BIRD LIST
FOR
AFRICAN
BIRD SAFARI’S
* Endemic or near endemic
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Jackass
Penguin *
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Whitebreasted
Cormorant |
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Cape
Cormorant * |
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Reed
Cormorant |
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Dabchick |
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Great
Crested Grebe |
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Blacknecked
Grebe |
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Pintado
Petrel |
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Wilsons
Storm Petrel |
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Cape
Gannet * |
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Darter |
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Grey
Heron |
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Blackheaded
Heron |
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Goliath
Heron |
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Purple
Heron |
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Great
White Heron |
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Yellow
Billed Egret |
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Little
Egret |
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Cattle
Egret |
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Squacco
Heron |
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Whitebacked
Night Heron * |
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Blackcrowned
Night heron |
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Little
Bittern |
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Hamerkop |
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White
Stork |
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Black
stork |
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Yellowbilled
Stork |
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Sacred
Ibis |
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Hadeda
Ibis |
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African
Spoonbill * |
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Greater
Flamingo |
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Lesser
Flamingo |
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Whitefaced
Duck |
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Whitebacked
Duck |
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Egyptian
Goose |
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South
African Shelduck * |
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Yellowbilled
Duck |
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African
Black Duck |
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Cape
Teal |
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Hottentot
Teal |
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Redbilled
Teal |
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Cape
Shoveller * |
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Spurwinged
Goose |
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Secretary
Bird |
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Cape
Vulture * |
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Yellowbilled
Kite |
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Blackshouldered
Kite |
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Cuckoo
Hawk |
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Black
Eagle |
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Booted
Eagle |
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Longcrested
Eagle |
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Martial
Eagle |
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Crowned
Eagle |
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Blackbreasted
Snake Eagle |
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Bateleur |
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African
Fish Eagle |
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Steppe
Buzzard |
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Forest
Buzzard * |
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Jackal
Buzzard * |
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Redbreasted
Sparrowhawk |
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Little
Sparrowhawk |
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Black
Sparrowhawk |
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African
Goshawk |
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Gabar
Goshawk |
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Pale
Chanting Goshawk * |
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African
Marsh Harrier |
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Black
Harrier * |
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Gymnogene |
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Osprey |
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Lanner
Falcon |
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Peregrine
Falcon |
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European
Hobby |
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Eastern
Redfooted Kestrel |
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Rock
Kestrel |
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Greater
Kestrel |
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Lesser
Kestrel * |
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Greywing
Francolin * |
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Redwing
Francolin |
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Cape
Francolin * |
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Rednecked
Francolin |
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Common
Quail |
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Helmeted
Guinea Fowl |
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Blue
Crane * |
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African
Rail * |
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Black
Crake |
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Baillon’s
Crake |
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Redchested
Flufftail |
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Buffspotted
Flufftail |
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Purple
Gallinule |
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Moorhen |
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Redknobbed
Coot |
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African
Finfoot |
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Kori
Bustard |
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Stanley’s
Bustard * |
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Ludwig’s
Bustard * |
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Black
Korhaan * |
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Blue
Korhaan * |
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Karoo
Korhaan * |
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Karoo
Korhaan * |
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African
Jacana * |
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African
Black Oystercatcher * |
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Ringed
Plover * |
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Whitefronted
Plover |
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Chestnutbanded
Plover * |
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Kittlitz’s
Plover |
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Threebanded
Plover |
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Grey
Plover |
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Crowned
Plover |
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Blackwinged
Plover * |
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Blacksmith
Plover * |
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Terek
Sandpiper |
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Turnstone |
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Common
Sandpiper |
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Wood
Sandpiper |
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Marsh
Sandpiper |
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Greenshank |
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Knot |
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Curlew
Sandpiper |
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Little
Stint |
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Sanderling |
