BirdLife South Africa National Rarities List - 2019 Revision Name Scientific Name Alphabetical Name 1 Albatross, Amsterdam Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis 2 Albatross, Buller’s Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri 3 Albatross, Chatham Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita 4 Albatross, Grey-headed Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma 5 Albatross, Laysan Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis 6 Albatross, Light-mantled Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata 7 Albatross, Salvin’s Salvin’s Albatross Thalassarche salvini 8 Albatross, Sooty Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca 9 Albatross, Tristan Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena 10 Bee-eater, Olive Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus 11 Bee-eater, White-throated White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis 12 Bittern, Eurasian Bittern, Eurasian Botaurus stellaris 13 Blackcap, Eurasian Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 14 Booby, Brown Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 15 Booby, Masked Masked Booby Sula dactylatra 16 Booby, Red-footed Red-footed Booby Sula sula 17 Bunting, Ortolan Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 18 Buzzard, Red-necked Red-necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis 19 Buzzard, Augur Augur Buzzard Buteo augur 20 Chat, Boulder Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus 21 Crake, Little Little Crake Porzana parva 22 Crake, Spotted Crake, Spotted Porzana porzana 23 Creeper, African Spotted African Spotted Creeper Salpornis salvadori 24 Cuckoo, Barred Long-tailed Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx montanus 25 Cuckoo, Lesser Cuckoo, Lesser Cuculus poliocephalus 26 Cuckoo, Madagascan Madagascan Cuckoo Cuculus rochii 27 Dove, European Turtle European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 28 Dowitcher, Asian Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus 29 Dunlin Dunlin Calidris alpina 30 Egret, Slaty Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula 31 Egret, Snowy Snowy Egret Egretta thula 32 Falcon, Eleonora’s Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae 33 Flufftail, Streaky-breasted Streaky-breasted Flufftail Sarothrura boehmi Flycatcher, Black-and-white Black-and-white (Vanga) 34 (Vanga) Flycatcher Bias musicus 35 Flycatcher, Collared Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis 36 Flycatcher, European Pied European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 37 Flycatcher, Livingstone's Livingstone's Flycatcher Erythrocercus livingstonei 38 Frigatebird, Great Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 39 Frigatebird, Lesser Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 40 Gallinule, American (Purple) American (Purple) Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus 41 Gannet, Australasian Australasian Gannet Morus serrator 42 Garganey Garganey Anas querquedula 43 Godwit, Black-tailed Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 44 Godwit, Hudsonian Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica 45 Gull, (Common) Black-headed (Common) Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 46 Gull, Franklin’s Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan 47 Gull, Lesser Black-backed Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 48 Gull, Slender-billed Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 49 Helmet-shrike, Chestnut-fronted Chestnut-fronted Helmet-Shrike Prionops scopifrons 50 Heron, Little Blue Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea 51 Heron, Malagasy Pond Malagasy Pond Heron Ardea idea 52 Heron, Western Reef Heron, Western Reef Egretta gularis 53 Hobby, African African Hobby Falco cuvierii 54 Hornbill, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Silvery Cheeked Bycanistes brevis 55 Hyliota, Southern Southern Hyliota Hyliota australis 56 Irania Irania Irania gutturalis 57 Kittiwake, Black-legged Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 58 Knot, Great Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 59 Lapwing, Long-toed Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris 60 Noddy, Brown Brown Noddy Anous stolidus 61 Noddy, Lesser Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris 62 Oystercatcher, Eurasian Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 63 Penguin, Chinstrap Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarctica 64 Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, Gentoo Pygoscelis papua 65 Penguin, King King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus 66 Penguin, Little Penguin, Little Eudyptula minor 67 Penguin, Macaroni Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus 68 Penguin, Magellanic Penguin, Magellanic Spheniscus magellanicus 69 Penguin, Northern Rockhopper Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi 70 Penguin, Southern Rockhopper Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome 71 Petrel, Antarctic Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica 72 Petrel, Atlantic Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta 73 Petrel, Barau’s Barau’s Petrel Pterodroma baraui 74 Petrel, Blue Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea 75 Petrel, Bulwer's Petrel, Bulwer's Bulweria bulwerii 76 Petrel, Grey Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea 77 Petrel, Grey-backed Storm Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis 78 Petrel, Jouanin's Petrel, Jouanin's Bulweria fallax 79 Petrel, Kerguelen Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris 80 Petrel, Matsudaira’s Storm Matsudaira’s Storm Petrel Oceanodroma matsudairae 81 Petrel, Tahiti Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata 82 Petrel, Trinidade