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9th August to 23rd September 3 October to 10 December |
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Drakensberg BirdsNot every Drakensberg bird is listed here, only those that have been spotted on our property. Even then, we exclude some that are out of their territory. We hope that while in the Drakensberg birders will find this list useful: CAVERN BIRD LIST using Roberts7 names and sequence. Old numbers in brackets 3 Coqui Francolin (188) Peliperdix coqui 5 Grey-winged Francolin (190) Scleroptila africanus 6 Red-winged Francolin (192) Scleroptila levaillantii 13 Red-necked Spurfowl (198) Pternistis afer 14 Swainson's Spurfowl (199) Pternistis swainsonii 15 Common Quail (200) Coturnix coturnix 20 Helmeted Guineafowl (203) Numida meleagris 25 Egyptian Goose (102) Alopochen aegyptiacus 27 Spur-winged Goose (116) Plectropterus gambensis 31 African Black Duck (105) Anas sparsa 33 Yellow-billed Duck (104) Anas undulata 45 Greater Honeyguide (474) Indicator indicator 46 Lesser Honeyguide (476) Indicator minor 49 Brown-backed Honeybird (478) Prodotiscus regulus 50 Red-throated Wryneck (489) Jynx ruficollis 53 Golden-tailed Woodpecker (483) Campethera abingoni 56 Ground Woodpecker (480) Geocolaptes olivaceus 57 Cardinal Woodpecker (486) Dendropicos fuscescens 59 Olive Woodpecker (488) Dendropicos griseocephalus 68 Black-collared Barbet (464) Lybius torquatus 69 Crested Barbet (473) Trachyphonus vaillantii 79 Southern Ground-Hornbill (463) Bucorvus leadbeateri 80 African Hoopoe (451) Upupa africana 81 Green Wood-Hoopoe (452) Phoeniculus purpureus 90 Half-collared Kingfisher (430) Alcedo semitorquata 91 Malachite Kingfisher (431) Alcedo cristata 96 Brown-hooded Kingfisher (435) Halcyon albiventris 98 Giant Kingfisher (429) Megaceryle maxima 99 Pied Kingfisher (428) Ceryle rudis 110 Speckled Mousebird (424) Colius striatus 112 Jacobin Cuckoo (382) Clamator jacobinus 116 Red-chested Cuckoo (377) Cuculus solitarius 117 Black Cuckoo (378) Cuculus clamosus 123 Klaas's Cuckoo (385) Chrysococcyx klaas 125 Diderick Cuckoo (386) Chrysococcyx caprius 145 Alpine Swift (418) Tachymarptis melba 147 Common Swift (411) Apus apus 149 African Black Swift (412) Apus barbatus 151 Little Swift (417) Apus affinis 152 Horus Swift (416) Apus horus 153 White-rumped Swift (415) Apus caffer 168 African Wood-Owl (394) Strix woodfordii 171 Marsh Owl (395) Asio capensis 174 Fiery-necked Nightjar (405) Caprimulgus pectoralis 176 Freckled Nightjar (408) Caprimulgus tristigma 180 Speckled Pigeon (349) Columba guinea 181 African Olive-Pigeon (350) Columba arquatrix 183 Lemon Dove (360) Aplopelia larvata 185 Laughing Dove (355) Streptopelia senegalensis 187 Cape Turtle-Dove (354) Streptopelia capicola 188 Red-eyed Dove (352) Streptopelia semitorquata 192 Namaqua Dove (356) Oena capensis 194 Denham's Bustard (231) Neotis denhami 209 Buff-spotted Flufftail (218) Sarothrura elegans 224 Common Moorhen (226) Gallinula chloropus 241 Common Greenshank (270) Tringa nebularia 272 Spotted Thick-knee (297) Burhinus capensis 291 Blacksmith Lapwing (258) Vanellus armatus 345 African Cuckoo Hawk (128) Aviceda cuculoides 348 Black-shouldered Kite (127) Elanus caeruleus 350 Yellow-billed Kite (940) Milvus aegyptius 351 African