STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
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Ostrich
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Struthio camelus
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Common in open habitats around the Cape.
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SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
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Jackass Penguin
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Spheniscus demersus
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Plentiful at Boulder's Beach, Cape
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PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
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Little Grebe
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Tachybaptus ruficollis
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Common at Strandfontein saltpans
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Great Crested Grebe
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Podiceps cristatus
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Strandfontein saltpans
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Eared Grebe
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Podiceps nigricollis
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Strandfontein saltpans
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PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
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Black-browed Albatross
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Thalassarche melanophris
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A few seen from Cape Point
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PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
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Sooty Shearwater
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Puffinus griseus
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Good numbers from Cape Point
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PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
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Great White Pelican
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Pelecanus onocrotalus
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Common in wetlands throughout
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Pink-backed Pelican
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Pelecanus rufescens
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Mkhuze GR
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PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
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Cape Gannet
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Morus capensis
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Many seen from Cape Point
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PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
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Great (White-breasted) Cormorant
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Phalacrocorax carbo
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Common in coastal reserves and wetlands
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Cape Cormorant
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Phalacrocorax capensis
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West Coast and Cape Point NP
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Bank Cormorant
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Phalacrocorax neglectus
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Cape Point NP
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Long-tailed Cormorant
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Phalacrocorax africanus
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Common in wetlands
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Crowned Cormorant
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Phalacrocorax coronatus
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West Coast NP
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PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
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Darter
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Anhinga melanogaster
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Common in wetlands
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CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
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Gray Heron
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Ardea cinerea
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Common throughout
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Black-headed Heron
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Ardea melanocephala
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Common throughout
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Goliath Heron
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Ardea goliath
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Seen in Mkhuze and Kruger NP
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Purple Heron
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Ardea purpurea
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One seen at Wakkerstroom marsh.
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Intermediate Egret
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Egretta intermedia
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Wakkerstroom
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Cattle Egret
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Bubulcus ibis
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Common throughout
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Striated Heron
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Butorides striata
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One seen at Kruger NP
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CICONIIFORMES: Scopidae
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Hamerkop
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Scopus umbretta
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Relatively common in wet areas
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CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
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Yellow-billed Stork
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Mycteria ibis
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Mkhuze GR
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Black Stork
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Ciconia nigra
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One seen at Edeni Game Reserve
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Woolly-necked Stork
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Ciconia episcopus
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Umgeni Reserve and Underberg
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White Stork
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Ciconia ciconia
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Seen on the way to Sani Pass
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Saddle-billed Stork
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Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
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Several seen at Kruger NP
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Marabou Stork
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Leptoptilos crumeniferus
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Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
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CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
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Sacred Ibis
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Threskiornis aethiopicus
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Common in wetlands
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Bald Ibis
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Geronticus calvus
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Several groups near Sani Pass and in Lesotho
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Hadada Ibis
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Bostrychia hagedash
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Very common throughout
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Glossy Ibis
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Plegadis falcinellus
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Seen at Strandfontein saltpans
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African Spoonbill
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Platalea alba
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Rondevlei, Strandfontein and Mkhuze
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PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
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Greater Flamingo
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Phoenicopterus roseus
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Strandfontein
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
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Egyptian Goose
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Alopochen aegyptiacus
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Very common throughout
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South African Shelduck
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Tadorna cana
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Pairs seen at Rondevlei and West Coast
NP
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Spur-winged Goose
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Plectropterus gambensis
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Common in wetlands
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Comb Duck
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Sarkidiornis melanotos
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Mkhuze GR
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Cape Teal
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Anas capensis
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Strandfontein
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Yellow-billed Duck
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Anas undulata
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Common in wetlands
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Red-billed Duck
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Anas erythrorhyncha
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Strandfontein
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Hottentot Teal
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Anas hottentota
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Strandfontein, Mkhuze GR
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Cape Shoveler
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Anas smithii
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Rondevlei, Strandfontein
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Southern Pochard
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Netta erythrophthalma
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Strandfontein
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Maccoa Duck
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Oxyura maccoa
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Good numbers seen at Strandfontein
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FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
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African Cuckoo-Hawk
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Aviceda cuculoides
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One mobbed by Drongos in Edeni
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Black-shouldered Kite
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Elanus caeruleus
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Very common in open habitats
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African Fish-Eagle
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Haliaeetus vocifer
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Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
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Hooded Vulture
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Necrosyrtes monachus
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One seen at Mkhuze GR
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Lammergeier
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Gypaetus barbatus
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One flying over the summit at Sani Pass
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White-backed Vulture
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Gyps africanus
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Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP.
