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South Africa 5/10/02-2/11/02,
Any queries contact simon.hartill@southampton.gov.uk
Trip Logistics
Flight booked through WildWings, £433 Heathrow to CapeTown, with Turkish Airlines via Istanbul and Jo’burg. Hire Car also booked through WildWings, £370 each for Grp D car for 4 weeks, Nissan Sentra/Hyundai Elantra with AC. Internal flight CapeTown-Jo’Burg with BA was £80, booked from UK. Pelagic booked from UK via internet £65 each. First 2 nights accommodation at Afton Grove booked from UK. 6 nights accom. and night drives/day walk in the Kruger booked over internet £120 each.
Total cost of 4 week trip each £1800.
Exchange Rate in October 2002 was 15 Rand to the Pound
Books
Callan Cohen’s site guide to the Western
Cape was invaluable.
Ian Sinclair’s Birds
of Southern Africa.
Bird call recordings
Used Guy Gibbon’s 6 CD Set and Len Gilliard’s LBJs. The call of the Pearl spotted Owlet was very useful in calling in small birds, especially in the Kruger where you could not leave your vehicle.
5/10
After a long, tiring flight we landed on time at CapeTown mid afternoon in the rain and wind. A wet 1 hour drive from the airport to Noodhoek saw us booking into the Afton Grove, run by Chris Spengler a local Cape birder.
When the rain cleared a wander around the hotel and immediate area produced the first lifers of the trip. Levaillants Cisticola, Cape Canary, Spotted Prinia, 7 Spotted Dikkops, Bokmakierie, Burcells Coucal, African Goshawk, Kelp Gull, African Marsh Harrier, Af. Sedge Warbler and Yellow rumped Cisticola. Back at the hotel, Chris gave us some useful “gen” on local sites for the more difficult species. Chris was very helpful, a knowledgeable Cape birder.
6/10
Made an abortive early morning trip to attempt to see Ground Woodpecker at their nest burrows. They must have left the burrows before we arrived, not a sniff. Picked up quite a few lifers at Kommetje Beach, 3 Cormorant ticks, Hautlaub’s Gull and Af. Oystercatcher.
On Chris Spengler’s recommendation we went to Black Hill and saw Malachite, Orange-b-Sunbirds, Cape Bunting, Cape Rock Thrush, Neddicky, Grassbird, Cape Robin, Cape Siskin and Cape Sugarbird.
Visited Kirstenbosch in the afternoon. A good place to buy bird books and recordings in the bookshop. Saw Spotted Eagle Owl, Olive Thrush, Cape Batis, Black Saw Wing, Lesser DC Sunbird, Rameron Pigeon, Sugarbirds, Cinammon and Cape Turtle Doves. The botanical gardens were worth visiting for the flowers on their own.
7/10 Roo els
Left CT and drove east along the rocky coast to Roo els. It was fairly windy so we decided not to try for the RockJumper at Sir Lowry’s mountain pass. It was still windy at Roo els but after 30 minutes we had excellent views of a pair of Cape RockJumpers. Also Bully Canary, Cape Gannets.
Stoney Point, Betty’s Bay
Visited the African Penguin colony, about 80 pairs, White fronted Plover.
About 50 km from Swellendam we stopped and watched 60 Blue Cranes feeding in a sheep field + White throated Swallows, Capped Wheatear, Jackal Buzzard, Cape Weaver. A fat Afrikaaner farmer came by and asked us what we doing. He then asked us our opinion on what we thought of S.Africa, to which we replied very positively. As he left his last words on S.Africa was there are too many blacks!!!! Racism is alive and well in the new S.Africa so it seems. Booked into a campsite in Swellendam, taking a cabin.
Overburg Farmland loop in the afternoon
Swee Waxbill, Red capped Larks, Stanley’s Busturd –5, Karoo Korhaan –2, Cape Sparrow, Clapper Lark, Cloud cisticola, Quail, Agulhas Long billed Lark, S.Grey Tits, Pearl –b-Swallows.
8/10 Suurbook
S. Grey headed Sparrows, Brown hooded Kingfisher
Grootvadersbosch
Forest Buzzard, Bar throated Apalis, Olive Pecker, Forest Canary, Black Sunbird, Klaas Cuckoo, Rameron Pigeon, Victorin’s Warbler showed well on the fynbos above the forest and best of all a spectacular Crowned Eagle soared over the wooded valley for 20 minutes and a Black Eagle.
Potberg in the late afternoon
Cape Vulture-3, Stanley’s Busturd, Black Harrier and more larks
9/10 Drive from Swellendam-Wilderness
Kynsa Lourie, Cape Batis, Giant Kingfisher, Terrestrial Bulbul, S. Boubou
Booked into an en-suite basic rondavel in the National Park for R150.
Giant Kingfisher Trail, wilderness
Olive Bush Shrike, tape lured in, Red chested Cuckoo eventually showed well, Kynsna warbler showed briefly, an incredibly skulking bird, Green backed Bleating Warbler, Yellow throated Warbler. Alan saw a brief Starred robin that I dipped. Saw a Boomslang snake up a tree. 3 Wood Owls were calling at night on the far side of the river from the camp but didn’t show.
