Birds of South Africa

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

Location

South Africa

South Africa

Africa

Africa

Location
South Africa

South Africa

Africa

Africa

List of Common Birds

37% Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) - Adult Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

31% Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Adult Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

29% Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

28% Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) - Adult Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

27% Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) - Adult Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

27% Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

24% Cape White-eye

Zosterops virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

22% Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus) - Adult Blacksmith Lapwing

Vanellus armatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

21% Southern Fiscal

Lanius collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

21% Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

21% Cape Robin-Chat

Dessonornis caffer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

20% Cape Wagtail

Motacilla capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

20% Cape Sparrow

Passer melanurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

18% Southern Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) - Adult Southern Masked-Weaver

Ploceus velatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

18% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

18% Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) - Adult Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

17% Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

16% Red-winged Starling

Onychognathus morio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

16% Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

15% Cape Starling

Lamprotornis nitens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

15% African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) - Adult African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

14% Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer diffusus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

13% Gray Go-away-bird

Crinifer concolor

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

13% Black-collared Barbet

Lybius torquatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

13% Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

13% Southern Boubou

Laniarius ferrugineus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

13% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

12% Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) - Adult Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

12% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

11% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

11% Yellow-billed Duck

Anas undulata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

11% Southern Red Bishop

Euplectes orix

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

11% Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

11% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

11% Southern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris chalybeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

11% Sombre Greenbul

Andropadus importunus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

10% Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) - Adult Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

10% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

10% Cape Weaver

Ploceus capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

10% Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

10% Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

10% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

10% Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

10.0% European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - Breeding adult European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

9.7% Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

9.7% Cape Bulbul

Pycnonotus capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

9.6% Greater Striped Swallow

Cecropis cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

9.6% Black-backed Puffback

Dryoscopus cubla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

9.5% Karoo Prinia

Prinia maculosa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

9.4% Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) - Adult Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

9.3% Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

9.1% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

9.0% Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) - Adult Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

9.0% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

9.0% Fiscal Flycatcher

Sigelus silens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

8.9% African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

8.9% Amethyst Sunbird

Chalcomitra amethystina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

8.9% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

8.8% White-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris talatala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

8.5% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

8.5% Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

8.4% African Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

8.3% Three-banded Plover

Thinornis tricollaris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

8.3% African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

8.2% Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - Adult Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Upupidae

8.2% Southern Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus angolensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

8.1% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

8.1% White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

7.9% Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

7.8% Natal Spurfowl

Pternistis natalensis

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

7.8% Levaillant's Cisticola

Cisticola tinniens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

7.7% Olive Thrush

Turdus olivaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

7.6% Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) - Adult Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

7.4% Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Tockus leucomelas

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

7.4% Hartlaub's Gull

Chroicocephalus hartlaubii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

7.4% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

7.3% Southern Crag-Martin

Ptyonoprogne fuligula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

7.2% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

7.1% Swainson's Spurfowl

Pternistis swainsonii

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

7.1% White-throated Swallow

Hirundo albigularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

7.1% Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

7.1% Cape Canary

Serinus canicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

7.0% Rattling Cisticola

Cisticola chiniana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.9% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.9% Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) - Adult Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

6.9% Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

6.9% Burchell's Coucal

Centropus burchellii

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

6.8% Karoo Thrush

Turdus smithi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

6.8% Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) - Adult Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

6.8% Chinspot Batis

Batis molitor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

6.8% Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

6.8% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

6.7% African Pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

6.7% Bar-throated Apalis

Apalis thoracica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.6% Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythroryncha) - Adult Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythroryncha

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

6.6% Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

6.6% African Darter (Anhinga rufa) - Adult African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

6.4% Bokmakierie

Telophorus zeylonus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

6.3% Familiar Chat

Oenanthe familiaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.2% Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - Adult Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

