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Nature reserve · Western Cape
Postberg Nature Reserve
Postberg Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Cape, about 14 km south-east of Saldanha.
—km² recorded size
—year established
98 melevation of the point
14 kmsouth-east of Saldanha
Facts
- Type
- Nature reserve
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- West Coast
- Local municipality
- Saldanha Bay
- Elevation
- 98 m
- Coordinates
- -33.1253, 18.0050
- Nearest large town
- Saldanha, 14 km south-east
- Wikipedia articles
- 1 language
Sources: Wikidata Q31999377 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
West Coast National ParkNational park4 km east
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area4 km east- Jutten Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area6 km north-west
- Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area10 km north
- Malgas Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area11 km north-west
- Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area12 km south
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Postberg Nature Reserve
369 mammal and 7 127 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Mountain ZebraEquus zebra90
- BontebokDamaliscus pygargus70
- Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillus54
- GemsbokOryx gazella28
- SpringbokAntidorcas marsupialis25
- Common ElandTaurotragus oryx20
- Blue WildebeestConnochaetes taurinus12
- Xeric Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys pumilio10
- CaracalCaracal caracal9
- SteenbokRaphicerus campestris8
- Greater KuduTragelaphus strepsiceros7
- Cape Dune Mole-ratBathyergus suillus6
- Bat-eared FoxOtocyon megalotis5
- Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta5
Birds
- Kelp GullLarus dominicanus279
- Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubii273
- African OystercatcherHaematopus moquini262
- Karoo Scrub-RobinTychaedon coryphoeus226
- Cape SpurfowlPternistis capensis208
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus181
- Common OstrichStruthio camelus168
- Rock KestrelFalco rupicolus163
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis162
- Pied CrowCorvus albus159
- Cape SparrowPasser melanurus156
- Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala154
- BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonus154
- Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa153
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.