10/10 Brown-h-kingfisher Trail
Dipped the Flufftails, Red necked Francolin, Cape Batis, Louries
Rondvlei Hide at Wilderness
Yellow billed Ducks, Red billed Teal, Purple Gallinules, Southern Pochard, Af Marsh Harrier, Fish Eagle, Af Sedge Warblers, Cape Reed Warbler, Cape Shoveler
Langvlei Hide
Black necked Grebe 100+, similar birds to other lake
Woodville, Big Tree
NARINA TROGON a pair eventually showed well after a 90 minute search. Deep, 2 tone hoot call, tape lured in closer. Puffback Shrike
155 species seen so far on trip
Drove to Outshoorn and booked into a very spacious chalet at a trailer park, R220 for a 2 bedroom chalet
11/10 Swartberg Pass
Af Black Duck, Cape Bunting, Fiscal Shrike, Streaky h Canary, good views of Victorins Warbler. 2 Ground Woodpeckers at the summit (windy), Cape Siskins, Booted Eagles. Tit Babbler, Pirit Batis and Namaqua Warbler tape lured out into the open on the northern plain beyond the Pass. Red naped Mousebird
Overnight at a B&B in Twee Fontein, off main road.
12/10 Road to Calvinia
Karoo Chat, Namaqua Warbler, Rufous eared Warbler, Lesser Kestrel, Namaqua Sandgrouse, WT Canary, Kittlitz’s Plover at the dam, Af Shelduck, Greter Flamingo, Pale Chanting Goshawks, Pale winged Starlings,
S Ant eating Chat,
Eierkop Karoo Eremomela, Fairy Fly, Dusky Sunbird, Large billed Larks
Katbakkies Mountain Chat, Pirit Batis, Sickle winged Chat, Layards Tit Babbler, Acacia Pied Barbet, White backed Mousebird, dipped Cinammon breasted Warbler
Ludwigs Busturd which flew over the road, Karoo, Red capped Larks, Black eared Finch lark, Lark like Bunting, more Sandgrouse, Jackal Buzzard.
En route to Branvlei a tyre blew out, not surprising on this sharp gravel road surface!!
Overnight in Brandvlei B&B, R180
13/10 Brandvlei – Van Wilklei
Spike heeled and Red Lark (Plains form), Tractrac Chat, Chest eared Finchlark, Karoo Long billed Lark, Black breasted Snake Eagle
36km south of Kenhardt, water troughs at Knapzak. Scaley feathered Finch, Starks and Sclaters Lark, Sociable Weaver
Pgymy Falcon perched on roadside post, Karoo Koorhaan.
Overnight at Pofadder Hotel, R240 for a twin room
14/10 Pofadder- Onseekpans
3 Banded Plover, Sabota Lark, Rock Kestrels, Black brested Prinia, dark form of Mountain Chat, White winged Starlings. The car developed a srange intermittent noise from the engine so we returned to Pofadder.
Red Lark Site, 60km from Pofadder
Greater Kestrel, Grey backed Finchlark, Dune form of Red Lark, Fawn coloured and Spike heeled Lark, Black headed Canary, Chat Fly, 4 Pale Chanting Goshawks, Bradfield Swifts
Overnight at Springbok Hotel, R230 for a twin.
15/10 Drove to Lamberts Bay
400km drive, loads of Cape Gannets at the port island
Lagoon – 150+ Greater Flamingoes, 50 Lesser, 10 Kittlitz Plovers, Cape Shovelers and Shelducks, 100+ BN Grebes, Ruff, Knot, Blacksmith Plovers, Avocets, 60+ L.Stints, 70+ Curlew Sands, 3 male Maccoa Duck, Brown throated Martins, Hoopoe. The car began to make a terrible screeching sound at low revs again but eventually abated. Drove to Veldriff, stayed at very nice hotel for R200, excellent seafood in the restaurant.
226 species so far.
16/10 Berg River Salt pans
Chestnut banded Plover – 10+, excellent views, WF Plovers, Whimbrel, both spp of Flamingo, white Pelican, Af Spoonbills, loads of waders and wildfowl. Superb site. Banded Martin, Orange throated Longclaw, Cape Long billed Lark
Drove to West Coast National Park in afternoon
S. Black Koorhaan-2, Black Harrier, Karoo Robin, Cape Penduline Tit lured out into the open, BS Kites. Saw a 1.5 metre long snake on the road, probably a Mole Snake. Tortoise, loads of Cape Francolins
Overnight at Oliphantskop Guest House on outskirt of Langebaan, R200 for a twin, excellent food
17/10 W.Coast
heard African Rail from the hide, loads of waders, sum plum Knots,
Black Harrier again, Black Crake-2, Southern Right Whales-4 close inshore
More S.Black Koorhaans at Darling Hills
Rietvlei White backed Duck-2, WWB Terns-15, superb views of CapeTown from the sandy windy beach.
Overnight in Simonstown at Albatross B&B on hill overlooking the harbour, excellent place, but the most expensive accommodation we stayed in, R230 each but inc. a large spacious lounge and fantastic balcony.
18/10 Cape Town
Nonbirding day exploring Victoria and Albert Waterfront, shopping. 2 Right Whales only 30 foot off the beach at Simonstown.
19/10 PELAGIC 7.30 – 15:00
A moderately rough swell made the boat trip interesting, but the seasickness tablets did a grand job of suppressing any queasiness. Travelled on the
Zest II, an old exNaval 62 foot launch. Hundreds of White chinned Petrels, 15+ Arctic Skuas, 2 Poms, 100+ Wilsons, Black bellied Petrel, loads of Pintado Petrels, 100+ Great 10+ Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Great winged Petrels, Southern Giant Petrel-3, Northern Giant Petrel, 70+ Shy, 4 Black browed,
8+ Yellow nosed, inc Salvins and best of all a fantastic Wandering Albatross which flew right over my head!! 2 Right Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 200+ Common Dolphins.
