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Birds and Mammals of Kruger National Park Birds BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF KRUGER NATIONAL PARK BIRDS * Depicts rare vagrants or species requiring verification # Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) 1 1 Common Ostrich Ostrich 2 8 Little Grebe Dabchick 3 49 White Pelican White Pelican 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 70 Slaty Egret Slaty Egret * 17 71 Cattle Egret Cattle Egret 18 72 Squacco Heron Squacco Heron 19 74 Greenbacked Heron Greenbacked Heron 20 75 Rufousbellied Heron Rufousbellied Heron 21 76 Blackcrowned Night-Heron Blackcrowned Night Heron 22 77 Whitebacked Night-Heron Whitebacked Night Heron 23 78 Little Bittern Little Bittern 24 79 Dwarf Bittern Dwarf Bittern 25 80 Eurasian Bittern Bittern * 26 81 Hamerkop Hamerkop 27 83 White Stork White Stork 28 84 Black Stork Black Stork 29 85 Abdim's Stork Abdim's Stork 30 86 Woollynecked Stork Woollynecked Stork 31 87 African Openbill Openbilled Stork 32 88 Saddlebilled Stork Saddlebilled Stork 33 89 Marabou Stork Marabou Stork 34 90 Yellowbilled Stork Yellowbilled Stork 35 91 African Sacred Ibis Sacred Ibis 36 93 Glossy Ibis Glossy Ibis 37 94 Hadeda Ibis Hadeda Ibis 38 95 African Spoonbill African Spoonbill 39 96 Greater Flamingo Greater Flamingo BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF KRUGER NATIONAL PARK # Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) 40 97 Lesser Flamingo Lesser Flamingo 41 99 Whitefaced Duck Whitefaced Duck 42 100 Fulvous Duck Fulvous Duck 43 101 Whitebacked Duck Whitebacked Duck 44 102 Egyptian Goose Egyptian Goose 45 104 Yellowbilled Duck Yellowbilled Duck 46 105 African Black Duck African Black Duck 47 107 Hottentot Teal Hottentot Teal 48 108 Redbilled Teal Redbilled Teal 49 110 Garganey Garganey * 50 111 Northern Shoveller Northern Shoveller * 51 112 Cape Shoveller Cape Shoveller 52 113 Southern Pochard Southern Pochard 53 114 African Pygmy-Goose Pygmy Goose 54 115 Comb Duck Knobbilled Duck 55 116 Spurwinged Goose Spurwinged Goose 56 118 Secretarybird Secretarybird 57 120 Egyptian Vulture Egyptian Vulture 58 121 Hooded Vulture Hooded Vulture 59 122 Cape Vulture Cape Vulture 60 123 Whitebacked Vulture Whitebacked Vulture 61 124 Lappetfaced Vulture Lappetfaced Vulture 62 125 Whiteheaded Vulture Whiteheaded Vulture 63 126 Black Kite Black Kite 64 126.1 Yellowbilled Kite Yellowbilled Kite 65 127 Blackshouldered Kite Blackshouldered Kite 66 128 African Cuckoo Hawk Cuckoo Hawk 67 129 Bat Hawk Bat Hawk 68 130 European Honey-Buzzard Honey Buzzard 69 131 Verreaux's Eagle Black Eagle 70 132 Tawny Eagle Tawny Eagle 71 133 Steppe Eagle Steppe Eagle 72 134 Lesser Spotted Eagle Lesser Spotted Eagle 73 135 Wahlberg's Eagle Wahlberg's Eagle 74 136 Booted Eagle Booted Eagle 75 137 African Hawk-Eagle African Hawk Eagle 76 138 Ayres' Hawk-Eagle Ayres' Eagle 77 139 Longcrested Eagle Longcrested Eagle 78 140 Martial Eagle Martial Eagle 79 141 African Crowned Eagle Crowned Eagle 80 142 Brown Snake-Eagle Brown Snake Eagle 2004/09/01 Page 2 of 16 BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF KRUGER NATIONAL PARK # Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) 81 143 Blackbreasted Snake-Eagle Blackbreasted Snake