Fish-Eagle (148) Haliaeetus vocifer 353 Lammergeier (119) Gypaetus barbatus 358 Cape Vulture (122) Gyps coprotheres 371 African Harrier-Hawk (169) Polyboroides typus 376 African Goshawk (160) Accipiter tachiro 378 Little Sparrowhawk (157) Accipiter minullus 380 Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk (155) Accipiter rufiventris 381 Black Sparrowhawk (158) Accipiter melanoleucus 382 Steppe Buzzard (149) Buteo vulpinus 383 Forest Buzzard (150) Buteo trizonatus 386 Jackal Buzzard (152) Buteo rufofuscus 390 Verreaux's Eagle (131) Aquila verreauxii 395 Martial Eagle (140) Polemaetus bellicosus 396 Long-crested Eagle (139) Lophaetus occipitalis 398 Secretarybird (118) Sagittarius serpentarius 401 Rock Kestrel (181) Falco rupicolis 407 Amur Falcon (180) Falco amurensis 412 Lanner Falcon (172) Falco biarmicus 413 Peregrine Falcon (171) Falco peregrinus 415 Little Grebe (8) Tachybaptus ruficollis 425 African Darter (60) Anhinga rufa 426 Reed Cormorant (58) Phalacrocorax africanus 428 White-breasted Cormorant (55) Phalacrocorax lucidus 439 Grey Heron (62) Ardea cinerea 440 Black-headed Heron (63) Ardea melanocephala 441 Goliath Heron (64) Ardea goliath 443 Cattle Egret (71) Bubulcus ibis 450 Little Bittern (78) Ixobrychus minutus 453 Hamerkop (81) Scopus umbretta 457 Hadeda Ibis (94) Bostrychia hagedash 458 Southern Bald Ibis (92) Geronticus calvus 459 African Sacred Ibis (91) Threskiornis aethiopicus 465 Black Stork (84) Ciconia nigra 468 White Stork (83) Ciconia ciconia 540 Fork-tailed Drongo (541) Dicrurus adsimilis 541 Fairy Flycatcher (706) Stenostira scita 545 African Paradise-Flycatcher (710) Terpsiphone viridis 548 Black-backed Puffback (740) Dryoscopus cubla 555 Southern Boubou (736) Laniarius ferrugineus 557 Bokmakierie (746) Telophorus zeylonus 559 Olive Bush-Shrike (750) Telophorus olivaceus 567 Cape Batis (700) Batis capensis 574 Cape Crow (547) Corvus capensis 575 Pied Crow (548) Corvus albus 576 White-necked Raven (550) Corvus albicollis 580 Common Fiscal (732) Lanius collaris 584 Grey Cuckooshrike (540) Coracina caesia 585 Black Cuckooshrike (538) Campephaga flava 588 Southern Black Tit (554) Parus niger 596 Brown-throated Martin (533) Riparia paludicola 600 Barn Swallow (518) Hirundo rustica 602 White-throated Swallow (520) Hirundo albigularis 606 Greater Striped Swallow (526) Hirundo cucullata 612 Rock Martin (529) Hirundo fuligula 613 Common House-Martin (530) Delichon urbica 615 Black Saw-wing (536) Psalidoprocne holomelaena 617 Dark-capped Bulbul (568) Pycnonotus tricolor 629 Barratt's Warbler (639) Bradypterus barratti 633 Cape Grassbird (661) Sphenoeacus afer 642 Lesser Swamp-Warbler (635) Acrocephalus gracilirostris 652 Long-billed Crombec (651) Sylvietta rufescens 653 Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler (644) Phylloscopus ruficapilla 654 Willow Warbler (643) Phylloscopus trochilus 657 Broad-tailed Warbler (642) Schoenicola brevirostris 661 Arrow-marked Babbler (560) Turdoides jardineii 665 Bush Blackcap (565) Lioptilus nigricapillus 672 Cape White-eye (796) Zosterops pallidus 675 Lazy Cisticola (679) Cisticola aberrans 679 Wailing Cisticola (670) Cisticola lais 683 Levaillant's Cisticola (677) Cisticola tinniens 685 Neddicky (681) Cisticola fulvicapillus 687 Zitting Cisticola (664) Cisticola