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ROBERTS VII NAMES DATABASE Version 2005.10.31 Roberts VI VII English and Scientific Names and English Synonyms ROBERTS VII NAMES DATABASE Version 2005.10.31 Roberts VI VII English and Scientific Names and English Synonyms Bird Roberts Page Scientific Name English Order No. No. Roberts VII Roberts VII Roberts VI Synonyms 1160Struthio camelus Common Ostrich Ostrich 2 187 61 Alectoris chukar Chukar Partridge Greywing 3 188 62 Peliperdix coqui Coqui Francolin 4 189 63 Dendroperdix sephaena Crested Francolin Kirk's Francolin 5 190 64 Scleroptila africanus Grey-winged Francolin 6 192 65 Scleroptila levaillantii Red-winged Francolin Redwing, Red-wing Francolin 7 191 66 Scleroptila shelleyi Shelley's Francolin 8 193 67 Scleroptila levaillantoides Orange River Francolin Archer's Greywing 9 197 68 Pternistis hartlaubi Hartlaub's Spurfowl Hartlaub's Francolin 10 194 70 Pternistis adspersus Red-billed Spurfowl Red-billed Francolin 11 195 71 Pternistis capensis Cape Spurfowl Cape Francolin 12 196 72 Pternistis natalensis Natal Spurfowl Natal Francolin 13 198 73 Pternistis afer Red-necked Spurfowl Red-necked Francolin Spurfowl, Red-throated Francolin, Bare- throated Francolin 14 199 74 Pternistis swainsonii Swainson's Spurfowl Swainson's Francolin 15 200 75 Coturnix coturnix Common Quail Quail, Migratory Quail 16 201 77 Coturnix delegorguei Harlequin Quail 17 202 78 Coturnix adansonii Blue Quail African Blue Quail 18 79 Pavo cristatus Common Peacock Peacock (m), Peahen (f) 19 204 81 Guttera edouardi Crested Guineafowl 20 203 82 Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl Guineafowl, Crowned Guineafowl' Tufted Guineafowl, Grey-breasted Helmet Guineafowl 21 100 84 Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Duck Fulvous Whistling Duck, Fulvous Tree Duck 22 99 85 Dendrocygna viduata White-faced Duck 23 101 87 Thalassornis leuconotus White-backed Duck 24 117 89 Oxyura maccoa Maccoa Duck 25 102 91 Alopochen aegyptiaca Egyptian Goose 26 103 93 Tadorna cana South African Shelduck African Shelduck, Cape Shelduck 27 116 95 Plectropterus gambensis Spur-winged Goose 28 115 98 Sarkidiornis melanotos Comb Duck Knob-billed Duck Knob-billed Goose, Black-backed Goose, Nakta, Nukta 29 114 99 Nettapus auritus African Pygmy-Goose Pygmy Goose Dwarf Goose 30 106 101 Anas capensis Cape Teal Cape Wigeon 31 105 103 Anas sparsa African Black Duck Black Duck, Black River Duck 32 106 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard 33 104 107 Anas undulata Yellow-billed Duck 34 112 108 Anas smithii Cape Shoveler Cape Shoveller Smith's Shoveller 35 111 110 Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Northern Shoveller European Shoveller © Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology Ver 2005.10.31 Updates, acknowledgements and additional information to be found at http://www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za 1/32 ROBERTS VII NAMES DATABASE Version 2005.10.31 Roberts VI VII English and Scientific Names and English Synonyms Bird Roberts Page Scientific Name English 36 108 111 Anas erythrorhyncha Red-billed Teal Redbill, Red-billed Duck, Red-billed Pintail 37 109 113 Anas acuta Northern Pintail Pintail 38 110 114 Anas querquedula Garganey 39 107 114 Anas hottentota Hottentot Teal 40 113 116 Netta erythrophthalma Southern Pochard Red-eyed Pochard, African Pochard, South