Lake Sibaya (27213240) | |
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KwaZulu-Natal | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife |
| Management status | PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA054 - LAKE SIBAYA |
| Ramsar information | ZA012 - Lake Sibaya |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1992-07-07 |
| Brief_description |
| Ramsar site and globally Important Bird Area. Largest natural freshwater lake in South Africa. Deep water; marginal, fringing and floating vegetation (Typha, Phragmites, sedges, emergent grass, Nymphaea, etc.) is largely confined to inlets and sheltered shorelines. Diverse avifauna but few species occur in large numbers. Goliath Heron, Saddlebilled Stork, Lesser Jacana and Pinkthroated Longclaw occur, Natal Nightjar locally common. Pygmy Goose and African Jacana most numerous in winter, when other local waterbodies may become dry. Small numbers of Lesser Gallinule and Redchested Flufftail; Black Crake and Purple Gallinule locally common. Important source of permanent water for birds and mammals; supports appreciable number of rare/endangered plant and animal taxa. Also supports rural people and tourism; eutrophication is a threat. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 3.29 | 6 | ||||
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 2.88 | 7 | ||||
| 255 | Calidris alba | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | ||||
| 4150 | Albatross, Shy | Thalassarche cauta | 150 | 150.00 | 150 | |||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 2 | 5.33 | 17 | |||
| 66 | Bittern, Dwarf | Ixobrychus sturmii | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 12.80 | 41 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 2 | 266.24 | 605 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 19 | 234.39 | 597 | 130 | ||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zapornia flavirostra | 1 | 2.86 | 16 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 6.14 | 31 | |||
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 91 | Duck, Knob-billed | Sarkidiornis melanotos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 22.14 | 96 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 1 | 20.64 | 133 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 3 | 29.23 | 119 | |||
| 149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 3 | 9.21 | 19 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 3.31 | 10 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 2.25 | 6 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 16.85 | 60 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 4 | 111.08 | 316 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 10 | 43.25 | 77 | |||
| 209 | Gallinule, Allen's | Porphyrio alleni | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 893 | Gallinule, Purple | Porphyrio martinica | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 92 | Goose, African Pygmy | Nettapus auritus | 1 | 13.62 | 74 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 40.65 | 171 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 2 | 12.31 | 29 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 2 | 78.81 | 285 | 250 | ||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 12.68 | 121 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 10.12 | 110 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 1 | 4.14 | 14 | |||
| 69 | Heron, Black-crowned Night | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1.75 | 4 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 3.66 | 10 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 7.40 | 30 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 9.68 | 40 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 3.21 | 12 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 10011 | Heron, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 70 | Heron, White-backed Night | Gorsachius leuconotus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 7.73 | 19 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 1.75 | 4 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 7.43 | 26 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 13.26 | 31 | |||
| 229 | Jacana, Lesser | Microparra capensis | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 2.72 | 12 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 9 | 27.42 | 54 | |||
| 247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 1 | 6.36 | 17 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 8.50 | 28 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 8.22 | 29 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.17 | 2 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 2.25 | 5 | |||
| 239 | Plover, Greater Sand | Charadrius leschenaultii | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 9.04 | 26 | |||
| 282 | Pratincole, Black-winged | Glareola nordmanni | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 281 | Pratincole, Collared | Glareola pratincola | 1 | 3.60 | 17 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 6.75 | 17 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 2 | 20.50 | 39 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 4.80 | 13 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 21.06 | 67 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 4.00 | 7 | |||
| 75 | Stork, Saddle-billed | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | 1 | 1.81 | 3 | |||
| 77 | Stork, Woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | 1 | 2.00 | 4 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 4.66 | 20 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 2 | 22.36 | 98 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 9.04 | 68 | 68 | 20 | |
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 11.80 | 32 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 299 | Tern, Little | Sternula albifrons | 1 | 39.56 | 117 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 2 | 100.32 | 526 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 97.57 | 253 | 150 | 75 | 85 |
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 20.31 | 88 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 5.64 | 22 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 112 | Vulture, Palm-nut | Gypohierax angolensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 24.10 | 142 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 3.43 | 9 |
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