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Birds of Richtersveld National Park BIRDS OF RICHTERSVELD NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Richtersveld 1 Common Ostrich Ostrich 1 7 Blacknecked Grebe Blacknecked Grebe 1 8 Little Grebe Dabchick 1 49 White Pelican White Pelican 1 55 Whitebreasted Cormorant Whitebreasted Cormorant 1 58 Reed Cormorant Reed Cormorant 1 60 African Darter Darter 1 62 Grey Heron Grey Heron 1 63 Blackheaded Heron Blackheaded Heron 1 64 Goliath Heron Goliath Heron 1 65 Purple Heron Purple Heron 1 67 Little Egret Little Egret 1 68 Yellowbilled Egret Yellowbilled Egret 1 71 Cattle Egret Cattle Egret 1 74 Greenbacked Heron Greenbacked Heron 1 76 Blackcrowned Night-Heron Blackcrowned Night Heron 1 77 Whitebacked Night-Heron Whitebacked 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 95 African Spoonbill African Spoonbill 1 96 Greater Flamingo Greater Flamingo 1 97 Lesser Flamingo Lesser Flamingo 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 1 108 Redbilled Teal Redbilled Teal 1 112 Cape Shoveller Cape Shoveller 1 113 Southern Pochard Southern Pochard 1 116 Spurwinged Goose Spurwinged Goose 1 117 Maccoa Duck Maccoa Duck 1 118 Secretarybird Secretarybird 1 124 Lappetfaced Vulture Lappetfaced Vulture 1 127 Blackshouldered Kite Blackshouldered Kite 1 131 Verreaux's Eagle Black Eagle 1 136 Booted Eagle Booted Eagle 1 140 Martial Eagle Martial Eagle 1 BIRDS OF RICHTERSVELD NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Richtersveld 143 Blackbreasted Snake-Eagle Blackbreasted Snake Eagle 1 148 African Fish-Eagle African Fish Eagle 1 149 Steppe Buzzard Steppe Buzzard 1 152 Jackal Buzzard Jackal Buzzard 1 161 Gabar Goshawk Gabar 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 1 170 Osprey Osprey 1 171 Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon 1 172 Lanner Falcon Lanner Falcon 1 178 Rednecked Falcon Rednecked Falcon 1 181 Rock Kestrel Rock Kestrel 1 182 Greater Kestrel Greater Kestrel 1 183 Lesser Kestrel Lesser Kestrel 1 195 Cape Spurfowl Cape Francolin 1 200 Common Quail Common Quail 1 203 Helmeted Guineafowl Helmeted Guineafowl 1 223 African Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule 1 226 Common Moorhen Common Moorhen 1 228 Redknobbed Coot Redknobbed Coot 1 230 Kori Bustard Kori Bustard 1 232 Ludwig's Bustard Ludwig's Bustard 1 235 Karoo Korhaan Karoo Korhaan 1 240 African Jacana African Jacana 1 243 Eurasian Oystercatcher Eurasian Oystercatcher 1 245 Common Ringed Plover Ringed Plover 1 248 Kittlitz's Plover Kittlitz's Plover 1 249 Threebanded Plover Threebanded Plover 1 258 Blacksmith Lapwing Blacksmith Plover 1 264 Common Sandpiper Common Sandpiper 1 266 Wood Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper 1 269 Marsh Sandpiper Marsh Sandpiper 1 270 Greenshank Greenshank 1 272 Curlew Sandpiper Curlew Sandpiper 1 274 Little Stint Little Stint 1 284 Ruff (male), Reeve (female) Ruff (male), Reeve (female) 1 292 Rednecked Phalarope Rednecked Phalarope 1 294 Pied Avocet Old World Avocet 1 295 Blackwinged Stilt Blackwinged Stilt 1 2004/09/01 Page 2 of 6 BIRDS OF RICHTERSVELD NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Richtersveld 297 Spotted Thick-knee Spotted Dikkop 1 299 Burchell's Courser Burchell's Courser 1 301 Doublebanded Courser Doublebanded Courser 1 315 Greyheaded Gull Greyheaded Gull 1 338 Whiskered Tern Whiskered Tern 1 344 Namaqua Sandgrouse Namaqua Sandgrouse 1 347 Doublebanded Sandgrouse Doublebanded Sandgrouse 1 348 Rock Dove Feral Pigeon 1 349 Speckled Pigeon Rock 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 1 367 Rosyfaced Lovebird Rosyfaced Lovebird 1 386 Diderick Cuckoo Diederik Cuckoo 1 392 Barn Owl Barn Owl 1 395 Marsh Owl Marsh Owl 1 400 Cape Eagle-Owl Cape Eagle Owl 1 401 Spotted Eagle-Owl Spotted Eagle Owl 1 406 Rufouscheeked Nightjar Rufouscheeked Nightjar 1 408 Freckled Nightjar Freckled Nightjar 1 411 Common Swift Eurasian Swift 1 413 Bradfield's Swift Bradfield's Swift 1 415 Whiterumped Swift Whiterumped Swift 1 417 Little Swift Little Swift 1 418 Alpine Swift Alpine Swift 1 421 African Palm-Swift Palm Swift 1 425 Whitebacked Mousebird Whitebacked Mousebird 1 426 Redfaced Mousebird Redfaced Mousebird 1 428 Pied Kingfisher Pied Kingfisher 1 429 Giant Kingfisher Giant Kingfisher 1 431 Malachite Kingfisher Malachite Kingfisher 1 438 Eurasian Bee-eater