11 lifers on the pelagic, superb!!, cruised about 20 miles off Cape Point to the trawler fleet. When we got back was rather “knackered” and took it easy in the late afternoon, watching the whales from the balcony and the Great White Shark Cage Diving in the bay.
20/10 Cape Point
More seabirds off the Point including Arctic Skuas, WC Petrels, Gannets, Dolphins, Penguins, Right Whales, Cape Siskins
Boulders Beach Very touristy!! Close views of more Penguins, more very close Whales.
Table Mountain in afternoon
Took the CableCar to the top, R85 each. WN Ravens, LDC Sunbird, Alpine Swifts, fantastic views, well worth it.
21/10 Departed Cape Town
Took the 11.00 flight to Jo’Burg, 2 hour flight. Picked up our new Hyandai Elantra hire car and drove the 300km to Wakkerstroom to John McAlisters B&B.
Long tailed Widowbirds, Longclaws and S.African Cliff Swallows on way.
22/10 Wakkerstroom
Buff streaked Chat, Yellow breasted Pipit-3, Ayres Wing Snapping Cicticola, Grassveld Pipit, 5+ Bothas Pipit, 2 Rudds Lark, Greywinged Francolin,
7+ Blue Koorhaans, African Snipe, Hottentot Teal, Red shouldered Widow, Grey crowned Crane-2, Paradaise Fly, Steppe Buzzard, S.Boubou
23/10 25kn east of Wakkerstroom, forested slope
7+Barratt’s Warber, fairly elusive but vocal, responded well to CD.
Bush Blackcap 2, BH Oriole, Wailing Cisticola, 4 Southern Bald Ibis, beside the road in field.
Wetlands Wattled Lapwing, 3 Banded Plover, 25 Glossy Ibis, Wood Sand,
Af Marsh Warbler, Crowned Crane, Hottentot Teal, Squacco Heron,
RS Widows, Marsh Owl ghosting over the marsh at dusk.
Excellent gourmet food at the Irish owned restaurant just outside town.
24/10 Wakkerstroom
Black collared Barbet in the garden, Red throated Wryneck, S.Boubou, Sentinel Rock Thrush in the hills just outside town.
Drove to Kaapsekoop, en-route White fronted Bee-eater, Steppe Buzzards.
Stayed at SilverMine Hotel R190 each B&B, good room.
25/10 Kaapschehoop 7-11 with Edward an African bird guide
Gurneys Sugarbird-3, Greater Striped Swallows, Groundscraper Thrush-3, Striped Pipit , Yellow eyed Canary, Cape Rock Thrush, Pin tailed Wydah, Buff streaked Chat, Lazy Cistcola, Drakensburg Prinia,
BLUE SWALLOW 5 males and 4 females, excellent views. You need to go with a guide to see these rare, superb looking birds at their nesting colony in holes in the ground. Long crested Eagle, Red winged Francolin BH Orioles,
RC Cuckoo, Narina Trogon, Olive Bush Shrike, Bush Blackcap male,
Black winged Plover, Wattled Plover. 9 lifes today.
Drove to Crocodile Bridge and into the Kruger National Park.
Malachite Kingfisher, Long tailed Shrike, Swainsons Francolin, Arrow marked Babbler, Yellow billed Hornbill, S.White crowned Shrike, Lappet faced Vulture, Bateleur. A superb White headed Vulture perched in a tree, Southern Black Tit, Saddle billed Stork, Water Dikkop, Natal Francolin, Af Pied Wagtail, Burchells Starling, RB Oxpeckers, 3 Brown headed Parrots. Overnight at Lower Sabie Camp. Did a night drive 3 Genets, Bull elephant, hippos, buffalo, duiker.
26/11 Lower Sabie camp - Skukuza
Orange b Bush shrike, White browed Robin, LT Crombec, Red breasted Swallow, 3 Streaked Tchgara, Rattling Cisticola, Puffback, Burnt necked Eremomela, Brown hooded Kingfisher, Didric Cuckoo, Yellow breasted Apalis, Plum coloured Starling, Golden t Pecker, Natal Robin, Heuglins Robin, Chinspot Batis, Marico Sunbird, Golden breasted Bunting, Purple Roller, Mouse collared Flycatcher, White crowned Plover, Brown Snake Eagle, Striped Kingfisher.
Skukuza
White t Robin, Scimartorbill Woodhoopoe. Loads of Elephants washing in the river viewable from our chalet!!! Accommodation was superb at Skukuza
Purple crested Lourie, Kurrichane Thrush, Southern Ground Hornbill, Trumpeter Hornbill, Crested Francolin. 382 species so far on trip.
27/11 Skukuza
Af Goshawk, YB Apalis and other common birds around the camp. Drove north to Satara Camp. Grey Penduline Tit, Steppe Eagle, Croaking Cisticola,Lesser Masked Weaver, Abdims Stork, Lilac b-Roller, Pearl spot Owlet, Hoopoe, Lappet faced White backed and Hooded Vulture on a carcase.
S90 to Oliphants, Red crested Koorhaan, excellent close views from the car, Walbergs Eagle.
Arrived Letaba Camp at 4pm very hot 36 celsuis.
Mozambique Nightjar flying around the camp at dusk, Lioness with 2 cubs on the opposite side of the River from the camp, Saddle-b-Stork.
