Birds of the Sabi Sand Wildtuin
Updated 2015
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Vernacular (Common) Name
Ostrich
Dabchick
Grey heron
Blackheaded heron
Goliath heron
Great white egret
Little egret
Cattle egret
Squacco heron
Green backed heron
Little bittern
Hamerkop
White stork
Black stork
Woollynecked stork
Openbilled stork
Saddle billed stork
Yellowbilled stork
Hadeda ibis
African spoonbill
Whitefaced duck
Egyptian goose
Redbilled teal
Knobbilled duck
Secretary bird
Hooded vulture
Cape vulture
Whitebacked vulture
Lappetfaced vulture
Whiteheaded vulture
Yellowbilled kite
Black kite
Blackshouldered kite
Tawny eagle
Steppe eagle
Lesser spotted eagle
Wahlberg’s eagle
African hawk eagle
Martial eagle
Brown snake eagle
Blackbreasted snake eagle
Bateleur
African fish eagle
Steppe buzzard
Little sparrowhawk
Little banded goshawk
African goshawk
Gabar goshawk
Dark chanting goshawk
Gymnogene
Northern hobby falcon
Eastern redfooted kestrel
Lesser kestrel
Coqui francolin
Crested francolin
Shelly’s francolin
Natal francolin
Swainson’s francolin
Common quail
Harlequin quail
Helmeted guineafowl
Kurrichane buttonquail
African crake
Black crake
Kori bustard
Scientific Notation
Struthio camelus
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Ardea cinerea
Ardea melanocephala
Ardea goliath
Egretta alba
Egretta garzetta
Bubulcus ibis
Ardeola ralloides
Butorides striatus)
Ixobrychus minutus
Scopus umbretta
Ciconia ciconia
Ciconia nigra
Ciconia episcopus
Amastomus lamelligerus
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Mycteria ibis
Bostrychia hagedash
Platalea alba
Dendrocygna viduata
Alopochen aegyptiacus
Anas erythrorhyncha
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Sagittarius serpentarius
Necrosyrtes monachus
Gyps coprotheres
Gyps africanus
Torgos tracheliotus
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Milvus parasitus
Milvus migrans
Elanus caeruleus
Aquila rapax
Aquila nipalensis
Aquila pomarina
Aquila wahlbergi
Hieraaetus spilogaster
Polemaetus bellicosus
Circaetus cinereus
Circaetus pectoralis
Terathopius ecaudatus
Haliaeetus vocifer
Buteo buteo
Accipiter minullus
Accipiter badius
Accipiter tachiro
Micronisus gabar
Melierax metabates
Polyboroides typus
Falco subbuteo
Falco amurensis
Falco naumanni
Francolinus coqui
Francolinus sephaena
Francolinus shelleyi
Francolinus natalensis
Francolinus swainsonii
Coturnix coturnix
Coturnix delegorguei
Numida meleagris
turnix sylvatica
Crex egregia
Amaurornis flavirostris
Ardeotis kori
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Redcrested korhaan
Blackbellied korhaan
Doublebanded sandgrouse
Three banded plover
Crowned plover
Lesser blackwinged plover
Blacksmith plover
Wattled plover
Common sandpiper
Wood sandpiper
Marsh sandpiper
Greenshank
Little stint
Ruff
Blackwinged stilt
Spotted dikkop
Water dikkop
Temminck’s courser
Bronzewinged courser
Redeyed dove
Cape turtle dove
Laughing dove
Namaqua dove
Emeraldspotted dove
Green pigeon
Brownheaded parrot
Grey lourie
Eurasian cuckoo
African cuckoo
Redchested cuckoo
Great spotted cuckoo
Striped cuckoo
Jacobin cuckoo
Klaas’s cuckoo
Diederik cuckoo
Burchell’s coucal
Barn owl
Marsh owl
African Scops owl
Whitefaced owl
Pearlspotted owl
Barred owl
Spotted eagle owl
Giant eagle owl
Eurasian nightjar
Fierynecked nightjar
Rufouscheeked nightjar
Mozambique nightjar
African swift
Whiterumped swift
Horus swift
Little swift
Alpine swift
Palm swift
Speckled mousebird
