80
215Crane, WattledGrus carunculata16.2642  2
267Curlew, EurasianNumenius arquata118.801373  1000
52Darter, AfricanAnhinga rufa017.63835500250 
95Duck, African BlackAnas sparsa15.061237600300250
10006Duck, DomesticAnas platyrhynchos domesticus16.0476
101Duck, Fulvous WhistlingDendrocygna bicolor121.961184   
10005Duck, HybridAnas hybrid14.2250
10034Duck, Hyrbid Mallard/Yellow-billedAnas platyrhynchos x undulata17.2943
91Duck, Knob-billedSarkidiornis melanotos130.501020   
103Duck, MaccoaOxyura maccoa121.48108043021575
1017Duck, MandarinAix galericulata11.596
10003Duck, MuscovyCairina moschata111.3752
1298Duck, TuftedAythya fuligula11.252
10014Duck, UnidentifiedAnas sp.128.451500
104Duck, White-backedThalassornis leuconotus115.30550220110250
100Duck, White-faced WhistlingDendrocygna viduata168.945600   
96Duck, Yellow-billedAnas undulata056.31482217008501000
896Dunlin, DunlinCalidris alpina12.335
2188Egret, DimorphicEgretta dimorpha19.1951
58Egret, GreatArdea alba112.021833500250 
60Egret, IntermediateArdea intermedia04.83395   
59Egret, LittleEgretta garzetta010.5110281000500 
982Egret, SlatyEgretta vinaceigula113.59145804040
61Egret, Western CattleBubulcus ibis075.326233 5000 
213Finfoot, AfricanPodica senegalensis12.0427 
149Fish Eagle, AfricanHaliaeetus vocifer13.0999
86Flamingo, GreaterPhoenicopterus roseus1301.84241701250625750
87Flamingo, LesserPhoeniconaias minor1478.40500002000010000600
10016Flamingo, UnidentifiedPhoeniconaias sp.1450.923000
205Flufftail, Red-chestedSarothrura rufa12.3014
209Gallinule, Allen'sPorphyrio alleni14.8858 
893Gallinule, PurplePorphyrio martinica12.7314
43Gannet, AustralasianMorus serrator11.653
44Gannet, CapeMorus capensis08266.8642000
885Garganey, GarganeyAnas querquedula130.33108
266Godwit, Bar-tailedLimosa lapponica155.203000   
265Godwit, Black-tailedLimosa limosa12.8528 
92Goose, African Pygmy Nettapus auritus120.13320   
10004Goose, DomesticAnser anser domesticus113.42363
89Goose, EgyptianAlopochen aegyptiaca0127.049846350017503200
88Goose, Spur-wingedPlectropterus gambensis050.283462 1875710
5Grebe, Black-neckedPodiceps nigricollis175.602474250125240
4Grebe, Great CrestedPodiceps cristatus115.065585025100
6Grebe, LittleTachybaptus ruficollis141.431813500250 
263Greenshank, CommonTringa nebularia121.921175 1150 
933Gull, Black-headedChroicocephalus ridibundus123.22400
932Gull, Franklin'sLeucophaeus pipixcan17.6771
2062Gull, Great Black-backedLarus marinus195.78780
288Gull, Grey-headedChroicocephalus cirrocephalus078.41405510005003000
289Gull, Hartlaub'sChroicocephalus hartlaubii0140.303543250125300
2042Gull, Heuglin'sLarus heuglini123.02150
287Gull, KelpLarus dominicanus0132.237525300150700
901Gull, Sabine'sXema sabini11.001
1078Gull, Slender-billedChroicocephalus genei3030.0030
2058Gull, SootyIchthyaetus hemprichii1249.372930
10010Gull, UnidentifiedLanus sp.1100.931155
72Hamerkop, HamerkopScopus umbretta12.4440   
167Harrier, African MarshCircus ranivorus11.8220
169Harrier, BlackCircus maurus11.465
170Harrier, Montagu'sCircus pygargus11.082
168Harrier, PallidCircus macrourus11.865
166Harrier, Western MarshCircus aeruginosus11.333
64Heron, BlackEgretta ardesiaca14.81161   
55Heron, Black-headedArdea melanocephala14.90156   
56Heron, GoliathArdea goliath16.02168 125 
54Heron, GreyArdea cinerea08.00653   
1015Heron, Little BlueEgretta caerulea11.001
57Heron, PurpleArdea purpurea13.251043500250 
65Heron, Rufous-belliedArdeola rufiventris11.504   
62Heron, SquaccoArdeola ralloides17.56321 250 
63Heron, StriatedButorides striata13.8963   
