Birders Checklist for the Mapungubwe National Park and area Reproduced with kind permission of Etienne Marais of Indicator Birding Visit www.birding.co.za for more info and details of birding tours and events Endemic birds KEY: SA = South African Endemic, SnA = Endemic to Southern Africa, NE = Near endemic (Birders endemic) to the Southern African Region. RAR = Rarity Status KEY: cr = common resident; nr = nomadic breeding resident; unc = uncommon resident; rr = rare; ? = status uncertain; s = summer visitor; w = winter visitor r
Endemicity Numbe Sasol English Status All Scientific p 30 Little Grebe cr Tachybaptus ruficollis p 30 Black-necked Grebe nr Podiceps nigricollis p 56 African Darter cr Anhinga rufa p 56 Reed Cormorant cr Phalacrocorax africanus p 56 White-breasted Cormorant cr Phalacrocorax lucidus p 58 Great White Pelican nr Pelecanus onocrotalus p 58 Pink-backed Pelican ? Pelecanus rufescens p 60 Grey Heron cr Ardea cinerea p 60 Black-headed Heron cr Ardea melanocephala p 60 Goliath Heron cr Ardea goliath p 60 Purple Heron uncr Ardea purpurea p 62 Little Egret uncr Egretta garzetta p 62 Yellow-billed Egret uncr Egretta intermedia p 62 Great Egret cr Egretta alba p 62 Cattle Egret cr Bubulcus ibis p 62 Squacco Heron cr Ardeola ralloides p 64 Black Heron uncs Egretta ardesiaca p 64 Rufous-bellied Heron ? Ardeola rufiventris RA p 64 White-backed Night-Heron rr Gorsachius leuconotus RA p 64 Slaty Egret ? Egretta vinaceigula p 66 Green-backed Heron cr Butorides striata p 66 Black-crowned Night-Heron uncr Nycticorax nycticorax p 66 Little Bittern rs Ixobrychus minutus p 66 Dwarf Bittern ns Ixobrychus sturmii p 68 Yellow-billed Stork cr Mycteria ibis p 68 Black Stork uncr Ciconia nigra p 68 Abdim's Stork uncs Ciconia abdimii p 68 White Stork uncs Ciconia ciconia p 70 African Openbill uncr Anastomus lamelligerus p 70 Woolly-necked Stork uncr Ciconia episcopus p 70 Saddle-billed Stork cr Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis p 70 Marabou Stork cr Leptoptilos crumeniferus p 72 Hamerkop cr Scopus umbretta p 72 Greater Flamingo nr Phoenicopterus ruber p 72 Lesser Flamingo ? Phoenicopterus minor p 72 African Spoonbill cr Platalea alba p 74 Glossy Ibis uncr Plegadis falcinellus p 74 Hadeda Ibis cr Bostrychia hagedash p 74 African Sacred Ibis cr Threskiornis aethiopicus p 76 Egyptian Goose cr Alopochen aegyptiaca p 76 Spur-winged Goose cr Plectropterus gambensis p 76 Comb Duck cr Sarkidiornis melanotos p 78 Fulvous Duck uncr Dendrocygna bicolor p 78 White-faced Duck cr Dendrocygna viduata
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Endemicity Numbe Sasol English Status All Scientific p 30 Little Grebe cr Tachybaptus ruficollis p 78 White-backed Duck uncr Thalassornis leuconotus p 78 Maccoa Duck ? Oxyura maccoa p 78 African Pygmy-Goose nr Nettapus auritus p 78 Southern Pochard cr Netta erythrophthalma p 80 African Black Duck uncr Anas sparsa p 80 Yellow-billed Duck uncr Anas undulata NE p 80 Cape Shoveler ? Anas smithii p 82 Cape Teal ? Anas capensis p 82 Red-billed Teal cr Anas erythrorhyncha p 82 Hottentot Teal cr Anas hottentota p 86 White-backed Vulture cr Gyps africanus SnA p 86 Cape Vulture cr Gyps coprotheres p 86 Lappet-faced Vulture cr Aegypius tracheliotus p 86 White-headed Vulture uncr Aegypius occipitalis p 88 Hooded Vulture rr Necrosyrtes monachus p 88 Palm-nut Vulture rr Gypohierax