Kruger National Park Bird List
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Bird Family
Common Name
Latin Name
Apalises
Bar-Throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
Rudd's Apalis
Apalis ruddi
Yellow-Breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Avocets
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Babblers
Arrow-Marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
Southern Pied Babbler
Turdoides bicolor
Acacia Pied Barbet
Tricholaema leucomelas
Black-Collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Barbets
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Bat Hawks
Bat Hawk
Macheiramphus alcinus
Batises
Cape Batis
Batis capensis
Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor
Blue-Cheeked Bee-Eater
Merops persicus
European Bee-Eater
Merops apiaster
Little Bee-Eater
Merops pusillus
Southern Carmine Bee-Eater
Merops nubicoides
Swallow-Tailed Bee-Eater
Merops hirundineus
White-Fronted Bee-Eater
Merops bullockoides
Southern Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Yellow Bishop (Yellow-Rumped Widow)
Euplectes capensis
Yellow-Crowned (Golden) Bishop
Euplectes afer
Dwarf Bittern
Ixobrychus sturmii
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutus
Southern Boubou
Laniarius ferrugineus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius aethiopicus
Dark-Capped (Black-Eyed) Bulbul
Pycnonotus tricolor
Terrestrial Brownbul (Bulbul)
Phyllastrephus terrestris
Cape Bunting
Emberiza capensis
Cinnamon-Breasted (Rock) Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi
Golden-Breasted Bunting
Emberiza flaviventris
Denham's (Stanley's) Bustard
Neotis denhami
Kori Bustard
Ardeotis kori
Buttonquails
Small (Kurrichane) Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Buzzards
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
European Honey-Buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Forest Buzzard
Buteo trizonatus
Bee-Eaters
Bishops
Bitterns
Boubous
Bulbuls
Buntings
Bustards
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Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
Steppe Buzzard
Buteo vulpinus
Brimstone (Bully) Canary
Serinus sulphuratus
Cape Canary
Serinus canicollis
Forest Canary
Serinus scotops
Lemon-Breasted Canary
Serinus citrinipectus
Yellow-Fronted (Yellow-Eyed) Canary
Serinus mozambicus
Chanting Goshawks
Dark Chanting Goshawk
Melierax metabates
Chats
African (Common) Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Arnott's Chat
Myrmecocichla arnotti
Buff-Streaked Chat
Oenanthe bifasciata
Familiar Chat
Cercomela familiaris
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Lazy Cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
Levaillant's Cisticola
Cisticola tinniens
Neddicky
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Red-Faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Rufous-Winged (Black-Backed) Cisticola
Cisticola galactotes
Short-Winged Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais
Canaries
Cisticolas
Zitting (Fantailed) Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Cliff-Chats
Mocking Cliff-Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Coots
Red-Knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
Cormorants
Reed Cormorant
Phalacrocorax africanus
White-Breasted Cormorant
Phalacrocorax neglectus
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
Burchell's Coucal
Centropus burchelli
Bronze-Winged Courser
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
African Crake
Crecopsis egregia
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostris
Corn Crake
Crex rex
Blue Crane
Anthropoides paradiseus
Grey (Southern) Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
Crombecs
Long-Billed Crombec
Sylvietta rufescens
Crows
Cape (Black) Crow
Corvus capensis
Coucals
Coursers
Crakes
Cranes
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Cuckoo Finches
Cuckoo Finch
Anomalospiza imberbis
Cuckoo Hawks
African Cuckoo Hawks
Aviceda cuculoides
Cuckoos
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
African Emerald Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Common (European) Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Diderick (Diederik) Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
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Cuckooshrikes
Jacobin Cuckoo
Oxylophus jacobinus
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Levaillant's (Striped) Cuckoo
Oxylophus levaillantii
Madagascar Cuckoo
Cuculus rochii
Red-Chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Thick-Billed Cuckoo
Pachycoccyx audeberti
Black Cuckooshrike
Campephaga flava
Grey Cuckooshrike
Coracina caesia
White-Breasted Cuckooshrike
Coracina pectoralis
Darters
African Darter
Anhinga rufa
Doves
African Mourning Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Cape Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Emerald-Spotted (Green-Spotted) Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
Laughing Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis
Lemon (Cinnamon) Dove
Aplopedia larvata
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
