List I: Sasol, Third Edition
This bird list conforms to Sasol Birds of
Southern Africa, Third Edition (2002).
Names in brackets are from the Sasol
Second Edition (1997).
Columns: Roberts Nr, Status, Species
645
648
464
700
701
746
736
569
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
568
1
886
3
884
751
750
748
231
2
2
1
3
2
152 1
149 1M
657 1
869
1
877
1
Apalis, Bar-throated
Apalis, Yellow-breasted
Barbet, Black-collared
Batis, Cape
Batis, Chinspot
Bokmakierie
Boubou, Southern
Brownbul, Terrestrial
(Terrestrial Bulbul)
Bulbul, Dark-capped
(Blackeyed)
Bunting, Cinnamon-breasted
(Rock Bunting)
Bunting, Golden-breasted
Bush-Shrike, Grey-headed
2004/09/17Olive
Bush-Shrike,
Bush-Shrike, Orange-breasted
Bustard, Denham's (Stanley's
Bustard)
Buzzard, Jackal
Buzzard, Steppe
Camaroptera, Green-backed
(Greenbacked Bleating Warbler)
Canary, Yellow-fronted
(Yelloweyed)
Canary, Brimstone (Bully
872
873
595
589
664
2
2
3
2
2
593
1
846
228
58
391
384
378
386
382
385
377
538
540
60
354
358
355
360
356
352
359
541
105
103
104
141
148
136
139
140
131
71
66
175
2
1
1
2
3
1M
2M
2M
1M
2M
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1M
2
3
3
2
3
3
Canary)
Canary, Cape
Canary, Forest
Chat, Anteating
Chat, Familiar
Cisticola, Zitting (Fantailed
Cisticola)
Cliff-Chat, Mocking - (Mocking
Chat)
Common Waxbill
Coot, Red-knobbed
Cormorant, Reed
Coucal, Burchell's
Cuckoo, African Emerald
Cuckoo, Black
Cuckoo, Diderick
Cuckoo, Jacobin
Cuckoo, Klaas's
Cuckoo, Red-chested
Cuckooshrike, Black
Cuckooshrike, Grey
Darter, African
Dove, Cape Turtle
Dove, Greenspotted
Dove, Laughing
Dove, Lemon (Cinnamon Dove)
Dove, Namaqua
Dove, Red-eyed
Dove, Tambourine
Drongo, Fork-tailed
Duck, African Black
Duck, South African Shelduck
Duck, Yellow-billed
Eagle, African Crowned
Eagle, African FishEagle, Booted
Eagle, Long-crested
Eagle, Martial
Eagle, Verreaux's (Black Eagle)
Egret, Cattle
Egret, Great (Great White Egret)
Falcon, Sooty
172
840
1
2
732 1
690 1
710 1M
691 3
708
2
698
102
116
160
8
572
1
1
2
2
1
1
203
81
63
62
478
2
2
2
1
2
474
476
451
460
463
91
94
864
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
3
181 1
435 1
429 1
430 1
431 1
428 1
940 1M
127 2
258 2N
255
1
Falcon, Lanner
Firefinch, African (Bluebilled
Firefinch)
Fiscal, Common (Fiscal Shrike)
Flycatcher, African Dusky
Flycatcher, African Paradise
Flycatcher, Ashy (Bluegrey
Flycather)
Flycatcher, Blue-mantled
Crested
Flycatcher, Fiscal
Goose, Egyptian
Goose, Spur-winged
Goshawk, African
Grebe, Little (Dabchick)
Greenbul, Sombre (Sombre
Bulbul)
Guineafowl, Helmeted
Hamerkop
Heron, Black-headed
Heron, Grey
Honeybird, Brown-backed
(Sharpbilled Honeyguide)
Honeyguide, Greater
Honeyguide, Lesser
Hoopoe, African
Hornbill, Crowned
Hornbill, Southern Ground
Ibis, African Sacred
Ibis, Hadeda
Indigobird, Dusky (Black
Widowfinch)
Kestrel, Rock
Kingfisher, Brown-hooded
Kingfisher, Giant
Kingfisher, Half-collared
Kingfisher, Malachite
Kingfisher, Pied
Kite, Yellow-billed
Kite, Black-shouldered
Lapwing, Blacksmith
(Blacksmith Plover)
Lapwing, Crowned (Crowned
507
494
727
2
1
2
529
226
426
424
681
405
545
394
392
401
805
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
350
2
349
1
718
249
686
683
740
200
550
613
2
2
1
1
601
1
598
2
1
1
581 1
446 2M
536 1M
616
118
881
2
2
1
801
1
Plover)
Lark, Red-capped
Lark, Rufous-naped
Longclaw, Cape
(Orangethroated)
Martin, Rock
Moorhen, Common
Mousebird, Red-faced
Mousebird, Speckled
Neddicky
Nightjar, Fiery-necked
Oriole, Black-headed
Owl, African Wood
Owl, Barn
Owl, Spotted Eagle