Redfaced mousebird
Pied kingfisher
Malachite kingfisher
Pygmy kingfisher
Woodland kingfisher
Brownhooded kingfisher
Striped kingfisher
European bee-eater
Carmine bee-eater
Whitefronted bee-eater
Little bee-eater
Eurasian roller
Lilacbreasted roller
Purple roller
African hoopoe
Redbilled woodhoopoe
Scimitarbilled woodhoopoe
Eupodotis ruficrista
Eupodotis melanogaster
Pterocles bicinctus
Charadrius tricollaris
Vanellus coronatus
Vanellus lugubris
Vanellus armatus
Vanellus senegallus
Tringa hypoleucos
Tringa glareola
Tringa stagnatilis
Tringa nebularia
Calidris minuta
Philomachus pugnax
Himantopus himantopus
Burhinus capensis
Burhinus vermiculatus
Cursorius temminckii
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Streptopelia semitorquata
Streptopelia capicola
Streptopelia senegalensis
Oena capensis
Turtur chalcospilos
Treron calva
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Corythaixoides concolor
Cuculus canorus
Cuculus gularis
Cuculus solitarius
Clamator glandarius
Clamator levaillantii
Clamantor jacobinus
Chrysococcyx klass
Chrysococcyx caprius
Centropus burchelli
Tyto alba
Asio capensis
Otus senegalensis
Otus leucotis
Glaucidium perlatum
Glaucidium capensis
Bubo africanus
Bubo lacteus
Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus pectoralis
Caprimulgus rufigena
Caprimulgus fossii
Apus barbatus
Apus caffer
Apus horus
Apus affinis
Tachymarptis melba
Cypsiurus parvus
Colius striatus
Urocolius indicus
Ceryle rudis
Alcedo cristata
Ispidina picta
Halcyon senegalensis
Halcyon albiventris
Halcyon chelicuti
Merops apiaster
Merops nubicoides
Merops bullockoides
Merops pusillus
Coracias garrulus
Coracias caudata
Coracias naevia
Upupa africana
Phoeniculus purpureus
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
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Grey hornbill
Redbilled hornbill
Yellowbilled hornbill
Ground hornbill
Black collard barbet
Pied barbet
Yellowfronted tinker barbet
Crested barbet
Greater honeyguide
Lesser honeyguide
Bennett’s woodpecker
Goldentailed woodpecker
Cardinal woodpecker
Bearded woodpecker
Monotonous lark
Rufousnaped lark
Sabota lark
Dusky lark
Chestnutbacked finchlark
Eurasian swallow
Wiretailed swallow
Redbreasted swallow
Mosque swallow
Lesser striped swallow
House martin
Grey rumped swallow
Black cuckooshrike
Whitebreasted cuckooshrike
Forktailed drongo
European golden oriole
African golden oriole
Blackheaded oriole
Pied crow
Southern black tit
Grey penduline tit
Arrowmarked babbler
Blackeyed bulbul
Sombre bulbul
Yellowspotted nicator
Kurrichane thrush
Groundscraper thrush
Stonechat
Heuglin’s robin
Whitethroated robin
Whitebrowed robin
Garden warbler
Icterine warbler
Cape reed warbler
Willow warbler
Yellowbreasted apalis
Longbilled Crombec
Yellowbellied eremomela
Greencapped eremomela
Bleating warbler
Stierling’s barred warbler
Fantailed cisticola
Rattling cisticola
Redfaced cisticola
Tawnyflanked prina
Spotted flycatcher
Dusky flycatcher
Bluegrey flycatcher
Black flycatcher
Marico flycatcher
Fiscal flycatcher
Chinspot batis
Paradise flycatcher
African pied wagtail
Grassveld pipit
Yellowthroated longclaw
Lesser grey shrike
Fiscal shrike
Tokus nasutus
Tokus erythrorhynchus
Tokus leucomelas
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Lybius torquatus
Tricholaema leucomelas
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Trachyphous vaillantii
Indicator indicator
Indicator minor
Campethera bennettii
Campethera abingoni