10011Heron, UnidentifiedArdea sp.127.37729
81Ibis, African SacredThreskiornis aethiopicus046.924091200010003000
83Ibis, GlossyPlegadis falcinellus122.7210151000500 
84Ibis, HadadaBostrychia hagedash010.16526 500 
228Jacana, AfricanActophilornis africanus115.86772   
229Jacana, LesserMicroparra capensis15.0555   
284Jaeger, ParasiticStercorarius parasiticus11.001
402Kingfisher, Brown-hoodedHalcyon albiventris11.112
395Kingfisher, GiantMegaceryle maxima01.9532
396Kingfisher, Half-collaredAlcedo semitorquata11.748
397Kingfisher, MalachiteCorythornis cristatus02.6691
400Kingfisher, MangroveHalcyon senegaloides11.687
394Kingfisher, PiedCeryle rudis05.69101
254Knot, RedCalidris canutus1371.746219500025004000
247Lapwing, African WattledVanellus senegallus16.3590   
245Lapwing, BlacksmithVanellus armatus028.401221   
248Lapwing, Long-toedVanellus crassirostris115.7145   
1031Lapwing, Spur-wingedVanellus spinosus171.882000
246Lapwing, White-crownedVanellus albiceps13.469   
10015Mallard, HybridAnas hybrid119.62207
1016Mallard, MallardAnas platyrhynchos16.22201
210Moorhen, CommonGallinula chloropus117.97484   
211Moorhen, LesserParagallinula angulata17.39420
69Night Heron, Black-crownedNycticorax nycticorax05.42343 250 
70Night Heron, White-backedGorsachius leuconotus12.439   
303Noddy, BrownAnous stolidus1111.0011 
939Noddy, LesserAnous tenuirostris11.001
74Openbill, AfricanAnastomus lamelligerus136.7114931000500 
172Osprey, WesternPandion haliaetus11.488
360Owl, African Grass Tyto capensis12.3728
361Owl, MarshAsio capensis12.4435
370Owl, Pel's Fishing Scotopelia peli11.102
231Oystercatcher, AfricanHaematopus moquini014.68493482455
894Oystercatcher, EurasianHaematopus ostralegus11.526
230Painted-snipe, GreaterRostratula benghalensis12.6137   
42Pelican, Great WhitePelecanus onocrotalus170.9872401800900300
41Pelican, Pink-backedPelecanus rufescens125.81754 500750
2Penguin, AfricanSpheniscus demersus184.811404
16Petrel, Great-wingedPterodroma macroptera2020.0020
4137Petrel, White-chinnedProcellaria aequinoctialis12.004
271Phalarope, RedPhalaropus fulicarius11.001
272Phalarope, Red-neckedPhalaropus lobatus12.147
886Pintail, NorthernAnas acuta16.0011
922Plover, American GoldenPluvialis dominica11.634
240Plover, CaspianCharadrius asiaticus14.9423   
236Plover, Chestnut-bandedCharadrius pallidus125.12581400200130
233Plover, Common RingedCharadrius hiaticula142.742028 15001900
239Plover, Greater SandCharadrius leschenaultii164.901600650325350
241Plover, GreyPluvialis squatarola1124.7082281700850900
237Plover, Kittlitz'sCharadrius pecuarius026.8010391000500 
955Plover, Little RingedCharadrius dubius179.40364
1039Plover, Pacific GoldenPluvialis fulva18.7949
234Plover, Siberian SandCharadrius mongolus1181.5915002501251250
238Plover, Three-bandedCharadrius tricollaris08.03260   
235Plover, White-frontedCharadrius marginatus023.25473250125180
1296Pochard, CommonAythya ferina18.5016
978Pochard, HybridAythya hybrid11.001
1332Pochard, Red-crestedNetta rufina12.547
102Pochard, SouthernNetta erythrophthalma139.031332500250460
883Pond Heron, MalagasyArdeola idae11.001 
282Pratincole, Black-wingedGlareola nordmanni11127.5876500100501700
281Pratincole, CollaredGlareola pratincola118.84500 500 
898Pratincole, MadagascanGlareola ocularis1162.92887
197Rail, AfricanRallus caerulescens13.1725-1
261Redshank, CommonTringa totanus15.1976
260Redshank, SpottedTringa erythropus11.001 
256Ruff, RuffCalidris pugnax181.4212155 10000
255Sanderling, SanderlingCalidris alba1113.314950220011001200
981Sandpiper, Broad-billedCalidris falcinellus117.67104
