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Umvoti River Estuary (29233121)

KwaZulu-Natal

CWAC status REGISTERED-COUNTED IRREGULARLY
Authority Private
Management status PRIVATE FARM
Conservation status UNPROTECTED
IBA information SA073 - UMVOTI ESTUARY
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Date_registered
1993-07-17
Brief_description
An IBA. Open estuary, with sandbanks, tidal mudflats and floodplain; mouth closed during periods of low flow. Some Phragmites, Typha and sedgebeds. Regularly has 10 000+ birds; many migrants; major tern roost on sandbanks, with many Common and Little Terns in summer, the latter increasing in numbers. Winter numbers of Swift Tern increasing and of Spurwinged Goose and Kelp Gull decreasing. Redwinged Pratincole breeds; many wader species occur, including Chestnutbanded Plover. Threats include upstream dam building: reduced water flow could lead to frequent mouth closure and deterioration of mudflats. Fishing and bait collection are a problem; boating and all beach vehicles must be banned from the site.

SppCommon nameTaxonomic nameMinAvgMaxIBASubregional
IBA
RAMSAR
255Calidris alba19.8230   
72Scopus umbretta13.4718   
256Calidris pugnax229.4352  
269Avocet, PiedRecurvirostra avosetta13.006   
212Coot, Red-knobbedFulica cristata22.503   
48Cormorant, CapePhalacrocorax capensis13.005   
50Cormorant, ReedMicrocarbo africanus18.5526   
47Cormorant, White-breasted Phalacrocorax lucidus17.0029   
199Crake, AfricanCrecopsis egregia23.505-1
202Crake, Baillon'sZapornia pusilla11.001
203Crake, BlackZapornia flavirostra11.602
214Crane, Grey CrownedBalearica regulorum22.002   
52Darter, AfricanAnhinga rufa17.5617   
95Duck, African BlackAnas sparsa22.002   
91Duck, Knob-billedSarkidiornis melanotos1212.0012   
10014Duck, UnidentifiedN/A N/A1313.0013
100Duck, White-faced WhistlingDendrocygna viduata24.006   
96Duck, Yellow-billedAnas undulata414.2943   
149Eagle, African FishHaliaeetus vocifer11.553
58Egret, GreatArdea alba12.384   
60Egret, IntermediateArdea intermedia11.001   
59Egret, LittleEgretta garzetta15.0928   
61Egret, Western CattleBubulcus ibis114.6288   
213Finfoot, AfricanPodica senegalensis11.001 
205Flufftail, Red-chestedSarothrura rufa11.001
209Gallinule, Allen'sPorphyrio alleni11.001 
44Gannet, CapeMorus capensis11.502
265Godwit, Black-tailedLimosa limosa11.001 
89Goose, EgyptianAlopochen aegyptiaca113.3260   
88Goose, Spur-wingedPlectropterus gambensis134.40125   
6Grebe, LittleTachybaptus ruficollis15.5718   
263Greenshank, CommonTringa nebularia13.909   
288Gull, Grey-headedChroicocephalus cirrocephalus17.9036   
287Gull, KelpLarus dominicanus17.2432   
167Harrier, African MarshCircus ranivorus11.433
64Heron, BlackEgretta ardesiaca22.002   
69Heron, Black-crowned NightNycticorax nycticorax55.005   
55Heron, Black-headedArdea melanocephala12.646   
56Heron, GoliathArdea goliath11.362   
54Heron, GreyArdea cinerea15.8621   
57Heron, PurpleArdea purpurea11.804   
62Heron, SquaccoArdeola ralloides11.332   
81Ibis, African SacredThreskiornis aethiopicus17.4223   
84Ibis, Hadada Bostrychia hagedash16.7415   
228Jacana, AfricanActophilornis africanus23.675   
395Kingfisher, GiantMegaceryle maxima11.633
397Kingfisher, MalachiteCorythornis cristatus12.297
394Kingfisher, PiedCeryle rudis14.0012
254Knot, RedCalidris canutus33.003   
247Lapwing, African WattledVanellus senegallus22.503   
245Lapwing, BlacksmithVanellus armatus111.5040   
509Martin, Brown-throatedRiparia paludicola11.001
210Moorhen, CommonGallinula chloropus12.003   
172Osprey, WesternPandion haliaetus11.202
231Oystercatcher, AfricanHaematopus moquini13.607   
230Painted-snipe, GreaterRostratula benghalensis11.001   
42Pelican, Great WhitePelecanus onocrotalus2424.0024   
41Pelican, Pink-backedPelecanus rufescens13.506   
236Plover, Chestnut-bandedCharadrius pallidus22.674   
233Plover, Common RingedCharadrius hiaticula216.1352   
239Plover, Greater SandCharadrius leschenaultii11.001   
241Plover, GreyPluvialis squatarola11.402   
237Plover, Kittlitz'sCharadrius pecuarius127.36118   
234Plover, Lesser SandCharadrius mongolus11.001   
238Plover, Three-bandedCharadrius tricollaris115.5653   
235Plover, White-frontedCharadrius marginatus18.9737   
102Pochard, SouthernNetta erythrophthalma1717.0017   
281Pratincole, CollaredGlareola pratincola223.0041   
197Rail, AfricanRallus caerulescens11.001-1
258Sandpiper, CommonActitis hypoleucos16.1139  
251Sandpiper, CurlewCalidris ferruginea118.6790  
262Sandpiper, MarshTringa stagnatilis12.3810   
264Sandpiper, WoodTringa glareola16.5627   
94Shoveler, CapeSpatula smithii15.0014   
250Snipe, AfricanGallinago nigripennis13.889   
85Spoonbill, AfricanPlatalea alba17.0016   
270Stilt, Black-wingedHimantopus himantopus110.3663   
253Stint, LittleCalidris minuta130.6062   
77Stork, Woolly-neckedCiconia episcopus15.0820   
76Stork, Yellow-billedMycteria ibis11.001   
208Swamphen, AfricanPorphyrio madagascariensis11.252  
99Teal, Blue-billedSpatula hottentota110.2253   
98Teal, CapeAnas capensis110.5027   
97Teal, Red-billedAnas erythrorhyncha19.1134   
936Tern, BridledOnychoprion anaethetus11.001 
290Tern, CaspianHydroprogne caspia16.8019   
291Tern, CommonSterna hirundo5435.882000  1800
298Tern, Greater CrestedThalasseus bergii328.5685   
297Tern, Lesser CrestedThalasseus bengalensis11.252   
299Tern, LittleSternula albifrons1236.0010001000500490
296Tern, SandwichThalasseus sandvicensis110.5631   
295Tern, SootyOnychoprion fuscatus11.001
10009Tern, UnidentifiedN/A N/A11.001
305Tern, WhiskeredChlidonias hybrida14.3311   
304Tern, White-wingedChlidonias leucopterus110.6025   
274Thick-knee, WaterBurhinus vermiculatus16.0018   
232Turnstone, RuddyArenaria interpres11.001   
112Vulture, Palm-nutGypohierax angolensis11.001
10008Wader, UnidentifiedN/A N/A4553.5062
685Wagtail, African PiedMotacilla aguimp13.1623
686Wagtail, CapeMotacilla capensis113.5870
688Wagtail, MountainMotacilla clara11.001
689Wagtail, Western YellowMotacilla flava12.254
268Whimbrel, Eurasian Numenius phaeopus33.003   
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Friday 29 March 2024 12:15
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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