Red-Eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Fork-Tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Sqaure-Tailed Drongo
Dicrurus ludwigii
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
Comb (Knob-Billed) Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Fulvous Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Hottentot Teal
Anas hottentota
Red-Billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
White-Backed Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus
White-Faced Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Yellow-Billed Duck
Anas undulata
African Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila fasciatus
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Aquila ayresii
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Booted Eagle
Aquila pennatus
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Long-Crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Wahlberg's Eagle
Aquila wahlbergi
Black Heron (Egret)
Egretta ardesiaca
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Great (White) Egret
Egretta alba
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Yellow-Billed Egret
Egretta intermedia
Burnt-Necked Eremomela
Eremomela usticollis
Green-Capped Eremomela
Eremomela scotops
Drongos
Ducks
Eagles
Egrets
Eremomelas
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Falcons
Finches
Yellow-Bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis
(Western) Red-Footed Falcon
Falco vespertinus
African Hobby
Falco cuvierii
Amur (Eastern Red-Footed) Falcon
Falco amurensis
Eurasian (European) Hobby
Falco subbuteo
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Red-Necked Falcon
Falco chicquera
Sooty Falcon
Falco concolor
Cut-Throat Finch
Amadina fasciata
Scaly-Feathered Finch
Sporopipes squamifrons
Finfoots
African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
Firefinches
African (Blue-Billed) Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Red-Billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Lesser Flamingo
Phoenicopterus minor
Buff-Spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
Red-Chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
White-Winged Flufftail
Sarothrura ayresi
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Ashy (Blue-Grey) Flycatcher
Muscicapa caerulescens
Black-And-White (Vanga) Flycatcher
Bias musicus
Blue-Mantled Crested Flycatcher
Trochocercus cyanomelas
Fairy Flycatcher
Stenostira scita
Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens
Marico Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Pale (Mouse-Coloured) Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Coqui Francolin
Peliperdix coqui
Crested Francolin
Peliperdix sephaena
Grey-Winged Francolin
Scleroptila africanus
Natal Francolin
Pternistes natalensis
Shelley's Francolin
Scleroptila shelleyi
African Purple Swamphen (Purple Gallinule)
Porphyrio madagascariensis
Allen's (Lesser) Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Spur-Winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
African Goshawk
Accipiter tachiro
Gabar Goshawk
Melierax gabar
Shikra (Little Banded Goshawk)
Accipiter badius
Grebes
Little Grebe (Dabchick)
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Greenbuls
(African) Yellow-Billed Greenbul (Bulbul)
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Sombre Greenbul (Bulbul)
Andropadus importunus
Crested Guineafowl
Guttera edouardi
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Gulls
Grey-Headed Gull
Larus cirrocephalus
Hamerkops
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Flamingos
Flufftails
Flycatchers
Francolins
Gallinules
Geese
Goshawks
Guineafowls
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Harrier-Hawks
African Harrier-Hawk (Gymnogene)
Polyboroides typus
Harriers
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
Retz's (Red-Billed) Helmet-Shrike
Prionops retzil
White-Crested (White) Helmet-Shrike
Prionops plumatus
(Common) Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Black-Crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-Headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Green-Backed Heron
Butorides striata
Grey Heron
Ardea cinera
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Rufous-Bellied Heron
Ardeola rufiventris
White-Backed Night-Heron
Gorsachius leuconotus
Helmet-Shrikes
Herons
Honeybirds
Brown-Backed Honeybird (Sharp-Billed Honeyguide) Prodotiscus regulus
Honeyguides
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Scaly-Throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
Hoopoes
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Hornbills
African Grey Hornbill
Tockus nasutus
Crowned Hornbill
Tockus alboterminatus
Red-Billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Silvery-Cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
House-Martins
Common House-Martin
Delichon urbicum
Hyliotas
Southern (Mashona) Hyliota
Hyliota australis
Ibises
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Hadeda Ibis
Bostrychia hagedash
Southern Bald Ibis
Geronticus calvus
Dusky Indigobird (Black Widowfinch)