angolensis p 92 Osprey rr Pandion haliaetus p 92 African Fish-Eagle cr Haliaeetus vocifer p 92 Bateleur uncr Terathopius ecaudatus p 94 Black-chested Snake-Eagle cr Circaetus pectoralis p 94 Brown Snake-Eagle cr Circaetus cinereus p 96 Steppe Eagle uncs Aquila nipalensis p 96 Tawny Eagle cr Aquila rapax p 96 Lesser Spotted Eagle rs Aquila pomarina p 100 Verreauxs' Eagle cr Aquila verreauxii p 100 Martial Eagle uncr Polemaetus bellicosus p 100 African Crowned Eagle ? Stephanoaetus coronatus p 102 African Hawk-Eagle cr Aquila spilogaster RA p 102 Ayres's Hawk-Eagle rs Aquila ayresii p 102 Booted Eagle uncr Aquila pennatus p 102 Long-crested Eagle uncr Lophaetus occipitalis p 104 European Honey-Buzzard uncs Pernis apivorus SnA p 104 Jackal Buzzard ? Buteo rufofuscus p 104 Augur Buzzard ? Buteo augur p 106 African Harrier-Hawk cr Polyboroides typus p 106 Steppe Buzzard uncs Buteo vulpinus p 106 Wahlberg's Eagle cs Aquila wahlbergi p 108 Western Marsh-Harrier ? Circus aeruginosus p 108 African Marsh-Harrier ? Circus ranivorus p 108 Pallid Harrier rs Circus macrourus p 108 Montagu's Harrier rs Circus pygargus p 112 Black-shouldered Kite cr Elanus caeruleus p 112 Yellow-billed Kite uncs Milvus parasitus p 112 Black Kite rs Milvus migrans p 112 Dark Chanting Goshawk cr Melierax metabates NE p 112 Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk uncr Melierax canorus p 116 African Cuckoo Hawk rr Aviceda cuculoides p 116 Lizard Buzzard uncr Kaupifalco monogrammicus p 118 Gabar Goshawk uncr Melierax gabar p 118 Shikra cr Accipiter badius p 118 Little Sparrowhawk uncr Accipiter minullus p 118 Ovambo Sparrowhawk uncr Accipiter ovampensis Mapungubwe List - Compiled by Etienne Marais Indicator Birding CC www.birding.co.za page 2 r
Endemicity Numbe Sasol English Status All Scientific p 30 Little Grebe cr Tachybaptus ruficollis p 120 African Goshawk uncr Accipiter tachiro p 120 Black Sparrowhawk ? Accipiter melanoleucus p 122 Lanner Falcon uncr Falco biarmicus p 122 Peregrine Falcon rr Falco peregrinus RA p 124 Bat Hawk ? Macheiramphus alcinus p 124 Lesser Kestrel rs Falco naumanni p 124 Rock Kestrel uncr Falco rupicolus p 124 Greater Kestrel uncr Falco rupicoloides p 124 Amur Falcon rs Falco amurensis p 124 Eurasian Hobby rs Falco subbuteo p 124 African Hobby rs Falco cuvierii p 128 Red-footed Falcon rs Falco vespertinus NE p 136 Natal Spurfowl cr Pternistis natalensis NE p 136 Swainson's Spurfowl cr Pternistis swainsonii p 140 Coqui Francolin uncr Peliperdix coqui p 140 Crested Francolin cr Dendroperdix sephaena p 142 Crested Guineafowl ? Guttera edouardi p 142 Helmeted Guineafowl cr Numida meleagris p 143 Common Ostrich cr Struthio camelus p 144 Common Quail uncs Coturnix coturnix p 144 Harlequin Quail uncs Coturnix delegorguei p 144 Kurrichane Buttonquail uncs Turnix sylvaticus p 146 African Finfoot rr Podica senegalensis p 146 Common Moorhen uncr Gallinula chloropus p 146 Lesser Moorhen ns Gallinula angulata p 146 Red-knobbed Coot uncr Fulica cristata p 148 Black Crake cr Amaurornis flavirostris p 148 African Purple Swamphen ? Porphyrio madagascariensis p 148 Allen's Gallinule rs Porphyrio alleni p 148 African Jacana uncr Actophilornis africanus p 148 Lesser Jacana ? Microparra capensis p 150 African Crake rs Crecopsis egregia p 150 Spotted Crake rs Porzana porzana p 150 Striped Crake ? Aenigmatolimnas marginalis p 