Bird Watching
Abdim's stork
Flying over | UC | 85The Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii), also known as white-bellied stork, is a black stork with grey legs, red knees and feet, grey bill and white underparts.
Acacia pied barbet
Koppie area | R | 465The acacia pied barbet or pied barbet (Tricholaema leucomelas) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae.
African black duck
On dams | UC | 105The African black duck (Anas sparsa) is a species of duck of the genus Anas. It is genetically closest to the mallard group, but shows some peculiarities in its behavior and (as far as they can be discerned) plumage; it is accordingly placed in the subgenus Melananas pending further research.
African black swift
Anywhere | C | 412The African black swift or African swift (Apus barbatus) is a small bird in the swift family. It breeds in Africa discontinuously from Liberia, Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda and Kenya south to South Africa, and on Madagascar.
African cuckoo-hawk
Anywhere | FC | 128The African cuckoo-hawk, or African baza, (Aviceda cuculoides) is a medium-sized raptor in the family Accipitridae so named because it resembles the common cuckoo, which is found in sub-Saharan Africa and along the eastern parts of Southern Africa.
African darter
Dams (seasonal) | FC | 60The African darter (Anhinga rufa), sometimes called the snakebird, is a water bird of sub-Saharan Africa and Iraq.
African dusky flycatcher
Anywhere | C | 690The African dusky flycatcher, dusky-brown flycatcher or dusky alseonax, Muscicapa adusta, is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.
African emerald cuckoo
Forest | C | 384The African emerald cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) is a species of cuckoo that is native to Africa.
African firefinch
Forest | C | 840The African firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata), also called the dark firefinch or blue-billed firefinch due to the color of its bill, is a common species of estrildid finch found in almost all parts of Africa.
African fish eagle
At dams | FC | 148The African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer), or to distinguish it from the true fish eagles (Ichthyophaga), the African sea eagle, is a large species of eagle found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply occur.
African goshawk
Forest / pines | C | 160The African goshawk (Accipiter tachiro) is a species of African bird of prey in the genus Accipiter which is the type genus of the family Accipitridae.
African grey hornbill
Dam area | FC | 457The African grey hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus) is a member of the hornbill family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World.
African harrier-hawk
Anywhere | UC | 169The African harrier-hawk, harrier hawk, or gymnogene (Polyboroides typus) is a bird of prey. It is about 60–66 centimetres (24–26 in) in length.
African olive pigeon
Forest | C | 350The African olive pigeon or Rameron pigeon (Columba arquatrix) is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in much of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape.
African paradise flycatcher
Anywhere | C | 710The African paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) is a medium-sized passerine bird with a very long tail.
African pied wagtail
MANKWENG | | 711The African pied wagtail, or African wagtail, (Motacilla aguimp) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.
African pipit
Grassland | C | 714The African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus) is a fairly small passerine bird belonging to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae.
African pygmy kingfisher
Anywhere | FC | 432The African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) is a small insectivorous kingfisher found in the Afrotropics, mostly in woodland habitats.
African reed warbler
TURF DAM | | 631The African reed warbler or African marsh warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus.
African sacred ibis
TURF U of L | | 91The African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a species of ibis, a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae.
African stonechat
Grasslands | C | 596The African stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) is a species of the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae), inhabiting sub-Saharan Africa and adjacent regions.
African wood owl
Forest | C | 394The African wood owl or Woodford's owl (Strix woodfordii) is a typical owl from the genus Strix in the family Strigidae which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa.
African yellow warbler
Dam areas | UC | 637The African yellow warbler, Natal yellow warbler, dark-capped yellow warbler, or yellow flycatcher-warbler (Iduna natalensis) is a species of Acrocephalidae warblers; formerly, these were placed in the paraphyletic "Old World warblers".
Alpine swift
Flying over | C | 418The Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) formerly Apus melba, is a species of swift. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek takhus, "fast", and marptis, "seizer".
Amethyst sunbird
Anywhere | FC | 792The amethyst sunbird, also called the black sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina), is a species of passerine bird in the Nectariniidae family.
Amur falcon
Flying over | S/U | 180The Amur falcon (Falco amurensis) is a small raptor of the falcon family. It breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China before migrating in large flocks across India and over the Arabian Sea to winter in Southern Africa.
Ant-eating chat
MANKWENG | | 595The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Ashy flycatcher
Anywhere | FC | 691The ashy flycatcher, blue-grey flycatcher or ashy alseonax (Muscicapa caerulescens) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Banded martin
At dam | UC | 534The banded martin or banded sand martin (Riparia cincta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.
Bar-throated apalis
Anywhere | C | 645The bar-throated apalis (Apalis thoracica) is a small African passerine bird belonging to the genus Apalis of the family Cisticolidae.
Barn owl
Anywhere | FC | 392The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl and one of the most widespread of all birds.
Barn swallow
Anywhere | C | 518The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts and a long, deeply forked tail.
Barratt's warbler
Forest | C | 639The Barratt's warbler or African scrub warbler (Bradypterus barratti), is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae.
Bat hawk
NEW AGATHA | | 129The bat hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) is a raptor found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea.
Bearded scrub robin
Bushveld area | C | 617The bearded scrub robin (Cercotrichas quadrivirgata), also known as the eastern bearded scrub robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Bearded woodpecker
Bushveld areas | R | 487The bearded woodpecker (Chloropicus namaquus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It has a distinctive black and white head and brownish barred body.