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Cape Griffon
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Gyps coprotheres
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Two flying at Lesotho, past Sani Pass
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Lappet-faced Vulture
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Torgos tracheliotus
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Mkhuze, Kruger NP
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Brown Snake-Eagle
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Circaetus cinereus
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One seen at Kruger NP
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Bateleur
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Terathopius ecaudatus
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Common at Mkhuze, Kruger NP and Edeni
GR
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African Marsh-Harrier
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Circus ranivorus
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Common in wetlands
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Black Harrier
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Circus maurus
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Great views of an adult flying low at
West Coast NP
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African Harrier-Hawk
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Polyboroides typus
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One seen at Mkhuze NP
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Lizard Buzzard
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Kaupifalco monogrammicus
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One seen at Edeni GR
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Dark Chanting-Goshawk
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Melierax metabates
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One seen at Kruger NP
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Pale Chanting-Goshawk
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Melierax canorus
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Commonest raptor in dry open habitats
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Gabar Goshawk
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Micronisus gabar
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A melanistic male seen in Kruger NP
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African Goshawk
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Accipiter tachiro
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Mkhuze,
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Black Goshawk
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Accipiter melanoleucus
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Seen flying over Kirstenbosch and in
Wakkerstrom
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Eurasian Buzzard
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Buteo buteo
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One seen near Cape Town, quite out of
season
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Jackal Buzzard
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Buteo rufofuscus
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Common around the Cape and Underberg up
to Lesotho
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Tawny Eagle
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Aquila rapax
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One seen at Kruger NP
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Verreaux's Eagle
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Aquila verreauxii
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A young bird seen at Sani Pass
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African Hawk-Eagle
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Aquila spilogaster
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A pair seen in Kruger NP
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Martial Eagle
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Polemaetus bellicosus
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An adult and a juvenile seen at Kruger
NP
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Long-crested Eagle
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Lophaetus occipitalis
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One seen on the way to Underberg
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Crowned Hawk-Eagle
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Stephanoaetus coronatus
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Great views both perched and
display-flying at Umgeni Reserve.
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FALCONIFORMES: Sagittariidae
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Secretary-bird
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Sagittarius serpentarius
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One in the Karoo, and several around
Wakkerstrom
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FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
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Eurasian (Rock) Kestrel
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Falco tinnunculus rupicolus)
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Common around the Cape area. Quite
distinctive, noticeably darker than European birds.
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Greater Kestrel
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Falco rupicoloides
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One seen on the way to the Karoo, near Calvinia
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Lanner Falcon
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Falco biarmicus
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Rondevlei, Underberg
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Taita Falcon
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Falco fasciinucha
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Great views in flight from the road between
Edeni and Johannesburg
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Peregrine Falcon
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Falco peregrinus
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One perched on the lighthouse, Cape
Point NP, and one near Cape Town.
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GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
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Crested Francolin
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Francolinus sephaena
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Common at Mkhuze, Kruger NP and Edeni
GR
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Gray-winged
Francolin
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Francolinus africanus
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Seen around Sani Pass and Wakkerstroom
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Cape Francolin
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Francolinus capensis
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Very common and tame around the Cape area
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Natal Francolin
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Francolinus natalensis
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Common at Kruger NP and Edeni GR
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Swainson's Francolin
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Francolinus swainsonii
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Common at Kruger NP and Edeni
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GALLIFORMES: Numididae
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Helmeted Guineafowl
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Numida meleagris
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Wild flocks seen near Wakkerstroom
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Crested Guineafowl
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Guttera pucherani
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Common at Mkhuze GR
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GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
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Gray Crowned-Crane
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Balearica regulorum
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Several groups seen near Wakkerstroom
marsh
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Blue Crane
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Grus paradisea
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One pair seen near Piketburg, and
another on the way to Ceres. A four-bird group near Wakkerstroom.
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Wattled Crane
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Bugeranus carunculatus
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A three-bird group (Male, female and
full-grown chick) at the Karkloof Range
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African Rail
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Rallus caerulescens
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A glimpse at Rondevlei Reserve
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Purple Swamphen
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Porphyrio porphyrio
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Three birds seen at Rondevlei
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Common Moorhen
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Gallinula chloropus
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Common in wet areas
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Red-knobbed Coot
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Fulica cristata
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Common in wet areas
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GRUIFORMES: Otididae
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| Ludwig's Korhaan (Bustard) |
Neotis ludwigii
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One seen in the Karoo, near Brandevlei
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| White-bellied Korhaan |
Eupodotis senegalensis
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Three males near Wakkerstroom
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| Blue Korhaan |
Eupodotis caerulescens
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Seen twice near Wakkerstroom
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| Karoo Korhaan |
Eupodotis vigorsii
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Seen twice near Brandevlei
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| Southern Black
Korhaan |
Eupodotis afra
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West Coast NP
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CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
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African Jacana
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Actophilornis africanus
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Common in wet areas
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CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
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African Oystercatcher
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Haematopus moquini
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Cape Point, Boulders Beach
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CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
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Black-winged Stilt
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Himantopus himantopus
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Rondevlei Reserve
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Pied Avocet
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Recurvirostra avosetta
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Rondevlei Reserve
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CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
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Water Thick-knee
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Burhinus vermiculatus
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Mkhuze and Kruger NP
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Spotted Thick-knee
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Burhinus capensis
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Seen at night in Mkhuze and Kruger NP
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CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
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Double-banded Courser
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Smutsornis africanus
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One seen at the Karoo, near Brandevlei
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CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
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Blacksmith Plover
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Vanellus armatus
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Common near water
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White-headed Lapwing
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Vanellus albiceps
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One seen at Kruger NP
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Crowned Lapwing
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Vanellus coronatus
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Seen at Lambert's Bay, then at St. Lucia and Kruger NP
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Three-banded Plover
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Charadrius tricollaris
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Common at wetlands
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White-fronted Plover
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Charadrius marginatus
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Small numbers at Kruger NP
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Chestnut-banded Plover
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Charadrius pallidus
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Small numbers seen at Wzer Fontain
saltpans, near West Coast NP
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CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
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Common Greenshank
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Tringa nebularia
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A few at Rondevlei Reserve
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CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
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Kelp Gull
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Larus dominicanus
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Common in the Cape
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Gray-headed Gull
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Larus cirrocephalus
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Seen at the Umfolozi River estuary
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Hartlaub's Gull
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Larus hartlaubii
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Common around the Cape
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CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
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Caspian Tern
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Sterna caspia
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A small group at Rondevlei Reserve
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Great Crested Tern
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Sterna bergii
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Common at Cape Point
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Sandwich Tern
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Sterna sandvicensis
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Small numbers at Strandfontein
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PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
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Namaqua Sandgrouse
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Pterocles namaqua
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Common along the Karoo
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Double-banded Sandgrouse
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Pterocles bicinctus
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A pair seen in Kruger NP
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COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
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Rock Pigeon
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Columba livia
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Common around the Cape
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Speckled Pigeon
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Columba guinea
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Common throughout, especially around
human habitation
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Rameron Pigeon
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Columba arquatrix
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Not uncommon in forested areas up to
Eshowe
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Delegorgue's Pigeon
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Columba delegorguei
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A group of 6 seen from the Canopy Walk
in Dlinza Forest, Eshowe
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African Mourning Dove
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Streptopelia decipiens
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Only one seen, in Kruger NP.
