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BIRDS OF TABLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK The Cape Peninsula has many records of vagrant species blown by storms, ship assisted or victims of reverse migration Bolded [1] depicts vagrant species Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Table Mountain 1 Common Ostrich Ostrich 1 2 King Penguin King Penguin [1] 2.1 Gentoo Penguin (925) Gentoo Penguin [1] 3 African Penguin Jackass Penguin 1 4 Rockhopper Penguin Rockhopper Penguin [1] 5 Macaroni Penguin Macaroni Penguin [1] 6 Great Crested Grebe Great Crested Grebe 1 7 Blacknecked Grebe Blacknecked Grebe 1 8 Little Grebe Dabchick 1 9 Southern Royal Albatross Royal Albatross 1 9.1 Northern Royal Albatross 1 10 Wandering Albatross Wandering Albatross 1 11 Shy Albatross Shy Albatross 1 12 Blackbrowed Albatross Blackbrowed Albatross 1 13 Greyheaded Albatross Greyheaded Albatross 1 14 Atlantic Yellownosed Albatross Yellownosed Albatross 1 15 Sooty Albatross Darkmantled Sooty Albatross 1 16 Lightmantled Albatross Lightmantled Sooty Albatross 1 17 Southern Giant-Petrel Southern Giant Petrel 1 18 Northern Giant-Petrel Northern Giant Petrel 1 19 Antarctic Fulmar Antarctic Fulmar 1 21 Pintado Petrel Pintado Petrel 1 23 Greatwinged Petrel Greatwinged Petrel 1 24 Softplumaged Petrel Softplumaged Petrel 1 26 Atlantic Petrel Atlantic Petrel 1 27 Kerguelen Petrel Kerguelen Petrel 1 28 Blue Petrel Blue Petrel 1 29 Broadbilled Prion Broadbilled Prion 1 32 Whitechinned Petrel Whitechinned Petrel 1 34 Cory's Shearwater Cory's Shearwater 1 35 Great Shearwater Great Shearwater 1 36 Fleshfooted Shearwater Fleshfooted Shearwater 1 37 Sooty Shearwater Sooty Shearwater 1 38 Manx Shearwater Manx Shearwater 1 39 Little Shearwater Little Shearwater 1 42 European Stormpetrel European Stormpetrel 1 43 Leach's Stormpetrel Leach's Stormpetrel 1 TABLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Table Mountain 46 Blackbellied Stormpetrel Blackbellied Stormpetrel 1 47 Redtailed Tropicbird Redtailed Tropicbird [1] 49 White Pelican White Pelican 1 52.1 Redfooted Booby (922) Redfooted Booby [1] 53 Cape Gannet Cape Gannet 1 55 Whitebreasted Cormorant Whitebreasted Cormorant 1 56 Cape Cormorant Cape Cormorant 1 57 Bank Cormorant Bank Cormorant 1 58 Reed Cormorant Reed Cormorant 1 59 Crowned Cormorant Crowned Cormorant 1 60 African Darter Darter 1 62 Grey Heron Grey Heron 1 63 Blackheaded Heron Blackheaded Heron 1 65 Purple Heron Purple Heron 1 66 Great Egret Great White Egret 1 67 Little Egret Little Egret 1 68 Yellowbilled Egret Yellowbilled Egret 1 71 Cattle Egret Cattle Egret 1 76 Blackcrowned Night-Heron Blackcrowned Night Heron 1 78 Little Bittern Little Bittern 1 81 Hamerkop Hamerkop 1 83 White Stork White Stork 1 84 Black Stork Black Stork 1 91 African Sacred Ibis Sacred Ibis 1 93 Glossy Ibis Glossy Ibis 1 94 Hadeda Ibis Hadeda Ibis 1 95 African Spoonbill African Spoonbill 1 96 Greater Flamingo Greater Flamingo 1 97 Lesser Flamingo Lesser Flamingo 1 101 Whitebacked Duck Whitebacked Duck 1 102 Egyptian Goose Egyptian Goose 1 103 South African Shelduck South African Shelduck 1 104 Yellowbilled Duck Yellowbilled Duck 1 105 African Black Duck African Black Duck 1 106 Cape Teal Cape Teal 1 107 Hottentot Teal Hottentot Teal 1 108 Redbilled Teal Redbilled Teal 1 112 Cape Shoveller Cape Shoveller 1 113 Southern Pochard Southern Pochard 1 114.1 Mallard (937) Mallard 1 116 Spurwinged Goose Spurwinged Goose 1 2004/09/01 Page 2 of 8 TABLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Table Mountain 117 Maccoa Duck Maccoa Duck 1 118 Secretarybird Secretarybird 1 126.1 Yellowbilled Kite Yellowbilled Kite 1 127 Blackshouldered Kite Blackshouldered Kite 1 130 European Honey-Buzzard Honey Buzzard 1 131 Verreaux's Eagle Black Eagle 1 136 Booted Eagle Booted