Birders Checklist for the Mapungubwe National Park and Area
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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 Mapungubwe List - Compiled by Etienne Marais Indicator Birding CC www.birding.co.za page 1 r 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