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Red-eyed Dove
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Streptopelia semitorquata
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Common around the Cape, in Underberg
and Kruger NP
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Ring-necked Dove
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Streptopelia capicola
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Common throughout
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Laughing Dove
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Streptopelia senegalensis
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Surprisingly, we didn't see one until Mkhuze
and Kruger NP.
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Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
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Turtur chalcospilos
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Common in wooded areas in Kruger,
Mkhuze and Edeni.
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Tambourine Dove
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Turtur tympanistria
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One seen at the Gwala Gwala trail, St Lucia.
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African Green-Pigeon
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Treron calva
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Small numbers in Kruger NP and Edeni
GR.
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PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
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Brown-headed Parrot
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Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
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Seen twice, in pairs, at Kruger NP
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CUCULIFORMES: Musophagidae
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Livingstone's Turaco
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Tauraco livingstonii
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One at the Gwala Gwala trail, St Lucia
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Knysna Turaco
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Tauraco corythaix
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One at Umfolozi Reserve
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Purple-crested Turaco
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Tauraco porphyreolophus
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Not uncommon in forests from Eshowe to
Mkhuze
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Gray Go-away-bird
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Corythaixoides concolor
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Common in Kruger NP and Edeni GR
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CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
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Levaillant's Cuckoo
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Clamator levaillantii
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One at Kruger NP
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Thick-billed Cuckoo
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Pachycoccyx audeberti
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One at Kruger NP
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Green Coucal
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Ceuthmochares aereus
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One seen at Dlinza Forest, Eshowe
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Senegal Coucal
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Centropus senegalensis
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Common throughout
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STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
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African Scops-Owl
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Otus senegalensis
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One roosting in Kruger NP
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Spotted Eagle-Owl
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Bubo africanus
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Several seen roosting around the Cape, and at night near Wakkerstroom.
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Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
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Bubo lacteus
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One seen on a nightdrive at Kruger NP.
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CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
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Fiery-necked Nightjar
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Caprimulgus pectoralis
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At least one at night, Mkhuze NP
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APODIFORMES: Apodidae
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African Palm-Swift
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Cypsiurus parvus
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Common in Kruger NP
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Little Swift
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Apus affinis
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Common at low altitudes
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COLIIFORMES: Coliidae
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Speckled Mousebird
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Colius striatus
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Common from Eshowe to Mkhuze
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White-backed Mousebird
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Colius colius
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Common in and around Brandevlei in the Karoo
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Red-faced Mousebird
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Urocolius indicus
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Seen around Ceres and Kruger NP
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CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
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Malachite Kingfisher
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Alcedo cristata
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One seen at Mkhuze
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Brown-hooded Kingfisher