Vidua funerea
Purple Indigobird (Widowfinch)
Vidua purpurascens
Indigobirds
Village Indigobird (Steel-Blue Widowfinch)
Vidua chalybeata
Jacanas
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Kestrels
Dickinson's Kestrel
Falco dickinsoni
Greater Kestrel
Falco rupicoloides
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Rock Kestrel
Falco (tinnunculus) rupicolis
African Pygmy-Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
Brown-Hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maximus
Grey-Headed (Grey-Hooded) Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Half-Collared Kingfisher
Alcedo semitorquata
Malachite Kingfisher
Alcedo cristata
Mangrove Kingfisher
Halcyon senegaloides
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Kingfishers
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Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Black-Shouldered Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Yellow-Billed Kite
Milvus parasitus
Black-Bellied Bustard (Korhaan)
Eupodotis melanogaster
Red-Crested Korhaan
Eupodotis ruficrista
African Wattled Lapwing (Plover)
Vanellus senegallus
Blacksmith Lapwing (Plover)
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing (Plover)
Vanellus coronatus
Senegal Lapwing (Lesser Black-Winged Plover)
Vanellus lugubris
White-Crowned Lapwing (Plover)
Vanellus albiceps
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatillis
Dusky Lark
Pinarocorys nigricans
Fawn-Coloured Lark
Mirafra africanoides
Flappet Lark
Mirafra rufocinnamomea
Monotonous Lark
Mirafra passerina
Red-Capped Lark
Calandrella cinerea
Rufous-Naped Lark
Mirafra africana
Sabota Lark
Calendulauda sabota
Lizard Buzzards
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Longclaws
Yellow-Throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Mannikins
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Magpie (Pied) Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
Red-Backed Mannikin
Lonchura nigriceps
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
Brown-Throated Martin
Riparia paludicola
Rock Martin
Hirundo fuligula
Sand Martin
Riparia riparia
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Red-Faced Mousebird
Urocolius indicus
Kites
Korhaans
Lapwings
Large Sandpipers
Larks
Marsh-Harriers
Martins
Moorhens
Mousebirds
Speckled Mousebird
Colius striatus
Nicators
Eastern (Yellow-Spotted) Nicator
Nicator gularis
Nightingales
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Nightjars
European Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeus
Fiery-Necked Nightjar
Caprimulgus pectoralis
Freckled Nightjar
Caprimulgus tristigma
Pennant-Winged Nightjar
Macrodipteryx vexillarius
Rufous-Cheeked Nightjar
Caprimulgus rufigena
Square-Tailed (Mozambique) Nightjar
Caprimulgus fossii
(Eastern) Black-Headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
African Golden Oriole
Oriolus auratus
Eurasian (European) Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
Ospreys
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Ostriches
Common Ostrich
Struthio camelus
Owls
African Barred Owlet
Glaucidium capense
Oriole
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Oxpeckers
African Grass-Owl
Tyto capensis
African Scops-Owl
Otus senegalensis
African Wood-Owl
Strix woodfordii
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Cape-Eagle Owl
Bubo capensis
Marsh Owl
Asio capensis
Pearl-Spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
Pel's Fishing-Owl
Scotopelia peli
Southern White-Faced Scops-Owl
Ptilopsus granti
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Bubo africanus
Verreaux's (Giant) Eagle-Owl
Bubo lacteus
Red-Billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-Billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
Painted-Snipes
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Palm-Thrushes
Collared Palm-Thrush
Cichladusa arquata
Paradise-Flycatcher
African Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis
Parrots
Brown-Headed Parrot
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Grey-Headed Parrot
Poicephalus fuscicollis
Great (Eastern) White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-Backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
Penduline-Tits
Grey Penduline-Tit
Anthoscopus caroli
Pigeons
African Green-Pigeon
Treron calvus
African Olive-Pigeon (Rameron Pigeon)
Columba arquatrix
Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)
Columba livia
Speckled (Rock) Pigeon
Columba guinea
African (Grassveld) Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Buffy Pipit
Anthus vaalensis
Bushveld Pipit
Anthus caffer
Golden Pipit
Tmetothylacus tenellus
Long-Billed Pipit
Anthus similis
Plain-Backed Pipit
Anthus leucophrys
Striped Pipit
Anthus lineiventris
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Kittlitz's Plover
Charadrius pecuarius
Three-Banded Plover
Charadrius tricollaris
White-Fronted Plover
Charadrius marginatus
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
Black-Winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
Collared (Red-Winged) Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Pelicans