Biak black flycatcher
Bushveld area | UC | 694The Biak black flycatcher or Biak flycatcher (Myiagra atra) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.
Black crake
At dam | FC | 213The black crake (Amaurornis flavirostra) is a waterbird in the rail and crake family, Rallidae. It breeds in most of sub-Saharan Africa except in very arid areas.
Black cuckoo
Anywhere | FC | 378The black cuckoo (Cuculus clamosus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. The species is distributed widely across sub-Saharan Africa.
Black cuckooshrike
Bushveld area | FC | 538The black cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae.
Black kite
Flying over | R | 126The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors.
Black saw-wing
Anywhere | C | 536The black saw-wing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera), also known as the blue saw-wing or black rough-winged swallow, is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.
Black sparrowhawk
Forest / pines | FC | 158The black sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus), sometimes known as the black goshawk or great sparrowhawk, is the largest African member of the genus Accipiter.
Black stork
Flying over | R | 84The black stork (Ciconia nigra) is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae.
Black-backed puffback
Anywhere | C | 740The black-backed puffback (Dryoscopus cubla) is a species of passerine bird in the Malaconotidae family.
Black-chested prinia
Bushveld area | C | 685The black-chested prinia (Prinia flavicans) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.
Black-chested snake eagle
Flying over | UC | 143The black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) is a large African bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
Black-collared barbet
Koppie area | VR | 464The black-collared barbet (Lybius torquatus) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae which is native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Black-crowned tchagra
Koppie area | C | 744The black-crowned tchagra (Tchagra senegalus) is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and was once included in that group.
Black-fronted bushshrike
Forest | C | 749The black-fronted bushshrike (Chlorophoneus nigrifrons) is a passerine bird of the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae.
Black-headed heron
Fields | UC | 63The black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
Black-headed oriole
Anywhere | C | 545The black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus) is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae. It is found in Africa and has a very striking appearance with a bright yellow body, contrasting black head and flesh-coloured beak.
Black-shouldered kite
Gate | C | 127The black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris), also known as the Australian black-shouldered kite, is a small raptor found in open habitat throughout Australia.
Black-throated canary
Bushveld areas | UC | 870The black-throated canary (Crithagra atrogularis), also known as the Black-throated seedeater, is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.
Blacksmith lapwing
TURF DAM | | 258The blacksmith lapwing or blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus) occurs commonly from Kenya through central Tanzania to southern and southwestern Africa.
Blue waxbill
Bushveld areas | C | 844The blue waxbill (Uraeginthus angolensis), also called southern blue waxbill, blue-breasted waxbill, southern cordon-bleu, blue-cheeked cordon-bleu, blue-breasted cordon-bleu and Angola cordon-bleu, is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa.
Blue-mantled crested flycatcher
Forest | C | 708The blue-mantled crested flycatcher or African crested flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae found in eastern and south-eastern Africa.
Booted eagle
Flying over | R | 136"Aquila minuta" redirects here. If based on Brehm (1831), it refers to this bird. The fossil bird described under the same name by Milne-Edwards (1871) is preliminarily known as "Hieraaetus" edwardsi but might belong in Aquila.
Brimstone canary
Bushveld areas | UC | 877The brimstone canary or bully canary, (Crithagra sulphuratus), is a small passerine bird in the finch family.
Bronze mannikin
TZANEEN | | 857The bronze mannikin or bronze munia (Lonchura cucullata) is a small passerine (i.e. perching) bird of the Afrotropics.
Brown scrub robin
Forest | FC | 616The brown scrub robin (Cercotrichas signata) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa, and Swaziland.
Brown snake eagle
Flying over | UC | 142The brown snake eagle (Circaetus cinereus) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in West, East and southern Africa.
Brown-backed honeybird
Anywhere | C | 478The brown-backed honeybird (Prodotiscus regulus), also known as the Wahlberg's honeybird, Wahlberg's honeyguide and sharp-billed honeyguide, is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.
Brown-hooded kingfisher
At dams | C | 435The brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers.
Brown-throated martin
At dam | UC | 533The brown-throated martin or brown-throated sand martin (Riparia paludicola) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.
Buff-spotted flufftail
Forest | FC | 218The buff-spotted flufftail (Sarothrura elegans) is a species of bird in the family Sarothruridae.
Burchell's coucal
Dam area | UC | 391Burchell's coucal (Centropus burchellii), is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa.
Bush blackcap
Forest | R | 565The bush blackcap (Lioptilus nigricapillus) is a species of bird in the family Sylviidae. It is monotypic within the genus Lioptilus.
Cape batis
Anywhere | C | 700The Cape batis (Batis capensis) is a small, stout insect-eating passerine bird in the wattle-eye family.
Cape canary
Anywhere | C | 872The Cape canary (Serinus canicollis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in southern Africa and has been introduced to Mauritius and Réunion.
Cape crow
Flying over | UC | 547The Cape crow or black crow (Corvus capensis) is slightly larger (48–50 cm in length) than the carrion crow and is completely black with a slight gloss of purple in its feathers.
Cape grassbird
Grasslands | C | 661The Cape grassbird or Cape grass warbler (Sphenoeacus afer) is an African warbler found in southern Africa.