Eagle 82 146 Bateleur Bateleur 83 147 Palmnut Vulture Palmnut Vulture 84 148 African Fish-Eagle African Fish Eagle 85 149 Steppe Buzzard Steppe Buzzard 86 150 Forest Buzzard Forest Buzzard 87 151 Longlegged Buzzard Longlegged Buzzard * 88 152 Jackal Buzzard Jackal Buzzard 89 153 Augur Buzzard Augur Buzzard * 90 154 Lizard Buzzard Lizard Buzzard 91 155 Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Redbreasted Sparrowhawk 92 156 Ovambo Sparrowhawk Ovambo Sparrowhawk 93 157 Little Sparrowhawk Little Sparrowhawk 94 158 Black Sparrowhawk Black Sparrowhawk 95 159 Shikra Little Banded Goshawk 96 160 African Goshawk African Goshawk 97 161 Gabar Goshawk Gabar Goshawk 98 163 Dark Chanting Goshawk Dark Chanting Goshawk 99 164 Eurasian Marsh Harrier Eurasian Marsh Harrier * 100 165 African Marsh Harrier African Marsh Harrier 101 166 Montagu's Harrier Montagu's Harrier 102 167 Pallid Harrier Pallid Harrier 103 169 African Harrier Hawk Gymnogene 104 170 Osprey Osprey 105 171 Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon 106 172 Lanner Falcon Lanner Falcon 107 173 Eurasian Hobby Northern Hobby Falcon 108 174 African Hobby African Hobby Falcon 109 175 Sooty Falcon Sooty Falcon * 110 178 Rednecked Falcon Rednecked Falcon * 111 179 Redfooted Falcon Western Redfooted Kestrel 112 180 Amur Falcon Eastern Redfooted Kestrel 113 181 Rock Kestrel Rock Kestrel 114 183 Lesser Kestrel Lesser Kestrel 115 185 Dickinson's Kestrel Dickinson's Kestrel 116 186 Pygmy Falcon Pygmy Falcon * 117 188 Coqui Francolin Coqui Francolin 118 189 Crested Francolin Crested Francolin 119 191 Shelley's Francolin Shelley's Francolin 120 196 Natal Spurfowl Natal Francolin 121 198 Rednecked Spurfowl Rednecked Francolin 2004/09/01 Page 3 of 16 BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF KRUGER NATIONAL PARK # Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) 122 199 Swainson's Spurfowl Swainson's Francolin 123 200 Common Quail Common Quail 124 201 Harlequin Quail Harlequin Quail 125 202 Blue Quail Blue Quail * 126 203 Helmeted Guineafowl Helmeted Guineafowl 127 204 Crested Guineafowl Crested Guineafowl 128 205 Kurrichane Buttonquail Kurrichane Buttonquail 129 206 Blackrumped Buttonquail Blackrumped Buttonquail 130 209 Grey Crowned Crane Crowned Crane * 131 210 African Rail African Rail 132 211 Corncrake Corncrake 133 212 African Crake African Crake 134 213 Black Crake Black Crake 135 214 Spotted Crake Spotted Crake * 136 215 Baillon's Crake Baillon's Crake 137 216 Striped Crake Striped Crake * 138 217 Redchested Flufftail Redchested Flufftail 139 218 Buffspotted Flufftail Buffspotted Flufftail 140 223 African Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule 141 224 Allen's Gallinule Lesser Gallinule 142 226 Common Moorhen Common Moorhen 143 227 Lesser Moorhen Lesser Moorhen 144 228 Redknobbed Coot Redknobbed Coot 145 229 African Finfoot African Finfoot 146 230 Kori Bustard Kori Bustard 147 237 Redcrested Korhaan Redcrested Korhaan 148 238 Blackbellied Bustard Blackbellied Korhaan 149 240 African Jacana African Jacana 150 242 Greater Painted-Snipe Old World Painted Snipe 151 245 Common Ringed Plover Ringed Plover 152 246 Whitefronted Plover Whitefronted Plover 153 248 Kittlitz's Plover Kittlitz's Plover 154 249 Threebanded Plover