African Pochard 41 205 118 Turnix sylvaticus Kurrichane Buttonquail Buttonquail, Little Buttonquail, West African Buttonquail, Common Buttonquail, Andalusian Hemipode 42 120 Turnix nanus Black-rumped Buttonquail 43 206 121 Turnix hottentottus Hottentot Buttonquail Black-rumped Buttonquail 44 475 122 Indicator variegatus Scaly-throated Honeyguide 45 474 123 Indicator indicator Greater Honeyguide Black-throated Honeyguide 46 476 124 Indicator minor Lesser Honeyguide 47 477 126 Indicator meliphilus Pallid Honeyguide Eastern Honeyguide Eastern Least Honeyguide, Grey-breasted Least Honeyguide 48 479 126 Prodotiscus zambesiae Green-backed Honeybird Slender-billed Honeyguide Cassin's Sharp-billed Honeyguide, Eastern Green-backed Honeybird, Eastern Honeybird, Cassin's Honeybird, Eastern Green-backed Honeyguide, Zambezi Honeyguide, Eastern Slender-billed Honeyguide, Green-backed Honeyguide 49 478 127 Prodotiscus regulus Brown-backed Honeybird Sharp-billed Honeyguide Wahlberg's Honeybird, Brown-backed Honeyguide, Wahlberg's Honeyguide 50 489 129 Jynx ruficollis Red-throated Wryneck Rufous-breasted Wryneck, Red-breasted Wryneck, Rufous-necked Wryneck 51 481 130 Campethera bennettii Bennett's Woodpecker Speckle-throated Woodpecker 52 482 131 Campethera scriptoricauda Speckle-throated Woodpecker Bennett's Woodpecker, Reichenow's Woodpecker, Tanzanian Woodpecker 53 483 131 Campethera abingoni Golden-tailed Woodpecker 54 484 132 Campethera notata Knysna Woodpecker 55 485 133 Campethera cailliautii Green-backed Woodpecker Little Spotted Woodpecker 56 480 134 Geocolaptes olivaceus Ground Woodpecker 57 486 135 Dendropicos fuscescens Cardinal Woodpecker 58 487 136 Dendropicos namaquus Bearded Woodpecker 59 488 137 Dendropicos griseocephalus Olive Woodpecker African Grey-headed Woodpecker 60 466 138 Stactolaema leucotis White-eared Barbet 61 467 139 Stactolaema whytii Whyte's Barbet 62 468 140 Stactolaema olivacea Green Barbet © Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology Ver 2005.10.31 Updates, acknowledgements and additional information to be found at http://www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za 2/32 ROBERTS VII NAMES DATABASE Version 2005.10.31 Roberts VI VII English and Scientific Names and English Synonyms Bird Roberts Page Scientific Name English 63 472 141 Pogoniulus simplex Green Tinkerbird Green Tinker Barbet African Green Tinkerbird 64 471 141 Pogoniulus bilineatus Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Golden-rumped Tinker Barbet Lemon-rumped Tinkerbird, Golde+G179n- rumped Tinkerbird 65 470 142 Pogoniulus chrysoconus Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Yellow-fronted Tinker Barbet Yellow-fronted Barbet 66 469 143 Pogoniulus pusillus Red-fronted Tinkerbird Red-fronted Tinker Barbet 67 465 144 Tricholaema leucomelas Acacia Pied Barbet Pied Barbet 68 464 146 Lybius torquatus Black-collared Barbet 69 473 147 Trachyphonus vaillantii Crested Barbet Levaillant's Barbet, Levaillant's Ground Barbet, Black-backed Barbet 70 462 148 Tockus monteiri Monteiro's Hornbill 71 458 149 Tockus erythrorhynchus Red-billed Hornbill Red-beaked Hornbill 72 151 Tockus damarensis Damara Hornbill 73 459 152 Tockus leucomelas Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Yellow-billed Hornbill 74 460 153 Tockus alboterminatus Crowned Hornbill 75 461 154 Tockus bradfieldi Bradfield's Hornbill 76 457 155 Tockus