Cape longclaw
Mamabolo Grass | C | 727The Cape longclaw or orange-throated longclaw (Macronyx capensis) is a passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which comprises the longclaws, pipits and wagtails.
Cape parrot
WOODBUSH | | 362The Cape parrot (Poicephalus robustus) or Levaillant's parrot is a large, temperate forest dwelling parrot of the genus Poicephalus endemic to South Africa.
Cape robin-chat
Forest | C | 601The Cape robin-chat (Cossypha caffra) is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
Cape sparrow
Koppie area | UC | 803The Cape sparrow (Passer melanurus), or mossie, is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae found in southern Africa.
Cape starling
Dam area | UC | 764The Cape starling, red-shouldered glossy-starling or Cape glossy starling (Lamprotornis nitens) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae.
Cape vulture
Flying over | R | 122The Cape griffon or Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres), also known as Kolbe's vulture, is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae.
Cape wagtail
TURF DAM | | 713The Cape wagtail (Motacilla capensis), also known as Wells's wagtail, is a small insectivorous bird which is widespread and fairly common in the southern Afrotropics, and occurs besides in some uplands of tropical Africa.
Cape weaver
Dam | R | 813The Cape weaver (Ploceus capensis) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae, found in southern Africa.
Cape white-eye
Anywhere | C | 796The Cape white-eye (Zosterops virens) is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is native to southern Africa.
Cardinal woodpecker
POLOKWANE | | 486The cardinal woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Cattle egret
Anywhere | C | 71The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones.
Chinspot batis
Bushveld areas | C | 701The chinspot batis (Batis molitor) is a small songbird of the genus Batis in the family Platysteiridae which is a common and widespread species in the woodlands of southern Africa from the Eastern Cape north to 3°N in southern Kenya and Gabon.
Chorister robin-chat
Forest | C | 598The chorister robin-chat (Cossypha dichroa) (previously known as the chorister robin) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Cinnamon-breasted bunting
Gate area | C | 886The cinnamon-breasted bunting (Emberiza tahapisi), or cinnamon-breasted rock-bunting, is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
Collared sunbird
Forest | UC | 793The collared sunbird, (Hedydipna collaris), is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young.
Common buzzard
Anywhere | S/C | 149The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range. A member of the genus Buteo, it is a member of the family Accipitridae.
Common greenshank
TURF DAM | | 270The common greenshank (Tringa nebularia) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders.
Common house martin
Anywhere | C | 530The common house martin (Delichon urbicum), sometimes called the northern house martin or, particularly in Europe, just house martin, is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breeds in Europe, north Africa and temperate Asia; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia.
Common kestrel
Flying over | R | 181The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae.
Common moorhen
On dam | UC | 226The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) (also known as the waterhen, the swamp chicken, and as the common gallanule) is a bird species in the family Rallidae.
Common sandpiper
TURF DAM | | 264The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the spotted sandpiper (A.
Common square-tailed drongo
Forest | C | 542The common square-tailed drongo (Dicrurus ludwigii), formerly the square-tailed drongo, is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae.
Common swift
Flying over | FC | 411The common swift (Apus apus) is a medium-sized bird, superficially similar to the barn swallow or house martin but somewhat larger, though not stemming from those passerine species, being in the order Apodiformes.
Common waxbill
Dam areas | C | 846The common waxbill (Estrilda astrild), also known as the St Helena waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family.
Crested francolin
Grasslands | FC | 189The crested francolin (Dendroperdix sephaena) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.
Croaking cisticola
Grasslands | UC | 678The croaking cisticola (Cisticola natalensis) is an Old World warbler in the genus Cisticola. This genus is sometimes split off with various other southern warbler genera and given family status as the Cisticolidae.
Crowned eagle
Forest | FC | 141The crowned eagle, also known as the African crowned eagle or the crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) is a large bird of prey found in sub-Saharan Africa; in Southern Africa it is restricted to eastern areas.
Crowned lapwing
TURF DAM | | 255The crowned lapwing (Vanellus coronatus), or crowned plover, is a bird of the lapwing subfamily that occurs contiguously from the Red Sea coast of Somalia to southern and southwestern Africa.
Cut-throat finch
Gate area | UC | 855The cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata) is a common species of estrildid finch found throughout Africa; it is also known as the bearded finch, the ribbon finch, the cut throat, and the weaver finch.
Dark-capped bulbul
Anywhere | C | 568The dark-capped bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in central, eastern and south-eastern Africa.
Diederik cuckoo
Koppie area | C | 386The Diederik cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius), formerly dideric cuckoo or didric cuckoo, and sometimes called Diederik's cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis.
Drakensberg prinia
Gate area | C | 686The Drakensberg prinia or saffron-breasted prinia (Prinia hypoxantha) is a small passerine bird. It lives in eastern South Africa and Swaziland.
Dusky indigobird
Bushveld areas | C | 864The name dusky indigobird can also refer to Vidua purpurascens.
Egyptian goose
At dams | C | 102The Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) is a member of the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. It is native to Africa south of the Sahara and the Nile Valley.
Emerald-spotted wood dove
Anywhere | C | 358The emerald-spotted wood dove (Turtur chalcospilos) is a bird of the Columbidae family, resident across eastern and southern Africa.