Trinidade Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana 83 Petrel, White-bellied Storm White-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta grallaria 84 Petrel, White-faced Storm White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina 85 Petrel, White-headed White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii 86 Phalarope, Wilson’s Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 87 Pintail, Northern Northern Pintail Anas acuta 88 Pipit, Golden Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus 89 Pipit, Red-throated Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 90 Pitta, African African Pitta Pitta angolensis 91 Plover, American Golden American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 92 Plover, Crab- Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola 93 Plover, Little Ringed Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 94 Plover, Pacific Golden Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 95 Pratincole, Rock Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis 96 Prion, Broad-billed Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata 97 Prion, Fairy Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur 98 Prion, Salvin’s Salvin’s Prion Pachyptila salvini 99 Prion, Slender-billed Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri 100 Quail, Blue Blue Quail Excalfactoria adansonii 101 Redshank, Spotted Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 102 Redstart, Common Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 103 Robin, Rufous-tailed Scrub Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 104 Sandpiper, Baird’s Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 105 Sandpiper, Broad-billed Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 106 Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 107 Sandpiper, White-rumped White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 108 Seedeater, Black-eared Seedeater, Black-eared Crithagra mennelli 109 Shearwater, Balearic Shearwater, Balearic Puffinus mauretanicus 110 Shearwater, Little Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis 111 Shearwater, Scopoli's Shearwater, Scopoli's Calonectris diomedea 112 Shearwater, Streaked Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas 113 Shearwater, Subantarctic Subantarctic Shearwater Puffinus elegans 114 Shearwater, Tropical Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni 115 Shearwater, Wedge-tailed Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica 116 Sheathbill, Snowy (Greater) Snowy (Greater) Sheathbill Chionis albus 117 Shoveler, Northern Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 118 Skimmer, Black Black Skimmer Rynchops niger 119 Skua, South Polar South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki 120 Snipe, Great Great Snipe Gallinago media 121 Starling, Miombo Blue-eared Miombo Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis elisabeth 122 Starling, Rosy Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 123 Stint, Long-toed Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta 124 Stint, Red-necked Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 125 Stint, Temminck’s Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii 126 Storm Petrel, Swinhoe's Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis 127 Sunbird, Variable Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus 128 Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow, Red-rumped Hirundo daurica 129 Swift, Pallid Swift, Pallid Apus pallidus 130 Tern, Black Black Tern Chlidonias niger 131 Tern, Black-naped Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana 132 Tern, Bridled Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus 133 Tern, Elegant Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans 134 Tern, Gull-billed Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 135 Tern, White White Tern Gygis alba 136 Tern, White-cheeked White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa 137 Thrush, Collared Palm Thrush, Collared Palm Cichladusa arquata 138 Tropicbird, Red-billed Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus 139 Tropicbird, Red-tailed Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda 140 Tropicbird, White-tailed White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus 141 Vulture, Egyptian Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 142 Vulture, Rüppell’s Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelli 143 Wagtail, Citrine Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 144 Wagtail, Grey Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 145 Wagtail, White White Wagtail Motacilla alba 146 Warbler, Basra Reed Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis 147 Warbler, Eurasian Reed Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 148 Warbler, Upcher's Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida 149 Warbler, Red-winged Warbler, Red-winged Heliolais erythropterus 150 Weaver, Chestnut Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus 151 Wheatear, Northern Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 152 Wheatear, Pied Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 153 Whinchat Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 154 Whydah, Broad-tailed Paradise Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua obtusa 155 Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, Greater Tringa melanoleuca 156 Yellowlegs, Lesser Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

Possible future rarities to watch out for 1 Buzzard, Long-legged Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinous 2 Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata 3 Sandpiper, Spotted Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 4 Warbler, Eastern Olivaceous Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida