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Birds of Golden Gate Highlands National Park BIRDS OF GOLDEN GATE HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Golden Gate 1 Common Ostrich Ostrich 1 8 Little Grebe Dabchick 1 55 Whitebreasted Cormorant Whitebreasted Cormorant 1 58 Reed Cormorant Reed Cormorant 1 60 African Darter Darter 1 62 Grey Heron Grey Heron 1 63 Blackheaded Heron Blackheaded Heron 1 64 Goliath Heron Goliath Heron 1 65 Purple Heron Purple Heron 1 66 Great Egret Great White Egret 1 67 Little Egret Little Egret 1 68 Yellowbilled Egret Yellowbilled Egret 1 71 Cattle Egret Cattle Egret 1 72 Squacco Heron Squacco Heron 1 76 Blackcrowned Night-Heron Blackcrowned Night Heron 1 81 Hamerkop Hamerkop 1 83 White Stork White Stork 1 84 Black Stork Black Stork 1 85 Abdim's Stork Abdim's Stork 1 90 Yellowbilled Stork Yellowbilled Stork 1 91 African Sacred Ibis Sacred Ibis 1 92 Southern Bald Ibis Bald Ibis 1 93 Glossy Ibis Glossy Ibis 1 94 Hadeda Ibis Hadeda Ibis 1 95 African Spoonbill African Spoonbill 1 96 Greater Flamingo Greater Flamingo 1 97 Lesser Flamingo Lesser Flamingo 1 99 Whitefaced Duck Whitefaced Duck 1 100 Fulvous Duck Fulvous Duck 1 101 Whitebacked Duck Whitebacked Duck 1 102 Egyptian Goose Egyptian Goose 1 103 South African Shelduck South African Shelduck 1 104 Yellowbilled Duck Yellowbilled Duck 1 105 African Black Duck African Black Duck 1 106 Cape Teal Cape Teal 1 107 Hottentot Teal Hottentot Teal 1 108 Redbilled Teal Redbilled Teal 1 112 Cape Shoveller Cape Shoveller 1 113 Southern Pochard Southern Pochard 1 116 Spurwinged Goose Spurwinged Goose 1 117 Maccoa Duck Maccoa Duck 1 118 Secretarybird Secretarybird 1 BIRDS OF GOLDEN GATE HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Golden Gate 119 Bearded Vulture Bearded Vulture 1 122 Cape Vulture Cape Vulture 1 126 Black Kite Black Kite 1 126.1 Yellowbilled Kite Yellowbilled Kite 1 127 Blackshouldered Kite Blackshouldered Kite 1 131 Verreaux's Eagle Black Eagle 1 136 Booted Eagle Booted Eagle 1 140 Martial Eagle Martial Eagle 1 148 African Fish-Eagle African Fish Eagle 1 149 Steppe Buzzard Steppe Buzzard 1 152 Jackal Buzzard Jackal Buzzard 1 154 Lizard Buzzard Lizard Buzzard 1 158 Black Sparrowhawk Black Sparrowhawk 1 160 African Goshawk African Goshawk 1 165 African Marsh Harrier African Marsh Harrier 1 167 Pallid Harrier Pallid Harrier 1 168 Black Harrier Black Harrier 1 169 African Harrier Hawk Gymnogene 1 170 Osprey Osprey 1 171 Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon 1 172 Lanner Falcon Lanner Falcon 1 180 Amur Falcon Eastern Redfooted Kestrel 1 181 Rock Kestrel Rock Kestrel 1 182 Greater Kestrel Greater Kestrel 1 183 Lesser Kestrel Lesser Kestrel 1 190 Greywinged Francolin Greywing Francolin 1 192 Redwinged Francolin Redwing Francolin 1 196 Natal Spurfowl Natal Francolin 1 199 Swainson's Spurfowl Swainson's Francolin 1 200 Common Quail Common Quail 1 203 Helmeted Guineafowl Helmeted Guineafowl 1 208 Blue Crane Blue Crane 1 209 Grey Crowned Crane Crowned Crane 1 210 African Rail African Rail 1 213 Black Crake Black Crake 1 217 Redchested Flufftail Redchested Flufftail 1 223 African Purple Swamphen Purple Gallinule 1 226 Common Moorhen Common Moorhen 1 228 Redknobbed Coot Redknobbed