Eurasian hobby
Flying over | S/R | 173The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo), or just simply hobby, is a small, slim falcon. It belongs to a rather close-knit group of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis.
European bee-eater
Anywhere | C | 438The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It breeds in southern Europe and in parts of north Africa and western Asia.
European honey buzzard
Forest | R | 130The European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), also known as the pern or common pern, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
Familiar chat
Grasslands | C | 589The familiar chat (Oenanthe familiaris), is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
Fiery-necked nightjar
Anywhere | FC | 405The fiery-necked nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae, which occurs in Africa south of the equator.
Fiscal flycatcher
Koppie area | UC | 698The fiscal flycatcher (Melaenornis silens) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family.
Forest buzzard
Forest / pines | UC | 150The forest buzzard (Buteo trizonatus), is a species of bird of prey found in Africa, though some authorities have placed it as a subspecies of another species, the mountain buzzard, Buto oreophilus.
Forest canary
Forest | C | 873The forest canary (Crithagra scotops) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
Fork-tailed drongo
Bushveld area | UC | 541The fork-tailed drongo, also called the common drongo, African drongo, or savanna drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), is a species of drongo in the family Dicruridae, which are medium-sized passerine birds of the Old World.
Garden warbler
Anywhere | UC | 619The garden warbler (Sylvia borin) is a common and widespread small bird that breeds in most of Europe and in western Asia.
Giant kingfisher
At dams | UC | 429The giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) is the largest kingfisher in Africa, where it is a resident breeding bird over most of the continent south of the Sahara Desert other than the arid southwest.
Glossy ibis
MANKWENG | | 93The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning "sickle" and referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.
Golden-breasted bunting
Bushveld areas | UC | 884The golden-breasted bunting (Emberiza flaviventris) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.
Golden-tailed woodpecker
Bushveld areas | FC | 483The golden-tailed woodpecker (Campethera abingoni) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Its specific name commemorates the 5th Earl of Abingdon.
Gorgeous bushshrike
Anywhere | UC | 747The gorgeous bushshrike (Telophorus viridis) is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is also known as the four-coloured bushshrike.
Greater double-collared sunbird
Anywhere | C | 783The greater double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris afer) (formerly placed in the genus Nectarinia), is a small bird in the sunbird family.
Greater honeyguide
Koppie area | R | 474The greater honeyguide (Indicator indicator) is a bird in the family Indicatoridae, paleotropical near passerine birds related to the woodpeckers.
Greater kestrel
Grasslands | UC | 182The greater kestrel or white-eyed kestrel (Falco rupicoloides) is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae.
Greater striped swallow
Gate area | C | 526The greater striped swallow (Cecropis cucullata) is a large swallow that is native to Africa south of the equator.
Green-backed camaroptera
Anywhere | C | 657The green-backed camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura), also known as the bleating camaroptera, is a small bird in the Cisticolidae family.
Green-backed heron
On dams | UC | 74"Green-backed heron" is a collective term for certain herons. Small and compact among herons, these birds often feature green plumage – rare among the Ardeidae –, in particular on the back, wings and scapulars.
Green-backed twinspot
Forest | C | 835The green-backed twinspot or green twinspot (Mandingoa nitidula) is an estrildid finch found in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Green-winged pytilia
Bushveld area | UC | 834The green-winged pytilia (Pytilia melba) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 6,000,000 square kilometres (2,300,000 sq mi).It is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, though it is more rarely seen in central, far southern and coastal western parts of the continent.
Grey cuckooshrike
Forest | C | 540The grey cuckooshrike (Coracina caesia) is a species of bird in the songbird family Campephagidae. It is a medium-sized forest bird, with grey to blue-grey plumage and large black eyes.
Grey go-away-bird
At dams | R | 373The grey go-away-bird (Corythaixoides concolor), also known as grey lourie, grey loerie, or kwêvoël, is a bold and common bird of the southern Afrotropics.
Grey heron
On dams | UC | 62The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa.
Grey penduline tit
Bushveld area | UC | 558The grey penduline tit (Anthoscopus caroli), also known as the African penduline-tit, is a species of bird in the family Remizidae.
Grey-backed camaroptera
Bushveld area | UC | 657The grey-backed camaroptera (Camaroptera brevicaudata) is a small bird in the Cisticolidae family. This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
Grey-headed bushshrike
Anywhere | FC | 751The grey-headed bushshrike (Malaconotus blanchoti) is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.
Grey-rumped swallow
MANKWENG | | 531The grey-rumped swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga) is a species of bird in the monotypic genus, Pseudhirundo, in the family Hirundinidae.
Gurney's sugarbird
Greatheads | C | 774The Gurney's sugarbird (Promerops gurneyi) is a species of bird in the family Promeropidae.
Hadada ibis
Anywhere | C | 94The hadada or hadeda ibis (Bostrychia hagedash), is an ibis found in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is named for its loud three to four note calls uttered in flight especially in the mornings and evenings when they fly out or return to their roost trees.
Hamerkop
At dams | FC | 81The hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), is a medium-sized wading bird. It is the only living species in the genus Scopus and the family Scopidae.
Helmeted guineafowl
Anywhere | C | 203The helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) is the best known of the guineafowl bird family, Numididae, and the only member of the genus Numida.
Hoopoe
Dam area | FC | 451Hoopoes () are colourful birds found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for their distinctive "crown" of feathers.
