Wild Bird Photography, Species Compact View
Country: South Africa


Total Species: 251

* = Endangered Species
+ = Endemic Species
a = ABA Area Species

DUCKS, SWANS AND GEESE (7 Species) Egyptian Goose
a		Hottentot TealCape ShovelerYellow-billed DuckFulvous Whistling Duck
a		White-faced Whistling-duckSpur-winged Goose
GREBES (1 Species) Little Grebe
AVOCETS AND STILTS (2 Species) Black-winged (Common) Stilt
a		Pied Avocet
GULLS, TERNS AND SKIMMERS (1 Species) White-winged (Black) Tern
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JACANAS (1 Species) African Jacana
PLOVERS (6 Species) Kittlitz`s PloverThree-banded (Sandplover) PloverWhite-crowned (White-headed) LapwingBlacksmith LapwingCrowned LapwingAfrican (Senegal) Wattled Lapwing
PRATINCOLES AND COURSERS (1 Species) Black-winged Pratincole
SANDPIPERS (5 Species) Common Sandpiper
a		Little Stint
a		African (Ethiopian) SnipeRuff
a		Common Greenshank
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STONE-CURLEWS (1 Species) Water (Senegal) Thick-knee
FLAMINGO (1 Species) Greater Flamingo
BUSTARDS (3 Species) Kori BustardBlack-bellied BustardRed-crested (Bustard) Korhaan
RAILS AND COOTS (4 Species) Black CrakeRed-knobbed (Crested) CootCommon Moorhen
a		African Swamphen
TURACOS (2 Species) Grey Go-away-birdPurple-crested Turaco
BITTERNS, HERONS AND EGRETS (8 Species) Grey Heron
a		Goliath HeronWestern Cattle Egret
a		Black-headed HeronPurple HeronSquacco HeronStriated (Green-backed) HeronBlack (Egret) Heron
IBISES AND SPOONBILLS (2 Species) Hadada IbisGlossy Ibis
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SHOEBILL AND HAMERKOP (1 Species) Hamerkop
CORMORANTS (2 Species) Reed (Long-tailed) CormorantWhite-breasted Cormorant
DARTERS (1 Species) African Darter
GUINEAFOWL (1 Species) Helmeted Guineafowl
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PHEASANTS, GROUSE AND RELATIVES (4 Species) Crested FrancolinNatal (Spurfowl) FrancolinSwainson`s (Francolin) SpurfowlRed-winged Francolin
STORKS (6 Species) African OpenbillAbdim`s (White Bellied) StorkWhite StorkSaddle-billed StorkMarabou StorkYellow-billed Stork
FALCONS (2 Species) Amur FalconLesser Kestrel
KITES, EAGLES AND HAWKS (19 Species) Black (Great) SparrowhawkTawny EagleJackal BuzzardSteppe BuzzardBrown Snake-eagleBlack-chested Snake EagleLesser Spotted EagleBlack-winged KiteWhite-backed VultureCape (Griffon) Vulture
* +		African Fish (Sea) EagleWahlberg`s EagleLong-crested EagleYellow-billed KiteHooded VultureMartial EagleBateleurLappet-faced (Nubian) VultureWhite-headed Vulture
NIGHTJARS (1 Species) Eurasian Nightjar
TRUE OWLS (2 Species) Spotted Eagle-owlPearl-spotted Owlet
MACAWS AND TRUE PARROTS (1 Species) Brown-headed Parrot
AFRICAN BARBETS (4 Species) Black-collared BarbetYellow-fronted TinkerbirdCrested BarbetAcacia Pied Barbet
WOODPECKERS (3 Species) Golden-tailed WoodpeckerBennett`s WoodpeckerCardinal Woodpecker
MOUSEBIRDS (2 Species) Speckled MousebirdRed-faced Mousebird
CUCKOOS (5 Species) Burchell`s CoucalDiederik CuckooJacobin (Pied) CuckooAfrican CuckooRed-chested Cuckoo
PIGEONS AND DOVES (7 Species) African Olive (Rameron) PigeonSpeckled PigeonNamaqua DoveCape Turtle-dove (Ring-necked Dove)Red-eyed DoveAfrican Green PigeonEmerald Spotted Wood-dove
SWIFTS (4 Species) Little SwiftCommon Swift
a		White-rumped SwiftAfrican Palm Swift
BEE-EATERS (5 Species) European Bee-eaterWhite-fronted Bee-eaterSouthern Carmine Bee-eaterBlue-cheeked Bee-eaterLittle Bee-eater
KINGFISHERS (4 Species) Pied KingfisherBrown-hooded KingfisherWoodland KingfisherAfrican Pygmy Kingfisher
HOOPOES (1 Species) African Hoopoe
HORNBILLS (4 Species) Crowned HornbillSouthern yellow-billed HornbillAfrican Grey HornbillSouthern Red-billed Hornbill
ROLLERS (4 Species) Lilac-breasted RollerEuropean RollerPurple (Rufous-crowned) RollerBroad-billed (Cinnamon) Roller