juncidis 691 Wing-snapping Cisticola (667) Cisticola ayresii 695 Drakensberg Prinia (949) Prinia hypoxantha 700 Bar-throated Apalis (645) Apalis thoracica 712 Rufous-naped Lark (494) Mirafra africana 744 Cape Rock-Thrush (581) Monticola rupestris 745 Sentinel Rock-Thrush (582) Monticola explorator 750 Groundscraper Thrush (580) Psophocichla litsipsirupa 752 Olive Thrush (577) Turdus olivaceus 758 Southern Black Flycatcher (694) Melaenornis pammelaina 759 Fiscal Flycatcher (698) Sigelus silens 760 Spotted Flycatcher (689) Muscicapa striata 761 African Dusky Flycatcher (690) Muscicapa adusta 765 White-starred Robin (606) Pogonocichla stellata 769 Cape Robin-Chat (601) Cossypha caffra 773 Chorister Robin-Chat (598) Cossypha dichroa 784 African Stonechat (596) Saxicola torquata 785 Buff-streaked Chat (588) Oenanthe bifasciata 786 Mountain Wheatear (586) Oenanthe monticola 794 Familiar Chat (589) Cercomela familiaris 795 Anteating Chat (595) Myrmecocichla formicivora 797 Mocking Cliff-Chat (593) Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris 800 Red-winged Starling (769) Onychognathus morio 802 Cape Glossy Starling (764) Lamprotornis nitens 808 Violet-backed Starling (761) Cinnyricinclus leucogaster 809 Pied Starling (759) Spreo bicolor 812 Common Myna (758) Acridotheres tristis 821 Amethyst Sunbird (792) Chalcomitra amethystina 824 Malachite Sunbird (775) Nectarinia famosa 827 Southern Double-collared Sunbird (783) Cinnyris chalybea 828 Greater Double-collared Sunbird (785) Cinnyris afra 837 Gurney's Sugarbird (774) Promerops gurneyi 845 Cape Weaver (813) Ploceus capensis 844 Spectacled Weaver (810) Ploceus ocularis 849 Southern Masked-Weaver (814) Ploceus velatus 857 Red-billed Quelea (821) Quelea quelea 858 Yellow-crowned Bishop (826) Euplectes afer 860 Southern Red Bishop (824) Euplectes orix 861 Yellow Bishop (827) Euplectes capensis 862 Fan-tailed Widowbird (828) Euplectes axillaris 865 Red-collared Widowbird (831) Euplectes ardens 866 Long-tailed Widowbird (832) Euplectes progne 878 African Firefinch (840) Lagonosticta rubricata 884 Swee Waxbill (850) Estrilda melanotis 886 Common Waxbill (846) Estrilda astrild 888 Orange-breasted Waxbill (854) Amandava subflava 889 African Quailfinch (852) Ortygospiza atricollis 891 Bronze Mannikin (857) Lonchura cucullata 897 Dusky Indigobird (864) Vidua funerea 901 Pin-tailed Whydah (860) Vidua macroura 904 House Sparrow (801) Passer domesticus 907 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow (804) Passer diffusus 911 Cape Wagtail (713) Motacilla capensis 915 Mountain Wagtail (712) Motacilla clara 918 Cape Longclaw (727) Macronyx capensis 922 African Rock Pipit (721) Anthus crenatus 923 African Pipit (716) Anthus cinnamomeus 925 Plain-backed Pipit (718) Anthus leucophrys 928 Long-billed Pipit (717) Anthus similis 936 Cape Canary (872) Serinus canicollis 937 Forest Canary (873) Serinus scotops 940 Yellow-fronted Canary (869) Serinus mozambicus 941 Yellow Canary (878) Serinus flaviventris 942 Brimstone Canary (877) Serinus sulphuratus 944 Streaky-headed Seedeater (881) Serinus gularis 952 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (886) Emberiza tahapisi 954 Golden-breasted Bunting (884) Emberiza flaviventris |
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