Horus swift
Flying over | VR | 416The Horus swift (Apus horus) is a small bird in the swift family. It breeds in sub-Saharan Africa. It has an extensive continuous distribution from eastern and southern South Africa north to southern Zambia and central Mozambique, and has recently colonised the De Hoop Nature Reserve area of the Western Cape.
Hottentot teal
TURF DAM | | 107The Hottentot teal (Spatula hottentota) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula. It is migratory resident in eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan and Ethiopia west to Niger and Nigeria and south to South Africa and Namibia.
House sparrow
Koppie area | UC | 801The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world.
Icterine warbler
Anywhere | C | 625The icterine warbler (Hippolais icterina) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais.
Jackal buzzard
Anywhere | FC | 151The jackal buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus) is a fairly large African bird of prey. The taxonomy of this species has caused some confusion in the past and it almost certainly belongs in a species complex with other African Buteo species.
Jameson's firefinch
Mamabolo Grass | FC | 841Jameson's firefinch (Lagonosticta rhodopareia) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Klaas's cuckoo
Dam area | VR | 385The Klaas's cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae which is native to the wooded regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
Knysna turaco
Forest | C | 370The Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix), or, in South Africa, Knysna lourie, is a large turaco, one of a group of African near-passerine birds.
Lanner falcon
Flying over | R | 172The lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) is a medium-sized bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia.
Laughing dove
Mamabolo Grass | C | 355The laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) is a small pigeon that is a resident breeder in Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent.
Lazy cisticola
Bushveld areas | C | 670The lazy cisticola (Cisticola aberrans) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It can be found mostly in Africa.
Lemon dove
Forest | C | 358The lemon dove or cinnamon dove (Columba larvata) is a species of bird in the pigeon family Columbidae found in montane forests of sub-Saharan Africa.
Lesser grey shrike
Bushveld areas | FC | 731The lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. It breeds in South and Central Europe and western Asia in the summer and migrates to winter quarters in southern Africa in the early autumn, returning in spring.
Lesser honeyguide
Anywhere | FC | 476The lesser honeyguide (Indicator minor) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.
Lesser striped swallow
Anywhere | C | 527The lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a large swallow. It breeds in Sub-Saharan Africa from Sierra Leone and southern Sudan south into eastern South Africa.
Levaillant's cisticola
Dam area | UC | 677Levaillant's cisticola or tinkling cisticola, Cisticola tinniens, is a small passerine bird).
Lilac-breasted roller
Kudu's River | FC | 447The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African member of the roller (or Coraciidae) family of birds.
Little bee-eater
Dam area | R | 444The little bee-eater (Merops pusillus) is a near passerine bird species in the bee-eater family, Meropidae.
Little egret
MANKWENG | | 67The little egret (Egretta garzetta) is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae. The genus name comes from the Provençal French Aigrette, "egret", a diminutive of Aigron," heron".
Little grebe
On dams | C | 8The little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds.
Little sparrowhawk
Forest / pines | FC | 157The little sparrowhawk (Accipiter minullus) is a species of Afrotropical bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
Little swift
Flying over | C | 417The little swift (Apus affinis), is a small species of swift found in Africa and southwestern Asia, and are vagrants and local breeders in southern Europe.
Long-billed crombec
Bushveld areas | C | 651The long-billed crombec or Cape crombec (Sylvietta rufescens) is an African warbler.
Long-billed pipit
Greatheads | C | 717The long-billed pipit or brown rock pipit (Anthus similis) is a passerine bird which has a wide distribution.
Long-crested eagle
Anywhere | C | 139The long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) is an African bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae.
Long-tailed paradise whydah
Gate area | UC | 862The name long-tailed paradise whydah can also refer to the exclamatory paradise whydah (Vidua interjecta).
Long-tailed widowbird
Grasslands | UC | 832The long-tailed widowbird (Euplectes progne), also known as the "Sakabula", is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Magpie mannikin
TZANEEN | | 859The magpie mannikin or magpie munia (Lonchura fringilloides) is a species of estrildid finch found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Malachite kingfisher
At dams | UC | 431The malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) is a river kingfisher which is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara.
Malachite sunbird
Top of mountain | UC | 775The malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands of Ethiopia southwards to South Africa.
Marico flycatcher
POLOKWANE | | 695The Marico flycatcher or Mariqua flycatcher (Melaenornis mariquensis) is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is found in areas of southern Africa.
Mocking cliff chat
Koppie area | UC | 593The mocking cliff chat, mocking chat or cliff chat, (Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris) is a species of chat in the family Muscicapidae which occurs in rocky habitats in much of eastern Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mountain wagtail
DEBENGENI | | 712The mountain wagtail (Motacilla clara), also known as the long-tailed wagtail or grey-backed wagtail, is a species of wagtail of the family Motacillidae from sub-Saharan Africa.
Namaqua dove
Mamabolo Grass | C | 356The Namaqua dove (Oena capensis) is a small pigeon. It is the only species in the genus Oena. The Madagascar endemic race is O. c.
Narina trogon
Forest | C | 427The Narina trogon (Apaloderma narina) is a largely green and red, medium-sized (32–34 cm long), bird of the family Trogonidae.
Natal spurfowl
Grasslands | C | 191The Natal spurfowl or Natal francolin (Pternistis natalensis) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.