926Sandpiper, Buff-breastedCalidris subruficollis11.001
258Sandpiper, CommonActitis hypoleucos16.80715  
251Sandpiper, CurlewCalidris ferruginea1408.802534775003750
259Sandpiper, GreenTringa ochropus13.2315
262Sandpiper, MarshTringa stagnatilis110.51850550275710
895Sandpiper, PectoralCalidris melanotos11.413
257Sandpiper, TerekXenus cinereus139.321121 
997Sandpiper, White-rumpedCalidris fuscicollis66.006
264Sandpiper, WoodTringa glareola18.42470   
10012Seabird, UnidentifiedN/A N/A175.48549
90Shelduck, South AfricanTadorna cana056.846447420210500
1342Shelduck, CommonTadorna tadorna112.71123
94Shoveler, CapeAnas smithii157.542046350175350
93Shoveler, NorthernAnas clypeata11.503
306Skimmer, AfricanRynchops flavirostris16.9376 50 
286Skua, SubantarcticStercorarius antarcticus126.00100
250Snipe, AfricanGallinago nigripennis16.03128   
249Snipe, GreatGallinago media12.145   
85Spoonbill, AfricanPlatalea alba115.481340150751000
270Stilt, Black-wingedHimantopus himantopus135.00321210005001400
253Stint, LittleCalidris minuta1122.845589 5000 
972Stint, Long-toedCalidris subminuta11.001
897Stint, Red-neckedCalidris ruficollis11.001
985Stint, Temminck'sCalidris temminckii12.676
78Stork, Abdim'sCiconia abdimii176.65500   
79Stork, BlackCiconia nigra12.2723158 
73Stork, MarabouLeptoptilos crumenifer187.63811 500 
75Stork, Saddle-billedEphippiorhynchus senegalensis12.5614   
80Stork, WhiteCiconia ciconia146.271500  1
77Stork, Woolly-neckedCiconia episcopus15.90183   
76Stork, Yellow-billedMycteria ibis117.361360500250870
208Swamphen, AfricanPorphyrio madagascariensis15.5118010050
10007Swan, BlackCygnus atratus11.424
884Swan, MuteCygnus olor11.404
99Teal, Blue-billedAnas hottentota111.771100  1000
98Teal, CapeAnas capensis151.252200 17501600
1274Teal, Green-wingedAnas carolinensis1198.251100
97Teal, Red-billedAnas erythrorhyncha031.621676   
292Tern, AntarcticSterna vittata0179.5710267035122
294Tern, ArcticSterna paradisaea178.212004  
903Tern, BlackChlidonias niger11.001   
936Tern, BridledOnychoprion anaethetus11.001 
290Tern, CaspianHydroprogne caspia115.689651356820
291Tern, CommonSterna hirundo0309.6680000800040001800
300Tern, DamaraSternula balaenarum112.2672 65 
298Tern, Greater CrestedThalasseus bergii073.536700500250200
902Tern, Gull-billedGelochelidon nilotica153.68834380
297Tern, Lesser CrestedThalasseus bengalensis1201.0914280250125440
299Tern, LittleSternula albifrons160.9960001000500490
293Tern, RoseateSterna dougallii1158.6844654002008
935Tern, RoyalThalasseus maximus11.502 
296Tern, SandwichThalasseus sandvicensis148.84302715007501700
2070Tern, Saunders'sSternula saundersi1631.9325130
295Tern, SootyOnychoprion fuscatus129.71165
10009Tern, UnidentifiedN/A N/A1183.4135000
305Tern, WhiskeredChlidonias hybrida125.296641507585
938Tern, White-cheekedSterna repressa228.3380 
304Tern, White-wingedChlidonias leucopterus1167.57646420001000 
274Thick-knee, WaterBurhinus vermiculatus17.19119   
232Turnstone, RuddyArenaria interpres1138.4845873501751000
10008Wader, UnidentifiedN/A N/A1212.5823793
685Wagtail, African PiedMotacilla aguimp14.7758
686Wagtail, CapeMotacilla capensis014.58525
690Wagtail, GreyMotacilla cinerea16.2014
688Wagtail, MountainMotacilla clara14.4224
689Wagtail, Western YellowMotacilla flava06.2247
268Whimbrel, EurasianNumenius phaeopus151.832000   
14206Whimbrel, SteppeNumenius phaeopus11.001 
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Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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