Eagle 1 140 Martial Eagle Martial Eagle 1 148 African Fish-Eagle African Fish Eagle 1 149 Steppe Buzzard Steppe Buzzard 1 150 Forest Buzzard Forest Buzzard 1 152 Jackal Buzzard Jackal Buzzard 1 155 Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Redbreasted Sparrowhawk 1 158 Black Sparrowhawk Black Sparrowhawk 1 160 African Goshawk African Goshawk 1 162 Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk Pale Chanting Goshawk 1 165 African Marsh Harrier African Marsh Harrier 1 168 Black Harrier Black Harrier 1 169 African Harrier Hawk Gymnogene 1 171 Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon 1 172 Lanner Falcon Lanner Falcon 1 173 Eurasian Hobby Northern Hobby Falcon 1 181 Rock Kestrel Rock Kestrel 1 183 Lesser Kestrel Lesser Kestrel 1 190 Greywinged Francolin Greywing Francolin 1 195 Cape Spurfowl Cape Francolin 1 200 Common Quail Common Quail 1 203 Helmeted Guineafowl Helmeted Guineafowl 1 206 Blackrumped Buttonquail Blackrumped Buttonquail 1 208 Blue Crane Blue Crane 1 210 African Rail African Rail 1 213 Black Crake Black Crake 1 217 Redchested Flufftail Redchested Flufftail 1 218 Buffspotted Flufftail Buffspotted Flufftail 1 223 African Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule 1 225 American Purple Gallinule American Purple Gallinule [1] 226 Common Moorhen Common Moorhen 1 228 Redknobbed Coot Redknobbed Coot 1 239 Southern Black Korhaan Black Korhaan 1 240 African Jacana African Jacana 1 242 Greater Painted-Snipe Old World Painted Snipe 1 2004/09/01 Page 3 of 8 TABLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Table Mountain 243 Eurasian Oystercatcher Eurasian Oystercatcher [1] 244 African Black Oystercatcher African Black Oystercatcher 1 245 Common Ringed Plover Ringed Plover 1 246 Whitefronted Plover Whitefronted Plover 1 247 Chestnutbanded Plover Chestnutbanded Plover 1 248 Kittlitz's Plover Kittlitz's Plover 1 249 Threebanded Plover Threebanded Plover 1 250 Lesser Sand Plover Mongolian Plover 1 253.1 American Golden Plover (924) American Golden Plover [1] 254 Grey Plover Grey Plover 1 255 Crowned Lapwing Crowned Plover 1 258 Blacksmith Lapwing Blacksmith Plover 1 262 Ruddy Turnstone Ruddy Turnstone 1 264 Common Sandpiper Common Sandpiper 1 266 Wood Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper 1 269 Marsh Sandpiper Marsh Sandpiper 1 270 Greenshank Greenshank 1 271 Red Knot Common Knot 1 272 Curlew Sandpiper Curlew Sandpiper 1 274 Little Stint Little Stint 1 278 Baird's Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper [1] 279 Pectoral Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper [1] 281 Sanderling Sanderling 1 284 Ruff (male), Reeve (female) Ruff (male), Reeve (female) 1 286 African Snipe Ethiopian Snipe 1 290 Common Whimbrel Whimbrel 1 293 Wilson's Phalarope Wilson's Phalarope [1] 294 Pied Avocet Old World Avocet 1 295 Blackwinged Stilt Blackwinged Stilt 1 297 Spotted Thick-knee Spotted Dikkop 1 298 Water Thick-knee Water Dikkop 1 306.1 Snowy Sheathbill (912) Snowy Sheathbill [1] 307 Parasitic Jaeger Arctic Skua 1 308 Longtailed Jaeger Longtailed Skua 1 312 Kelp Gull Kelp Gull 1 315 Greyheaded Gull Greyheaded Gull 1 316 Hartlaub's Gull Hartlaub's Gull 1 318 Sabine's Gull Sabine's Gull 1 322 Caspian Tern Caspian Tern 1 324 Swift Tern Swift Tern 1 326 Sandwich Tern Sandwich Tern 1 2004/09/01 Page 4 of 8 TABLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Table Mountain 327 Common Tern Common Tern 1 328 Arctic Tern Arctic Tern 1 329 Antarctic Tern Antarctic Tern 1 334 Damara Tern Damara Tern 1 335 Little Tern Little Tern 1 338 Whiskered Tern Whiskered Tern 1 339 Whitewinged Tern Whitewinged Tern 1 344 Namaqua Sandgrouse Namaqua Sandgrouse 1 348 Rock Dove Feral Pigeon 1 349 Speckled Pigeon Rock Pigeon 1 350 African Olive-Pigeon Rameron Pigeon 1 352 Redeyed Dove Redeyed Dove 