Neddicky
Anywhere | C | 681The neddicky, or piping cisticola, (Cisticola fulvicapilla), is a small passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae.
Olive bushshrike
Anywhere | C | 750The olive bushshrike (Chlorophoneus olivaceus) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
Olive thrush
Forest | C | 577The olive thrush (Turdus olivaceus) is, in its range, one of the most common members of the thrush family (Turdidae).
Olive woodpecker
Forest | C | 488The olive woodpecker (Dendropicos griseocephalus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.
Orange ground thrush
Forest (seasonal) | UC | 579The orange ground thrush (Geokichla gurneyi) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa.
Orange-breasted bushshrike
Koppie area | R | 748The orange-breasted bushshrike or sulphur-breasted bushshrike (Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
Pied crow
Flying over | UC | 549The Pied Crow (Corvus albus) is a widely distributed African bird species in the crow genus.
Pied kingfisher
At dams | FC | 428The pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a water kingfisher and is found widely distributed across Africa and Asia.
Pin-tailed whydah
Gate area | UC | 860The pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura) is a small songbird with a conspicuous pennant-like tail in breeding males.
Purple heron
On dams | UC | 65The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae.
Purple roller
Kudu's River | FC | 449The name "purple roller" can also refer to the azure dollarbird (Eurystomus azureus) of Indonesia.
Purple-crested turaco
Anywhere | FC | 371The purple-crested turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family. It is the National Bird of the Kingdom of Swaziland, and the crimson flight feathers of this and related turaco species are important in the ceremonial regalia of the Swazi royal family.
Rattling cisticola
Bushveld areas | C | 672The rattling cisticola (Cisticola chiniana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae which is native to Africa south of the equator, and parts of East Africa.
Red-backed mannikin
Forest / feeder | C | 858The red-backed mannikin (Lonchura nigriceps), also known as the brown-backed mannikin or brown-backed munia, is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa.
Red-backed shrike
Koppie area | FC | 733The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family Laniidae.
Red-billed hornbill
Dam area | FC | 458The red-billed hornbills are a group of hornbills found in the savannas and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa.
Red-billed quelea
Anywhere | C | 821The red-billed quelea (; Quelea quelea), also known as the red-billed weaver or red-billed dioch, is a small—approximately 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighing 15–26 g (0.53–0.92 oz)—migratory, sparrow-like bird of the weaver family, Ploceidae, native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Red-billed teal
TURF DAM | | 108The red-billed teal or red-billed duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is a dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa typically south of 10° S.
Red-breasted swallow
Mamabolo Grass | C | 524The red-breasted swallow (Cecropis semirufa), also known as the rufous-chested swallow, is a member of the Hirundinidae family, found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Red-capped lark
Mamabolo Grass | C | 507The red-capped lark, Calandrella cinerea, is a small passerine bird. This lark breeds in the highlands of eastern Africa southwards from Ethiopia and northern Somalia.
Red-capped robin-chat
Dam | FC | 600The red-capped robin-chat or Natal robin (Cossypha natalensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Red-chested cuckoo
Anywhere | C | 377The red-chested cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is a medium-sized bird found in Africa south of the Sahara.
Red-collared widowbird
Grasslands | C | 831The red-collared widowbird (Euplectes ardens) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. Red-collared widowbirds are found in grasslands and bush clearings in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Red-eyed dove
Mamabolo Grass | FC | 352The red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) is a dove that is a widespread and common in sub-Saharan Africa.
Red-faced mousebird
Anywhere | UC | 426The red-faced mousebird (Urocolius indicus) is a species of mousebird or coly. It is a common in southern Africa from Zaire, Zambia and Tanzania south to the Cape.
Red-knobbed coot
On dams | UC | 228The red-knobbed coot or crested coot, (Fulica cristata), is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae.
Red-throated wryneck
Mamabolo Grass | FC | 489The red-throated wryneck (Jynx ruficollis) is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family. It is also known as the rufous-necked wryneck, red-breasted wryneck, African wryneck or rufous-throated wryneck.[1]
Red-winged starling
Top of mountain | C | 769The red-winged starling (Onychognathus morio) is a bird of the starling family Sturnidae native to eastern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape in South Africa.
Reed cormorant
On dams | FC | 58The reed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus), also known as the long-tailed cormorant, is a bird in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae.
Ring-necked dove
Mamabolo Grass | FC | 354The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape turtle dove or half-collared dove, is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa.
Rock martin
Anywhere | C | 529The rock martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family that is resident in central and southern Africa.
Ruff
TURF DAM | | 284The ruff (Calidris pugnax) is a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia.
Rufous-breasted sparrowhawk
Forest / pines | C | 154The rufous-breasted sparrowhawk (Accipiter rufiventris), also known as the rufous-chested sparrowhawk and as the red-breasted sparrowhawk, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
Rufous-naped lark
Mamabolo Grass | C | 489The rufous-naped lark (Mirafra africana) or rufous-naped bush lark is a widespread and conspicuous species of lark in the lightly wooded grasslands, open savannas and farmlands of the Afrotropics.
Sabota lark
Mamabolo Grass | C | 498The sabota lark (Calendulauda sabota) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa in its natural habitats of dry savannah, moist savannah, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Scaly-feathered weaver
Gate area | UC | 806The scaly-feathered weaver (Sporopipes squamifrons), also known as the scaly-feathered finch, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Scaly-throated honeyguide
Forest | C | 475The scaly-throated honeyguide (Indicator variegatus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.
