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Birds of Marakele National Park BIRDS OF MARAKELE NATIONAL PARK English (Roberts 6) Old SA No. Rob No. English (Roberts 7) Global Names Names 1 1 Common Ostrich Ostrich 2 6 Great Crested Grebe Great Crested Grebe 3 8 Little Grebe Dabchick 4 50 Pinkbacked Pelican Pinkbacked Pelican 5 55 Whitebreasted Cormorant Whitebreasted Cormorant 6 58 Reed Cormorant Reed Cormorant 7 60 African Darter Darter 8 62 Grey Heron Grey Heron 9 63 Blackheaded Heron Blackheaded Heron 10 64 Goliath Heron Goliath Heron 11 65 Purple Heron Purple Heron 12 66 Great Egret Great White Egret 13 67 Little Egret Little Egret 14 68 Yellowbilled Egret Yellowbilled Egret 15 69 Black Heron Black Egret 16 71 Cattle Egret Cattle Egret 17 72 Squacco Heron Squacco Heron 18 74 Greenbacked Heron Greenbacked Heron 19 76 Blackcrowned Night-Heron Blackcrowned Night Heron 20 77 Whitebacked Night-Heron Whitebacked Night Heron 21 78 Little Bittern Little Bittern 22 79 Dwarf Bittern Dwarf Bittern 23 81 Hamerkop Hamerkop 24 83 White Stork White Stork 25 84 Black Stork Black Stork 26 85 Abdim's Stork Abdim's Stork 27 89 Marabou Stork Marabou Stork 28 90 Yellowbilled Stork Yellowbilled Stork 29 91 African Sacred Ibis Sacred Ibis 30 93 Glossy Ibis Glossy Ibis 31 94 Hadeda Ibis Hadeda Ibis 32 95 African Spoonbill African Spoonbill 33 96 Greater Flamingo Greater Flamingo 34 97 Lesser Flamingo Lesser Flamingo 35 99 Whitefaced Duck Whitefaced Duck 36 100 Fulvous Duck Fulvous Duck 37 101 Whitebacked Duck Whitebacked Duck 38 102 Egyptian Goose Egyptian Goose 39 103 South African Shelduck South African Shelduck 40 104 Yellowbilled Duck Yellowbilled Duck 41 105 African Black Duck African Black Duck 42 106 Cape Teal Cape Teal 43 107 Hottentot Teal Hottentot Teal 44 108 Redbilled Teal Redbilled Teal 45 112 Cape Shoveller Cape Shoveller 46 113 Southern Pochard Southern Pochard 47 115 Comb Duck Knobbilled Duck 48 116 Spurwinged Goose Spurwinged Goose 49 117 Maccoa Duck Maccoa Duck 50 118 Secretarybird Secretarybird 51 120 Egyptian Vulture Egyptian Vulture 52 122 Cape Vulture Cape Vulture 53 123 Whitebacked Vulture Whitebacked Vulture 54 124 Lappetfaced Vulture Lappetfaced Vulture Marakele Birds 1 English (Roberts 6) Old SA No. Rob No. English (Roberts 7) Global Names Names 55 126 Black Kite Black Kite 56 126.1 Yellowbilled Kite Yellowbilled Kite 57 127 Blackshouldered Kite Blackshouldered Kite 58 130 European Honey-Buzzard Honey Buzzard 59 131 Verreaux's Eagle Black Eagle 60 132 Tawny Eagle Tawny Eagle 61 133 Steppe Eagle Steppe Eagle 62 134 Lesser Spotted Eagle Lesser Spotted Eagle 63 135 Wahlberg's Eagle Wahlberg's Eagle 64 136 Booted Eagle Booted Eagle 65 137 African Hawk-Eagle African Hawk Eagle 66 138 Ayres' Hawk-Eagle Ayres' Eagle 67 140 Martial Eagle Martial Eagle 68 142 Brown Snake-Eagle Brown Snake Eagle 69 143 Blackbreasted Snake-Eagle Blackbreasted Snake Eagle 70 148 African Fish-Eagle African Fish Eagle 71 149 Steppe Buzzard Steppe Buzzard 72 152 Jackal Buzzard Jackal Buzzard 73 154 Lizard Buzzard Lizard Buzzard 74 156 Ovambo Sparrowhawk Ovambo Sparrowhawk 75 157 Little Sparrowhawk Little Sparrowhawk 76 158 Black Sparrowhawk Black Sparrowhawk 77 159 Shikra Little Banded Goshawk 78 161 Gabar Goshawk Gabar Goshawk 79 162 Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk Pale Chanting Goshawk 80 164 Eurasian Marsh Harrier Eurasian Marsh Harrier 81 165 African Marsh Harrier African Marsh Harrier 82 166 Montagu's Harrier Montagu's Harrier 83 167 Pallid Harrier Pallid Harrier 84 169 African Harrier Hawk Gymnogene 85 170 Osprey Osprey 86 171 Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon 87 172 Lanner Falcon Lanner Falcon 88 173 Eurasian Hobby Northern Hobby Falcon 89 179 Redfooted Falcon Western Redfooted Kestrel 90 180 Amur Falcon Eastern Redfooted Kestrel 91 181 Rock Kestrel Rock Kestrel 92 182 Greater Kestrel Greater Kestrel 93 183 Lesser Kestrel Lesser Kestrel 94 188 Coqui Francolin Coqui Francolin 95 189 Crested Francolin Crested Francolin 96 191 Shelley's Francolin Shelley's Francolin 97 196 Natal Spurfowl Natal Francolin 98 199 Swainson's Spurfowl Swainson's Francolin 99 200 Common Quail Common Quail 100 201 Harlequin Quail Harlequin Quail 101 203 Helmeted Guineafowl Helmeted Guineafowl 102 205 Kurrichane Buttonquail Kurrichane Buttonquail 103 208 Blue Crane Blue Crane 104 210 African Rail African Rail 105 212 African Crake African Crake 106 213 Black Crake Black Crake 107 215 Baillon's Crake Baillon's Crake 108 217 Redchested Flufftail Redchested Flufftail 109 226 Common Moorhen Common Moorhen 110 227 Lesser Moorhen Lesser Moorhen 111 228 Redknobbed Coot Redknobbed Coot Marakele Birds 2 English (Roberts 6) Old SA No. Rob No. English (Roberts 7) Global Names Names 112 229 African Finfoot African Finfoot 113 230 Kori Bustard Kori Bustard 114 231 Denham's Bustard Stanley's Bustard 115 233 Barrow's Korhaan Whitebellied Korhaan 116 237 Redcrested Korhaan Redcrested Korhaan 117 239.1 Northern Black Korhaan Whitequilled Korhaan 118 240 African Jacana African Jacana 119 242 Greater Painted-Snipe Old World Painted Snipe 120 245 Common Ringed Plover Ringed Plover 121 248 Kittlitz's Plover Kittlitz's Plover 122 249 Threebanded Plover Threebanded Plover 123 252 Caspian Plover Caspian Plover 124 255 Crowned Lapwing Crowned Plover 125 258 Blacksmith Lapwing Blacksmith Plover 126 260 Wattled Lapwing Wattled Plover 127 264 Common Sandpiper Common Sandpiper 128 265 Green Sandpiper Green Sandpiper 129 266 Wood Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper 130 269 Marsh Sandpiper Marsh Sandpiper 131 270 Greenshank Greenshank 132 272 Curlew Sandpiper Curlew Sandpiper 133 274 Little Stint Little Stint 134 284 Ruff (male), Reeve (female) Ruff (male), Reeve (female) 135 286 African Snipe Ethiopian Snipe 136 294 Pied Avocet Old World Avocet 137 295 Blackwinged Stilt Blackwinged Stilt 138 297 Spotted Thick-knee Spotted Dikkop 139 298 Water Thick-knee Water Dikkop 140 300 Temminck's Courser Temminck's Courser 141 303 Bronzewinged Courser Bronzewinged Courser 142 305 Blackwinged Pratincole Blackwinged Pratincole 143 315 Greyheaded Gull Greyheaded Gull 144 338 Whiskered Tern Whiskered Tern 145 339 Whitewinged Tern Whitewinged Tern 146 345 Burchell's Sandgrouse Burchell's Sandgrouse 147 346 Yellowthroated Sandgrouse Yellowthroated Sandgrouse 148 347 Doublebanded Sandgrouse Doublebanded Sandgrouse 149 348 Rock Dove Feral Pigeon 150 349 Speckled Pigeon Rock Pigeon 151 352 Redeyed Dove Redeyed Dove 152 354 Cape Turtle-Dove Cape Turtle Dove 153 355 Laughing Dove Laughing Dove 154 356 