1 354 Cape Turtle-Dove Cape Turtle Dove 1 355 Laughing Dove Laughing Dove 1 356 Namaqua Dove Namaqua Dove 1 360 Lemon Dove Cinnamon Dove 1 377 Redchested Cuckoo Redchested Cuckoo 1 382 Jacobin Cuckoo Jacobin Cuckoo 1 385 Klaas's Cuckoo Klaas's Cuckoo 1 386 Diderick Cuckoo Diederik Cuckoo 1 391 Burchell's Coucal Burchell's Coucal 1 392 Barn Owl Barn Owl 1 394 African Wood-Owl Wood Owl 1 395 Marsh Owl Marsh Owl 1 400 Cape Eagle-Owl Cape Eagle Owl 1 401 Spotted Eagle-Owl Spotted Eagle Owl 1 405 Fierynecked Nightjar Fierynecked Nightjar 1 408 Freckled Nightjar Freckled Nightjar 1 411 Common Swift Eurasian Swift 1 412 African Black Swift African Black Swift 1 415 Whiterumped Swift Whiterumped Swift 1 416 Horus Swift Horus Swift 1 417 Little Swift Little Swift 1 418 Alpine Swift Alpine Swift 1 424 Speckled Mousebird Speckled Mousebird 1 425 Whitebacked Mousebird Whitebacked Mousebird 1 426 Redfaced Mousebird Redfaced Mousebird 1 428 Pied Kingfisher Pied Kingfisher 1 429 Giant Kingfisher Giant Kingfisher 1 430 Halfcollared Kingfisher Halfcollared Kingfisher 1 431 Malachite Kingfisher Malachite Kingfisher 1 2004/09/01 Page 5 of 8 TABLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Table Mountain 436 Greyheaded Kingfisher Greyhooded Kingfisher [1] 438 Eurasian Bee-eater European Bee-eater 1 446 European Roller Eurasian Roller [1] 451 African Hoopoe African Hoopoe 1 465 Acacia Pied Barbet Pied Barbet 1 474 Greater Honeyguide Greater Honeyguide 1 476 Lesser Honeyguide Lesser Honeyguide 1 480 Ground Woodpecker Ground Woodpecker 1 486 Cardinal Woodpecker Cardinal Woodpecker 1 488 Olive Woodpecker Olive Woodpecker 1 495 Cape Clapper Lark Clapper Lark 1 500 Cape Longbilled Lark Longbilled Lark 1 507 Redcapped Lark Redcapped Lark 1 512 Largebilled Lark Thickbilled Lark 1 516 Greybacked Sparrowlark Greybacked Finchlark 1 518 Barn Swallow European Swallow 1 520 Whitethroated Swallow Whitethroated Swallow 1 523 Pearlbreasted Swallow Pearlbreasted Swallow 1 526 Greater Striped Swallow Greater Striped Swallow 1 529 Rock Martin Rock Martin 1 530 Common House-Martin House Martin 1 533 Brownthroated Martin Brownthroated
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  • Bontebok Birds

    Bontebok Birds

    Birds recorded in the Bontebok National Park 8 Little Grebe 446 European Roller 55 White-breasted Cormorant 451 African Hoopoe 58 Reed Cormorant 465 Acacia Pied Barbet 60 African Darter 469 Red-fronted Tinkerbird * 62 Grey Heron 474 Greater Honeyguide 63 Black-headed Heron 476 Lesser Honeyguide 65 Purple Heron 480 Ground Woodpecker 66 Great Egret 486 Cardinal Woodpecker 68 Yellow-billed Egret 488 Olive Woodpecker 71 Cattle Egret 494 Rufous-naped Lark * 81 Hamerkop 495 Cape Clapper Lark 83 White Stork n/a Agulhas Longbilled Lark 84 Black Stork 502 Karoo Lark 91 African Sacred Ibis 504 Red Lark * 94 Hadeda Ibis 506 Spike-heeled Lark 95 African Spoonbill 507 Red-capped Lark 102 Egyptian Goose 512 Thick-billed Lark 103 South African Shelduck 518 Barn Swallow 104 Yellow-billed Duck 520 White-throated Swallow 105 African Black Duck 523 Pearl-breasted Swallow 106 Cape Teal 526 Greater Striped Swallow 108 Red-billed Teal 529 Rock Martin 112 Cape Shoveler 530 Common House-Martin 113 Southern Pochard 533 Brown-throated Martin 116 Spur-winged Goose 534 Banded Martin 118 Secretarybird 536 Black Sawwing 122 Cape Vulture 541 Fork-tailed Drongo 126 Black (Yellow-billed) Kite 547 Cape Crow 127 Black-shouldered Kite 548 Pied Crow 131 Verreauxs' Eagle 550 White-necked Raven 136 Booted Eagle 551 Grey Tit 140 Martial Eagle 557 Cape Penduline-Tit 148 African Fish-Eagle 566 Cape Bulbul 149 Steppe Buzzard 572 Sombre Greenbul 152 Jackal Buzzard 577 Olive Thrush 155 Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk 582 Sentinel Rock-Thrush 158 Black Sparrowhawk 587 Capped Wheatear