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Checklist of Birds Based on Birdlife South Africa Database The Coves - Checklist of Birds based on BirdLife South Africa database Frequency of sighting species Common to very common Uncommon Only 1 sighting - please notify the office if seen Slegs 1 waarneming - stel asb die kantoor in kennis Alphabetical Name - Full Name - English Scientific Name My List The English Coves List Apalis, Bar-throated Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica 2 Avocet, Pied Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 2 Babbler, Arrow-marked Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii 4 Barbet, Black-collared Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus 5 Barbet, Crested Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii 5 Batis, Chinspot Chinspot Batis Batis molitor 2 Bee-eater, European European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 1 Bee-eater, Little Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus 1 Bee-eater, White-fronted White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides 4 Bishop, Southern Red Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix 5 Bishop, Yellow-crowned Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer 1 Bittern, Little Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 1 Bokmakierie Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus 1 Boubou, Southern Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus 5 Brubru Brubru Nilaus afer 1 Bulbul, African Red-eyed African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans 1 Bulbul, Dark-capped Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor 4 Bush-shrike, Grey-headed Grey-headed Bush-Shrike Malaconotus blanchoti 3 Buzzard, Common (Steppe ) Common (Steppe) Buzzard Buteo buteo 1 Canary, Yellow Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris 1 Canary, Yellow-fronted Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica 3 Chat, Familiar Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris 1 Chat, Mocking Cliff Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris 3 Cisticola, Lazy Lazy Cisticola Cisticola aberrans 1 Cisticola, Levaillant’s Levaillant’s Cisticola Cisticola tinniens 1 Cisticola, Rattling Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana 1 Cisticola, Wailing Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais 1 Cisticola, Zitting Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 1 Coot, Red-knobbed Red-knobbed coot Fulica cristata 4 Cormorant, Reed Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 4 Cormorant, White-breasted White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus 3 Coucal, Burchell’s Burchell’s Coucal Centropus burchellii 4 Crake, Black Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra 2 Crow, Pied Pied crow Corvus albus 4 Cuckoo, African African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis 1 Cuckoo, Black Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus 2 Cuckoo, Diederik Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius 5 Cuckoo, Jacobin Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus 2 Cuckoo, Levaillant’s Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii 5 Cuckoo, Red-chested Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius 3 Darter, African African Darter Anhinga rufa 3 Dove, Cape Turtle Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola 1 Dove, Laughing Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 4 Dove, Namaqua Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 2 Dove, Red-eyed Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata 3 Dove, Rock Rock Dove Columba livia 2 The Coves bird checklist 2018 01 23 Page 1 of 5 The Coves - Checklist of Birds based on BirdLife South Africa database Alphabetical Name - Full Name - English Scientific Name My List The English Coves List Drongo, Fork-tailed Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis 5 Duck, African Black African Black Duck Anas sparsa 2 Duck, Fulvous Whistling Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 1 Duck, White-faced Whistling White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata 5 Duck, Yellow-billed Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata 4 Eagle, African Fish African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer 4 Eagle, Black-chested Snake Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis 1 Eagle, Brown Snake Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus 1 Eagle, Long-crested Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis 1 Eagle, Verreaux's Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii 1 Egret, Great Great Egret Egretta alba 2 Egret, Little Little Egret Egretta garzetta 3 Egret, Western Cattle Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 3 Egret, Yellow-billed (Intermediate) Yellow-billed (Intermediate) Egret Ardea intermedia 3 Falcon, Amur Amur Falcon Falco amurensis 4 Falcon, Red-footed Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 2 Finch, Cut-throat Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata 4 Finch, Red-headed Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala 1 Firefinch, Jameson’s Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia 3 Firefinch, Red-billed Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala 2 Fiscal, Southern (Common) Southern (Common) Fiscal Lanius collaris 5 Flamingo, Lesser Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor 1 Flycatcher, African Paradise African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis 5 Flycatcher, Fiscal Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens 1 Flycatcher, Southern Black Southern Black flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina 5 Flycatcher, Spotted Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata 2 Francolin, Crested Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena 2 Go-away-bird, Grey Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor 4 Goose, Egyptian Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 4 Goose, Spur-winged Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 2 Grebe, Little Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2 Guineafowl, Helmeted Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 5 Gull, Grey-headed Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus 2 Hamerkop Hamerkop Scopus umbretta 4 Hawk, African Harrier- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus 4 Helmet-shrike, White-crested White-crested Helmet-Shrike Prionops plumatus 1 Heron, Black Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca 3 Heron, Black-crowned Night Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 3 Heron, Black-headed Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala 3 Heron, Goliath Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 2 Heron, Green-backed Green-backed Heron Butorides striata 5 Heron, Grey Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 4 Heron, Purple Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 3 Heron, Squacco Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 2 Hoopoe, African African Hoopoe Upupa africana 5 Hornbill, African Grey African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus 6 Hornbill, Southern Yellow-billed Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas 1 Ibis, African Sacred African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 5 Ibis, Glossy Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 3 Ibis, Hadeda Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash 4 Indigobird, Purple Purple Indigobird Vidua purpurascens 1 The Coves bird checklist 2018 01 23 Page 2 of 5 The Coves - Checklist of Birds based on BirdLife South Africa database Alphabetical Name - Full Name - English Scientific Name My List The English Coves List Jacana, African African Jacana Actophilornis africanus 2 Kestrel, Rock Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus 1 Kingfisher, Brown-hooded Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris 3 Kingfisher, Giant Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima 5 Kingfisher, Malachite Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata 1 Kingfisher, Pied Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 3 Kingfisher, Woodland Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis 6 Kite, Black Black Kite Milvus migrans 2 Kite, Black-shouldered Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 5 Kite, Yellow-billed Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius 2 Lapwing, African Wattled African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus 3 Lapwing, Blacksmith Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus 4 Lapwing, Crowned Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus 4 Mallard Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1 Mannikin, Bronze Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata 1 Martin, Common House Common House Martin Delichon urbicum 1 Martin, Rock Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula 2 Moorhen, Common Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 3 Mousebird, Red-faced Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus 4 Mousebird, Speckled Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus 3 Mousebird, White-backed White-backed Mousebird Colius colius 1 Myna, Common Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 4 Nightjar, Fiery-necked Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis 2 Nightjar, Freckled Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma 1 Oriole, Black-headed Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus 4 Owl, African Scops African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis 1 Owl, Spotted Eagle- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus 3 Owl, Western Barn Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 2 Owlet, Pearl-spotted Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum 1 Petronia, Yellow-throated Yellow-throated Petronia Gymnoris superciliaris 1 Pigeon, African Olive African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix 1 Pigeon, Speckled Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea 4 Pipit, African African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus 1 Pipit, Long-billed Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis 1 Plover, Three-banded Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 1 Pochard, Southern Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma 1 Prinia, Black-chested Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans 1 Prinia, Tawny-flanked Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava 4 Puffback, Black-backed Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla 1 Quelea, Red-billed Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea 4 Robin, White-browed Scrub White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys 1 Robin-chat, Cape Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra 5 Robin-chat, White-throated White-throated Robin-Chat Cossypha humeralis 1 Roller, Lilac-breasted Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus 3 Seedeater, Streaky-headed Streaky-headed Seedeater Crithagra gularis 1 Shrike, Crimson-breasted Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus 3 Shrike, Red-backed Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1 Sparrow, Cape Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus 4 Sparrow, House House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2 Sparrow, Southern Grey-headed Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus 4 Sparrowhawk, Black Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus 2 The Coves bird checklist 2018 01 23 Page 3 of 5 The Coves - Checklist of Birds based on BirdLife South Africa database Alphabetical Name - Full Name - English Scientific Name My List The English Coves List Sparrowhawk, Little Little Sparrowhawk
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