150 African Rail ? Rallus caerulescens p 150 Baillon's Crake ? Porzana pusilla p 150 Corn Crake rs Crex crex p 152 Red-chested Flufftail rr Sarothrura rufa p 154 Grey Crowned Crane uncr/nr Balearica regulorum p 154 Secretarybird cr Sagittarius serpentarius p 156 Kori Bustard cr Ardeotis kori NE p 160 Red-crested Korhaan cr Lophotis ruficrista NE p 160 Northern Black Korhaan ? Afrotis afraoides p 162 Black-winged Stilt cr Himantopus himantopus p 162 Pied Avocet nr Recurvirostra avosetta p 164 Common Ringed Plover uncs Charadrius hiaticula p 164 Kittlitz's Plover cr Charadrius pecuarius p 164 Three-banded Plover cr Charadrius tricollaris p 164 Caspian Plover rs Charadrius asiaticus p 166 White-fronted Plover uncr Charadrius marginatus p 168 Senegal Lapwing uncr Vanellus lugubris p 168 Crowned Lapwing cr Vanellus coronatus Mapungubwe List - Compiled by Etienne Marais Indicator Birding CC www.birding.co.za page 3 r
Endemicity Numbe Sasol English Status All Scientific p 30 Little Grebe cr Tachybaptus ruficollis p 170 Blacksmith Lapwing cr Vanellus armatus p 170 White-crowned Lapwing uncr Vanellus albiceps p 170 African Wattled Lapwing rr Vanellus senegallus p 174 Ruff cs Philomachus pugnax p 176 Curlew Sandpiper uncs Calidris ferruginea p 178 Little Stint cs Calidris minuta p 180 Green Sandpiper rs Tringa ochropus p 180 Wood Sandpiper cs Tringa glareola p 180 Common Sandpiper cs Actitis hypoleucos p 182 Marsh Sandpiper cs Tringa stagnatilis p 182 Common Greenshank cs Tringa nebularia p 184 Common Whimbrel ? Numenius phaeopus p 186 African Snipe rs Gallinago nigripennis p 186 Greater Painted-snipe uncs Rostratula benghalensis p 190 Collared Pratincole rs Glareola pratincola p 190 Black-winged Pratincole ? Glareola nordmanni p 202 Water Thick-knee cr Burhinus vermiculatus p 202 Spotted Thick-knee cr Burhinus capensis p 202 Bronze-winged Courser uncr Rhinoptilus chalcopterus p 202 Three-banded Courser uncr Rhinoptilus cinctus p 202 Temminck's Courser cr Cursorius temminckii p 208 Grey-headed Gull rr Larus cirrocephalus p 216 Whiskered Tern uncs Chlidonias hybrida p 216 White-winged Tern uncs Chlidonias leucopterus NE p 218 Double-banded Sandgrouse cr Pterocles bicinctus p 218 Burchell's Sandgrouse uncr Pterocles burchelli NE p 218 Namaqua Sandgrouse ? Pterocles namaqua p 220 Rock Dove ? Columba livia p 220 Speckled Pigeon cr Columba guinea p 222 Laughing Dove cr Streptopelia senegalensis p 222 African Mourning Dove cr Streptopelia decipiens p 222 Cape Turtle-Dove cr Streptopelia capicola p 222 Red-eyed Dove cr Streptopelia semitorquata p 224 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove cr Turtur chalcospilos p 224 Namaqua Dove cr Oena capensis p 224 African Green-Pigeon cr Treron calvus p 226 Meyer's Parrot cr Poicephalus meyeri p 230 Purple-crested Turaco ? Gallirex porphyreolophus p 230 Grey Go-away-bird cr Corythaixoides concolor p 232 Red-chested Cuckoo cs Cuculus solitarius p 232 Common Cuckoo uncs Cuculus canorus p 232 African Cuckoo uncs Cuculus gularis p 234 Jacobin Cuckoo cs Clamator jacobinus p 234 Levaillant's Cuckoo uncs Clamator levaillantii p 234 Great Spotted Cuckoo cs Clamator glandarius RA p 234 Thick-billed Cuckoo ? Pachycoccyx audeberti p 234 Black Cuckoo cs Cuculus clamosus p 236 Klaas's Cuckoo uncs Chrysococcyx klaas p 236 Diderick Cuckoo cs Chrysococcyx caprius p 238 Senegal Coucal rr Centropus senegalensis NE p 238 Burchell's Coucal cr Centropus burchellii p 240 Barn Owl cr Tyto alba Mapungubwe List - Compiled by Etienne Marais Indicator Birding CC www.birding.co.za page 4 r
