Slangdraai Dam (28142945) | |
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KwaZulu-Natal | |
| CWAC status | DISCONTINUED |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNKNOWN |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1995-07-15 |
| Brief_description |
| A dam on the Sundays River, constructed for irrigation purposes. Open water with little fringing vegetation. Counts are available for winter 1995 and summer/winter 1996. High numbers of Redknobbed Coot were recorded in winter 1995, when Yellowbilled Duck numbers were also relatively high. In winter 1996, when waterfowl numbers were low, the overall bird count (102) was only 4% of that in winter 1995 (2491). Egyptian and Spurwinged Goose numbers are apparently high in years when grain crops are grown in the vicinity of the dam. No threats have been identified. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 3 | 752.00 | 2220 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 91 | Duck, Knob-billed | Sarkidiornis melanotos | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 12 | 34.67 | 77 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 10 | 22.50 | 35 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 23 | 150.00 | 300 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 3 | 8.00 | 16 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 7 | 7.50 | 8 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 4 | 6.67 | 12 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 6 | 8.67 | 12 |
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