Dendropicos fuscescens
Thripias namaquus
Mirafra passerina
Mirafra africana
Mirafra sabota
Pinaracorys nigricans
Eremopterix leucotis
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo smithii
Hirundo semirufa
Hirundo senegalensis
Hirundo abyssinica
Delichon urbica
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Campephaga flava
Coracine pectoralis
Dicrurus adsimilis
Oriolus oriolus
Oriolus auratus
Oriolus larvatus
Corvus albus
Parus niger
Anthroscopus caroli
Turdoides jardineii
Pycnonatus barbatus
Andropadus importunus
Nicator gularis
Turdus libonyana
Turdus litsitsirupa
Saxicola torquata
Crossypha heuglini
Crossypha humeralis
Erythropygia leucophrys
Sylvia borin
Hippolais icterina
Acrocephalus graciliostris
Phylloscopus trochilus
Apalis flavida
Sylvietta rufescens
Eremomela icteropygialis
Eremomela scotops
Camaroptera brachyura
Calamonastes stierlingi
Cisticola juncidis
Cisticola chiniana
Cisticola erythrops
Prina subflava
Muscicapa striata
Muscicapa adusta
Muscicapa caerulescens
Melaenornis pammelaina
Melaenornis mariquensi
Sigelus silens
Batis molitor
Terpsiphone viridis
Motacilla aguimp
Anthus cinnamomeus
Macronyx croceus
Lanius minor
Lanius collaris
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Redbacked shrike
Longtailed shrike
Southern boubou
Puffback
Brubru
Threestreaked tchagara
Blackcrowned tchagara
Orangebreasted bush shrike
Greyheaded bush shrike
White helmetshrike
Redbilled helmetshrike
Whitecrowned shrike
Wattled starling
Plumcoloured starling
Burchell’s starling
Glossy starling
Greater blue-eared starling
Yellowbilled oxpecker
Redbilled oxpecker
Marico sunbird
Whitebellied sunbird
Scarletchested sunbird
Black sunbird
Collared sunbird
Bluethroated sunbird
Cape white-eye
Redbilled buffalo weaver
House sparrow
Greyheaded sparrow
Yellowthroated sparrow
Spectacled weaver
Spottedbacked weaver
Lesser masked weaver
Redheaded weaver
Redbilled quelea
Red bishop
Whitewinged widow
Melba finch
Bluebilled firefinch
Jameson’s firefinch
Redbilled firefinch
Blue waxbill
Common waxbill
Quail finch
Cutthroat finch
Bronze mannikin
Pintailed wydah
Shaft-tailed wydah
Paradise wydah
Black widowfinch
Steelblue widowfinch
Yelloweyed canary
Bully canary
Goldenbreasted bunting
Rock bunting
Larklike bunting
Lanius collurio
Corvinella melanoleuca
Laniarius ferrugineus
Dyroscopus cubla
Nilaus afer
Tchagara australis
Tchagara senegala
Telophorus sulfureopectus
Malaconotus blanchoti
Prionops plumatus
Prionops retzii
Eurocephalus anguitimens
Creatophora cinerea
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Lamprotornis australis
Lamprotornis nitens
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Buphagus africanus
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Nectarinia mariquensis
Nectarinia talatala
Nectarinia senegalensis
Nectarinia amethystina
Anthreptes collaris
Anthreptes reichenowi
Zosterops pallidus
Bubalornis niger
Passer domesticus
Passer diffusus
Petronia supercilliaris
Ploceus ocularis
Ploceus cucullatus
Ploceus intermedeus
Anaplectes rubriceps
Quelea quelea
Euplectes orix
Euplectes albonotatus
Pytilia melba
Lagonosticta rubricata
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Lagonosticta senegala
Uraeginthus angolensis
Estrilda astrild
Ortygospiza atricollis
Amadina fasciata
Spermestes cucullatus
Vidua macroura
Vidua regia
Vidua paradisea
Vidua funerea
Vidua chalybeata
Serinus mozambicus
Serinus sulphuratus
Emberiza flaviventris
Emberiza tahapisi
Emberiza impestuani