Endemicity Numbe Sasol English Status All Scientific p 30 Little Grebe cr Tachybaptus ruficollis RA p 240 Cape Eagle-Owl uncr Bubo capensis p 240 Spotted Eagle-Owl cr Bubo africanus p 240 Verreaux's Eagle-Owl cr Bubo lacteus RA p 240 Pel's Fishing-Owl uncr Scotopelia peli p 242 African Scops-Owl cr Otus senegalensis p 242 African Wood-Owl ? Strix woodfordii p 242 Pearl-spotted Owlet cr Glaucidium perlatum p 242 African Barred Owlet uncr Glaucidium capense p 242 Marsh Owl ? Asio capensis p 242 Southern White-faced Scops-Owl uncr Ptilopsis granti p 244 Fiery-necked Nightjar cr Caprimulgus pectoralis p 244 Freckled Nightjar cr Caprimulgus tristigma p 244 Square-tailed Nightjar uncr Caprimulgus fossii p 244 Rufous-cheeked Nightjar uncr Caprimulgus rufigena p 244 European Nightjar uncs Caprimulgus europaeus p 244 Pennant-winged Nightjar rr Macrodipteryx vexillarius p 248 Alpine Swift uncr Tachymarptis melba p 248 Common Swift uncs Apus apus p 248 African Black Swift rs Apus barbatus p 250 African Palm-Swift cr Cypsiurus parvus p 250 Little Swift cr Apus affinis p 250 Horus Swift uncs Apus horus p 250 White-rumped Swift uncr Apus caffer p 252 White-backed Mousebird ? Colius colius SnA p 252 Speckled Mousebird cr Colius striatus p 252 Red-faced Mousebird cr Urocolius indicus p 254 Malachite Kingfisher uncr Alcedo cristata p 254 African Pygmy-Kingfisher uncs Ispidina picta p 254 Giant Kingfisher cr Megaceryle maximus p 254 Pied Kingfisher cr Ceryle rudis p 256 Grey-headed Kingfisher uncs Halcyon leucocephala p 256 Woodland Kingfisher cs Halcyon senegalensis p 256 Brown-hooded Kingfisher cr Halcyon albiventris p 256 Striped Kingfisher cr Halcyon chelicuti p 258 White-fronted Bee-eater cr Merops bullockoides p 258 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater uncr Merops persicus p 258 European Bee-eater cs Merops apiaster p 260 Little Bee-eater cr Merops pusillus p 260 Southern Carmine Bee-eater uncs Merops nubicoides p 260 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater uncw Merops hirundineus p 262 European Roller cs Coracias garrulus p 262 Lilac-breasted Roller cr Coracias caudatus p 262 Purple Roller cr Coracias naevius p 262 Broad-billed Roller rs Eurystomus glaucurus p 264 Southern Ground-Hornbill uncr Bucorvus leadbeateri NE p 266 Red-billed Hornbill cr Tockus erythrorhynchus NE p 266 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill cr Tockus leucomelas p 266 African Grey Hornbill cr Tockus nasutus p 268 African Hoopoe cr Upupa africana p 268 Green Wood-Hoopoe cr Phoeniculus purpureus p 268 Common Scimitarbill cr Rhinopomastus cyanomelas p 270 Greater Honeyguide cr Indicator indicator Mapungubwe List - Compiled by Etienne Marais Indicator Birding CC www.birding.co.za page 5 r