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Halcyon albiventris
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Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
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Striped Kingfisher
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Halcyon chelicuti
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Common at Mkhuze
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Giant Kingfisher
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Megaceryle maximus
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One at Wakkerstroom marsh, one at
Kruger NP
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Pied Kingfisher
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Ceryle rudis
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Common in wetlands throughout
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CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
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White-fronted Bee-eater
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Merops bullockoides
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Seen near the entrance of Mkhuze, and
in Edeni GR
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Little Bee-eater
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Merops pusillus
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Not uncommon at Mkhuze and Kruger
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European Bee-eater
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Merops apiaster
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Some seen around Stranfontein Reserve
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CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
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Lilac-breasted Roller
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Coracias caudata
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Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
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Rufous-crowned Roller
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Coracias naevia
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Common in Kruger NP
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CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae
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Hoopoe
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Upupa epops
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Not uncommon at Kruger NP
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CORACIIFORMES: Phoeniculidae
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Green Woodhoopoe
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Phoeniculus purpureus
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Common in Mkhuze and Kruger NP
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Common Scimitar-bill
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Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
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Common in Mkhuze and Kruger NP
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CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae
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Red-billed Hornbill
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Tockus erythrorhynchus
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Common at Ktuger NP
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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
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Tockus leucomelas
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A common roadside bird at Kruger NP
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Crowned Hornbill
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Tockus alboterminatus
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Common in Eshowe and Mkhuze
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African Gray Hornbill
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Tockus nasutus
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Common at Kruger NP
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Trumpeter Hornbill
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Ceratogymna bucinator
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Seen in Eshowe and St Lucia
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Southern Ground-Hornbill
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Bucorvus leadbeateri
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Two groups seen at Kruger NP
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PICIFORMES: Capitonidae
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Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
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Pogoniulus bilineatus
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One seen on the gwala Gwala trail, St Lucia
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Red-fronted Tinkerbird
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Pogoniulus pusillus
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Mkhuze NP
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Pied Barbet
|
Tricholaema leucomelas
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Common on the Gwala Gwala trail
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Black-collared Barbet
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Lybius torquatus
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A pair seen at Mkhuze GR
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Crested Barbet
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Trachyphonus vaillantii
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Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
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PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae
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Lesser Honeyguide
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Indicator minor
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One seen at Dlinza Forest, Eshowe
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PICIFORMES: Picidae
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Rufous-necked Wryneck
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Jynx ruficollis
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One seen at Umgeni Reserve
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Bennett's Woodpecker
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Campethera bennettii