6.1% Purple-crested Turaco

Gallirex porphyreolophus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

6.1% Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

5.9% Cape Spurfowl

Pternistis capensis

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

5.9% Arrow-marked Babbler

Turdoides jardineii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

5.9% Grosbeak Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

5.9% Jackal Buzzard

Buteo rufofuscus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

5.8% Long-billed Crombec

Sylvietta rufescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

5.7% African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

5.6% Piping Cisticola

Cisticola fulvicapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.6% Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.6% Crested Francolin

Ortygornis sephaena

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

5.5% Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.4% Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus rufirostris

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

5.4% Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

5.3% Magpie Shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus) - Adult Magpie Shrike

Urolestes melanoleucus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

5.2% White-browed Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.2% Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

5.2% African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

5.1% Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) - Non-breeding male Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

Order: Struthioniformes

Family: Struthionidae

5.0% White-necked Raven

Corvus albicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

5.0% White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - Adult White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.0% Lesser Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

5.0% Greater Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.9% Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) - Adult Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

4.9% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

4.9% Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

4.9% Orange-throated Longclaw

Macronyx capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

4.9% White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.8% Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

4.8% Southern Black-Tit

Melaniparus niger

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

4.7% European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - Adult European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

4.7% African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

4.7% African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.6% Southern Black-Flycatcher

Melaenornis pammelaina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.6% Red-billed Duck

Anas erythrorhyncha

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.6% African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) - Adult African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

4.6% African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

4.6% Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

4.6% Burchell's Starling

Lamprotornis australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

4.5% Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) - Adult Great Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.5% African Pied Starling

Lamprotornis bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

4.5% Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

4.4% Rock Kestrel

Falco rupicolus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

4.3% Cape Shoveler

Spatula smithii

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.3% Kurrichane Thrush

Turdus libonyana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

4.3% African Oystercatcher

Haematopus moquini

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Haematopodidae

4.2% Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.2% Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) - Adult Spotted Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

4.1% Cape Cormorant

Phalacrocorax capensis

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

4.1% Cape Crow

Corvus capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

4.1% Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.1% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

4.1% Rameron Pigeon (Columba arquatrix) - Adult Rameron Pigeon

Columba arquatrix

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.1% Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.0% Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Campethera abingoni

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

4.0% Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

4.0% Cape Bunting

Emberiza capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

4.0% Little Rush Warbler

Bradypterus baboecala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

4.0% Streaky-headed Seedeater

Crithagra gularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

3.9% Cape Grassbird

Sphenoeacus afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

3.9% Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

3.9% Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

3.9% Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) - Adult Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.9% Pied Barbet

Tricholaema leucomelas

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

3.9% Rufous-naped Lark

Corypha africana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

3.8% Gray-hooded Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

3.8% Yellow Canary

Crithagra flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

3.7% White-fronted Bee-eater

Merops bullockoides

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

3.7% Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Adult Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

3.7% Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.6% Long-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes progne

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.6% White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser mahali

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.6% Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.6% Cape Batis

Batis capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

3.6% Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.5% Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

3.4% Yellow-breasted Apalis

Apalis flavida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.4% Yellow Bishop

Euplectes capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.4% Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) - Adult male Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

3.3% Chestnut-vented Warbler

Curruca subcoerulea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

3.3% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.3% Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) - Adult Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Order: Phoenicopteriformes

Family: Phoenicopteridae

3.3% Brown-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

3.3% White-backed Mousebird

Colius colius

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

3.2% Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer) - Adult Cape Sugarbird

Promerops cafer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Promeropidae

3.1% Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.1% Cape Teal

Anas capensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.0% South African Shelduck

Tadorna cana

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.0% Karoo Scrub-Robin

Tychaedon coryphoeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.0% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.0% Black-chested Prinia

Prinia flavicans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.0% Sabota Lark

Calendulauda sabota

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

3.0% African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

3.0% Southern Anteater-Chat

Myrmecocichla formicivora

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.0% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

3.0% Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.0% African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.0% Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

3.0% Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.9% Terrestrial Brownbul

Phyllastrephus terrestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.9% Yellow-bellied Greenbul

Chlorocichla flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.8% Red-capped Robin-Chat