Endemicity Numbe Sasol English Status All Scientific p 30 Little Grebe cr Tachybaptus ruficollis p 270 Lesser Honeyguide cr Indicator minor p 270 Brown-backed Honeybird rr Prodotiscus regulus p 272 Black-collared Barbet cr Lybius torquatus p 272 Crested Barbet cr Trachyphonus vaillantii p 274 Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird uncr Pogoniulus chrysoconus NE p 274 Acacia Pied Barbet cr Tricholaema leucomelas p 278 Bennett's Woodpecker cr Campethera bennettii p 278 Golden-tailed Woodpecker cr Campethera abingoni p 278 Cardinal Woodpecker cr Dendropicos fuscescens p 278 Bearded Woodpecker cr Dendropicos namaquus NE p 280 Monotonous Lark ns Mirafra passerina p 280 Flappet Lark uncr Mirafra rufocinnamomea p 280 Dusky Lark uncs Pinarocorys nigricans p 284 Rufous-naped Lark uncr Mirafra africana NE p 284 Sabota Lark cr Calendulauda sabota NE p 284 Fawn-coloured Lark uncr Calendulauda africanoides p 284 Red-capped Lark uncr Calandrella cinerea p 286 Short-clawed Lark olokwane Certhilauda chuana p 290 Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark uncr Eremopterix leucotis NE p 290 Grey-backed Sparrowlark uncr Eremopterix verticalis BE p 292 Greater Striped Swallow uncs Hirundo cucullata p 292 Lesser Striped Swallow cs Hirundo abyssinica p 292 Red-breasted Swallow rs Hirundo semirufa BE p 292 South African Cliff-Swallow ? Hirundo spilodera p 294 Barn Swallow cs Hirundo rustica p 294 White-throated Swallow ? Hirundo albigularis p 294 Wire-tailed Swallow uncr Hirundo smithii p 294 Pearl-breasted Swallow uncr Hirundo dimidiata p 296 Grey-rumped Swallow rs Pseudhirundo griseopyga p 296 Common House-Martin cs Delichon urbicum p 298 Sand Martin rs Riparia riparia p 298 Brown-throated Martin uncr Riparia paludicola p 298 Banded Martin rs Riparia cincta p 298 Rock Martin cr Hirundo fuligula p 300 Fork-tailed Drongo cr Dicrurus adsimilis p 300 White-breasted Cuckooshrike rr Coracina pectoralis p 300 Black Cuckooshrike uncr Campephaga flava p 302 Eurasian Golden Oriole uncs Oriolus oriolus p 302 African Golden Oriole rs Oriolus auratus p 302 Black-headed Oriole cr Oriolus larvatus p 304 Pied Crow uncr Corvus albus p 306 Southern Black Tit cr Parus niger SnA p 306 Ashy Tit uncr Parus cinerascens SnA p 308 Southern Pied Babbler cr Turdoides bicolor p 308 Arrow-marked Babbler cr Turdoides jardineii p 308 Boulder Chat ? Pinarornis plumosus p 310 Dark-capped Bulbul cr Pycnonotus tricolor NE p 310 African Red-eyed Bulbul nr Pycnonotus nigricans p 310 Terrestrial Brownbul cr Phyllastrephus terrestris p 312 Yellow-bellied Greenbul cr Chlorocichla flaviventris p 312 Eastern Nicator rr Nicator gularis p 314 Groundscraper Thrush cr Psophocichla litsitsirupa Mapungubwe List - Compiled by Etienne Marais Indicator Birding CC www.birding.co.za page 6 r
Endemicity Numbe Sasol English Status All Scientific p 30 Little Grebe cr Tachybaptus ruficollis p 314 Kurrichane Thrush cr Turdus libonyanus SA p 314 Karoo Thrush uncr Turdus smithi p 318 Familiar Chat cr Cercomela familiaris p 320 African Stonechat uncr Saxicola torquatus p 320 Capped Wheatear nr Oenanthe pileata SnA p 322 Ant-eating Chat cr Myrmecocichla formicivora p 322 Mocking Cliff-Chat cr Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventri p 324 Cape Robin-Chat ? Cossypha caffra p 324 White-throated Robin-Chat cr Cossypha humeralis p 324 White-browed Robin-Chat cr Cossypha heuglini p 326 Bearded Scrub-Robin ? Cercotrichas quadrivirgata p 326 White-browed Scrub-Robin cr Cercotrichas leucophrys SnA p 326 Kalahari Scrub-Robin cr Cercotrichas paena p 328 Thrush Nightingale ? Luscinia luscinia p 328 Collared Palm Thrush ? Cichladusa arquata p 330 Olive-tree Warbler rs Hippolais olivetorum p 330 Icterine Warbler cs Hippolais icterina p 330 Willow Warbler cs Phylloscopus trochilus p 