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A pair at Kruger NP
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Golden-tailed Woodpecker
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Campethera abingoni
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Seen at Mkhuze and Edeni GR
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Ground Woodpecker
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Geocolaptes olivaceus
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Seen at Cape Point, Sani Pass, and Wakkerstroom
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Cardinal Woodpecker
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Dendropicos fuscescens
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Mkhuze GR, Kruger NP
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Bearded Woodpecker
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Dendropicos namaquus
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Mkhuze GR, Kruger NP
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Olive Woodpecker
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Dendropicos griseocephalus
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A pair on a tree next to Sani Pass
Hotel, near Underberg
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PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
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Flappet Lark
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Mirafra rufocinnamomea
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One at Mkhuze GR
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Rufous-naped Lark
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Mirafra africana
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One at Umgeni Reserve
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Red Lark
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Calendulauda burra
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One seen displaying at the Karoo.
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Sabota Lark
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Calendulauda sabota
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Quite common in the Karoo
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KarooLark
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Calendulauda albescens
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Seen at West Coast NP
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Rudd's Lark
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Heteromirafra ruddi
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A pair near Wakkerstroom
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Eastern Long-billed
Lark
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Certhilauda semitorquata
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Seen near wakkerstroom
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Karoo
Long-billed Lark
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Certhilauda subcoronata
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Common at the Karoo
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|
Spike-heeled Lark
|
Chersomanes albofasciata
|
Common at the Karoo
|
|
Red-capped Lark
|
Calandrella cinerea
|
Common around Wakkerstroom
|
|
Pink-billed Lark
|
Spizocorys conirostris
|
Seen near Wakkerstroom
|
|
Botha's Lark
|
Spizocorys fringillaris
|
Hardly glimpsed near Wakkerstroom
|
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
|
|
Rock Martin
|
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
|
Common around the cape and the Karoo
|
|
Wire-tailed Swallow
|
Hirundo smithii
|
Common at Kruger NP
|
|
Plain Martin
|
Riparia paludicola
|
Common around the Cape, Underberg and
Mkhuze
|
|
Lesser Striped-Swallow
|
Cecropis abyssinica
|
Seen in Kruger NP
|
|
Black Sawwing
|
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
|
Common around St Lucia
|
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
|
|
African Pied Wagtail
|
Motacilla aguimp
|
Seen at the Umfolozi estuary
|
|
CapeWagtail
|
Motacilla capensis
|
Common throughout
|
|
Yellow-throated Longclaw
|
Macronyx croceus
|
Common at Umgeni Reserve
|
|
Orange-throated Longclaw
|
Macronyx capensis
|
Common at the Cape, Karkloof Range, Wakkerstroom
|
|
African Pipit
|
Anthus cinnamomeus
|
Common at the Cape and around
Wakkerstroom
|
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
|
|
Gray Cuckoo-shrike
|
Coracina caesia
|
A pair seen from the Canopy Walk, Dlinza Forest
|
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
|
|
Black-fronted Bulbul
|
Pycnonotus nigricans
|
Several seen near Brandvlei in the Karoo
|
|
Cape Bulbul
|
Pycnonotus capensis
|
Common in the Cape area
|
|
Sombre Greenbul
|
Andropadus importunus
|
Common in wooded areas
|
|
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
|
Chlorocichla flaviventris
|
Common at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Terrestrial Brownbul
|
Phyllastrephus terrestris
|
Common at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Eastern Nicator
|
Nicator gularis
|
Several seen at Mkhuze
|
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
|
|
Cape Rock-Thrush
|
Monticola rupestris
|
Not uncommon around the Cape
|
|
Sentinel Rock-Thrush
|
Monticola explorator
|
Quite common at the top of Sani pass
and Lesotho
|
|
Orange Ground-Thrush
|
Zoothera gurneyi
|
Seen after a long search at Benvie
Ranch
|
|
Spotted Ground-Thrush
|
Zoothera guttata
|
Two seen very well at Dlinxza Forest, Eshowe
|
|
Groundscraper Thrush
|
Psophocichla litsipsirupa
|
One seen at Kruger NP
|
|
Olive Thrush
|
Turdus olivaceus
|
Common around the Cape and wooded and
gardened areas elsewhere
|
|
Kurrichane Thrush
|
Turdus libonyanus
|
One seen at Mkhuze GR
|
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
|
|
Red-faced Cisticola
|
Cisticola erythrops
|
One heard at Edeni GR
|
|
Rock-loving Cisticola
|
Cisticola aberrans
|
One seen at Umgeni Reserve
|
|
Rattling Cisticola
|
Cisticola chiniana
|
Common from Eshowe to Kruger NP
|
|
Red-headed Cisticola
|
Cisticola subruficapillus
|
Common in wet areas around the Cape
|
|
Wailing Cisticola
|
Cisticola lais
|
One seen near Underberg
|
|
Piping Cisticola
|
Cisticola fulvicapillus
|
Common in coastal areas around the Cape
|
|
Zitting Cisticola
|
Cisticola juncidis
|
2 seen around the Cape
|
|
Wing-snapping Cisticola
|
Cisticola ayresii
|
One seen near Wakkerstroom
|
|
Tawny-flanked Prinia
|
Prinia subflava
|
One at Umgeni reserve, common at Kruger
NP
|
|
Karoo Prinia
|
Prinia maculosa
|
Common around the cape and the Karoo
|
|
Drakensberg Prinia
|
Prinia hypoxantha
|
Seen at the top of Sani Pass
|
|
Namaqua Prinia
|
