Zini Estate Wetland (28563146) | |
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KwaZulu-Natal | |
| CWAC status | NEWLY REGISTERED |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | PRIVATE LAND |
| Conservation status | PARTLY PROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2008-10-31 |
| Brief_description |
| A small artificially created wetland system next to the Umlalazi River. This site was previously used for sugar cane farming. It offers a diversity of habitats consisting of fields, drainage lines and a selection of small pans and dams. This wetland falls within the Zini Estate. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 2 | 7.67 | 15 | ||||
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 2.09 | 4 | ||||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 5.10 | 27 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zapornia flavirostra | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
| 214 | Crane, Grey Crowned | Balearica regulorum | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 15 | 22.00 | 29 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 3 | 14.78 | 34 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 3.38 | 7 | |||
| 149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.36 | 3 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 2 | 2.50 | 3 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 3 | 21.25 | 37 | |||
| 205 | Flufftail, Red-chested | Sarothrura rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 4.75 | 14 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 19.17 | 90 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 1.29 | 2 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 2.33 | 6 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 4.53 | 23 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 4.50 | 13 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 1.38 | 3 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.60 | 2 | |||
| 247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 1 | 6.14 | 22 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 6.00 | 18 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | |||
| 211 | Moorhen, Lesser | Paragallinula angulata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 1.71 | 4 | |||
| 281 | Pratincole, Collared | Glareola pratincola | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | -1 | ||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 2.33 | 6 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 4.00 | 7 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 77 | Stork, Woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | 1 | 8.42 | 49 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Spatula hottentota | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 2.25 | 3 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 3.60 | 8 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 1.86 | 3 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 2.38 | 5 |
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