Knysna Lagoon (34032302) | |
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Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | South African National Parks & Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1993-01-24 |
| Brief_description |
| Tidal lagoon and open estuary of the Knysna River. Globally significant numbers of the near-threatened African Black Oystercatcher in winter, and nationally significant numbers of this and Cape Shoveller in summer, when good numbers of Yellowbilled Duck also occur in some years. Noteworthy counts of Grey Plover, Greenshank, Curlew Sandpiper and Whimbrel in summer, and of Blackwinged Stilt in winter. Seasonal variation in types of birds using site well shown by biomass and total count graphs: large numbers of small birds (mostly shorebirds) in summer and smaller numbers of large birds (cormorants, egrets, ibises, gulls) in winter. Critically threatened by siltation from local urban development; important threats are bait collection, recreational activities and harassment by dogs. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 4 | 7.50 | 15 | ||||
| 1016 | Anas platyrhynchos | 1 | 1.17 | 2 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 36.06 | 127 | 125 | ||
| 4136 | Black-backed Gull, Lesser | Larus fuscus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 6.52 | 16 | |||
| 49 | Cormorant, Bank | Phalacrocorax neglectus | 39 | 39.00 | 39 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 192.06 | 943 | |||
| 51 | Cormorant, Crowned | Microcarbo coronatus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 202.17 | 481 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 21.76 | 119 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 1 | 3.14 | 8 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 5.43 | 21 | |||
| 10005 | Duck, Hybrid | Anas hybrid | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 35 | 35.00 | 35 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 2 | 79.14 | 490 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate [x] | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 91.61 | 264 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 27.85 | 151 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 2.11 | 5 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 163.46 | 604 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 5 | 17.89 | 45 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 1.44 | 3 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 11.40 | 40 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 2 | 200.44 | 780 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 1.67 | 2 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 273.78 | 1123 | 300 | 150 | 700 |
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 4.63 | 26 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 47.40 | 123 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 170.33 | 2058 | 2000 | 1000 | |
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 2 | 3.00 | 5 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 28.49 | 86 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 2.07 | 6 | |||
| 396 | Kingfisher, Half-collared | Alcedo semitorquata | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.26 | 4 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 16.00 | 42 | |||
| 247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 70 | 70.00 | 70 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 48.48 | 121 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 7.46 | 29 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 4.67 | 8 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.89 | 5 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 20 | 57.21 | 110 | 48 | 24 | 55 |
| 894 | Oystercatcher, Eurasian | Haematopus ostralegus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 922 | Plover, American Golden | Pluvialis dominica | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 38.64 | 140 | |||
| 239 | Plover, Greater Sand | Charadrius leschenaultii | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 2 | 172.32 | 666 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 32.88 | 101 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 9.43 | 61 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 6.69 | 17 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 2 | 2.67 | 4 | -1 | ||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 4.28 | 22 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 771.40 | 3205 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 25.70 | 116 | |||
| 895 | Sandpiper, Pectoral | Calidris melanotos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 257 | Sandpiper, Terek | Xenus cinereus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 8.71 | 50 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 2.60 | 5 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 5 | 56.95 | 216 | 175 | ||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 2.57 | 4 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 16.95 | 100 | 75 | ||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 56.63 | 184 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 17.64 | 81 | |||
| 79 | Stork, Black | Ciconia nigra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Anas hottentota | 1 | 3.50 | 6 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 26.83 | 94 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 5.53 | 19 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 2.68 | 6 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 65.11 | 207 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 43.52 | 727 | 500 | 250 | 200 |
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 | 14.82 | 36 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 13 | 36.14 | 63 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 5.84 | 14 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 1 | 1.75 | 4 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 2 | 15.50 | 40 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 31.56 | 107 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 148.15 | 554 | |||
| 14206 | Whimbrel, Steppe | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
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