Birds of Eswatini

Birds of Eswatini is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

Location

Eswatini

Eswatini

Africa

Africa

Location
Eswatini

Eswatini

Africa

Africa

List of Common Birds

58% Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) - Adult Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

35% Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

31% Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) - Adult Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

31% Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

31% Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) - Adult Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

30% Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

28% Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

27% Sombre Greenbul

Andropadus importunus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

25% Black-collared Barbet

Lybius torquatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

25% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

25% Cape Starling

Lamprotornis nitens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

25% Purple-crested Turaco

Gallirex porphyreolophus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

25% Kurrichane Thrush

Turdus libonyana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

25% Black-backed Puffback

Dryoscopus cubla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

24% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

23% Southern Black-Flycatcher

Melaenornis pammelaina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

23% Cape White-eye

Zosterops virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

23% Rattling Cisticola

Cisticola chiniana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

22% Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

22% Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Adult Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

22% Southern Fiscal

Lanius collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

21% African Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

21% White-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris talatala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

19% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

19% Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

19% Chinspot Batis

Batis molitor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

19% African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

18% Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer diffusus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

18% Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

17% Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

17% African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

16% Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythroryncha) - Adult Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythroryncha

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

16% Yellow-breasted Apalis

Apalis flavida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

16% Southern Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus angolensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

16% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

15% Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) - Adult Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

15% Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) - Adult Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

15% Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

15% Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

15% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

15% Burchell's Coucal

Centropus burchellii

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

15% Southern Boubou

Laniarius ferrugineus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

15% Southern Black-Tit

Melaniparus niger

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

14% White-browed Robin-Chat

Cossypha heuglini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

14% Red-winged Starling

Onychognathus morio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

14% Southern Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) - Adult Southern Masked-Weaver

Ploceus velatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

14% Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

14% Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

14% Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - Adult Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Upupidae

14% White-browed Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

14% Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

14% Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

14% Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

14% Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Campethera abingoni

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

14% Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus) - Adult Blacksmith Lapwing

Vanellus armatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

14% Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) - Adult Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

14% Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

13% White-fronted Bee-eater

Merops bullockoides

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

13% African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

13% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

13% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

13% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

12% Amethyst Sunbird

Chalcomitra amethystina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

12% Four-colored Bushshrike

Telophorus viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

12% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

12% Long-billed Crombec

Sylvietta rufescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

12% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

12% European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - Adult European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

12% Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

12% Gray-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

12% Three-banded Plover

Thinornis tricollaris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

11% Common Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

11% Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

11% Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

11% Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

11% Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

11% White-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops plumatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

11% Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) - Adult Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

11% Greater Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

11% Cape Wagtail

Motacilla capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

10% African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

10% African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

10% Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

10% Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

10% White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

10% Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) - Adult Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

10% White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - Adult White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

9.7% Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris superciliaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

9.4% Brown-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

9.4% Red-collared Widowbird

Euplectes ardens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

9.3% African Pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

9.3% Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

9.2% Southern Red Bishop

Euplectes orix

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

9.0% Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

8.8% Buff-streaked Chat

Campicoloides bifasciatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

8.8% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

8.7% Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

8.7% Brubru

Nilaus afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

8.6% African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

8.5% Orange-throated Longclaw

Macronyx capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

8.5% Arrow-marked Babbler

Turdoides jardineii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

8.5% Terrestrial Brownbul

Phyllastrephus terrestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

8.4% Bearded Woodpecker

Chloropicus namaquus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

8.4% White-necked Raven

Corvus albicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

8.3% Cape Robin-Chat

Dessonornis caffer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

8.2% Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

8.2% Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) - Adult Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

8.2% Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) - Adult male Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

8.1% Groundscraper Thrush

Turdus litsitsirupa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

8.0% Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

8.0% Southern Crested Guineafowl

Guttera edouardi

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

7.9% Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

7.8% Natal Spurfowl

Pternistis natalensis

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

7.8% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

7.8% Greater Striped Swallow

Cecropis cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

7.7% Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

7.7% Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) - Adult Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

7.6% African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) - Adult African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

7.5% Fiery-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

7.4% Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

7.3% Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

7.3% Jackal Buzzard

Buteo rufofuscus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

7.1% Eastern Nicator

Nicator gularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nicatoridae

7.1% Burchell's Starling

Lamprotornis australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

7.0% Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

6.9% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

6.9% Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

6.9% Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) - Adult Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.8% Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

