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Drakensberg Birds

Not 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
393 Booted Eagle (136) Hieraaetus pennatus
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
425African 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
460 African Spoonbill (95) Platalea alba
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
588Southern 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
637 African Reed-Warbler (631) Acrocephalus baeticatus
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
844 Spectacled Weaver (810) Ploceus ocularis
845 Cape Weaver (813) Ploceus capensis
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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