28/10 Letaba
Early morning walk with armed rangers. Excellent view of Lionesses at 5.15am. Crested Barbet, Martial Eagle, Kurrichane Thrush, Af Cuckoo, Bearded Woodpecker. Got close to a herd of elephants on foot, glad the rangers were there!! Grey rumped Swifts, Horus Swifts, another male Lion, White crested Helmut Shrike.
Shingwedzi Camp
Crested Barbets were common, Red headed Weavers, Paradaise Fly, BH Kingfisher.
Did an eventful night drive the vehicle unsurprisingly got a flat battery whilst we were watching some Lions as the spotlights being used drained the truck battery. Eventually rescued by a Camp vehicle, quite exciting!!
29/10 Shingwedzi area
Giant Eagle Owl, Wattled Starling, Bru bru, Fan tailed Flycatcher, Green capped Eremomela, Black Stork, Martial Eagle, great perched view close to the road, GS Cuckoo, Bennetts Pecker, BB Snake Eagle.
30/10, Punda Maria, raining, windy and cool a refreshing change from the excessive heat of the last few days.
Grey headed Parrot, BB Rollers, Purple c Lourie, Jamesons Firefinch, Melba Finch, Red b Helmut Shrike, Bohms Spinetail, LT Starling, Tropical Boubou, Bleu Grey Fly, Yellow bellied Bulbul
31/10
left the Kruger and drove to Ben Lavin Reserve en route seeing a Jacobin Cuckoo in the wet.
Ben Lavin Red faced Cisiticola, rather quiet so drove to Tzaneen, Fairview River Lodge
1/11 Drove to Magoebaskloof Hotel for 8am. From hotel birded the waterfall trail, 1.5 km
Superb views of Orange Ground Thrush came to the CD recording readily.
Lesodi Trail, Yellow streaked Bulbul, Black fronted Bush Shrike, Forest Buzzards, Samia Monkeys.
Nsyvlei, Vogelfontein
Spoonbills, Black Crake, Jacana, water levels rather low, played the CD and out popped a Crimson breasted Shrike. Marico Fly, White browed Sparrow Weaver, Greater Honeyguide, Little Bee-eater. Excellent views of 17 Marsh Owls on the ground at 4.45pm.
2/11 Left Vogelfontein after seeing Ovambo Sparrowhawk and Bushveld Pipit, Didric Cukoo and drove to Jo’burg for 2pm, plenty of time to rtn the car and relax before our long flight home.
Left Jo’Burg Airport at 21:00 on the Turkish Airlines back to Istanbul for the onward transfer to London. All went smoothly, plenty of space to stretch out on the plane.
3/11
Arrived back at Heathrow at 10.30, N.Express coach back to Southampton
SOUTH AFRICA OCTOBER 2002 |
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Species |
Latin |
Lifer |
Southern African bird list |
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Common Ostrich |
Struthio camelus |
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African Penguin |
Spheniscus demersus |
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Great Crested Grebe |
Podiceps cristatus |
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Black-necked Grebe |
Podiceps nigricollis |
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Little Grebe |
Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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Black-browed Albatross |
Thalassarche melanophris |
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Wandering Albatross |
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Great Winged Petrel |
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Salvins Albatross |
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Shy Albatross |
Thalassarche cauta |
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Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross |
Thalassarche chlororhynchos |
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Southern Giant-Petrel |
Macronectes giganteus |
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Northern Giant-Petrel |
Macronectes halli |
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Pintado Petrel |
Daption capense |
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White-chinned Petrel |
Procellaria aequinoctialis |
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Great Shearwater |
Puffinus gravis |
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Sooty Shearwater |
Puffinus griseus |
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Wilson's Storm-Petrel |
Oceanites oceanicus |
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Black-bellied Storm-Petrel |
Fregetta tropica |
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European Storm-Petrel |
Hydrobates pelagicus |
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Great White Pelican |
Pelecanus onocrotalus |
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Cape Gannet |
Morus capensis |
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African Darter |
Anhinga rufa |
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Reed Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax africanus |
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Crowned Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax coronatus |
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Bank Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax neglectus |
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White-breasted Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax [c.] lucidus |
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Cape Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax capensis |
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Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
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Yellow-billed Egret |
Egretta intermedia |
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Grey Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
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Black-headed Heron |
Ardea melanocephala |
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Goliath Heron |
Ardea goliath |
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Purple Heron |
Ardea purpurea |
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Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
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Squacco Heron |
Ardeola ralloides |
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Green-backed Heron |
Butorides striatus |
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Hamerkop |
Scopus umbretta |
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Yellow-billed Stork |
Mycteria ibis |
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African Openbill |
Anastomus lamelligerus |
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Black Stork |
Ciconia nigra |
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Abdim's Stork |
Ciconia abdimii |
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Saddle-billed Stork |
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
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Marabou Stork |
Leptoptilos crumeniferus |
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Glossy Ibis |
Plegadis falcinellus |
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Hadeda Ibis |
Bostrychia hagedash |
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Southern Bald Ibis |
Geronticus calvus |
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African Sacred Ibis |
Threskiornis aethiopicus |
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African Spoonbill |
Platalea alba |
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Greater Flamingo |
Phoenicopterus ruber |
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Lesser Flamingo |
Phoenicopterus minor |
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White-faced Duck |
Dendrocygna viduata |
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White-backed Duck |
Thalassornis leuconotus |
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Maccoa Duck |
Oxyura maccoa |
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Egyptian Goose |
Alopochen aegyptiacus |
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South African Shelduck |
Tadorna cana |
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Spur-winged Goose |
Plectropterus gambensis |
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Cape Teal |
Anas capensis |
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African Black Duck |
Anas sparsa |
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Yellow-billed Duck |
Anas undulata |
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Cape Shoveler |
Anas smithii |
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Red-billed Teal |
Anas erythrorhyncha |
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Hottentot Teal |
Anas hottentota |
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Southern Pochard |
Netta erythrophthalma |
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Hooded Vulture |
Necrosyrtes monachus |
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White-backed Vulture |
Gyps africanus |
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Cape Vulture |
Gyps coprotheres |
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Lappet-faced Vulture |
Torgos tracheliotus |
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White-headed Vulture |
Trigonoceps occipitalis |
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Black-shouldered Kite |
Elanus caeruleus |
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Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
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Yellow-billed Kite |
Milvus [m.] aegyptius |
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Verreaux's Eagle |
Aquila verreauxii |
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Tawny Eagle |
Aquila rapax |
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Steppe Eagle |
Aquila nipalensis |
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Wahlberg's Eagle |
Aquila wahlbergi |
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African Hawk-Eagle |
Hieraaetus spilogaster |
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Booted Eagle |
Hieraaetus pennatus |
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Martial Eagle |
Polemaetus bellicosus |
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Long-crested Eagle |
Lophaetus occipitalis |
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African Crowned Eagle |
Stephanoaetus coronatus |
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Black-breasted Snake-Eagle |
Circaetus pectoralis |
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Brown Snake-Eagle |
Circaetus cinereus |
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Bateleur |
Terathopius ecaudatus |
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African Fish-Eagle |
Haliaeetus vocifer |
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Forest Buzzard |
Buteo trizonatus |
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Jackal Buzzard |
Buteo rufofuscus |
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Little Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter minullus |
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Ovambo Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter ovampensis |
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Pale Chanting Goshawk |
Melierax canorus |
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Gabar Goshawk |
Melierax gabar |
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African Goshawk |
Accipiter tachiro |
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African Marsh-Harrier |
Circus ranivorus |
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Black Harrier |
Circus maurus |
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African Harrier-Hawk |
Polyboroides typus |
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Pygmy Falcon |
Polihierax semitorquatus |
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Lesser Kestrel |
Falco naumanni |
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Common Kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus |
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Greater Kestrel |
Falco rupicoloides |
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Crested Francolin (incl. Kirk's) |
Peliperdix sephaena |
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Grey-winged Francolin |
Scleroptila africanus |
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Red-winged Francolin |
Scleroptila levaillantii |
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Cape Francolin |
Pternistes capensis |
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Natal Francolin |
Pternistes natalensis |
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Red-necked Spurfowl |
Pternistes afer |
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Swainson's Spurfowl |
Pternistes swainsonii |
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Common Quail |
Coturnix coturnix |
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Helmeted Guineafowl |
Numida meleagris |
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Southern Crowned Crane |
Balearica regulorum |
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Blue Crane |
Anthropoides paradisea |
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African Rail |
Rallus caerulescens |
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Black Crake |
Amaurornis flavirostra |
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Purple Swamphen |
Porphyrio [p.] madagascariensis |
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Common Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
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Red-knobbed Coot |
Fulica cristata |
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Stanley's Bustard |
Neotis denhami |
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Ludwig's Bustard |
Neotis ludwigii |
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Kori Bustard |
Ardeotis kori |
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Red-crested Korhaan |
Eupodotis ruficrista |
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Southern Black Korhaan |
Eupodotis afra |
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Karoo Korhaan |
Eupodotis vigorsii |
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Blue Korhaan |
Eupodotis caerulescens |
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African Black Oystercatcher |
Haematopus moquini |
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Grey Plover |
Pluvialis squatarola |
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Common Ringed Plover |
Charadrius hiaticula |
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Kittlitz's Plover |
Charadrius pecuarius |
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Three-banded Plover |
Charadrius tricollaris |
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Chestnut-banded Plover |
Charadrius pallidus |
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Blacksmith Lapwing |
Vanellus armatus |
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White-crowned Lapwing |
Vanellus albiceps |
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African Wattled Lapwing |
Vanellus senegallus |
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Black-winged Lapwing |
Vanellus melanopterus |
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Crowned Lapwing |
Vanellus coronatus |
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Marsh Sandpiper |
Tringa stagnatilis |
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Common Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
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Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
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Common Sandpiper |
Actitis hypoleucos |
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Ruddy Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
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Red Knot |
Calidris canutus |
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Little Stint |
Calidris minuta |
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Curlew Sandpiper |
Calidris ferruginea |
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Ruff |
Philomachus pugnax |
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Ethiopian Snipe |
Gallinago nigripennis |
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Bar-tailed Godwit |
Limosa lapponica |
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Common Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
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Eurasian Curlew |
Numenius arquata |
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Black-winged Stilt |
Himantopus himantopus |
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Pied Avocet |
Recurvirostra avosetta |
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Water Thick-knee |
Burhinus vermiculatus |
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Collared Pratincole |
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Sanderling |
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White fronted Plover |
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Spotted Thick-knee |
Burhinus capensis |
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Pomarine Skua |
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Parasitic Jaeger |
Stercorarius parasiticus |
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Kelp Gull |
Larus dominicanus |
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Grey-headed Gull |
Larus cirrocephalus |
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Hartlaub's Gull |
Larus hartlaubii |
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Caspian Tern |
Sterna caspia |
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Swift Tern |
Sterna bergii |
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Sandwich Tern |
Sterna sandvicensis |
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Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
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Arctic Tern |
Sterna paradisaea |
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White-winged Tern |
Chlidonias leucopterus |
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Namaqua Sandgrouse |
Pterocles namaqua |
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Speckled Pigeon |
Columba guinea |
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Rameron Pigeon |
Columba arquatrix |
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Cinnamon Dove |
Aplopelia larvata |
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Laughing Dove |
Streptopelia senegalensis |
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African Mourning Dove |
Streptopelia decipiens |
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Cape Turtle-Dove |
Streptopelia capicola |
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Red-eyed Dove |
Streptopelia semitorquata |
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Green spotted Dove |
Turtur chalcospilos |
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Tambourine Dove |
Turtur tympanistria |
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Namaqua Dove |
Oena capensis |
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African Green-Pigeon |
Treron calva |
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Cape Parrot |
Poicephalus robustus |
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Brown-headed Parrot |
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus |
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Knysna Turaco |
Tauraco corythaix |
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Purple-crested Turaco |
Musophaga porphyreolopha |
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Grey Go-away-bird |
Corythaixoides concolor |
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Jacobin Cuckoo |
Oxylophus jacobinus |
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Great Spotted Cuckoo |
Clamator glandarius |
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Red-chested Cuckoo |
Cuculus solitarius |
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African Cuckoo |
Cuculus gularis |
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Klaas's Cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx klaas |
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Diderick Cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx caprius |
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Burchell's Coucal |
Centropus burchelli |
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African Scops-Owl |
Otus senegalensis |
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Spotted Eagle-Owl |
Bubo africanus |
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Verreaux's Eagle-Owl |
Bubo lacteus |
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African Wood-Owl |
Strix woodfordii |
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Pearl-spotted Owlet |
Glaucidium perlatum |
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Marsh Owl |
Asio capensis |
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Mozambique Nightjar |
Caprimulgus fossii |
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Bohm's Spinetail |
Neafrapus boehmi |
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African Palm-Swift |
Cypsiurus parvus |
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Alpine Swift |
Apus melba |
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African Black Swift |
Apus barbatus |
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Bradfield's Swift |
Apus bradfieldi |
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Little Swift |
Apus affinis |
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White-rumped Swift |
Apus caffer |
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White-backed Mousebird |
Colius colius |
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Speckled Mousebird |
Colius striatus |
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Red-faced Mousebird |
Urocolius indicus |
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Narina Trogon |
Apaloderma narina |
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Malachite Kingfisher |
Alcedo cristata |
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Brown-hooded Kingfisher |
Halcyon albiventris |
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Striped Kingfisher |
Halcyon chelicuti |
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Giant Kingfisher |
Megaceryle maxima |
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Pied Kingfisher |
Ceryle rudis |
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White-fronted Bee-eater |
Merops bullockoides |
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Little Bee-eater |
Merops pusillus |
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European Bee-eater |
Merops apiaster |
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Lilac-breasted Roller |
Coracias caudata |
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Purple Roller |
Coracias naevia |
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Broad-billed Roller |
Eurystomus glaucurus |
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African Hoopoe |
Upupa africana |
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Green Wood-Hoopoe |
Phoeniculus purpureus |
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Common Scimitarbill |
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas |
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Red-billed Hornbill |
Tockus erythrorhynchus |
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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill |
Tockus leucomelas |
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Crowned Hornbill |
Tockus alboterminatus |
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African Grey Hornbill |
Tockus nasutus |
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Trumpeter Hornbill |
Bycanistes bucinator |
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Southern Ground-Hornbill |
Bucorvus leadbeateri |
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Acacia Pied Barbet |
Tricholaema leucomelas |
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Black-collared Barbet |
Lybius torquatus |
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Crested Barbet |
Trachyphonus vaillantii |
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Greater Honeyguide |
Indicator indicator |
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Bennett's Woodpecker |
Campethera bennettii |
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Golden-tailed Woodpecker |
Campethera abingoni |
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Ground Woodpecker |
Geocolaptes olivaceus |
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Cardinal Woodpecker |
Dendropicos fuscescens |
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Bearded Woodpecker |
Dendropicos namaquus |
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Olive Woodpecker |
Dendropicos griseocephalus |
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Red-throated Wryneck |
Jynx ruficollis |
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Agulhas Clapper Lark |
Mirafra marjoriae |
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Karoo Lark |
Certhilauda albescens |
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Red Lark |
Certhilauda burra |
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Karoo Long-billed Lark |
Certhilauda [c.] subcoronata |
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Cape Long-billed Lark |
Certhilauda [c.] curvirostris |
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Agulhas Long-billed Lark |
Certhilauda [c.] brevirostris |
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Large-billed Lark |
Galerida magnirostris |
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Fawn-coloured Lark |
Mirafra africanoides |
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Red-capped Lark |
Calandrella cinerea |
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Rudd's Lark |
Heteromirafra ruddi |
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Botha's Lark |
Spizocorys fringillaris |
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Sclater's Lark |
Spizocorys sclateri |
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Stark's Lark |
Eremalauda starki |
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Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark |
Eremopterix leucotis |
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Black-eared Sparrowlark |
Eremopterix australis |
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Grey-backed Sparrowlark |
Eremopterix verticalis |
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Spike-heeled Lark |
Chersomanes albofasciata |
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Red-breasted Swallow |
Hirundo semirufa |
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Greater Striped Swallow |
Hirundo cucullata |
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Lesser Striped Swallow |
Hirundo abyssinica |
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South African Cliff-Swallow |
Hirundo spilodera |
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Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
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Wire-tailed Swallow |
Hirundo smithii |
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Pearl-breasted Swallow |
Hirundo dimidiata |
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White-throated Swallow |
Hirundo albigularis |
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Black Saw-wing |
Psalidoprocne holomelaena |
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Blue Swallow |
Hirundo atrocaerulea |
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Banded Martin |
Riparia cincta |
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Brown-throated Martin |
Riparia paludicola |
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Rock Martin |
Hirundo fuligula |
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Grey-rumped Swallow |
Pseudhirundo griseopyga |
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Fork-tailed Drongo |
Dicrurus adsimilis |
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Black-headed Oriole |
Oriolus larvatus |
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Cape Crow |
Corvus capensis |
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Pied Crow |
Corvus albus |
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White-necked Raven |
Corvus albicollis |
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Grey Penduline-Tit |
Anthoscopus caroli |
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Cape Penduline-Tit |
Anthoscopus minutus |
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Southern Black Tit |
Parus niger |
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Southern Grey Tit |
Parus afer |
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Southern Pied Babbler |
Turdoides bicolor |
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Arrow-marked Babbler |
Turdoides jardineii |
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Bush Blackcap |
Lioptilus nigricapillus |
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Black-eyed Bulbul |
Pycnonotus tricolor |
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African Red-eyed Bulbul |
Pycnonotus nigricans |
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Cape Bulbul |
Pycnonotus capensis |
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Sombre Greenbul |
Andropadus importunus |
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Yellow-bellied Greenbul |
Chlorocichla flaviventris |
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Terrestrial Brownbul |
Phyllastrephus terrestris |
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Yellow-streaked Greenbul |
Phyllastrephus flavostriatus |
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Orange Ground-Thrush |
Zoothera gurneyi |
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Groundscraper Thrush |
Psophocichla litsipsirupa |
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Kurrichane Thrush |
Turdus libonyanus |
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Olive Thrush |
Turdus olivaceus |
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Cape Rock-Thrush |
Monticola rupestris |
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Sentinel Rock-Thrush |
Monticola explorator |
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Cape Rock-jumper |
Chaetops frenatus |
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African Stonechat |
Saxicola torquata |
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Buff-streaked Chat |
Oenanthe bifasciata |
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Mountain Wheatear |
Oenanthe monticola |
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Capped Wheatear |
Oenanthe pileata |
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Sickle-winged Chat |
Cercomela sinuata |
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Karoo Chat |
Cercomela schlegelii |
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Tractrac Chat |
Cercomela tractrac |
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Familiar Chat |
Cercomela familiaris |
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Anteating Chat |
Myrmecocichla formicivora |
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Cape Robin-Chat |
Cossypha caffra |
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White-throated Robin-Chat |
Cossypha humeralis |
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White-browed Robin-Chat |
Cossypha heuglini |
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Natal Robin |
Cossypha natalensis |
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Chorister Robin-Chat |
Cossypha dichroa |
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White-browed Scrub-Robin |
Cercotrichas leucophrys |
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Karoo Scrub-Robin |
Cercotrichas coryphaeus |
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Red-faced Cisticola |
Cisticola erythrops |
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Lazy Cisticola |
Cisticola aberrans |
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Rattling Cisticola |
Cisticola chinianus |
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Grey-backed Cisticola |
Cisticola subruficapillus |
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Wailing Cisticola |
Cisticola lais |
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Levaillant's Cisticola |
Cisticola tinniens |
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Croaking Cisticola |
Cisticola natalensis |
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Neddicky |
Cisticola fulvicapillus |
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Zitting Cisticola |
Cisticola juncidis |
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Cloud Cisticola |
Cisticola textrix |
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Wing-snapping Cisticola |
Cisticola ayresii |
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Tawny-flanked Prinia |
Prinia subflava |
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Black-chested Prinia |
Prinia flavicans |
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Karoo Prinia |
Prinia maculosa |
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Drakensberg Prinia |
Prinia [m.] hypoxantha |
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Namaqua Warbler |
Phragmacia substriata |
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Rufous-eared Warbler |
Malcorus pectoralis |
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Bar-throated Apalis |
Apalis thoracica |
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Yellow-breasted Apalis |
Apalis flavida |
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Green-backed Camaroptera |
Camaroptera brachyura |
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Cape White-eye |
Zosterops pallidus |
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African Sedge Warbler |
Bradypterus baboecala |
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Knysna Warbler |
Bradypterus sylvaticus |
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Barratt's Warbler |
Bradypterus barratti |
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Victorin's Warbler |
Bradypterus victorini |
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Cape Grassbird |
Sphenoeacus afer |
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African Marsh Warbler |
Acrocephalus baeticatus |
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Cape Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus gracilirostris |
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Yellow-bellied Eremomela |
Eremomela icteropygialis |
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Green-capped Eremomela |
Eremomela scotops |
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Karoo Eremomela |
Eremomela gregalis |
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Burnt-necked Eremomela |
Eremomela usticollis |
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Long-billed Crombec |
Sylvietta rufescens |
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Yellow-throated Warbler |
Phylloscopus ruficapillus |
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Willow Warbler |
Phylloscopus trochilus |
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Layard's Tit-Babbler |
Parisoma layardi |
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Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler |
Parisoma subcaeruleum |
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Mouse-coloured Flycatcher |
Bradornis pallidus |
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Chat Flycatcher |
Bradornis infuscatus |
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Marico Flycatcher |
Bradornis mariquensis |
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Southern Black Flycatcher |
Melaenornis pammelaina |
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Fiscal Flycatcher |
Sigelus silens |
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African Dusky Flycatcher |
Muscicapa adusta |
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Blue grey Flycatcher |
Muscicapa caerulescens |
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Fan-tailed Flycatcher |
Myioparus plumbeus |
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Cape Batis |
Batis capensis |
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Chinspot Batis |
Batis molitor |
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Pririt Batis |
Batis pririt |
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Fairy Flycatcher |
Stenostira scita |
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African Paradise-Flycatcher |
Terpsiphone viridis |
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African Pied Wagtail |
Motacilla aguimp |
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Cape Wagtail |
Motacilla capensis |
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Orange-throated Longclaw |
Macronyx capensis |
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Yellow-breasted Pipit |
Anthus chloris |
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Striped Pipit |
Anthus lineiventris |
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Grassveld Pipit |
Anthus cinnamomeus |
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Plain-backed Pipit |
Anthus leucophrys |
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Bushveld Pipit |
Anthus caffer |
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Common Fiscal |
Lanius collaris |
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Long-tailed Shrike |
Corvinella melanoleuca |
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Southern White-crowned Shrike |
Eurocephalus anguitimens |
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Brubru |
Nilaus afer |
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Black-backed Puffback |
Dryoscopus cubla |
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Black-crowned Tchagra |
Tchagra senegala |
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Three-streaked Tchagra |
Tchagra australis |
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Tropical Boubou |
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Southern Boubou |
Laniarius ferrugineus |
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Crimson-breasted Shrike |
Laniarius atrococcineus |
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Bokmakierie |
Telophorus zeylonus |
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Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike |
Telophorus sulfureopectus |
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Olive Bush-Shrike |
Telophorus olivaceus |
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Black-fronted Bush-Shrike |
Telophorus nigrifrons |
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Grey-headed Bush-Shrike |
Malaconotus blanchoti |
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White-crested Helmet-Shrike |
Prionops plumatus |
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Red-billed Helmet-Shrike |
Prionops retzii |
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Pale-winged Starling |
Onychognathus nabouroup |
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Red-winged Starling |
Onychognathus morio |
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Cape Glossy Starling |
Lamprotornis nitens |
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Greater Blue-eared Starling |
Lamprotornis chalybaeus |
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Burchell's Starling |
Lamprotornis australis |
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Plum-coloured Starling |
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster |
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Pied Starling |
Spreo bicolor |
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Wattled Starling |
Creatophora cinerea |
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Long tailed Starling |
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Common Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
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Red-billed Oxpecker |
Buphagus erythrorhynchus |
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Gurney's Sugarbird |
Promerops gurneyi |
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Cape Sugarbird |
Promerops cafer |
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Orange-breasted Sunbird |
Anthobaphes violacea |
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Black Sunbird |
Chalcomitra amethystina |
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Scarlet-chested Sunbird |
Chalcomitra senegalensis |
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Malachite Sunbird |
Nectarinia famosa |
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Collared Sunbird |
Hedydipna collaris |
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Lesser Double-collared Sunbird |
Cinnyris chalybea |
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Greater Double-collared Sunbird |
Cinnyris afra |
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White-bellied Sunbird |
Cinnyris talatala |
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Dusky Sunbird |
Cinnyris fusca |
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Marico Sunbird |
Cinnyris mariquensis |
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House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
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Cape Sparrow |
Passer melanurus |
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Southern Grey-headed Sparrow |
Passer griseus |
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Yellow-throated Petronia |
Petronia superciliaris |
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Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver |
Bubalornis niger |
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White-browed Sparrow-Weaver |
Plocepasser mahali |
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Village Weaver |
Ploceus cucullatus |
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Southern Masked-Weaver |
Ploceus velatus |
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Lesser Masked-Weaver |
Ploceus intermedius |
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Red-headed Weaver |
Anaplectes rubriceps |
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Cape Weaver |
Ploceus capensis |
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Red-billed Quelea |
Quelea quelea |
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Southern Red Bishop |
Euplectes orix |
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Long-tailed Widowbird |
Euplectes progne |
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Red-shouldered Widowbird |
Euplectes axillaris |
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Yellow-rumped Bishop |
Euplectes capensis |
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Pin-tailed Whydah |
Vidua macroura |
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Jameson's Firefinch |
Lagonosticta rhodopareia |
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Red-billed Firefinch |
Lagonosticta senegala |
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Swee Waxbill |
Estrilda melanotis |
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Scaly-feathered Finch |
Sporopipes squamifrons |
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Common Waxbill |
Estrilda astrild |
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Blue Waxbill |
Uraeginthus angolensis |
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Melba Pytilia |
Pytilia melba |
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African Quailfinch |
Ortygospiza atricollis |
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Cape Canary |
Serinus canicollis |
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Forest Canary |
Serinus scotops |
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Yellow-eyed Canary |
Serinus mozambicus |
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Yellow Canary |
Serinus flaviventris |
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Bully Canary |
Serinus sulphuratus |
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White-throated Canary |
Serinus albogularis |
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Streaky-headed Seedeater |
Serinus gularis |
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Black-headed Canary |
Alario alario |
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Cape Siskin |
Pseudochloroptila totta |
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Lark-like Bunting |
Emberiza impetuani |
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Cape Bunting |
Emberiza capensis |
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Golden-breasted Bunting |
Emberiza flaviventris |
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