WOOD HOOPOES AND SCIMITARBILLS (2 Species) Red-billed (Green) Wood-hoopoeCommon Scimitarbill
SUGARBIRDS (1 Species) Gurney`s Sugarbird
DRONGOS (1 Species) Fork-tailed Drongo
CROWS, MAGPIES AND JAYS (2 Species) Pied CrowCape Crow
MONARCH FLYCATCHERS (1 Species) African Paradise Flycatcher
OLD WORLD ORIOLES (1 Species) Black-headed Oriole
SHRIKES (5 Species) Southern White-crowned ShrikeSouthern Fiscal (Shrike)Red-backed ShrikeLesser Grey ShrikeMagpie Shrike
SUNBIRDS AND SPIDERHUNTERS (5 Species) Scarlet-chested SunbirdGreater double-collared SunbirdMarico (Mariqua) SunbirdWhite-bellied SunbirdMalachite Sunbird
BUNTINGS (2 Species) Golden-breasted BuntingCinnamon-breasted Bunting
BUSHSHRIKES (8 Species) Black-backed PuffbackCrimson-breasted (Gonolek) ShrikeSouthern BoubouGrey-headed BushshrikeBrown-crowned TchagraBlack-crowned TchagraOrange-breasted (Sulphure-breasted) BushshrikeBokmakierie
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HELMETSHRIKES (1 Species) Retz`s Helmetshrike
OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS (10 Species) Buff-streaked ChatWhite-browed Scrub-robinCape Robin-chatWhite-browed Robin-chatSouthern Black FlycatcherCape Rock-thrush
+		Spotted Flycatcher
a		Mountain (Chat) WheatearAfrican (Common) Stonechat
a		Mocking Cliff-chat
OXPECKER (1 Species) Red-billed Oxpecker
STARLINGS AND MYNAS (7 Species) Violet-backed StarlingWattled StarlingBurchell`s StarlingGreater Blue-eared StarlingCape Glossy (Red-shouldered) StarlingRed-winged StarlingPied Starling
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THRUSHES (2 Species) Kurrichane ThrushOlive Thrush
WATTLE-EYES FLYCATCHERS AND RELATIVES (1 Species) Chinspot Batis
TITS, TITMICE AND CHICKADEES (1 Species) Southern Black Tit
ESTRIILDID FINCHES (3 Species) Red-billed FirefinchGreen-winged PytiliaBlue Waxbill
FINCHES (5 Species) Black-throated CanaryYellow CanaryStreaky-headed (Canary) SeedeaterCape CanaryYellow-fronted Canary
OLD WORLD SPARROWS (3 Species) Southern Grey-headed SparrowCape SparrowYellow-throated Petronia
WAGTAILS AND PIPITS (5 Species) Yellow-breasted Pipit
+		African (Grassland) PipitCape (Orange-throated) LongclawAfrican Pied WagtailCape Wagtail
WEAVERS (17 Species) Thick-billed (Grosbeak) WeaverRed-headed WeaverRed-billed Buffalo-weaverYellow-crowned BishopWhite-winged WidowbirdFan-tailed WidowbirdYellow (Cape) BishopSouthern Red BishopLong-tailed WidowbirdWhite-browed Sparrow-weaverCape Weaver
+		Village WeaverLesser Masked WeaverSpectacled WeaverSouthern Masked WeaverRed-billed QueleaScaly-feathered (Weaver) Finch
WHYDAHS AND INDIGOBIRDS (4 Species) Village Indigobird (Steelblue Widowfinch)Pin-tailed Whydah
a		Long-tailed (Eastern) Paradise-whydahPurple Indigobird
AFRICAN WARBLERS (2 Species) Cape (Grass Warbler) GrassbirdLong-billed (Cape) Crombec
BULBULS (2 Species) Sombre GreenbulDark-capped Bulbul
CISTICOLAS (10 Species) Yellow-breasted ApalisGreen-backed CamaropteraRattling CisticolaRed-faced CisticolaZitting CisticolaWailing CisticolaLevaillant`s (Tinkling) CisticolaBurnt-necked EremomelaDrakensberg (Saffron-breasted) Prinia
+		Tawny-flanked Prinia
LARKS (4 Species) Sabota LarkEastern Long-billed Lark
+		Rufous-naped LarkMonotonous Lark
LAUGHING THRUSHES (2 Species) Southern Pied BabblerArrow-marked Babbler
LEAF WARBLERS (1 Species) Willow Warbler
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MARSH AND TREE WARBLERS (3 Species) Lesser Swamp (Cape Reed) WarblerEurasian (African) Reed (Marsh) WarblerOlive Tree-warbler
OLD WORLD WARBLERS (1 Species) Chestnut-vented (Warbler) Tit-babbler
SWALLOWS (9 Species) Lesser Striped SwallowGreater Striped SwallowRed-breasted (Rufous-chested) SwallowWhite-throated SwallowPearl-breasted SwallowWire-tailed SwallowRock MartinBanded (Sand) MartinBrown-throated (Sand) Martin
WHITE-EYES (1 Species) Cape White-eye

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