Cossypha natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.8% African Swamphen

Porphyrio madagascariensis

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

2.8% Kittlitz's Plover

Anarhynchus pecuarius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.8% Black-bellied Starling

Notopholia corusca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

2.8% Brimstone Canary

Crithagra sulphurata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

2.8% Gray-backed Cisticola

Cisticola subruficapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.8% Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.8% African Swift

Apus barbatus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.8% Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.7% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.7% Orange-breasted Sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea) - Adult male Orange-breasted Sunbird

Anthobaphes violacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.7% Red-collared Widowbird

Euplectes ardens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.7% Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.7% African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.7% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.7% Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

2.7% Trumpeter Hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.6% Blue Crane

Grus paradiseus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

2.6% Green-winged Pytilia

Pytilia melba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.6% Red-capped Lark

Calandrella cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

2.6% Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) - Adult Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

2.5% Brubru

Nilaus afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.5% African Black Duck

Anas sparsa

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.5% Common Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

2.5% Gray-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.5% Swee Waxbill

Coccopygia melanotis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.4% White-fronted Plover

Anarhynchus marginatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.4% Brown Snake-Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.4% Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) - Adult Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

2.4% Capped Wheatear

Oenanthe pileata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.4% White-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops plumatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

2.4% Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.4% Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

2.4% Black-throated Canary

Crithagra atrogularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

2.3% Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.3% Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) - Breeding adult Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.3% Spotted Eagle-Owl

Bubo africanus

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

2.2% Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.2% Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.2% Crimson-breasted Gonolek

Laniarius atrococcineus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.2% Red-headed Finch

Amadina erythrocephala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.2% Black Goshawk

Astur melanoleucus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.2% Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Emberiza tahapisi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

2.2% Square-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus ludwigii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

2.2% Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.2% Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.2% Groundscraper Thrush

Turdus litsitsirupa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.2% Marico Sunbird

Cinnyris mariquensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.2% White-winged Widowbird

Euplectes albonotatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.2% Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Adult Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.1% Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.1% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.1% Black-fronted Bulbul

Pycnonotus nigricans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.1% Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Bubalornis niger

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.1% Wattled Starling

Creatophora cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

2.1% Fiery-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

2.1% Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.1% Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) - Immature Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.0% Knysna Turaco

Tauraco corythaix

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

2.0% White-eared Barbet

Stactolaema leucotis

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

2.0% Lesser Masked-Weaver

Ploceus intermedius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.0% Red-throated Wryneck

Jynx ruficollis

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.0% Rufous-chested Swallow

Cecropis semirufa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.0% Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) - Adult Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.0% Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

2.0% Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.9% Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.9% Red-crested Bustard

Lophotis ruficrista

Order: Otidiformes

Family: Otididae

1.9% Pale Chanting-Goshawk

Melierax canorus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.9% Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) - Adult (common) Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

1.9% European Roller

Coracias garrulus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

1.9% White-throated Robin-Chat

Dessonornis humeralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.9% Pearl-breasted Swallow

Hirundo dimidiata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.9% Scaly Weaver

Sporopipes squamifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.9% Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) - Adult Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.9% Olive Woodpecker

Dendropicos griseocephalus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.9% Cape Rock-Thrush

Monticola rupestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.9% Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) - Breeding adult Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.8% Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.8% Dark-backed Weaver

Ploceus bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.8% Mountain Chat

Myrmecocichla monticola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.8% White-browed Robin-Chat

Cossypha heuglini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.8% Southern Pochard

Netta erythrophthalma

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.8% Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.8% Forest Canary

Crithagra scotops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.8% Marico Flycatcher

Bradornis mariquensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% Crowned Cormorant

Microcarbo coronatus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

1.7% Crowned Hornbill

Lophoceros alboterminatus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

1.7% White-throated Canary

Crithagra albogularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.7% African Marsh Harrier

Circus ranivorus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.7% Lesser Honeyguide

