Intaka Island (33531831) | |
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Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | NEWLY REGISTERED |
| Authority | Century City Property Association |
| Management status | PRIVATE LAND |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2008-08-15 |
| Brief_description |
| Intaka Island is situated just north of Canal Walk. It comprises a 25 hectare artificial wetland. The retention ponds contains water on a permanent basis whereas a section of the wetland also operates on a seasonal basis. Counts are conducted of the area as a whole. Intaka Island supports a good variety of waterbirds. Most notably it serves as a very important roosting and breeding site for various colonial waterbird species within the peninsula; the most important of these being White-breasted Cormorant and African Sacred Ibis. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
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Tuesday 16 April 2024 07:29
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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