Pipits
Plovers
Pochards
Rock Pratincole
Glareola nuchalis
Prinias
Tawny-Flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Pygmy-Geese
African Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus auritus
Pytilias
African Quailfinch
Ortygospiza atricollis
Green-Winged Pytilia (Melba Finch)
Pytilia melba
Orange-Breasted Waxbill
Amandava subflava
Orange-Winged (Golden-Backed) Pytilia
Pytilia afra
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Quails
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Queleas
Red-Billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Rails
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
Ravens
White-Necked Raven
Corvus albicollis
Robin-Chats
(African) White-Throated Robin-Chat (Robin)
Cossypha humeralis
Cape Robin-Chat (Robin)
Cossypha caffra
Red-Capped Robin-Chat (Natal Robbin)
Cossypha natalensis
White-Browed Robin-Chat (Heuglin's Robin)
Cossypha heuglini
Robins
White-Starred (Starred) Robin
Pogonocichla stellata
Rollers
Broad-Billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
Lilac-Breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Purple Roller
Coracias naevius
Racket-Tailed Roller
Coracias spatulatus
Ruffs
Ruff
Philomachus pugnax
Sandgrouse
Burchell's Sandgrouse
Pterocles burchelli
Double-Banded Sandgrouse
Pterocles bicinctus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Black Saw-Wing (Swallow)
Psalidoprocne holomelaena
Sandpipers
Saw-Wings
White-Headed Saw-Wing (Swallow)
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Scimitarbill
Common (Greater) Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Scrub-Robins
(Eastern) Bearded Scrub-Robin (Robin)
Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
Brown Scrub-Robin (Robin)
Cercotrichas signata
Kalahari Scrub-Robin (Robin)
Cercotrichas paena
White-Browed Scrub-Robin (Robin)
Cercotrichas leucophrys
Secretarybirds
Secretarybird
Sagittarius serpentarius
Seed-Eaters
Streaky-Headed Seed-Eater (Canary)
Serinus gularis
Shrikes
Black-Backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Common Fiscal (Fiscal Shrike)
Lanius collaris
Crimson-Breasted Shrike
Laniarius atrococcineus
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Magpie (African Long-Tailed) Shrike
Corvinella melanoleuca
Red-Backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Southern White-Crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens
Black-Chested (Black-Breasted) Snake-Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Western Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
Snipes
African (Ethiopian) Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis
Sparrowhawks
Black Sparrowhawk
Accipiter melanoleucus
Little Sparrowhawk
Accipiter minullus
Ovambo Sparrowhawk
Accipiter ovampensis
Rufous-Chested (Red-Breasted) Sparrowhawk
Accipiter rufiventris
Snake-Eagles
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Sparrowlarks
Chestnut-Backed Sparrowlark (Finchlark)
Eremopterix leucotis
Sparrows
(African) Yellow-Throated Petronia (Sparrow)
Petronia superciliaris
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Southern Grey-Headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
Böhm's Spinetail
Neafrapus boehmi
Spinetails
Mottled Spinetail
Telacanthura ussheri
Spoonbills
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Spurfowls
Swainson's Spurfowl (Francolin)
Pternistes swainsonii
Starlings
Black-Bellied Starling
Lamprotornis corruscus
Burchell's Starling
Lamprotornis australis
Cape Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Greater Blue-Eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Meves's (Long-Tailed) Starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Miombo (Southern Lesser) Blue-Eared Starling
Lamprotornis elisabeth
Red-Winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Violet-Backed (Plum-Coloured) Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Stilts
Black-Winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Stints
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Storks
Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii
African Openbill (Open-Billed Stork)
Anastomus lamelligerus
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Marabou Stork
Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Saddle-Billed Stork
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Woolly-Necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus
Yellow-Billed Stork
Mycteria ibis
Sugarbirds
Gurney's Sugarbird
Promerops gurneyi
Sunbirds
Amethyst (African Black) Sunbird
Chalcomitra amethystina
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
Greater Double-Collared Sunbird
Cinnyris afer
Malachite Sunbird
Nectarina famosa
Marico Sunbird
Cinnyris mariquensis
Purple-Banded Sunbird
Cinnyris bifasciatus
Scarlet-Chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Southern (Lesser) Double-Collared Sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus
Variable (Yellow-Bellied) Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
White-Bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris talatala
Barn (European) Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Greater Striped Swallow