330 Garden Warbler cs Sylvia borin p 330 Common Whitethroat uncs Sylvia communis SnA p 332 Cape Penduline-Tit uncr Anthoscopus minutus p 332 Grey Penduline-Tit uncr Anthoscopus caroli p 332 Yellow-bellied Eremomela cr Eremomela icteropygialis p 332 Green-capped Eremomela uncr Eremomela scotops NE p 332 Burnt-necked Eremomela cr Eremomela usticollis p 334 Little Rush-Warbler ? Bradypterus baboecala p 336 River Warbler ? Locustella fluviatilis p 336 African Reed-Warbler uncs Acrocephalus baeticatus p 336 Marsh Warbler uncs Acrocephalus palustris p 336 Lesser Swamp-Warbler uncr Acrocephalus gracilirostris p 338 Sedge Warbler uncs Acrocephalus schoenobaenus p 338 Great Reed-Warbler uncs Acrocephalus arundinaceus p 340 Grey-backed Camaroptera cr Camaroptera brevicaudata NE p 340 Barred Wren-Warbler cr Calamonastes fasciolatus p 342 Long-billed Crombec cr Sylvietta rufescens SnA p 342 Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler uncr Parisoma subcaeruleum p 344 Bar-throated Apalis uncr Apalis thoracica p 344 Yellow-breasted Apalis ? Apalis flavida p 346 Neddicky uncr Cisticola fulvicapilla p 346 Zitting Cisticola uncr Cisticola juncidis p 346 Desert Cisticola uncr Cisticola aridulus p 348 Lazy Cisticola ? Cisticola aberrans p 348 Rattling Cisticola cr Cisticola chiniana p 348 Tinkling Cisticola rr Cisticola rufilatus p 350 Red-faced Cisticola uncr Cisticola erythrops p 352 Tawny-flanked Prinia cr Prinia subflava NE p 352 Black-chested Prinia cr Prinia flavicans p 354 Southern Black Flycatcher uncr Melaenornis pammelaina SnA p 354 Fiscal Flycatcher uncr Sigelus silens p 354 Spotted Flycatcher cs Muscicapa striata p 354 Ashy Flycatcher cr Muscicapa caerulescens p 354 Grey Tit-Flycatcher uncr Myioparus plumbeus Mapungubwe List - Compiled by Etienne Marais Indicator Birding CC www.birding.co.za page 7 r
Endemicity Numbe Sasol English Status All Scientific p 30 Little Grebe cr Tachybaptus ruficollis p 356 African Paradise-Flycatcher cs Terpsiphone viridis p 356 Pale Flycatcher uncr Bradornis pallidus SnA p 356 Marico Flycatcher cr Bradornis mariquensis p 358 African Yellow White-eye rr Zosterops senegalensis SnA p 358 Cape White-eye ? Zosterops virens SnA p 360 Cape Batis ? Batis capensis p 360 Chinspot Batis cr Batis molitor p 362 African Pied Wagtail cr Motacilla aguimp p 362 Cape Wagtail uncr Motacilla capensis p 362 Yellow Wagtail ? Motacilla flava p 364 Long-billed Pipit ? Anthus similis p 366 African Pipit uncr Anthus cinnamomeus p 366 Plain-backed Pipit uncr Anthus leucophrys p 366 Buffy Pipit uncr Anthus vaalensis p 368 Striped Pipit ? Anthus lineiventris p 368 Bushveld Pipit uncr Anthus caffer p 368 Tree Pipit ? Anthus trivialis NE p 372 Crimson-breasted Shrike cr Laniarius atrococcineus p 372 Red-backed Shrike cs Lanius collurio p 372 Lesser Grey Shrike cs Lanius minor p 372 Common Fiscal uncr Lanius collaris p 372 Magpie Shrike cr Corvinella melanoleuca p 374 Black-crowned Tchagra cr Tchagra senegalus p 374 Brown-crowned Tchagra cr Tchagra australis p 374 Tropical Boubou cr Laniarius aethiopicus SnA p 374 Southern Boubou ? Laniarius ferrugineus p 376 Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike cr Telophorus sulfureopectus p 376 Grey-headed Bush-Shrike cr Malaconotus blanchoti p 378 Brubru cr Nilaus afer p 378 Black-backed Puffback cr Dryoscopus cubla p 378 White-crested Helmet-Shrike cr