European Bee-eater 1 445 Swallowtailed Bee-eater Swallowtailed Bee-eater 1 451 African Hoopoe African Hoopoe 1 454 Common Scimitarbill Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe 1 465 Acacia Pied Barbet Pied Barbet 1 480 Ground Woodpecker Ground Woodpecker 1 486 Cardinal Woodpecker Cardinal Woodpecker 1 495 Cape Clapper Lark Clapper Lark 1 500 Cape Longbilled Lark Longbilled Lark 1 2004/09/01 Page 3 of 6 BIRDS OF RICHTERSVELD NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Richtersveld 502 Karoo Lark Karoo Lark 1 502.1 Barlow's Lark (933) Barlow's Lark 1 506 Spikeheeled Lark Spikeheeled Lark 1 507 Redcapped Lark Redcapped Lark 1 511 Stark's Lark Stark's Lark 1 512 Largebilled Lark Thickbilled Lark 1 516 Greybacked Sparrowlark Greybacked Finchlark 1 517 Blackeared Sparrowlark Blackeared Finchlark 1 518 Barn Swallow European Swallow 1 520 Whitethroated Swallow Whitethroated Swallow 1 523 Pearlbreasted Swallow Pearlbreasted Swallow 1 529 Rock Martin Rock Martin 1 530 Common House-Martin House Martin 1 532 Sand Martin Sand Martin 1 533 Brownthroated Martin Brownthroated Martin 1 541 Forktailed Drongo Forktailed Drongo 1 547 Cape Crow Black Crow 1 548 Pied Crow Pied Crow 1 551 Grey Tit Southern Grey Tit 1 557 Cape Penduline-Tit Cape Penduline Tit 1 567 African Redeyed Bulbul Redeyed Bulbul 1 577 Olive Thrush Olive Thrush 1 583 Shorttoed Rockthrush Shorttoed Rockthrush 1 586 Mountain Wheatear Mountain Chat 1 587 Capped Wheatear Capped Wheatear 1 589 Familiar Chat Familiar Chat 1 590 Tractrac Chat Tractrac Chat 1 591 Sicklewinged Chat Sicklewinged Chat 1 592 Karoo Chat Karoo Chat 1 595 Anteating Chat Anteating Chat 1 596 African Stonechat Stonechat 1 601 Cape Robin-Chat Cape Robin 1 614 Karoo Scrub-Robin Karoo Robin 1 621 Chestnutvented Titbabbler Titbabbler 1 622 Layard's Titbabbler Layard's Titbabbler 1 628 Great Reed-Warbler Great Reed Warbler 1 631 African Reed-Warbler African Marsh Warbler 1 635 Lesser Swamp-Warbler Cape Reed Warbler 1 643 Willow Warbler Willow Warbler 1 651 Longbilled Crombec Longbilled Crombec 1 653 Yellowbellied Eremomela Yellowbellied Eremomela 1 2004/09/01 Page 4 of 6 BIRDS OF RICHTERSVELD NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Richtersveld 654 Karoo Eremomela Karoo Eremomela 1 660 Cinnamonbreasted Warbler Cinnamonbreasted Warbler 1 664 Zitting Cisticola Fantailed Cisticola 1 669 Greybacked Cisticola Greybacked Cisticola 1 685 Blackchested Prinia Blackchested Prinia 1 686 Karoo Prinia Spotted Prinia 1 687 Namaqua Warbler Namaqua Warbler 1 688 Rufouseared Warbler Rufouseared Warbler 1 689 Spotted Flycatcher Spotted Flycatcher 1 695 Marico Flycatcher Marico Flycatcher 1 697 Chat Flycatcher Chat Flycatcher 1 703 Pririt Batis Pririt Batis 1 706 Fairy Flycatcher Fairy Flycatcher 1 711 African Pied Wagtail African Pied Wagtail 1 713 Cape Wagtail Cape Wagtail 1 716 Grassveld (Richard's) Pipit African Pipit 1 717 Longbilled Pipit Longbilled Pipit 1 732 Common Fiscal Fiscal Shrike 1 733 Redbacked Shrike Redbacked Shrike 1 741 Brubru Brubru 1 746 Bokmakierie Bokmakierie 1 757 Common Starling Eurasian Starling 1 760 Wattled Starling Wattled Starling 1 764 Cape Glossy Starling Glossy Starling 1 770 Palewinged Starling Palewinged Starling 1 775 Malachite Sunbird Malachite Sunbird 1 783 Southern Doublecollared Sunbird Lesser Doublecollared Sunbird 1 788 Dusky Sunbird Dusky Sunbird 1 796 Cape White-eye Cape White-eye 1 800 Sociable Weaver Sociable Weaver 1 801 House Sparrow House Sparrow 1 802 Great Sparrow Great Sparrow 1 803 Cape Sparrow Cape Sparrow 1 804 Southern Greyheaded Sparrow Greyheaded Sparrow 1 806 Scalyfeathered Finch Scalyfeathered Finch 1 813 Cape Weaver Cape Weaver 1 814 Southern Masked-Weaver Masked Weaver 1 821 Redbilled Quelea Redbilled Quelea 1 824 Southern Red Bishop Red Bishop 1 842 Redbilled Firefinch Redbilled Firefinch 1 846 Common Waxbill Common Waxbill 1 2004/09/01 Page 5 of 6 BIRDS OF RICHTERSVELD NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Richtersveld 860 Pintailed Whydah Pintailed Whydah 1 870 Blackthroated Canary Blackthroated Canary 1 876 Blackheaded Canary Blackheaded Canary 1 878 Yellow Canary Yellow Canary 1 879 Whitethroated Canary Whitethroated Canary 1 885 Cape Bunting Cape Bunting 1 887 Larklike Bunting Larklike Bunting 1 212 2004/09/01 Page 6 of 6 .
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