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Lapalala Wilderness: Bird Species List LAPALALA WILDERNESS: BIRD SPECIES LIST (Verified by Birdlife SA) Roberts Common name Scientific name Ref. 645 Barthoated Apalis Apalis thoracica 560 Arrowmarked Babbler Turdoides jardineii 464 Blackcollared Barbet Lybius torquatus 465 Pied Barbet Lybius leucomelas 470 Yellowfronted Tinker Barbet Pogoniolus chrysoconus 473 Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii 700 Cape Batis Batis capensis 701 Chinspot Batis Batis Molitor 438 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 441 Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides 443 Whitefronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides 444 Little Bee-eater Merops pusiillus 445 Bee-eater, Swallowtailed Merops hirundineus 824 Red bishop Euplectes orix 826 Golden bishop Euplectes afer 078 Little bittern Ixobrychus minutus 079 Dwarf bittern Ixobrychus sturmii 736 Southern Bou-bou Laniarius ferrugineus 741 Brubru Nilaus afer 567 Redeyed Bulbul Pyconotus nigricans 568 Blackeyed Bulbul Pyconotus barbatus 569 Terrestrial Bulbul Phyllastrephus terrestis 1 574 Yellowbellied Bulbul Chlorocichla flaviventris 884 Goldenbreasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi 886 Rock Bunting Emberiza flaviventris 887 Larklike Bunting Emberiza impetuani 230 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori 231 Stanley’s Bustard Neotis denhami 205 Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica 130 Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 149 Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo 152 Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus 154 Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus 869 Yelloweyed canary Serinus mozambicus 870 Blackthroated canary Serinus atrogularis 881 Streakyheaded canary Serinus gularis 589 Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris 593 Mocking Chat Thamnolaea cinnamoeiventris 595 Anteating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora 664 Fantailed Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 665 Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridula 672 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana 679 Lazy Cisticola Cisticola aberrans 055 Whitebreasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 058 Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 391 Burchell’s Coucal Centropus burchelli 300 Temminck’s Courser Cursorius temminckii 2 303 Bronzewinged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus 213 Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris 651 Longbilled Crombec Sylvetta rufescens 548 Pied Crow Corvus albus 375 African Cuckoo Cuculus albus 377 Redchested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius 378 Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus 381 Striped Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii 382 Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus 385 Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klass 386 Diederick’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius 538 Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava 539 Whitebreasted Cuckooshrike Coracina pectoralis 008 Dabchick Tachybaptus ruficollis 060 Darter Anhinga melanogaster 297 Spotted Thickknee Burhinus vermiculatus 298 Water Dikkop Streptopelia semitorquata 352 Redeyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata 354 Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola 355 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 356 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 358 Greenspotted Dove Turtur chalcospilos 541 Forktailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis 105 African Black Duck Anas sparsa 113 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma 3 115 Knobbilled Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 099 Whitefaced Duck Dendrocygna viduata 131 Black Eagle Aquila verreauxii 132 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 133 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 134 Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina 135 Wahlberg’s Eagle Aquila wahlbergi 136 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 137 African Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus 138 Ayre’s Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii 140 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus 142 Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus 143 Blackbreasted Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 148 African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer 066 Great White Egret Egretta alba 071 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 171 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 172 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 173 Hobby Falcon Falco subbuteo 174 African Hobby Falcon Falco cuvierii 852 Quail Finch Ortygo atricollis 855 Cutthroat Finch Amadina fasciata 515 Chestnutbacked Finchlark Eremopterix leucotis 229 African Finfoot Podica senegalensis 841 Jameson’s Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia 4 842 Redbilled Firefinch Lagonostucta senegala 689 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 690 Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta 693 Fantailed Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus 695 Marico Flycatcher Melaenornis mariquensis 710 Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridus 694 Black Flycatcher Melaenoris pammelania 188 Coqui Francolin Francolinus coqui 189 Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena 191 Shelley’s Francolin Francolinus shelleyi 193 Orange River Francolin Francolinus levaillantoides 196 Natal Francolin Francolinus natalensis 102 Egyptian Goose Alopchen aegyptiacus 116 Spurwinged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 159 Little Banded Goshawk Accipiter badius 160 African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro 161 Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar 162 Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus 270 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 203 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 