Hirundo cucullata
Grey-Rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Lesser Striped Swallow
Hirundo abyssinica
Mosque Swallow
Hirundo senegalensis
Pearl-Breasted Swallow
Hirundo dimidiata
Red-Breasted Swallow
Hirundo semirufa
Wire-Tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
African Black Swift
Apus barbatus
African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
Swallows
Swifts
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Common (European) Swift
Apus apus
Horus Swift
Apus horus
Little Swift
Apus affinis
White-Rumped Swift
Apus caffer
Black-Crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Brown-Crowned (Three-Streaked) Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Southern Tchagra
Tchagra tchagra
Sooty Tern
Sterna fuscata
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White-Winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Spotted Thick-Knee (Dikkop)
Burhinus capensis
Water Thick-Knee (Dikkop)
Burhinus vermiculatus
Groundscraper Thrush
Psophocichla litsitsirupa
Kurrichane Thrush
Turdus libonyanus
Tinkerbirds
Yellow-Fronted Tinkerbird (Tinker Barbet)
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Tit-Flycatcher
Grey Tit-Flycatcher (Fantailed Flycatcher)
Myioparus plumbeus
Tits
Ashy Tit
Parus cinerascens
Southern Black Tit
Parus niger
African (Angola) Pitta
Pitta angolensis
Narina Trogon
Apaloderma narina
Grey Go-Away Bird (Lourie)
Corythaixoides concolor
Knysna Turaco (Lourie)
Tauraco corythaix
Purple-Crested Turaco (Lourie)
Musophaga porphyreolopha
Turnstones
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Twinspots
Green Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
Pink-Throated Twinspot
Hypargos margaritatus
Red-Throated Twinspot
Hypargos niveoguttatus
African White-Backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Cape Vulture
Gyps coprotheres
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Lappet-Faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotus
Palm-Nut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
White-Headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Mountain (Long-Tailed) Wagtail
Motacilla clara
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
(African Sedge) Little Rush-Warbler
Bradypterus baboecala
(African) Barred Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes fasciolatus
(Cape Reed) Lesser Swamp-Warbler
Acrocephalus gracilirostris
(European) Marsh-Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
(European) Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
African (Marsh) Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus baeticatus
Basra Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus griseldis
Broad-Tailed Warbler
Schoenicola brevirostris
Cape Grassbird
Sphenoeacus afer
Common Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
Tchagras
Terns
Thick-Knees
Thrushes
Trogon
Turacos
Vultures
Wagtails
Warblers
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Dark-Capped (African) Yellow Warbler
Chloropeta natalensis
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
Great Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Green-Backed Camaroptera (Bleating Warbler)
Camaroptera brachyura
Grey-Backed Camaroptera (Bleating Warbler)
Camaroptera brevicaudata
Icterine Warbler
Hippolais icterina
Olive-Tree Warbler
Hippolais olivetorum
River Warbler
Locustella fluviatilis
Stierling's (Barred) Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes stierlingi
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Yellow-Throated Woodland-Warbler
Phylloscopus ruficapilla
Black-Faced (Black-Cheeked) Waxbill
Estrilda erythronotos
Blue Waxbill
Uraeginthus angolensis
Common Waxbill
Estrilda astrild
Swee Waxbill
Estrilda melanotis
Violet-Eared Waxbill
Granatina granatina
Cape Weaver
Ploceus capensis
Golden Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Red-Billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-Headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Southern Masked-Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Thick-Billed Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
Village (Spotted-Backed) Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Wheaters
Capped Wheatear
Oenanthe pileata
White-Eyes
African Yellow White-Eye
Zosterops senegalensis
Cape White-Eye
Zosterops capensis
Long-Tailed (Eastern) Paradise-Whydah
Vidua paradisaea
Pin-Tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Shaft-Tailed Whydah
Vidua regia
Fan-Tailed Widowbird (Red-Shouldered Widow)
Euplectes axillaris
Long-Tailed Widowbird (Widow)
Euplectes progne
Red-Collared Widowbird (Widow)
Euplectes ardens
Waxbills
Weavers
Whydahs
Widowbirds
White-Winged Widowbird (Widow)
Euplectes albonotatus
Wood-Hoopoes
Green (Red-Billed) Wood-Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Woodpeckers
Bearded Woodpecker
Dendropicos namaquus
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Golden-Tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Ground Woodpecker
Geocolaptes olivaceus
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