Scarlet-chested sunbird
Koppie area | UC | 791The scarlet-chested sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.
Sedge warbler
Dam area | C | 638The sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It is a medium-sized warbler with a brown, streaked back and wings and a distinct pale supercilium.
Shaft-tailed whydah
Mamabolo Grass | FC | 861The shaft-tailed whydah or queen whydah (Vidua regia) is a small, sparrow-like bird in the genus Vidua.
Shelley's francolin
Grasslands | UC | 196Shelley's francolin (Scleroptila shelleyi) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. The species is named after Sir Edward Shelley, cousin of George Ernest Shelley.
Short-clawed lark
Mamabolo Grass | C | 501The short-clawed lark (Certhilauda chuana), or short-clawed bush-lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae.
Sombre greenbul
Anywhere | C | 572The sombre greenbul (Andropadus importunus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in coastal bush, evergreen forest and dry shrub land in eastern and southern Africa.
Southern bald ibis
MANKWENG | | 92The southern bald ibis (Geronticus calvus) is a large bird found in open grassland or semi-desert in the mountains of southern Africa.
Southern black tit
Anywhere | FC | 554The southern black tit or simply black tit (Melaniparus niger) is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae, which is native to woodland habitats in southern Africa.
Southern boubou
Anywhere | C | 736The southern boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus) ('ferrugineus' - rust-coloured) is a bushshrike. Though these passerine birds and their relations were once included with true shrikes in the Laniidae, they are not closely related to that family.
Southern double-collared sunbird
Forest | C | 783The southern double-collared sunbird or lesser double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa.
Southern fiscal
Bushveld areas | FC | 732The southern fiscal, common fiscal or fiscal shrike (Lanius collaris) is a member of the shrike family found through most of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Southern grey-headed sparrow
Mamabolo Grass | UC | 804The southern grey-headed sparrow (Passer diffusus) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae.
Southern masked weaver
TURF DAM | | 814The southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus), or African masked weaver, is a resident breeding bird species common throughout southern Africa.
Southern red bishop
MANKWENG | | 824The southern red bishop or red bishop (Euplectes orix) is a small passerine bird belonging to the bishop and widowbird genus Euplectes in the weaver family, the Ploceidae.
Southern yellow-billed hornbill
Dam area | FC | 459The southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) is a hornbill found in southern Africa. Yellow-billed hornbills feed mainly on the ground, where they forage for seeds, small insects, spiders and scorpions.
Speckled mousebird
Anywhere | C | 424The speckled mousebird (Colius striatus) is the largest species of mousebird, as well as one of the most common.
Speckled pigeon
Anywhere | C | 349The speckled pigeon (Columba guinea), or (African) rock pigeon, is a pigeon that is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara.
Spectacled weaver
Anywhere | C | 810The spectacled weaver (Ploceus ocularis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found widely in woodland, forest edge and gardens of central, eastern and south-eastern Africa, but is absent from the most arid regions (such as the Karoo) and dense, primary rainforest.
Spotted eagle-owl
Koppie area | FC | 401The spotted eagle-owl (Bubo africanus) is a medium-sized species of owl, one of the smallest of the eagle owls.
Spotted flycatcher
Anywhere | C | 689The spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family.
Spotted thick-knee
TURF DAM | | 298The spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) also known as the spotted dikkop or Cape thick-knee, is a wader in the family Burhinidae.
Spur-winged goose
At dams | VR | 116The spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large bird in the family Anatidae, related to the geese and the shelducks, but distinct from both of these in a number of anatomical features, and therefore treated in its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae.
Steppe eagle
Flying over | S/R | 133The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.
Streaky-headed seedeater
Anywhere | C | 881The streaky-headed seedeater or streaky-headed canary (Crithagra gularis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family.
Striped pipit
Top of mountain | UC | 720The striped pipit (Anthus lineiventris) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, which is native to Africa southwards of the equator.
Swainson's spurfowl
Grasslands | UC | 199Swainson's spurfowl or Swainson's francolin (Pternistis swainsonii) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.
Swee waxbill
Anywhere | C | 850The swee waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis), is a common species of estrildid finch found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Tambourine dove
Forest | C | 359The tambourine dove (Turtur tympanistria) is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
Tawny-flanked prinia
Bushveld area | C | 683The tawny-flanked prinia (Prinia subflava) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Prinia in the family Cisticolidae, a family of Old World warblers.
Temminck's courser
Dam area | UC | 391Temminck's courser (Cursorius temminckii) is a bird in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae.
Terrestrial brownbul
Forest | C | 569The terrestrial brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
Thick-billed weaver
Forest | UC | 807The thick-billed weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons), or grosbeak weaver, is a distinctive and bold species of weaver bird that is native to the Afrotropics.
Three-banded plover
TURF DAM | | 249The three-banded plover, or three-banded sandplover (Charadrius tricollaris), is a small wader. This plover is resident in much of eastern and southern Africa and Madagascar, mainly on inland rivers, pools, and lakes.
Three-streaked tchagra
Koppie area | C | 743The three-streaked tchagra (Tchagra jamesi) is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae, which is an uncommon resident of semi-desert regions in the eastern Afrotropics.