Namaqua Dove Namaqua Dove 155 358 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Greenspotted Dove 156 361 African Green Pigeon African Green Pigeon 157 364 Meyer's Parrot Meyer's Parrot 158 373 Grey Go-away-bird Grey Lourie 159 374 Common Cuckoo Eurasian Cuckoo 160 375 African Cuckoo African Cuckoo 161 377 Redchested Cuckoo Redchested Cuckoo 162 378 Black Cuckoo Black Cuckoo 163 380 Great Spotted Cuckoo Great Spotted Cuckoo 164 381 Levaillant's Cuckoo Striped Cuckoo 165 382 Jacobin Cuckoo Jacobin Cuckoo 166 385 Klaas's Cuckoo Klaas's Cuckoo 167 386 Diderick Cuckoo Diederik Cuckoo 168 391 Burchell's Coucal Burchell's Coucal Marakele Birds 3 English (Roberts 6) Old SA No. Rob No. English (Roberts 7) Global Names Names 169 392 Barn Owl Barn Owl 170 393 African Grass-Owl Grass Owl 171 395 Marsh Owl Marsh Owl 172 396 African Scops-Owl African Scops Owl 173 397 Whitefaced Scops-Owl Whitefaced Owl 174 398 Pearlspotted Owlet Pearlspotted Owl 175 401 Spotted Eagle-Owl Spotted Eagle Owl 176 402 Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Giant Eagle Owl 177 404 European Nightjar Eurasian Nightjar 178 405 Fierynecked Nightjar Fierynecked Nightjar 179 406 Rufouscheeked Nightjar Rufouscheeked Nightjar 180 408 Freckled Nightjar Freckled Nightjar 181 411 Common Swift Eurasian Swift 182 412 African Black Swift African Black Swift 183 415 Whiterumped Swift Whiterumped Swift 184 416 Horus Swift Horus Swift 185 417 Little Swift Little Swift 186 418 Alpine Swift Alpine Swift 187 421 African Palm-Swift Palm Swift 188 424 Speckled Mousebird Speckled Mousebird 189 425 Whitebacked Mousebird Whitebacked Mousebird 190 426 Redfaced Mousebird Redfaced Mousebird 191 428 Pied Kingfisher Pied Kingfisher 192 429 Giant Kingfisher Giant Kingfisher 193 430 Halfcollared Kingfisher Halfcollared Kingfisher 194 431 Malachite Kingfisher Malachite Kingfisher 195 432 African Pygmy-Kingfisher Pygmy Kingfisher 196 433 Woodland Kingfisher Woodland Kingfisher 197 435 Brownhooded Kingfisher Brownhooded Kingfisher 198 436 Greyheaded Kingfisher Greyhooded Kingfisher 199 437 Striped Kingfisher Striped Kingfisher 200 438 Eurasian Bee-eater European Bee-eater 201 440 Bluecheeked Bee-eater Bluecheeked Bee-eater 202 441 Southern Carmine Bee-eater Carmine Bee-eater 203 443 Whitefronted Bee-eater Whitefronted Bee-eater 204 444 Little Bee-eater Little Bee-eater 205 445 Swallowtailed Bee-eater Swallowtailed Bee-eater 206 446 European Roller Eurasian Roller 207 447 Lilacbreasted Roller Lilacbreasted Roller 208 449 Purple Roller Purple Roller 209 451 African Hoopoe African Hoopoe 210 452 Green Woodhoopoe Redbilled Woodhoopoe 211 454 Common Scimitarbill Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe 212 457 African Grey Hornbill Grey Hornbill 213 458 Redbilled Hornbill Redbilled Hornbill 214 459 Southern Yellowbilled Hornbill Southern Yellowbilled Hornbill 215 463 Southern Ground Hornbill Ground Hornbill 216 464 Blackcollared Barbet Blackcollared Barbet 217 465 Acacia Pied Barbet Pied Barbet 218 470 Yellowfronted Tinkerbird Yellowfronted Tinker Barbet 219 473 Crested Barbet Crested Barbet 220 474 Greater Honeyguide Greater Honeyguide 221 476 Lesser Honeyguide Lesser Honeyguide 222 478 Sharpbilled Honeybird Sharpbilled Honeyguide
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