Petronia, Yellow-throated
(Yellowthroated Sparrow)
Pigeon, African Olive (Rameron
Pigeon)
Pigeon, Speckled (Rock
Pigeon)
Pipit, Plain-backed
Plover, Three-banded
Prinia, Karoo (Spotted Prinia)
Prinia, Tawny-flanked
Puffback, Black-backed
Quail, Common
Raven, White-necked
Robin, White-browed Scrub(Whitebrowed Robin)
Robin-Chat, Cape (Cape
Robin)
Robin-Chat, Chorister (Chorister
Robin)
Rock-Thrush, Cape
Roller, European
Saw-wing, Black (Black Sawwing Swallow)
Scrub Robin, Brown
Secretarybird
Seedeater, Streaky-headed [Canary]
Sparrow, House
804
1
95 2N
198 1
764
757
769
596
84
792
1
1
1
1
2
1
793
785
1
1
789
783
1
1
518 1M
526
527
523
520
412
418
742
108
297
2M
1M
2M
1M
1
2
2
2N
2
298
2
Sparrow, Southern Greyheaded
Spoonbill, African
Spurfowl, Red-necked
(Rednecked Francolin)
Starling, Cape Glossy
Starling, Common (European)
Starling, Red-winged
Stonechat, African (Common)
Stork, Black
Sunbird, Amethyst (Black
Sunbird)
Sunbird, Collared
Sunbird, Greater Doublecollared
Sunbird, Grey
Sunbird, Southern Doublecollared (Lesser)
Swallow, Barn (European
Swallow)
Swallow, Greater Striped
Swallow, Lesser Striped
Swallow, Pearl-breasted
Swallow, White-throated
Swift, African Black
Swift, Alpine
Tchagra, Southern
Teal, Red-billed
Thick-knee, Spotted (Spotted
Dikkop)
Thick-knee, Water (Water
Dikkop)
577
469
1
1
554
427
370
1
2
1
711
713
712
850
813
808
807
811
3
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
796
860
832
831
452
1
2
3
2
1
486
484
488
489
2
1
1
3
Thrush, Olive
Tinkerbird, Red-fronted
(Tinkerbarbet)
Tit, Southern Black
Trogon, Narina
Turaco, Knysna (Knysna
Lourie)
Wagtail, African Pied
Wagtail, Cape
Wagtail, Mountain (Longtailed)
Waxbill, Swee
Weaver, Cape
Weaver, Dark-backed (Forest)
Weaver, Thick-billed
Weaver, Village
(Spottedbacked)
White-eye, Cape
Whydah, Pin-tailed
Widowbird, Long-tailed
Widowbird, Red-collared
Wood-Hoopoe, Green
(Redbilled)
Woodpecker, Cardinal
Woodpecker, Knysna
Woodpecker, Olive
Wryneck, Red-throated
572
1
569
1
881
1
593
1
8
297
1
2
298
2
131
3
840
2
691
3
198
1
478
2
370
1
258 2N
255
1
616
2
601
1
List II: Sasol, Second Edition
The following birds are listed according to Sasol
Birds of Southern Africa, Second Edition (1997).
(Bulbul, Sombre) Sombre
Greenbul
(Bulbul, Terrestrial) - Terrestrial
Brownbul
(Canary, Streakyheaded) Streaky-headed Seedeater
(Chat, Mocking) - Mocking Cliffchat
(Dabchick) - Little Grebe
(Dikkop, Spotted) - Spotted
Thick-knee
(Dikkop, Water) - Water Thickknee
(Eagle, Black) - Verreaux's
Eagle
(Firefinch, Bluebilled) - African
Firefinch
(Flycatcher, Bluegrey) - Ashy
Flycatcher
(Francolin, Rednecked) Rednecked Spurfowl
(Honeyguide, Sharpbilled)
Brown-backed Honeybird
(Lourie, Knysna) - Knysna
Turaco
(Plover, Blacksmith) Blacksmith Lapwing
(Plover, Crowned) - Crowned
Lapwing
(Robin, Brown) - Brown ScrubRobin
(Robin, Cape) - Cape RobinChat
805
2
792
1
783
1
536 1M
469
1
657
1
864
3
751
750
581
2
1
1
(Sparrow, Yellowthroated) Yellow-throated Petronia
(Sunbird, Black) - Amethyst
Sunbird
(Sunbird, Lesser
Doublecollared) - Southern
Double-collared
(Swallow, Black Saw-wing) Black Saw-wing
(Tinkerbarbet, Red-fronted)
Tinkerbird
(Warbler, Greenbacked
Bleating) - Green-backed
Camaroptera
(Widowfinch, Black) - Dusky
Indigobird
Shrike, Grey-headed BushShrike, Olive BushThrush, Cape Rock
Status Key
Code
1
2
3
M
N
V
Sighting Possibility
Good
Fair to poor
Remote
Summer migrant
Nomadic
Winter visitor
∴ 1M will be interpreted as a good chance
of seeing this migrant in summer.
Tim Cockroft & Leon Minnaar
2004/09/17