Prionops plumatus p 378 Retz's Helmet-Shrike cr Prionops retzii NE p 378 Southern White-crowned Shrike cr Eurocephalus anguitimens NE p 380 Cape Glossy Starling cr Lamprotornis nitens p 380 Greater Blue-eared Starling cr Lamprotornis chalybaeus p 380 Violet-backed Starling cs Cinnyricinclus leucogaster p 382 Red-winged Starling cr Onychognathus morio NE p 382 Burchell's Starling ? Lamprotornis australis p 382 Meves's Starling cr Lamprotornis mevesii p 384 Wattled Starling cr Creatophora cinerea p 384 Yellow-billed Oxpecker rr Buphagus africanus p 384 Red-billed Oxpecker cr Buphagus erythrorhynchus p 388 Amethyst Sunbird uncr Chalcomitra amethystina p 390 Collared Sunbird cr Hedydipna collaris p 390 White-bellied Sunbird cr Cinnyris talatala p 392 Marico Sunbird cr Cinnyris mariquensis p 394 House Sparrow uncr Passer domesticus NE p 394 Great Sparrow cr Passer motitensis SnA p 394 Cape Sparrow uncr Passer melanurus p 394 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow cr Passer diffusus p 394 Yellow-throated Petronia cr Petronia superciliaris p 396 Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver cr Bubalornis niger Mapungubwe List - Compiled by Etienne Marais Indicator Birding CC www.birding.co.za page 8 r
Endemicity Numbe Sasol English Status All Scientific p 30 Little Grebe cr Tachybaptus ruficollis p 396 White-browed Sparrow-Weaver cr Plocepasser mahali p 398 Lesser Masked-Weaver cr Ploceus intermedius p 398 Spectacled Weaver cr Ploceus ocularis p 398 Southern Masked-Weaver cr Ploceus velatus p 398 Village Weaver uncr Ploceus cucullatus p 398 Red-headed Weaver cr Anaplectes melanotis p 402 Red-billed Quelea cr Quelea quelea p 402 Yellow-crowned Bishop ? Euplectes afer p 402 Southern Red Bishop uncr Euplectes orix p 404 White-winged Widowbird uncr Euplectes albonotatus p 404 Red-collared Widowbird ? Euplectes ardens p 406 Pin-tailed Whydah uncr Vidua macroura p 406 Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah cr Vidua paradisaea NE p 406 Shaft-tailed Whydah uncr Vidua regia p 408 Village Indigobird cr Vidua chalybeata p 408 Dusky Indigobird ? Vidua funerea p 408 Purple Indigobird uncr Vidua purpurascens RA p 408 Cuckoo Finch rs Anomalospiza imberbis p 410 Red-billed Firefinch cr Lagonosticta senegala p 410 Jameson's Firefinch cr Lagonosticta rhodopareia p 412 Black-faced Waxbill uncr Estrilda erythronotos p 412 Common Waxbill cr Estrilda astrild NE p 412 Violet-eared Waxbill cr Granatina granatina p 412 Blue Waxbill cr Uraeginthus angolensis NE p 414 Scaly-feathered Finch cr Sporopipes squamifrons NE p 414 Red-headed Finch uncr Amadina erythrocephala p 414 Cut-throat Finch cr Amadina fasciata p 414 Bronze Mannikin ? Spermestes cucullatus p 416 Orange-breasted Waxbill ? Sporaeginthus subflavus p 416 African Quailfinch uncr Ortygospiza atricollis p 416 Green-winged Pytilia cr Pytilia melba p 420 Yellow-fronted Canary cr Crithagra mozambicus p 420 Black-throated Canary cr Crithagra atrogularis NE p 420 Yellow Canary ? Crithagra flaviventris NE p 422 Streaky-headed Seedeater uncr Crithagra gularis p 424 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting cr Emberiza tahapisi p 424 Golden-breasted Bunting cr Emberiza flaviventris p 424 Cabanis's Bunting ? Emberiza cabanisi SnA p 424 Lark-like Bunting nr Emberiza impetuani Add Add Add
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