6.8% Pink-throated Twinspot

Hypargos margaritatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

6.7% Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

6.7% Red-capped Robin-Chat

Cossypha natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.5% Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

6.5% Black Cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

6.4% Crowned Hornbill

Lophoceros alboterminatus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

6.3% African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

6.2% White-winged Widowbird

Euplectes albonotatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

6.1% Rock-loving Cisticola

Cisticola aberrans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.1% Levaillant's Cisticola

Cisticola tinniens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.1% Grosbeak Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

6.1% Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

6.1% White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

6.0% Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

6.0% Wing-snapping Cisticola

Cisticola ayresii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.0% Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) - Adult Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

5.9% Bar-throated Apalis

Apalis thoracica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.9% Gray Tit-Flycatcher

Fraseria plumbea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.8% Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Tockus leucomelas

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

5.8% Cape Rock-Thrush

Monticola rupestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.7% Familiar Chat

Oenanthe familiaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.7% Ashy Flycatcher

Fraseria caerulescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.6% Green-winged Pytilia

Pytilia melba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

5.6% Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

5.5% Cape Grassbird

Sphenoeacus afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

5.5% Crested Francolin

Ortygornis sephaena

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

5.5% Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.4% White-throated Robin-Chat

Dessonornis humeralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.3% Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) - Adult (common) Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

5.3% Cape Weaver

Ploceus capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

5.2% Marico Sunbird

Cinnyris mariquensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.2% African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

5.2% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

5.1% Cape Canary

Serinus canicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

5.0% Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

4.9% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.9% Trumpeter Hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

4.9% European Roller

Coracias garrulus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

4.9% African Darter (Anhinga rufa) - Adult African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

4.8% Rufous-naped Lark

Corypha africana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

4.8% Purple-banded Sunbird

Cinnyris bifasciatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.7% Southern Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus) - Adult Southern Bald Ibis

Geronticus calvus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

4.6% Drakensberg Prinia

Prinia hypoxantha

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

4.6% Bennett's Woodpecker

Campethera bennettii

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

4.6% Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Adult Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.6% Yellow Bishop

Euplectes capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.5% Black-bellied Starling

Notopholia corusca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

4.5% Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - Adult Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

4.5% Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) - Adult Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.5% Mocking Cliff-Chat

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.5% Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus pusillus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

4.4% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

4.4% Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

4.3% Gray Go-away-bird

Crinifer concolor

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

4.2% White-throated Swallow

Hirundo albigularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.2% African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.2% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.2% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.1% Croaking Cisticola

Cisticola natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

4.1% Streaky-headed Seedeater

Crithagra gularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

4.0% Square-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus ludwigii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

4.0% Brown Snake-Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.9% Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.9% Wailing Cisticola

Cisticola lais

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.8% Red-headed Weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.7% Greater Honeyguide

Indicator indicator

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

3.7% African Goshawk

Aerospiza tachiro

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.7% Pale Flycatcher

Agricola pallidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.6% Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) - Adult Spotted Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

3.6% Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.5% Retz's Helmetshrike

Prionops retzii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

3.4% Long-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes progne

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.4% Red-throated Wryneck

Jynx ruficollis

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

3.3% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.3% Magpie Shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus) - Adult Magpie Shrike

Urolestes melanoleucus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

3.3% Yellow-billed Duck

Anas undulata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.3% Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.2% Brimstone Canary

Crithagra sulphurata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

3.2% Dark-backed Weaver

Ploceus bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.2% Olive Woodpecker

Dendropicos griseocephalus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

3.2% Jameson's Firefinch

Lagonosticta rhodopareia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.2% Pied Barbet

Tricholaema leucomelas

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

3.2% Bokmakierie

Telophorus zeylonus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

3.2% African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.1% Piping Cisticola

Cisticola fulvicapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.1% Black Cuckoo

Cuculus clamosus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.1% Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.0% Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.9% Plain-backed Pipit

Anthus leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

2.9% African Penduline-Tit

Anthoscopus caroli

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Remizidae

2.9% Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.8% Southern Crag-Martin

Ptyonoprogne fuligula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.8% Eastern Paradise-Whydah (Vidua paradisaea) - Adult male Eastern Paradise-Whydah