nasutus African Grey Hornbill Grey Hornbill 77 455 156 Bycanistes bucinator Trumpeter Hornbill 78 456 157 Bycanistes brevis Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Crested Hornbill 79 463 158 Bucorvus leadbeateri Southern Ground-Hornbill Ground Hornbill, Hoopoe, South African Hoopoe, Eurasian Hoopoe 80 451 160 Upupa africana African Hoopoe Hoopoe 81 452 162 Phoeniculus purpureus Green Wood-Hoopoe Red-billed Wood-Hoopoe Wood-Hoopoe, Senegal Wood-Hoopoe 82 453 164 Phoeniculus damarensis Violet Wood-Hoopoe Southern Violet Wood-Hoopoe, Damaraland Wood-Hoopoe 83 454 165 Rhinopomastus cyanomelas Common Scimitarbill Scimitar-billed Wood-Hoopoe Greater Scimitarbill, Scimitarbill, African Scimitarbill 84 427 166 Apaloderma narina Narina Trogon Narina's trogon 85 446 68 Coracias garrulus European Roller Roller, Blue Roller, Common Roller, Eurasian Roller 86 447 169 Coracias caudatus Lilac-breasted Roller Moselikatse's Roller, Fork-tailed Roller 87 448 170 Coracias spatulatus Racket-tailed Roller 88 449 171 Coracias naevius Purple Roller Rufous-crowned Roller, Mozambique Roller 89 450 172 Eurystomus glaucurus Broad-billed Roller Cinnamon Roller, African Broad-billed Roller 90 430 173 Alcedo semitorquata Half-collared Kingfisher 91 431 174 Alcedo cristata Malachite Kingfisher 92 432 176 Ispidina picta African Pygmy-Kingfisher Pygmy Kingfisher 93 436 177 Halcyon leucocephala Grey-headed Kingfisher Grey-hooded Kingfisher Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher 94 433 178 Halcyon senegalensis Woodland Kingfisher Senegal Kingfisher, Red-and-black-billed Kingfisher, Angola Kingfisher © Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology Ver 2005.10.31 Updates, acknowledgements and additional information to be found at http://www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za 3/32 ROBERTS VII NAMES DATABASE Version 2005.10.31 Roberts VI VII English and Scientific Names and English Synonyms Bird Roberts Page Scientific Name English 95 434 179 Halcyon senegaloides Mangrove Kingfisher 96 435 181 Halcyon albiventris Brown-hooded Kingfisher Brown-headed Kingfisher 97 437 182 Halcyon chelicuti Striped Kingfisher 98 429 183 Megaceryle maximus Giant Kingfisher African Giant Kingfisher 99 428 184 Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher Lesser Pied Kingfisher 100 443 186 Merops bullockoides White-fronted Bee-eater 101 444 187 Merops pusillus Little Bee-eater 102 445 188 Merops hirundineus Swallow-tailed Bee-eater 103 917 189 Merops albicollis White-throated Bee-eater Black-crowned Bee-eater 104 442 190 Merops boehmi Böhm's Bee-eater 105 440 191 Merops persicus Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 106 439 192 Merops superciliosus Madagascar Bee-eater Olive Bee-eater Brown-breasted Bee-eater 107 438 194 Merops apiaster European Bee-eater Bee-eater, Eurasian Bee-eater 108 441 195 Merops nubicoides Southern Carmine Bee-eater Carmine Bee-eater 109 425 196 Colius colius White-backed Mousebird 110 424 197 Colius striatus Speckled Mousebird Speckled Coly, Bar-breasted Mousebird, Striated Mousebird 111 426 199 Urocolius indicus Red-faced Mousebird Red-faced Coly 112 382 200 Clamator jacobinus Jacobin Cuckoo Pied Cuckoo, Black-and-white Cuckoo, Pied Crested Cuckoo 113 381 201 Clamator levaillantii Levaillant's Cuckoo Striped Cuckoo African Striped Cuckoo,
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