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Klipfontein Bird Sanctuary (27483048)
KwaZulu-Natal
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
Authority	Private
Management status	UNKNOWN
Conservation status	UNKNOWN
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Date_registered
1997-01-30
Brief_description
A permanent marsh below a sewage plant. Diverse habitats, including extensive reedbeds, a small dam and a river. The site was first counted in 1997; it is notable for the presence of African Rail (the larger number counted in winter is unusual), Black Crake and Redchested Flufftail, and for good counts of Yellowbilled Duck (winter) and Blacksmith Plover (summer). The site obviously has potential to hold more species. Important threats are vandalism, refuse dumping, informal settlement, and the spread of alien plants.

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	RAMSAR
1016		Anas platyrhynchos	1	1.00	1
72		Scopus umbretta	1	2.14	4
256		Calidris pugnax	1	20.91	72
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	1	1.00	1
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	2	8.85	21
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	1	11.72	173
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	6.58	33
202	Crake, Baillon's	Zapornia pusilla	1	1.50	2
203	Crake, Black	Zapornia flavirostra	2	7.76	24
214	Crane, Grey Crowned	Balearica regulorum	1	2.57	5
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	5.60	17
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	1	2.90	6
10014	Duck, Unidentified	N/A N/A	10	10.00	10
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	1	12.71	74
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	2	33.26	105
149	Eagle, African Fish	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	1.78	3
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	4	4.00	4
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	1.20	2
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	156.14	827
205	Flufftail, Red-chested	Sarothrura rufa	1	5.70	14
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	1	10.04	30
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	50.81	255
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	3.00	9
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	1.50	2
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.00	1
69	Heron, Black-crowned Night	Nycticorax nycticorax	2	2.00	2
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	3.28	11
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	2.33	5
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	2.24	7
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	1.25	2
63	Heron, Striated	Butorides striata	1	1.25	3
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	2	42.05	193
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	1	2.50	4
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	19.17	67
228	Jacana, African	Actophilornis africanus	1	1.67	2
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	1.38	2
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	1.38	2
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	2.42	5
247	Lapwing, African Wattled	Vanellus senegallus	1	1.00	1
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	1	23.87	76
509	Martin, Brown-throated	Riparia paludicola	1	1.00	1
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	2	14.03	74
211	Moorhen, Lesser	Paragallinula angulata	2	2.00	2
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	1.00	1
230	Painted-snipe, Greater	Rostratula benghalensis	1	1.00	1
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	8.41	27
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	1	1.67	2
197	Rail, African	Rallus caerulescens	1	8.52	23	-1
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	3	3.50	4
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	2	2.00	2
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	19.87	69
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	1	1.83	2
94	Shoveler, Cape	Spatula smithii	1	1.60	2
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	1	5.95	22
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	1.00	1
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	1	3.57	8
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	1	21.00	78
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	2.80	8
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Spatula hottentota	1	11.45	45
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	2	2.67	3
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	1	9.57	28
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	1	5.82	41

Friday 19 April 2024 09:06
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Klipfontein Bird Sanctuary (27483048)

KwaZulu-Natal

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