Threebanded Plover 155 252 Caspian Plover Caspian Plover 156 254 Grey Plover Grey Plover * 157 255 Crowned Lapwing Crowned Plover 158 256 Senegal Lapwing Lesser Blackwinged Plover 159 258 Blacksmith Lapwing Blacksmith Plover 160 259 Whitecrowned Lapwing Whitecrowned Plover 161 260 Wattled Lapwing Wattled Plover 162 264 Common Sandpiper Common Sandpiper 2004/09/01 Page 4 of 16 BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF KRUGER NATIONAL PARK # Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) 163 265 Green Sandpiper Green Sandpiper 164 266 Wood Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper 165 268 Common Redshank Common Redshank * 166 269 Marsh Sandpiper Marsh Sandpiper 167 270 Greenshank Greenshank 168 271.1 Lesser Yellowlegs (902) Lesser Yellowlegs * 169 272 Curlew Sandpiper Curlew Sandpiper 170 273 Dunlin Dunlin * 171 274 Little Stint Little Stint 172 278 Baird's Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper * 173 279 Pectoral Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper * 174 281 Sanderling Sanderling * 175 284 Ruff (male), Reeve (female) Ruff (male), Reeve (female) 176 286 African Snipe Ethiopian Snipe 177 290 Common Whimbrel Whimbrel * 178 291 Red Phalarope Grey Phalarope * 179 294 Pied Avocet Old World Avocet 180 295 Blackwinged Stilt Blackwinged Stilt 181 297 Spotted Thick-knee Spotted Dikkop 182 298 Water Thick-knee Water Dikkop 183 300 Temminck's Courser Temminck's Courser 184 302 Threebanded Courser Threebanded Courser 185 303 Bronzewinged Courser Bronzewinged Courser 186 304 Collared Pratincole Redwinged Pratincole 187 313 Lesser Blackbacked Gull Lesser Blackbacked Gull * 188 315 Greyheaded Gull Greyheaded Gull 189 338 Whiskered Tern Whiskered Tern 190 339 Whitewinged Tern Whitewinged Tern 191 347 Doublebanded Sandgrouse Doublebanded Sandgrouse 192 348 Rock Dove Feral Pigeon 193 349 Speckled Pigeon Rock Pigeon 194 350 African Olive-Pigeon Rameron Pigeon 195 352 Redeyed Dove Redeyed Dove 196 353 African Mourning Dove African Mourning Dove 197 354 Cape Turtle-Dove Cape Turtle Dove 198 354.1 European Turtle-Dove (919) Eurasian Turtle Dove * 199 355 Laughing Dove Laughing Dove 200 356 Namaqua Dove Namaqua Dove 201 357 Bluespotted Wood-Dove Bluespotted Dove 202 358 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Greenspotted Dove 203 359 Tambourine Dove Tambourine Dove 2004/09/01 Page 5 of 16 BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF KRUGER NATIONAL PARK # Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) 204 360 Lemon Dove Cinnamon Dove 205 361 African Green Pigeon African Green Pigeon 206 362.1 Greyheaded Parrot Greyheaded Parrot 207 363 Brownheaded Parrot Brownheaded Parrot 208 364 Meyer's Parrot Meyer's Parrot 209 370 Knysna Turaco Knysna Lourie 210 371 Purplecrested Turaco Purplecrested Lourie 211 373 Grey Go-away-bird Grey Lourie 212 374 Common Cuckoo Eurasian Cuckoo 213 375 African Cuckoo African Cuckoo 214 376.1 Madagascar Cuckoo Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo * 215 377 Redchested Cuckoo Redchested Cuckoo 216 378 Black Cuckoo Black Cuckoo 217 379 Barred Longtailed Cuckoo Barred Cuckoo * 218 380 Great Spotted Cuckoo Great Spotted Cuckoo 219 381 Levaillant's Cuckoo Striped
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