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Ruff |
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Ethiopian
Snipe |
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Bartailed
Godwit |
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Curlew |
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Whimbrel |
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Avocet |
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Blackwinged
Stilt |
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Spotted
Dikkop |
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Water
Dikkop |
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Doublebanded
Courser * |
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Burchell’s
Courser
* |
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Kelp
Gull |
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Greyheaded
Gull |
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Hartlaub’s
Gull |
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Caspian
Tern |
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Swift
Tern |
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Sandwich
Tern |
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Arctic
Tern |
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Common
Tern |
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Roseate
Tern |
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Little
Tern |
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Whitewinged
Tern |
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Whiskered
tern |
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Namaqua
Sandgrouse * |
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Feral
Pigeon |
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Rock
(Spotted) Pigeon |
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Rameron
Pigeon * |
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Redeyed
Dove |
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Cape
Turtle Dove |
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Laughing
Dove |
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Namaqua
Dove |
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Greenspotted
Dove |
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Tambourine
Dove |
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Cinnamon
Dove |
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Knysna
Lourie * |
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Redchested
Cuckoo |
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Black
Cuckoo |
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Great
Spotted Cuckoo |
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Jacobin
Cuckoo |
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Emerald
Cuckoo |
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Klaas’s
Cuckoo |
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Diederik
Cuckoo |
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Burchell’s
Coucal |
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Barn
Owl |
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Wood
Owl |
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Cape
Eagle Owl |
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Spotted
Eagle Owl |
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Giant
Eagle Owl |
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Fierynecked
Nightjar |
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Black
Swift |
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Whiterumped
Swift |
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Horus
Swift |
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Little
Swift |
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Alpine
Swift |
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Speckled
Mousebird |
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Whitebacked
Mousebird * |
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Redfaced
Mousebird |
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Narina
Trogon * |
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Pied
Kingfisher |
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Great
Kingfisher |
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Halfcollared
Kingfisher |
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Malachite
Kingfisher |
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Brownhooded
Kingfisher |
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European
Bee-eater |
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Hoepoe |
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Redbilled
Hoepoe * |
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Crowned
Hornbill |
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Blackcollared
Barbet |
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Pied
Barbet * |
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Redfronted
Tinker Barbet |
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Greater
Honeyguide * |
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Scalythroated
Honeyguide * |
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Lesser
Honeyguide |
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Ground
Woodpecker * |
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Knysna
Woodpecker * |
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Cardinal
Woodpecker * |
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Olive
Woodpecker * |
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Rufousnaped
Lark |
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Clapper
Lark * |
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Sabota
Lark * |
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Longbilled
Lark * |
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Karoo
Lark * |
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Spikeheeled
Lark * |
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Redcapped
Lark |
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Thickbilled
Lark * |
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Greybacked
Finchlark * |
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Blackeared
Finchlark * |
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European
Swallow |
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Whitethroated
Swallow * |
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Pearlbreasted
Swallow |
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South
African Cliff Swallow * |
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Greater
Striped Swallow |
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Lesser
Striped Swallow |
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Rock
Martin |
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House
Martin |
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Brownthroated
Martin |
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Black
Sawwing Swallow * |
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Grey
Cuckoo Shrike |
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Black
Cuckoo Shrike |
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Forktailed
Drongo |
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Blackheaded
Oriole |
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Black
Crow |
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Pied
Crow |
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Whitenecked
Raven |
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Southern
Grey Tit * |
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Ashy
Tit * |
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Southern
Black Tit |
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Cape
Penduline Tit * |
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Cape
Bulbul * |
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Redeyed
Bulbul * |
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Blackeyed
Bulbul |
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Terrestrial
Bulbul |
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Sombre
Bulbul |
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Olive
Thrush |
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Cape
Rock Thrush * |
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Sentinel
Rock Thrush * |
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Shorttoed
Rock Thrush * |
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Capped
Wheatear |
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Mountain
Chat ** |
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Familiar
Chat |
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Tractrac
