Kamfers Dam (28402446) | |
|---|---|
Northern Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Northern Cape Department of Tourism, Environment and Conservation |
| Management status | TOWN COUNCIL PROPERTY |
| Conservation status | PARTLY PROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA032 - KAMFERS DAM |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | 179 - KAMFERS DAM |
| View Cards | No |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1995-01-13 |
| Brief_description |
| An IBA. A large pan with Phragmites reedbeds, mudflats, and emergent grass; was ephemeral but now supplemented by sewage water inflow. Excellent habitat for waterbirds, many of which breed, including Chestnutbanded Plover. Globally significant counts of Blacknecked Grebe (large numbers bred recently); nationally significant numbers of Dabchick, and of Greater Flamingo; large numbers of Lesser Flamingo. Glossy Ibis, South African Shelduck, Cape and Hottentot Teal, Cape Shoveller, Blacksmith Plover, Blackwinged Stilt and Greyheaded Gull peak in summer. In winter, peak numbers of Yellowbilled Duck, Redbilled Teal, Egyptian and Spurwinged Geese, Moorhen, Redknobbed Coot, and Whiskered Tern occur. Eutrophication and reed encroachment are severe threats. Important threats are domestic dogs and cats, poaching and overhead powerlines; livestock grazing/trampling is a mild threat. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 3 | 181.63 | 612 | ||||
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 45.29 | 307 | 250 | 125 | 190 |
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 231.79 | 1576 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 4.00 | 9 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 1.50 | 4 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zapornia flavirostra | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10006 | Duck, Domestic | Anas platyrhynchos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 1 | 40.47 | 170 | 75 | ||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 2 | 6.67 | 16 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 1 | 40.76 | 241 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 27.00 | 229 | |||
| 149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 3 | 169.15 | 642 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 80 | 2022.40 | 24170 | 1250 | 625 | 750 |
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 334 | 10954.19 | 50000 | 20000 | 10000 | 600 |
| 10004 | Goose, Domestic | Anser anser | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 11.38 | 55 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 11.00 | 49 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 7 | 403.18 | 2157 | 250 | 125 | 240 |
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 2 | 68.21 | 358 | 250 | ||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 6.36 | 30 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 348.04 | 2357 | 1000 | 500 | |
| 899 | Gull, Lesser Black-backed | Larus fuscus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 69 | Heron, Black-crowned Night | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.79 | 5 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 2.20 | 5 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 2.18 | 6 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 2 | 3.50 | 5 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 13.25 | 38 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 33.84 | 207 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 6.00 | 18 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 8 | 46.83 | 165 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 79.93 | 414 | |||
| 361 | Owl, Marsh | Asio capensis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 236 | Plover, Chestnut-banded | Charadrius pallidus | 1 | 8.00 | 18 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 7.71 | 16 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 11.38 | 45 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 12.00 | 41 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 60.26 | 552 | 500 | 250 | 460 |
| 197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | -1 | ||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 36.08 | 115 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 31.08 | 109 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 13.08 | 48 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 32.57 | 129 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Spatula smithii | 1 | 40.35 | 151 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 4.00 | 15 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 4.50 | 8 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 4 | 144.15 | 774 | 500 | ||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 4 | 196.24 | 626 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 2.85 | 11 | |||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Spatula hottentota | 1 | 20.95 | 95 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 125.18 | 564 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 31.05 | 116 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 24 | 357.50 | 691 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 18.00 | 45 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 35 | 230.87 | 769 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 2 | 8.30 | 14 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 17.00 | 75 |
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