Berg River 6: Kliphoek Saltpans (32501812) | |
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Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | PRIVATE FARM |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA104 - LOWER BERG RIVER WETLANDS |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1994-01-16 |
| Brief_description |
| An IBA. The lower reaches and mouth of the Berg River, incorporating the open estuary, mudflats and lagoon, various saltpans, permanent marshes and riparian reedbeds, floodplains at Kruispad, Langrietvlei and Kersfontein, the Kliphoek River, and Doornfontein pan. A very important wetland system, with large concentrations of many waterbird species in summer and winter, with globally significant numbers of seven species, nationally significant numbers of six more, and large counts of White Pelican, cormorants, ibises, waterfowl, Blacksmith Plover, Avocet and terns. Saltpans are being enlarged at the expense of mud flats and reedbeds (Kliphoek). Other important threats include boating, water- skiing, dam construction (Kliphoek River), and gill net fishing; there is some pollution and hunting. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 22.47 | 224 | ||||
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 255 | Calidris alba | 1 | 106.75 | 420 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 36.02 | 250 | 250 | 125 | 190 |
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 95.89 | 955 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 31.00 | 81 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 8.47 | 36 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 7.54 | 34 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 5.41 | 56 | |||
| 10006 | Duck, Domestic | Anas platyrhynchos | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 1 | 25.36 | 119 | 75 | ||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 3 | 11.80 | 20 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 11.56 | 56 | |||
| 149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.31 | 2 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 0 | 2.00 | 5 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 3.27 | 23 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 4.75 | 10 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 188.05 | 733 | 625 | ||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 2 | 182.21 | 1460 | 600 | ||
| 266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 10004 | Goose, Domestic | Anser anser | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 11.48 | 148 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 4.71 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 102.84 | 850 | 250 | 125 | 240 |
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 7.33 | 26 | 25 | ||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 26.60 | 243 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 7.67 | 156 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 1.40 | 2 | |||
| 289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 1 | 14.34 | 61 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 39.48 | 1485 | 300 | 150 | 700 |
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.20 | 3 | |||
| 169 | Harrier, Black | Circus maurus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.43 | 3 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 3.58 | 8 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 2.14 | 5 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 2.61 | 9 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 5.80 | 15 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 2 | 3.17 | 6 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 5.22 | 16 | |||
| 254 | Knot, Red | Calidris canutus | 1 | 2.67 | 4 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 16.39 | 80 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 2.20 | 6 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 361 | Owl, Marsh | Asio capensis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 10.42 | 65 | |||
| 272 | Phalarope, Red-necked | Phalaropus lobatus | 1 | 1.69 | 5 | |||
| 240 | Plover, Caspian | Charadrius asiaticus | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | |||
| 236 | Plover, Chestnut-banded | Charadrius pallidus | 1 | 50.25 | 246 | 200 | 130 | |
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 33.74 | 481 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 2 | 113.65 | 800 | 500 | ||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 5.79 | 82 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 2.33 | 5 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 22 | 38.50 | 55 | |||
| 197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | -1 | ||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 5.67 | 45 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 112.14 | 1400 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 2.73 | 6 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 2.38 | 6 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 19.06 | 156 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Spatula smithii | 1 | 15.13 | 68 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 5.83 | 24 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 50.56 | 210 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 153.86 | 1930 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 50.97 | 386 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 2 | 29.47 | 156 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 9.11 | 42 | 20 | ||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 7.90 | 23 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 5.31 | 24 | |||
| 299 | Tern, Little | Sternula albifrons | 1 | 5.50 | 10 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 | 9.76 | 27 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 6.14 | 32 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 2 | 35.11 | 118 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 2 | 2.75 | 4 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 3 | 102.29 | 610 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 3 | 18.43 | 71 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
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