Prinia substriata
|
Seen near Brandvlei
|
|
Rufous-eared Warbler
|
Malcorus pectoralis
|
One seen near Brandvlei
|
|
Bar-throated Apalis
|
Apalis thoracica
|
Seen near Cape Town and at Doreen Klerk
Reserve
|
|
Yellow-breasted Apalis
|
Apalis flavida
|
Common between Pietermaritzburg and
Mkhuze
|
|
Rudd's Apalis
|
Apalis ruddi
|
One seen on the Gwala Gwala trail, St Lucia
|
|
Green-backed Camaroptera
|
Camaroptera brachyura
|
Seen near St Lucia
|
|
Miombo Camaroptera
|
Calamonastes undosus
|
One see4n at Edeni Game Reserve
|
|
Kopje Warbler
|
Euryptila subcinnamomea
|
A few seen on the way to Calvinia
|
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
|
|
African Bush-Warbler
|
Bradypterus baboecala
|
One seen near Roi Els, the Cape.
|
|
Victorin's
Scrub-Warbler
|
Bradypterus victorini
|
One seen near Roi Els, the Cape
|
|
Cape Grassbird
|
Sphenoeacus afer
|
Seen at Roi Els and Cape Point NP
|
|
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
|
Eremomela icteropygialis
|
Not uncommon at the Karoo
|
|
Burnt-neck Eremomela
|
Eremomela usticollis
|
Several seen at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Cape Crombec
|
Sylvietta rufescens
|
Several seen at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler
|
Phylloscopus ruficapillus
|
Several seen at Doreen Klerk Reserve
|
|
Layard's Warbler
|
Parisoma layardi
|
One seen near Brandvlei
|
|
Rufous-vented Warbler
|
Parisoma subcaeruleum
|
Seen near Brandvlei
|
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
|
|
Pale Flycatcher
|
Bradornis pallidus
|
Common at Mkhuze
|
|
Chat Flycatcher
|
Bradornis infuscatus
|
Common at the Karoo
|
|
Southern Black-Flycatcher
|
Melaenornis pammelaina
|
Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
|
Fiscal Flycatcher
|
Sigelus silens
|
Seen near lambert's Bay and Ceres
|
|
African Dusky Flycatcher
|
Muscicapa adusta
|
Seen near cape Town and Umgeni Reserve
|
|
Ashy Flycatcher
|
Muscicapa caerulescens
|
Seen at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
|
Gray Tit-Flycatcher
|
Myioparus plumbeus
|
One seen at Mkhuze
|
|
Fairy Flycatcher
|
Stenostira scita
|
Seen at the Karoo near Brandvlei, and
at Sani Pass
|
|
White-starred Robin
|
Pogonocichla stellata
|
One seen at Doreen Klerk Reserve
|
|
Cape Robin-Chat
|
Cossypha caffra
|
Very common around the Cape
|
|
Red-capped Robin-Chat
|
Cossypha natalensis
|
A few on the Gwala Gwala trail, St Lucia
|
|
Chorister Robin-Chat
|
Cossypha dichroa
|
One at Doreen Klerk Resereve and one at
Dlinza Forest, Eshowe
|
|
Bearded Scrub-Robin
|
Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
|
Common at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Brown Scrub-Robin
|
Cercotrichas signata
|
One near St Lucia
|
|
Red-backed Scrub-Robin
|
Cercotrichas leucophrys
|
Seen at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Karoo
Scrub-Robin
|
Cercotrichas coryphaeus
|
Common at the karoo
|
|
African Stonechat
|
Saxicola torquata
|
Common in open habitats
|
|
Buff-streaked Bushchat
|
Saxicola bifasciata
|
Seen down at Sani Pass and near Wakkerstroom
|
|
Mountain Wheatear
|
Oenanthe monticola
|
Seen at the karoopoort escarpment and
near Wakkerstroom
|
|
Capped Wheatear
|
Oenanthe pileata
|
Common at the karoo
|
|
Sicklewing Chat
|
Cercomela sinuata
|
Just one seen at Lesotho, past Sani Pass
|
|
Karoo Chat
|
Cercomela schlegelii
|
Common at the Karoo
|
|
Tractrac Chat
|
Cercomela tractrac
|
One seen near Brandvlei
|
|
Familiar Chat
|
Cercomela familiaris
|
Common around the Cape and the Karoo
|
|
Southern Anteater-Chat
|
Myrmecocichla formicivora
|
Common around the Cape and Wakkerstroom
|
|
Mocking Cliff-Chat
|
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
|
A pair at Kruger NP, another one on the
way from Edeni to Johannesburg
|
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
|
|
Cape Batis
|
Batis capensis
|
Common around the Cape, and from Durban to Eshowe
|
|
Woodward's Batis
|
Batis fratrum
|
One seen at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Chinspot Batis
|
Batis molitor
|
Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
|
Pririt Batis
|
Batis pririt
|
Two pairs seen near Brandvlei
|
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
|
|
African Paradise-Flycatcher
|
Terpsiphone viridis
|
Seen at Eshowe and Mkhuze GR
|
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
|
|
Drakensberg (Orange-breasted)
Rockjumper
|
Chaetops aurantius
|
Male and female seen on top of Sani Pass
|
|
Cape (Rufous) Rockjumper
|
Chaetops frenatus
|
A male and two females near Roi Els
|
|
Arrow-marked Babbler
|
Turdoides jardineii
|
Several groups seen at Kruger NP
|
|
Bush Blackcap
|
Lioptilus nigricapillus
|
One at Doreen Klerk Reserve
|
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
|
|
Southern Black-Tit
|
Melaniparus niger
|
Common from Underberg to Kruger
|
|
Gray Tit
|
Melaniparus afer
|
A small group at the Karoo
|
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
|
|
African Penduline-Tit
|
Anthoscopus caroli
|
One at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Southern Penduline-Tit
|
Anthoscopus minutus
|
One between Calvinia and Brandvlei, the
Karoo
|
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
|
|
Collared Sunbird
|
Hedydipna collaris
|
Seen at Underberg and Kruger NP
|
|
Orange-breasted
Sunbird
|
Anthobaphes violacea
|
Common around the Cape
|
|
Eastern Olive-Sunbird
|
Cyanomitra olivacea
|
Dlinza Forest and St Lucia
|
|
Mouse-colored Sunbird
|
Cyanomitra veroxii
|
Seen at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
|
Chalcomitra senegalensis
|
One at Edeni GR
|
|
Malachite Sunbird
|
Nectarinia famosa
|
Common around the Cape
|
|
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
|
Cinnyris chalybeus
|
Common around the Cape
|
|
Neergaard's Sunbird
|
Cinnyris neergaardi
|
One at Mkhuze NP
|
|
Mariqua Sunbird
|
Cinnyris mariquensis
|
Mkhuze GR
|
|
Purple-banded Sunbird
|
Cinnyris bifasciatus
|
Mkhuze GR
|
|
White-breasted Sunbird
|
Cinnyris talatala
|
Mkhuze GR
|
|
Dusky Sunbird
|
Cinnyris fuscus
|
Seen around Brandvlei, the Karoo
|
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
|
|
Cape White-eye
|
Zosterops pallidus
|
Common throughout
|
PASSERIFORMES: Promeropidae
|
|
Gurney's Sugarbird
|
Promerops gurneyi
|
Seen along Sani Pass
|
|
Cape Sugarbird
|
Promerops cafer
|
Common at kirstenbosch Gardens and fynbos areas around the Cape
|
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
|
|
African Black-headed Oriole
|
Oriolus larvatus
|
Seen at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
|
|
Common Fiscal
|
Lanius collaris
|
Common throughout
|
|
Magpie Shrike
|
Corvinella melanoleuca
|
Common at Kruger NP
|
|
White-crowned Shrike