Coot 1 234 Blue Korhaan Blue Korhaan 1 240 African Jacana African Jacana 1 2004/09/01 Page 2 of 7 BIRDS OF GOLDEN GATE HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Golden Gate 242 Greater Painted-Snipe Old World Painted Snipe 1 245 Common Ringed Plover Ringed Plover 1 248 Kittlitz's Plover Kittlitz's Plover 1 249 Threebanded Plover Threebanded Plover 1 255 Crowned Lapwing Crowned Plover 1 258 Blacksmith Lapwing Blacksmith Plover 1 264 Common Sandpiper Common Sandpiper 1 266 Wood Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper 1 269 Marsh Sandpiper Marsh Sandpiper 1 270 Greenshank Greenshank 1 272 Curlew Sandpiper Curlew Sandpiper 1 274 Little Stint Little Stint 1 284 Ruff (male), Reeve (female) Ruff (male), Reeve (female) 1 286 African Snipe Ethiopian Snipe 1 294 Pied Avocet Old World Avocet 1 295 Blackwinged Stilt Blackwinged Stilt 1 297 Spotted Thick-knee Spotted Dikkop 1 305 Blackwinged Pratincole Blackwinged Pratincole 1 315 Greyheaded Gull Greyheaded Gull 1 338 Whiskered Tern Whiskered Tern 1 339 Whitewinged Tern Whitewinged Tern 1 348 Rock Dove Feral Pigeon 1 349 Speckled Pigeon Rock Pigeon 1 350 African Olive-Pigeon Rameron Pigeon 1 354 Cape Turtle-Dove Cape Turtle Dove 1 355 Laughing Dove Laughing Dove 1 356 Namaqua Dove Namaqua Dove 1 360 Lemon Dove Cinnamon Dove 1 374 Common Cuckoo Eurasian Cuckoo 1 377 Redchested Cuckoo Redchested Cuckoo 1 380 Great Spotted Cuckoo Great Spotted Cuckoo 1 382 Jacobin Cuckoo Jacobin Cuckoo 1 385 Klaas's Cuckoo Klaas's Cuckoo 1 386 Diderick Cuckoo Diederik Cuckoo 1 392 Barn Owl Barn Owl 1 393 African Grass-Owl Grass Owl 1 395 Marsh Owl Marsh Owl 1 400 Cape Eagle-Owl Cape Eagle Owl 1 401 Spotted Eagle-Owl Spotted Eagle Owl 1 404 European Nightjar Eurasian Nightjar 1 405 Fierynecked Nightjar Fierynecked Nightjar 1 2004/09/01 Page 3 of 7 BIRDS OF GOLDEN GATE HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Golden Gate 408 Freckled Nightjar Freckled Nightjar 1 411 Common Swift Eurasian Swift 1 412 African Black Swift African Black Swift 1 415 Whiterumped Swift Whiterumped Swift 1 416 Horus Swift Horus Swift 1 417 Little Swift Little Swift 1 418 Alpine Swift Alpine Swift 1 424 Speckled Mousebird Speckled Mousebird 1 426 Redfaced Mousebird Redfaced Mousebird 1 428 Pied Kingfisher Pied Kingfisher 1 429 Giant Kingfisher Giant Kingfisher 1 430 Halfcollared Kingfisher Halfcollared Kingfisher 1 431 Malachite Kingfisher Malachite Kingfisher 1 446 European Roller Eurasian Roller 1 451 African Hoopoe African Hoopoe 1 452 Green Woodhoopoe Redbilled Woodhoopoe 1 464 Blackcollared Barbet Blackcollared Barbet 1 465 Acacia Pied Barbet Pied Barbet 1 473 Crested Barbet Crested Barbet 1 474 Greater Honeyguide Greater Honeyguide 1 476 Lesser Honeyguide Lesser Honeyguide 1 478 Sharpbilled Honeybird Sharpbilled Honeyguide 1 480 Ground Woodpecker Ground Woodpecker 1 483 Goldentailed Woodpecker Goldentailed Woodpecker 1 486 Cardinal Woodpecker Cardinal Woodpecker 1 489 Redthroated Wryneck Redthroated Wryneck 1 494 Rufousnaped Lark Rufousnaped Lark 1 495.2 Eastern Clapper Lark Clapper Lark 1 500.2 Eastern Longbilled Lark Longbilled Lark 1 506 Spikeheeled Lark Spikeheeled Lark 1 507 Redcapped Lark Redcapped Lark 1 508 Pinkbilled Lark Pinkbilled Lark 1 518 Barn