Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (34011831) | |
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Western Cape | |
CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED IRREGULARLY |
Authority | City of Cape Town Biodiversity Management Branch |
Management status | TOWN COUNCIL PROPERTY |
Conservation status | PARTLY PROTECTED |
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Ramsar information | |
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Date_registered |
2002-04-30 |
Brief_description |
A small retention dam in the Philippi area. The dam is situated in the Edith Stephens Wetland Park. The site supports various waterbird species including White-backed Duck. Two islands serve as communal roost sites for Sacred Ibis, White-breasted Cormorant, African Darter, etc. Water entering the system has a high nutrient load and as a result Water Hyacinth poses a major problem at this site. Overhaed transmission lines have been tagged with bird flappers. |
Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
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67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 2 | 179.19 | 378 | |||
50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 2 | 16.50 | 94 | |||
47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 17.81 | 77 | |||
52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 15.47 | 54 | |||
10006 | Duck, Domestic | Anas platyrhynchos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 1 | 8.16 | 24 | |||
100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 1 | 10.81 | 42 | |||
96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 13.06 | 62 | |||
149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.76 | 6 | |||
59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 1.78 | 5 | |||
61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 218.77 | 1000 | |||
89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 4.53 | 21 | |||
88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 1.93 | 3 | |||
6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 14.14 | 29 | |||
289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 1 | 2.39 | 6 | |||
287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 1.36 | 3 | |||
69 | Heron, Black-crowned Night | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 2.68 | 12 | |||
55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.35 | 3 | |||
57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.38 | 3 | |||
81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 33.14 | 321 | |||
83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 2.72 | 17 | |||
84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 1.96 | 5 | |||
397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.40 | 2 | |||
245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 7.83 | 52 | |||
210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 48.79 | 143 | |||
42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 3.40 | 7 | |||
94 | Shoveler, Cape | Spatula smithii | 1 | 14.76 | 65 | |||
85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 1.75 | 3 | |||
270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 2 | 2.67 | 3 | |||
208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 1.80 | 4 | |||
98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 3.32 | 13 | |||
304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 3.95 | 15 |