|
Eurocephalus anguitimens
|
A small group at Edeni GR
|
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae
|
|
Brubru
|
Nilaus afer
|
Seen at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
|
Black-backed Puffback
|
Dryoscopus cubla
|
Co0mmon at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
|
Black-crowned Tchagra
|
Tchagra senegala
|
Common at Mkhuze
|
|
Brown-crowned Tchagra
|
Tchagra australis
|
Seen at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
|
Tropical Boubou
|
Laniarius aethiopicus
|
|
|
Southern Boubou
|
Laniarius ferrugineus
|
Common throughout
|
|
Bokmakierie
|
Telophorus zeylonus
|
Common around the Cape and the Karoo
|
|
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
|
Telophorus sulfureopectus
|
Seen at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
|
Olive Bushshrike
|
Telophorus olivaceus
|
Eshowe and Mkhuze GR
|
|
Four-colored Bushshrike
|
Telophorus viridis
|
One at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Gray-headed Bushshrike
|
Malaconotus blanchoti
|
One at Mkhuze GR
|
PASSERIFORMES: Prionopidae
|
|
White Helmetshrike
|
Prionops plumatus
|
Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
|
Redbilled Helmetshrike
|
Prionops retzii
|
Small groups at Kruger and Edeni
|
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
|
|
Square-tailed Drongo
|
Dicrurus ludwigii
|
Common in Dlinza Forest,Eshowe
|
|
Fork-tailed Drongo
|
Dicrurus adsimilis
|
Common throughout
|
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
|
|
House Crow
|
Corvus splendens
|
Common around Cape Town
|
|
Cape Crow
|
Corvus capensis
|
Seen around the Cape and Underberg
|
|
Pied Crow
|
Corvus albus
|
Common around the Cape and the Karoo
|
|
White-necked Raven
|
Corvus albicollis
|
One at the Karoopoort escarpment
|
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
|
|
Common Myna
|
Acridotheres tristis
|
Common around towns
|
|
European Starling
|
Sturnus vulgaris
|
Common around the Cape
|
|
Wattled Starling
|
Creatophora cinerea
|
A small flock at west Coast NP
|
|
Cape Glossy-Starling
|
Lamprotornis nitens
|
Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
|
Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling
|
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
|
Common at Kruger NP
|
|
Burchell's Glossy-Starling
|
Lamprotornis australis
|
Common at Kruger NP
|
|
African Pied Starling
|
Spreo bicolor
|
Common around the Cape, Underberg and
Wakkerstroom
|
|
Red-winged Starling
|
Onychognathus morio
|
Common from the Karoo to Underberg
|
|
Pale-winged Starling
|
Onychognathus nabouroup
|
|
|
Red-billed Oxpecker
|
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
|
Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
|
|
Social Weaver
|
Philetairus socius
|
Several colonial nests along roads at
the Karoo
|
|
Spectacled Weaver
|
Ploceus ocularis
|
Common at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Cape Weaver
|
Ploceus capensis
|
Common around the Cape
|
|
Southern Masked-Weaver
|
Ploceus velatus
|
Seen near Brandvlei at the Karoo and near Wakkerstroom
|
|
Village Weaver
|
Ploceus cucullatus
|
Common at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Forest Weaver
|
Ploceus bicolor
|
Seen at Mkhuze
|
|
Red-billed Quelea
|
Quelea quelea
|
A few at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Yellow Bishop
|
Euplectes capensis
|
Common around the Cape
|
|
Long-tailed Widowbird
|
Euplectes progne
|
Very common around Wakkerstroom
|
|
Grosbeak Weaver
|
Amblyospiza albifrons
|
Seen at the Karkloof Range and Mkhuze
|
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
|
|
Green-winged Pytilia
|
Pytilia melba
|
Common at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Pink-throated Twinspot
|
Hypargos margaritatus
|
One at Mkhuze GR
|
|
African Firefinch
|
Lagonosticta rubricata
|
Doreen Klerk Resereve
|
|
Jameson's Firefinch
|
Lagonosticta rhodopareia
|
One at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
|
Uraeginthus angolensis
|
Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
|
Swee Waxbill
|
Estrilda melanotis
|
A small flock at Sani Pass
|
|
Common Waxbill
|
Estrilda astrild
|
Common around the Cape
|
|
Bronze Mannikin
|
Spermestes cucullatus
|
Seen at Umgeni Reserve and Eshowe
|
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae
|
|
Eastern Paradise-Whydah
|
Vidua paradisaea
|
Seen at Mkhuze GR
|
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
|
|
Lark-like Bunting
|
Emberiza impetuani
|
Common at the Karoo
|
|
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
|
Emberiza tahapisi
|
Seen at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
|
Cape Bunting
|
Emberiza capensis
|
Common around the Cape and the Karoo
|
|
Golden-breasted Bunting
|
Emberiza flaviventris
|
Not uncommon at Mkhuze and Kruger
|
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
|
|
Cape Canary
|
Serinus canicollis
|
Common around the Cape
|
|
Forest CanaryKaroo Prinia
|
Serinus scotops
|
One seen at Doreen Klerk Reserve
|
|
Yellow-fronted Canary
|
Serinus mozambicus
|
Common at Mkhuze GR
|
|
Yellow Canary
|
Serinus flaviventris
|
Common around the Cape
|
|
Brimstone Canary
|
Serinus sulphuratus
|
A small flock seen at Paarl, near Cape Town
|
|
White-throated Canary
|
Serinus albogularis
|
Not uncommon around the Cape
|
|
Streaky-headed Seedeater
|
Serinus gularis
|
Seen near Cape Town and at Sani Pass
|
|
Cape Siskin
|
Pseudochloroptila totta
|
Endemic
|
|
Drakensberg Siskin
|
Pseudochloroptila symonsi
|
Common on top of Sani Pass and Lesotho
|
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
|
|
House Sparrow
|
Passer domesticus
|
Common throughout near human habitation
|
|
Yellow-throated Petronia
|
Petronia superciliaris
|
Common at Mkhuze GR
|
| |
Nyala Bull
Mammal List |
|
Peter's
Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomophorus crypturus): A large group roosting under a thatched roof at Kruger NP.
|
|
Chacma
Baboon (Papio ursinus): Common around the Cape, and at Kruger NP.
|
|
Vervet
Monkey (Cercophitecus aethiops): Common at low altitudes.
|
|
Scrub
hare (Lepus saxatilis): Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP
|
|
Red Forest squirrel (Paraxerus palliates): One seen on the
Gwala Gwala trail, Eshowe.
|
|
Tree
Squirrel (Paraxerus cepapi): Common in forested areas.
|
|
Striped
Mouse (Rhabdomis pumilio): One seen at Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens.
|
|
Slogget's
Ice Rat (Otomys sloggeti): Plentiful and active at the summit of Sani Pass.
|
|
African
Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus): A herd of 11 seen at hunting at Mkhuze GR, and a smaller group
resting near a lion kill at Kruger NP.