Swallow European Swallow 1 520 Whitethroated Swallow Whitethroated Swallow 1 526 Greater Striped Swallow Greater Striped Swallow 1 528 South African Cliff-Swallow South African Cliff Swallow 1 529 Rock Martin Rock Martin 1 530 Common House-Martin House Martin 1 532 Sand Martin Sand Martin 1 533 Brownthroated Martin Brownthroated Martin 1 534 Banded Martin Banded Martin 1 2004/09/01 Page 4 of 7 BIRDS OF GOLDEN GATE HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Golden Gate 541 Forktailed Drongo Forktailed Drongo 1 547 Cape Crow Black Crow 1 548 Pied Crow Pied Crow 1 550 Whitenecked Raven Whitenecked Raven 1 551 Grey Tit Southern Grey Tit 1 567 African Redeyed Bulbul Redeyed Bulbul 1 568 Darkcapped Bulbul Blackeyed Bulbul 1 577.1 Karoo Thrush Olive Thrush 1 581 Cape Rockthrush Cape Rockthrush 1 582 Sentinel Rockthrush Sentinel Rockthrush 1 586 Mountain Wheatear Mountain Chat 1 588 Buffstreaked Chat Buffstreaked Chat 1 589 Familiar Chat Familiar Chat 1 591 Sicklewinged Chat Sicklewinged Chat 1 593 Mocking Cliff-Chat Mocking Chat 1 595 Anteating Chat Anteating Chat 1 596 African Stonechat Stonechat 1 601 Cape Robin-Chat Cape Robin 1 612 Drakensberg Rockjumper Orangebreasted Rockjumper 1 622 Layard's Titbabbler Layard's Titbabbler 1 628 Great Reed-Warbler Great Reed Warbler 1 631 African Reed-Warbler African Marsh Warbler 1 633 Marsh Warbler European Marsh Warbler 1 634 Eurasian Sedge Warbler European Sedge Warbler 1 635 Lesser Swamp-Warbler Cape Reed Warbler 1 638 Little Rush-Warbler African Sedge Warbler 1 661 Cape Grassbird Grassbird 1 664 Zitting Cisticola Fantailed Cisticola 1 665 Desert Cisticola Desert Cisticola 1 666 Cloud Cisticola Cloud Cisticola 1 667 Wingsnapping Cisticola Ayres' Cisticola 1 670 Wailing Cisticola Wailing Cisticola 1 677 Levaillant's Cisticola Levaillant's Cisticola 1 679 Lazy Cisticola Lazy Cisticola 1 681 Neddicky Neddicky 1 684 Tawnyflanked Prinia Tawnyflanked Prinia 1 685 Blackchested Prinia Blackchested Prinia 1 686 Karoo Prinia Spotted Prinia 1 698 Fiscal Flycatcher Fiscal Flycatcher 1 700 Cape Batis Cape Batis 1 706 Fairy Flycatcher Fairy Flycatcher 1 2004/09/01 Page 5 of 7 BIRDS OF GOLDEN GATE HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK Rob # English (Roberts 7) English (Roberts 6) Golden Gate 710 African Paradise-Flycatcher Paradise Flycatcher 1 711 African Pied Wagtail African Pied Wagtail 1 713 Cape Wagtail Cape Wagtail 1 714 Yellow Wagtail Yellow Wagtail 1 716 Grassveld (Richard's) Pipit African Pipit 1 716.1 Mountain Pipit (901) Mountain Pipit 1 717 Longbilled Pipit Longbilled Pipit 1 718 Plainbacked Pipit Plainbacked Pipit 1 719 Buffy Pipit Buffy Pipit 1 721 African Rock Pipit Rock Pipit 1 727 Cape Longclaw Orangethroated Longclaw 1 732 Common Fiscal Fiscal Shrike 1 733 Redbacked Shrike Redbacked Shrike 1 736 Southern Boubou Southern Boubou 1 746 Bokmakierie Bokmakierie 1 759 Pied Starling Pied Starling 1 764 Cape Glossy Starling Glossy Starling 1 769 Redwinged Starling Redwinged Starling 1 774 Gurney's Sugarbird Gurney's Sugarbird 1 775 Malachite Sunbird Malachite Sunbird 1 783 Southern Doublecollared Sunbird Lesser Doublecollared Sunbird 1 785 Greater Doublecollared Sunbird Greater
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