Verreaux's eagle
Koppie area | UC | 131Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii) is a large African bird of prey. It is also called the black eagle, especially in Southern Africa, leading to potential confusion with the Indian black eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis), which lives in Asia.
Village indigobird
Bushveld areas | R | 867The village indigobird or steelblue widowfinch (Vidua chalybeata) is a small songbird belonging to the family Viduidae.
Village weaver
Mamabolo Grass | UC | 811The village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), also known as the spotted-backed weaver or black-headed weaver (the latter leading to easy confusion with P.
Violet-backed starling
Mamabolo | FC | 761The violet-backed starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster), also known as the plum-colored starling or amethyst starling, is a relatively small species (17cm) of starling in the family Sturnidae.
Violet-eared waxbill
Mamabolo Grass | C | 845The violet-eared waxbill or common grenadier (Uraeginthus granatinus) is a common species of estrildid finch found in drier land of Southern Africa.
Wahlberg's eagle
Flying over | S/U | 135Wahlberg's eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi) is a bird of prey that is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is a seasonal migrant in the woodlands and savannas.
Wailing cisticola
Koppie area | C | 670The wailing cisticola (Cisticola lais) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Wattled starling
MANKWENG | | 760The wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea) is a nomadic resident in eastern and southern Africa. It is a species of grassland, open woodland and cultivation.
White-bellied sunbird
Koppie area | C | 787The white-bellied sunbird (Cinnyris talatala), also known as the white-breasted sunbird, is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.
White-breasted cormorant
TURF DAM | | 55The white-breasted cormorant (Phalacrocorax lucidus) is much like the widespread great cormorant and if not a regional variant of the same species, is at least very closely related.
White-browed scrub robin
Bushveld area | FC | 613The white-browed scrub robin (Cercotrichas leucophrys), also known as the red-backed scrub-robin, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
White-browed sparrow-weaver
Gate area | R | 799The white-browed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali) is a predominantly brown, sparrow-sized bird found throughout central and north-central southern Africa.
White-crested helmetshrike
Bushveld areas | FC | 753The white-crested helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus), also known as the white helmetshrike, is a species of passerine bird in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.
White-necked raven
Top of mountain | FC | 550The white-necked raven (Corvus albicollis) is somewhat smaller (50–54 cm in length) than the common raven or its nearest relative, the thick-billed raven C.
White-rumped swift
Flying over | FC | 415The white-rumped swift (Apus caffer) is a species of swift. Although this small bird is superficially similar to a house martin, it is not closely related to that passerine species.
White-starred robin
Forest | C | 606The white-starred robin (Pogonocichla stellata) is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher and chat family Muscicapidae.
White-throated robin-chat
Koppie | FC | 602The white-throated robin-chat or white-throated robin (Cossypha humeralis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Willow warbler
Anywhere | C | 643The willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) is a very common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia, from Ireland east to the Anadyr River basin in eastern Siberia.
Wire-tailed swallow
TZANEEN | | 522The wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It has two subspecies: H. s.
Wood sandpiper
TURF DAM | | 266The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader. This Eurasian species is the smallest of the shanks, which are mid-sized long-legged waders of the family Scolopacidae.
Woolly-necked stork
Occasional | FC | 86The Asian woolly-necked stork or Asian whitenecked stork (Ciconia episcopus) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.
Yellow bishop
MANKWENG | | 827The yellow bishop, Cape bishop, Cape widow or yellow-rumped widow (Euplectes capensis) is a resident breeding bird species in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.This common weaver occurs in less arid vegetated areas, such as fynbos, moist grassland and bracken-covered valleys at altitudes from sea level to the Ethiopian highlands.
Yellow canary
Bushveld areas | UC | 878The yellow canary (Crithagra flaviventris) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in much of the western and central regions of southern Africa and has been introduced to Ascension and St Helena islands.
Yellow-bellied greenbul
Anywhere | FC | 574The yellow-bellied greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
Yellow-billed duck
On dams | C | 104The yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata) is a 51–58 cm long dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa.
Yellow-billed kite
Flying over | FC | 126The yellow-billed kite (Milvus aegyptius) is the Afrotropic counterpart of the black kite (Milvus migrans), of which it is most often considered a subspecies.
Yellow-breasted apalis
| | 648The yellow-breasted apalis (Apalis flavida) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
Yellow-fronted canary
Bushveld areas | C | 869The yellow-fronted canary (Crithagra mozambica), also called Yellow-eyed Canary, is a small passerine bird in the finch family.
Yellow-fronted tinkerbird
Forest | C | 470The yellow-fronted tinkerbird (Pogoniulus chrysoconus) is a small African barbet formerly known as yellow-fronted tinker barbet.
Yellow-streaked greenbul
Forest | C | 570The yellow-streaked greenbul or yellow-streaked bulbul (Phyllastrephus flavostriatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
Yellow-throated bush sparrow
Mamabolo grass | C | 805The yellow-throated bush sparrow (Gymnoris superciliaris), also known as the yellow-throated petronia, is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae.
Yellow-throated woodland warbler
Forest | C | 644The yellow-throated woodland warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla) is a species of Old World warbler (the family Phylloscopidae).
Zitting cisticola
Grasslands | C | 664The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis), is a widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa (outside the deserts and rainforest), and southern Asia down to northern Australia.