Indicator minor

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

1.7% Brown-headed Parrot

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.7% African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.7% Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - Adult Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.7% African Goshawk

Aerospiza tachiro

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.7% Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) - Adult Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

Order: Phoenicopteriformes

Family: Phoenicopteridae

1.7% Pearl-spotted Owlet

Glaucidium perlatum

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.7% Ashy Flycatcher

Fraseria caerulescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% Common Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) - Adult Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.7% Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.6% Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) - Adult Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.6% Mocking Cliff-Chat

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.6% Bearded Woodpecker

Chloropicus namaquus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.6% Cape Gannet

Morus capensis

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

1.6% Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris superciliaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

1.5% Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) - Adult Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

1.5% Blue-billed Teal

Spatula hottentota

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.5% Kalahari Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas paena

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.5% Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - Nonbreeding adult Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.5% White-quilled Bustard

Afrotis afraoides

Order: Otidiformes

Family: Otididae

1.5% Four-colored Bushshrike

Telophorus viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.5% African Golden-Weaver

Ploceus subaureus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.5% Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Adult (American) Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.5% Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) - Adult Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Sagittariidae

1.5% Cape Griffon

Gyps coprotheres

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.5% White-crowned Shrike

Eurocephalus anguitimens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

1.4% Spike-heeled Lark

Chersomanes albofasciata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.4% Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.4% Eastern Paradise-Whydah (Vidua paradisaea) - Adult male Eastern Paradise-Whydah

Vidua paradisaea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

1.4% Lesser Gray Shrike

Lanius minor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

1.4% Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) - Breeding adult Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

1.4% Jameson's Firefinch

Lagonosticta rhodopareia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.4% Large-billed Lark

Galerida magnirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.4% Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.4% Banded Martin

Neophedina cincta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.4% Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.4% Southern Ground-Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) - Adult male Southern Ground-Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

1.3% Amur Falcon

Falco amurensis

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.3% Southern Crested Guineafowl

Guttera edouardi

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

1.3% Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.3% Chorister Robin-Chat

Cossypha dichroa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.3% Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus pusillus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.3% Olive Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus olivaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.3% Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% Black Cuckoo

Cuculus clamosus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.3% African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) - Adult African Penguin

Spheniscus demersus

Order: Sphenisciformes

Family: Spheniscidae

1.3% Black Cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

1.3% Mouse-colored Sunbird

Cyanomitra veroxii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.3% Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.3% Black-chested Snake-Eagle

Circaetus pectoralis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% African Crested Flycatcher

Trochocercus cyanomelas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

1.2% African Snipe

Gallinago nigripennis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.2% Yellow-crowned Bishop

Euplectes afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.2% Pied Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.2% Rock-loving Cisticola

Cisticola aberrans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.2% Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.2% Purple-banded Sunbird

Cinnyris bifasciatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.2% Quailfinch

Ortygospiza atricollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.1% Wing-snapping Cisticola

Cisticola ayresii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.1% Kori Bustard

Ardeotis kori

Order: Otidiformes

Family: Otididae

1.1% Red-headed Weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.1% Drakensberg Prinia

Prinia hypoxantha

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.1% Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Adult Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.1% Knob-billed Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.1% Purple Roller

Coracias naevius

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

1.1% Cut-throat

Amadina fasciata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.1% Southern Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus) - Adult Southern Bald Ibis

Geronticus calvus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

1.1% Gray Crowned-Crane (Balearica regulorum) - Adult Gray Crowned-Crane

Balearica regulorum

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

1.0% African Hawk-Eagle

Aquila spilogaster

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.0% Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) - Breeding adult Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

1.0% White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) - Adult White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.0% Bearded Scrub-Robin

Tychaedon quadrivirgata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.0% Violet-eared Waxbill

Granatina granatina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.0% African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) - Adult African Openbill

Anastomus lamelligerus

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.0% Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) - Breeding adult Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.0% Fairy Flycatcher

Stenostira scita

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Stenostiridae

1.0% Burnt-neck Eremomela

Eremomela usticollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

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