Vidua paradisaea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

2.8% Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.7% Little Rush Warbler

Bradypterus baboecala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

2.7% Lesser Honeyguide

Indicator minor

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

2.7% Lesser Masked-Weaver

Ploceus intermedius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.6% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.6% Amur Falcon

Falco amurensis

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.6% Cape Batis

Batis capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

2.6% Olive Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus olivaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.6% Bearded Scrub-Robin

Tychaedon quadrivirgata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.5% Spotted Eagle-Owl

Bubo africanus

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

2.5% Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.5% Scaly-throated Honeyguide

Indicator variegatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

2.4% Black-bellied Bustard

Lissotis melanogaster

Order: Otidiformes

Family: Otididae

2.4% Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

2.4% Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Emberiza tahapisi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

2.4% African Swift

Apus barbatus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.4% Southern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris chalybeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.4% Western House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) - Adult Western House-Martin

Delichon urbicum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.3% Pied Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.3% Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

2.3% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

2.2% Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Adult Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

2.2% Gray-rumped Swallow

Pseudhirundo griseopyga

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.2% Red-winged Francolin

Scleroptila levaillantii

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

2.2% Mouse-colored Sunbird

Cyanomitra veroxii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.2% Western Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Tytonidae

2.2% Sabota Lark

Calendulauda sabota

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

2.1% Montane Blue Swallow

Hirundo atrocaerulea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.0% Black Goshawk

Astur melanoleucus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.0% Olive Thrush

Turdus olivaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.0% Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) - Non-breeding male Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

Order: Struthioniformes

Family: Struthionidae

1.9% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.9% Swee Waxbill

Coccopygia melanotis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.9% Red-billed Duck

Anas erythrorhyncha

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.9% Swainson's Spurfowl

Pternistis swainsonii

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.9% Brown-headed Parrot

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.8% Black-winged Lapwing

Vanellus melanopterus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.8% African Yellow-Warbler

Iduna natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.8% African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) - Adult African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

1.8% Zebra Waxbill (Amandava subflava) - Adult Zebra Waxbill

Amandava subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.8% Banded Martin

Neophedina cincta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.8% Rudd's Apalis

Apalis ruddi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.8% Fiscal Flycatcher

Sigelus silens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.8% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.8% African Finfoot

Podica senegalensis

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Heliornithidae

1.8% African Emerald Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.7% African Black Duck

Anas sparsa

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.7% Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) - Adult Marsh Warbler

Acrocephalus palustris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.7% Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) - Adult Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.7% Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.7% Mountain Chat

Myrmecocichla monticola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.6% Little Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza minulla

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.6% Square-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus fossii

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

1.6% Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus rufirostris

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

1.6% Nicholson's Pipit

Anthus nicholsoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.6% Kittlitz's Plover

Anarhynchus pecuarius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.6% Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.5% Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - Nonbreeding adult Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.5% Dusky Indigobird

Vidua funerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

1.5% Lesser Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.5% White-eared Barbet

Stactolaema leucotis

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.4% Half-collared Kingfisher

Alcedo semitorquata

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.4% Holub's Golden-Weaver

Ploceus xanthops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.4% Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.4% Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.4% Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.4% Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.3% African Golden-Weaver

Ploceus subaureus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.3% Common Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) - Adult Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.3% Burnt-neck Eremomela

Eremomela usticollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.2% Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.2% Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.2% Chorister Robin-Chat

Cossypha dichroa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.2% Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.2% Gurney's Sugarbird

Promerops gurneyi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Promeropidae

1.2% Southern Ground-Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) - Adult male Southern Ground-Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

1.1% Rameron Pigeon (Columba arquatrix) - Adult Rameron Pigeon

Columba arquatrix

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.1% Cape Crow

Corvus capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

1.1% Common Swift (Apus apus) - Adult Common Swift

Apus apus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.1% African Crested Flycatcher

Trochocercus cyanomelas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

1.1% Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.1% Yellow-bellied Greenbul

Chlorocichla flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.1% Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.0% Levaillant's Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.0% Cape Griffon

Gyps coprotheres

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.0% African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

1.0% African Cuckoo

Cuculus gularis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.0% Striped Pipit

Anthus lineiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.0% Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

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