Chat * |
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Sicklewinged
Chat * |
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Karoo
Chat * |
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Mocking
Chat |
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Anteating
Chat * |
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Stone
Chat |
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Chorister
Robin * |
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Cape
Robin * |
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Starred
Robin * |
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Cape
Rock Jumper * |
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Whitebrowed
Robin |
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Karoo
Robin * |
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Brown
Robin |
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Titbabbler
* |
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Layard’s
Titbabbler * |
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African
Marsh Warbler |
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Cape
Reed Warbler |
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African
Sedge Warbler |
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Knysna
Warbler * |
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Victorin’s
Warbler * |
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Willow
Warbler |
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Yellowthroated
Warbler |
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Barthroated
Apalis |
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Longbilled
Crombec |
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Yellowbellied
Eromomela |
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Karoo
Eremomela * |
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Bleating
Warbler |
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Grassbird
* |
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Cinnamonbreasted
Warbler * |
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Fantailed
Cisticola |
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Desert
Cisticola |
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Cloud
Cisticola * |
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Greybacked
Cisticola * |
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Wailing
Cisticola |
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Levaillant’s
Cisticola * |
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Lazy
Cisticola |
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Neddicky |
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Blackchested
Prinia * |
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Karoo
Prinia * |
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Namaqua
Prinia * |
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Rufouseared
Warbler * |
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Spotted
Flycatcher |
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Dusky
Flycatcher |
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Chat
Flycatcher * |
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Fiscal
Flycatcher * |
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Cape
Batis |
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Pririt
Batis |
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Fairy
Flycatcher * |
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Bluemantled
Flycatcher |
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Paradise
Flycatcher |
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African
Pied Wagtail |
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Cape
Wagtail |
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Grassveld
Pipit |
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Longbilled
Pipit |
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Plainbacked
Pipit |
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Buffy
Pipit |
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Rock
Pipit * |
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Orangethroated
Longclaw * |
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Fiscal
Shrike |
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Southern
Boubou * |
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Southern
Tchagra * |
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Puffback |
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Bokmakierie
* |
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Olive
Bush Shrike * |
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European
Starling |
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Pied
Starling * |
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Wattled
Starling |
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Glossy
Starling |
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Blackbellied
Starling |
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Redwinged
Starling |
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Palewinged
Starling * |
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Cape
Sugarbird * |
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Malachite
Sunbird * |
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Orangebreasted
Sunbird * |
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Lesser
Doublecollared Sunbird * |
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GreaterDoublecollared
Sunbird * |
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Dusky
Sunbird * |
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Grey
Sunbird |
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Black
Sunbird |
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Collared
Sunbird |
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Cape
White-eye * |
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Whitebrowed
Sparrowweaver |
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House
Sparrow |
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Cape
Sparrow * |
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Southern
Greyheaded Sparrow |
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Yellowthroated
Sparrow |
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Scalyfeathered
Finch * |
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Thickbilled Weaver |
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Forest
Weaver |
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Spectacled
Weaver |
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Cape
Weaver * |
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Masked
Weaver |
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Redbilled
Quelea |
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Red
Bishop |
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Yellowrumped
Widow |
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Longtailed
Widow |
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Bluebilled
Firefinch |
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Redbilled
Firefinch |
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Common
Waxbill |
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Swee
Waxbill * |
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Redheaded
Finch * |
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Bronze
Mannikin |
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Pintailed
Whydah |
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Yelloweyed
Canary |
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Blackthroated
Canary |
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Cape
Canary |
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Cape
Siskin * |
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Forest
Canary * |
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Blackheaded
Canary * |
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Bully
Canary |
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Yellow
Canary * |
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Whitethroated
Canary * |
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Protea
Canary * |
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Streakyheaded
Canary |
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Goldenbreasted
Bunting |
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Cape
Bunting * |
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Rock
Bunting |
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Larklike
Bunting * |
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360 Species
110 endemics or near endemics *