List of South African Birds
OVER 850 SPECIES OF BIRDS HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN SOUTH AFRICA MAKING IT A GREAT PLACE TO GO BIRD-WATCHING. BELOW IS A LIST OF THE SPECIES THAT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED ON BLUEGNU
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A

Recurvirostra avosetta
B

Turdoides jardineii
Lybius torquatus
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Stactolaema leucotis
Terathopius ecaudatus
Batis molitor
Merops apiaster
Merops pusillus
Merops bullockoides
Euplectes orix
Telophorus zeylonus
Laniarius ferrugineus
Pycnonotus nigricans
Pycnonotus barbatus
Emberiza tahapisi
Emberiza flaviventris
Malaconotus blanchoti
Ardeotis kori
Buteo rufofuscus
Buteo vulpinus
C

Serinus mozambicus
Myrmecocichla formicivora
Cisticola tinneins
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Fulica cristata
Microcarbo africanus
Phalacrocorax lucidus
Centropus burchellii
Cursorius temminckii
Amaurornis flavirostra
Anthropoides paradiseus
Balearica regulorum
Grus carunculata
Sylvietta rufescens
Corvus albus
Chrysococcyx caprius
Chrysococcyx caprius
Coracina caesia
D

Anhinga rufa
Streptopelia decipiens
Streptopelia capicola
Turtur chalcospilos
Spilopelia senegalensis
Oena capensis
Streptopelia semitorquata
Turtur tympanistria
Dicrurus adsimilis
Dicrurus ludwigii
Anas sparsa
Oxyura maccoa
Dendrocygna viduata
Anas undulata
E

Haliaeetus vocifer
Lophaetus occipitalis
Polemaetus bellicosus
Aquila rapax
Bubo capensis
Bubo africanus
Bubulcus ibis
Egretta alba
Egretta garzetta
F

Falco biarmicus
Lagonosticta senegala
Lanius collaris
Phoenicopterus roseus
Muscicapa adusta
Sigelus silens
Melaenornis pammelaina
Muscicapa striata
Dendroperdix sephaena
G

Corythaixoides concolor
Alopochen aegyptiacus
Plectropterus gambensis
Accipiter tachiro
Goshawk, Southern Pale Chanting
Melierax canorus
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Andropadus importunus
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Tringa nebularia
Guttera edouardi
Plectropterus gambensis
Larus dominicanus
H

Scopus umbretta
Polyboroides typus
Egretta ardesiaca
Ardea melanocephala
Butorides striatus
Ardea cinerea
Ardea purpurea
Indicator minor
Upapa africana
Tockus nasutus
Tockus alboterminatus
Tockus rufirostris
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Hornbill, Southern Yellow-billed
Tockus leucomelas
Bycanistes bucinator
I

Plegadis falcinellus
Bostrychia hagedash
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Geronticus calvus
J
K

Falco rupicoloides
Ceryle maxima
Halcyon albiventris
Alcedo cristata
Ceryle rudis
Halcyon senegalensis
Elanus caeruleus
Milvus aegyptius parasitus
Lophotis ruficrista
Eupodotis afra
L

Vanellus senegallus
Vanellus armatus
Charadrius tricollaris
Vanellus coronatus
Mirafra africana
Calendulauda sabota
Macronyx capensis
Macronyx croceus
M

Lonchura cucullata
Lonchura nigriceps
Circus ranivorus
Riparia cincta
Ploceus intermedius
Ploceus velatus
Acridotheres tristus
Urocolius indicus
Colius striatus
Colius colius
Acridotheres tristis
N
O

Oriolus larvatus
Pandion haliaetus
Struthio camelus
Otus senegalensis
Asio capensis
Glaucidium perlatum
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Haematopus moquini
P

Terpsiphone viridis
Psittacula krameri
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Pelecanus rufescens
Spheniscus demersus
Columba arquatrix
Columba arquatrix
Columba guinea
Anthus cinnamomeus
Charadrius tricollaris
Prinia subflava
Dryoscopus cubla
Pytilia melba
Q

Quelea quelea
R

Corvus albicollis
Cercotrichas paena
Cercotrichas leucophrys
Cossypha caffra
Cossypha natalensis
Cossypha heuglini
Cossypha humeralis
Coracias garrulus
Coracias caudatus
Coracias naevius
S

Pterocles burchelli
Pterocles bicinctus
Pterocles namaqua
Sagittarius serpentarius
Tadorna cana
Anas smithii
Laniarius atrococcineus
Urolestes melanoleucus
Lanius collurio
Shrike, Southern White-crowned
Eurocephalus anguitimens
Circaetus pectoralis
Circaetus cinereus
Passer melanurus
Passer domesticus
Passer diffusus
Accipiter melanoleucus
Accipiter minullus
Platalea alba
Pternistis natalensis
Pternistis swainsonii
Lamprotornis corruscus
Lamprotornis australis
Lamprotornis nitens
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Spreo bicolor
Onychognathus morio
Creatophora cinerea
Saxicola torquatus
Ciconia nigra
Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Ciconia ciconia
Ciconia episcopus
Mycteria ibis
Promerops gurneyi
Nectarinia amethystina
Hedydipna collaris
Cyanomitra veroxii
Cinnyris mariquensis
Cyanomitra olivacea
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Cinnyris talatala
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo abyssinica
Cecropis semirufa
Hirundo albigularis
Cypsiurus parvus
Apus affinis
T

Anas erythrorhyncha
Sterna bergii
Chlidonias hybrida
Burhinus capensis
Psophocichla litsitsirupa
Turdus olivaceus
Parus niger
Apaloderma narina
Tauraco corythaix
Tauraco porphyreolophus
U
V

Gyps coprotheres
Gyps africanus
Trigonoceps occipitalis
W

Motacilla aguimp
Motacilla capensis
Uraeginthus angolensis
Estrilda astrild
Granatina granatina
Philetairus socius
Ploceus ocularis
Amblyospiza albifrons
Ploceus cucullatus
Ploceus subaureus
Oenanthe monticola
Zosterops pallidus
Vidua paradisaea
Vidua macroura
Vidua regia
Euplectes axillaris
Euplectes progne
Euplectes albonotatus
Phoeniculus purpureus
Campethera bennettii
Dendropicos fuscescens
Campethera abingoni
Jynx ruficollis