169 Gymnogene Polyboroides typus 081 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta 164 European March Harrier Circus aeruginosus 166 Montagu’s Harrier Curcus pygargus 129 Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus 5 753 White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus 754 Redbilled Helmetshrike Prionops retzii 062 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 065 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 072 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 074 Greenbacked Heron Butorides striatus 076 Blackcrowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 077 Whitebacked Night Heeron Gorsachius leuconotus 474 Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator 476 Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor 478 Sharpbilled Honeyguide Prodotiscus regulus 451 Hoopoe Upupa epops 457 Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus 458 Redbilled Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus 459 Yellowbilled Hornbill Tockus flavirostris 091 Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 094 Hadeda Ibis Bostyrichia hagedash 240 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus 180 Eastern Redfooted Kestrel Falco amurensis 181 Rock Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 428 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 429 Giant Kingfisher Ceryle maxima 430 Halfcollared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata 431 Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata 432 Pygmy Kingfosher Ispidina picta 6 433 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis 435 Brownhooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris 436 Greyhooded Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala 437 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti 127 Blackshouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 126a Black Kite Milvus migrans 126b Yellowbilled Kite Milvus parasitus 237 Redcrested Korhaan Eupodotis ruficrista 493 Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina 494 Rufousnaped Lark Mirafra africana 496 Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea 498 Sabota Lark Mirafra sabota 505 Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans 507 Redcapped Lark Calandrella cinerea 727 Orangethroated Longclaw Macronyx capensis 373 Grey Lourie (Grey Go-Away Bird) Corythaixoides concolor 529 Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula 530 House Martin Delichon urbica 532 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 533 Brwonthroated Martin Riparia paludicola 424 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus 426 Redfaced Mousebird Colius indicus 681 Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla 404 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 405 Fierynecked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis 7 406 Rufouscheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena 408 Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma 410 Pennantwinged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillaria 543 European Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 545 Blackheaded Oriole Oriolus larvatus 392 Barn Owl Tyto alba 396 Scops Owl Otus senegalensis 397 Whitefaced Owl Otus leucotis 398 Pearlspotted Owl Glaucidium perlatum 401 Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus 772 Redbilled Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus 364 Meyer’s Parrot Poicephalus meyeri 348 Feral Pigeon Columba livia 349 Rock Pigeon Columba guinea 361 Green Pigeon Treron calva 716 Grassveld Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus 717 Longbilled Pipit Anthus similis 718 Plainbacked Pipit Anthus leucophrys 719 Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis 720 Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris 722 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 723 Bushveld Pipit Anthus caffer 248 Kittlitz’s Plover Charadrius pecularis 249 Threebanded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 255 Crowned Plover Vanellus coronatus 8 258 Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus 260 Wattled Plover Vanellus senegallus 683 Tawnyflanked Prinia Prinia subflava 685 Blackchested Prinia Prinia flavicans 200 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 201 Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei 821 Redbilled Quelea Quelea quelea 210 African Rail Rallus caerulescens 601 Cape Robin Cossypha caffra 602 Whitethroated Robin Cossypha humeralis 613 Whitebrowed Robin Erythropygia leucophrys 615 Kalahari Robin Erythropygia paena 446 European Roller Coracias garrulus 447 Lilacbreasted Roller Coracias caudata 449 Purple Roller Coracias naevia 450 Broadbilled Roller Eurystomus glaucurus 345 Burchell’s Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli 347 Doublebanded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus 264 Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos 266 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 118 Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius 731 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 732 Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris 733 Redbacked Shrike Lanius collurio 739 Crimsonbreasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus 9 740 Puffback Shrike Dryoscopus cubla 748 Orangebreasted Bush Shrike Telophorus sulfureopectus 751 Greyheaded Bush Shrike Malaconotus blanchoti 801 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 803 Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus 804 Greyheaded Sparrow Passer griseus 805 Yellowthroated Sparrow Petronia superciliaris 156 Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis 157 Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus 158 Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus 095 African Spoonbill Platalea alba 760 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea 761 Plumcoloured Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster 764 Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitens 769 Redwinged Starling Onychognathus morio 274
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