Onverwacht Pan (28012843) | |
|---|---|
Free State | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Unknown |
| Management status | Private property |
| Conservation status | UNKNOWN |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2026-07-13 |
| Brief_description |
| Natural pan in deep depression; the immediate area surrounding the pan is natural Eastern Free State grassland but this areas is then surrounded by agricultural fields. Both Grey-crowned- and Wattled Cranes have been recorded here in the past. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 80 | 80.00 | 80 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 14 | 14.00 | 14 | |||
| 103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 45 | 45.00 | 45 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 8 | 8.00 | 8 |
Monday 27 July 2026 11:57
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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