|
|
Slender
Mongoose (Herpestes sanguinea): Common at Mkhuze and Kruger NP.
|
|
Cape Grey Mongoose (Galerella pulverulenta): Common
around the Cape
|
|
Darf
Mongoose (Helogale parvula): Common at Kruger NP.
|
|
Banded
Mongoose (Mungos mungo): two groups seen at Kruger NP.
|
| Marsh Mongoose (Atilax paludinosus): One at night
in Mkhuzi GR |
| White-tailed Mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda): One
at night in Kruger NP |
|
Yellow
Mongoose (Cynictis penicillata): Common at the Karoo and at the Wakkerstroom grasslands.
|
|
Meerkat
(Suricata suricatta): family groups at the grasslands and at a private farm near
Makkerstroom. Much more wary and elusive than I expected.
|
|
Spotted
Hyaena (Crocuta crocuta): Seen at Mkhuze and Kruger NP.
|
|
Large-spotted
Genet (Genetta tigrina): Seen on nightdrives at Mkhuze and Kruger NP.
|
|
Cheetah
(Acinonyx jubatus): One seen near Skukuza Camp at Kruger, two at Edeni GR
|
|
Lion (Panthera leo): Seen at night at
Kruger NP, and at dusk at Edeni GR.
|
|
Leopard
(Panthera pardus): Seen everyday at Kruger (one large male and two females)
|
|
Aardvark
(Orycteripus afer): One seen on a nightdrive near Brandvlei.
|
| Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis): Common almost anywhere
on rocky outcrops. |
| African Elephant (Laxodonta africana): Large numbers
in Kruger NP; two at Edeni GR. |
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Cape Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra zebra): Two grazing
on the coastal fynbos at Cape Point.
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Burchell's
(Plains) Zebra (Equus burchelii): Several small groups at Kruger NP and Edeni GR
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Black
Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). A female with a calf seen at Mkhuze.
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White
Rhinoceros (Ceratotheriunm simum): A female and her calf seen at Mkhuze, and three adults at night
at Kruger NP.
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Hippopotamus
(Hippopotamus amphibius): Seen at Rondevlei Reserve, the Umfolozi Estuary, Mkhuze and
Kruger NP
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Common
Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus): Common at Mkhuze GR and Kruger
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Giraffe
(Giraffa camelopardalis): Common at Mkhuze, Kruger NP and Edeni GR
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African
Buffalo (Syncerus caffer). A large herd and a few lone males seen at Kruger.
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Eland (Taurotragus oryx): A group of three
at Cape Point NP.
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Greater
Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros). Not uncommon at Mkhuze and Kruger NP, but rather elusive,
especially large bulls.
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Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii): Common at
Mkhuze. Bulls are quite elusive and difficult to see well, except when
drinking at waterholes.
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Bushbuck
(Tragelaphus scriptus): A female at Kruger NP.
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Common
waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus): A large herd at Mkhuze.
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Mountain
Reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula): A single male on a grassy hill near Wakkerstroom.
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Blue
Wildebeest (Gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus): Common at Kruger NP and Edeni.
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Red
Hartebeest (Alcephalus busephalus): A herd at Umgeni Reserve.
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Bontebok
(Damaliscus dorcas dorcas): Three at Cape Point NP.
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Blesbok (Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi):
Several groups seen at private reserves near Wakkerstroom.
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Impala (Aepyceros melampus): By far the most
abundant ungulate at game reserves.
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Springbok
(Antidorcas marsupialis): Small numbers seen at the Karoo.
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Suni (Neotragus moschatus): One female seen
on a nightdrive at Mkhuze GR
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Klipspringer
(Oreotragus oreotragus): A male resting at Kruger NP:
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Steenbok
(Raphicerus campestris): Not uncommon around the Cape.
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Cape grysbok (Raphicerus melanotis): Male and
female seen at West Coast NP
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Blue
Duiker (Cephalophus monticola): Great views from the Canopy Walk of a male feeding at Dlinza Forest, Eshowe.
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Red
Duiker (Cephalophus natalensis): Two at Mkhuze GR.
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Grey
(Common) Duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia): Seen at Mkhuze and Kruger NP.
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Karoo Tent Tortoise
Reptile List |
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Leopard
Tortoise (Geochelone pardalis): One
at Mkhuze GR, one at Kruger NP
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Angulate
Tortoise (Chersina angulata): Very common at coastal reserves around the Cape, one at the Karoo.
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Karoo Tent Tortoise (Psammobates
tentorius verroxi): One crossing a road on
the way to Ceres at the Karoo
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Marsh
(Helmeted) Terrapin (Pelomedusa subrufa): Good numbers at Mkhuze GR
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Puff
Adder (Bitis arietans): One at Cape Point, two at Kruger NP
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Vine
(Twig) Snake (Thelotornis capensis): One at Kruger NP
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African
Rock Python (Python sebae): One at Kruger NP
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Striped
Skink (Mabuya striata): Common throughout
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Black
Girdled Lizard (Cordylus niger): Several seen at Cape coastal reserves
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Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus). One at Mkhuze GR
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Black-headed
Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion melanocephalum): One at Adam Riley's garden, Pietermaritzburg
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Flap-neck
chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis): One at Kruger NP
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Moreau's
tropical House Gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia): Common at low altitude
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Nile
Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus): Umfolozi River Estuary, Kruger NP
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