Birds of Drumblade

Drumblade Conservancy Reg No GCA065

SAPAB reference no: Pentad 2625-2800

Our list has grown to 207 – updated February 2023

With thanks to Kevin Lavery of the SA Bird Atlas Project for his assistance

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Roberts   Common Name                                            Scientific Name
No:

4                 Great Crested Grebe                                  Podiceps cristatus

6                 Little Grebe                                                   Tachybaptus ruficollis

47               White Breasted Cormorant                     Phalacrocorax lucidus

50               Reed Cormorant                                          Phalacrocorax africanus

52               African Darter                                               Anhinga rufa

54               Grey Heron                                                    Ardea cinerea

55               Black-headed Heron                                   Ardea metanocephala

57               Purple Heron                                                 Ardea purpurea

58               Great Egret                                                     Egretta alba

59               Little Egret                                                      Egretta garzetta

61               Cattle Egret                                                    Bubulcus ibis

62               Squacco Heron                                             Ardeola ralloides

64               Black Heron                                                   Egretta ardesiaca

72               Hamerkop                                                      Scopus umbretta

79               Black Stork                                                     Ciconia nigra

80               White Stork                                                    Ciconia ciconia

81               African Sacred Ibis                                       Threskirmis aethiopicus

83               Glossy Ibis                                                       Plegadis falcinellus

84               Hadeda Ibis                                                    Bostrychia hagedash

85               African Spoonbill                                          Platalea alba

88               Spur-winged Goose                                    Plectropterus gambensis

89               Egyptian Goose                                            Alopochen aegyptiacus

94               Cape Shoveler                                               Anas smithii

95               African Black Duck                                       Anas sparsa

96               Yellow-billed Duck                                       Anas undulata

97               Red-billed Teal                                              Anas erythrorthyncha

100            White-faced Duck                                        Dendrocygna viduata

101            Fulvous Duck                                                 Dendrocygna bicolor

102            Southern Pochard                                       Netta arythrophthalma

105            Secretarybird                                                Sagittarius serpentarius

113            Peregrine Falcon                                          Falco peregrinus

119            Amur Falcon                                                   Falco amurensis

123            Rock Kestrel                                                   Falco rupicolus

129            Yellow-billed Kite                                         Milvus aegyptius

130            Black-wiged Kite                                           Elanus caerulues

152            Jackal Buzzard                                               Buteo rufofuscus

154            Common Buzzard                                        Buteo vulpinus

157            Ovambo Sparrowhawk                              Accipiter ovampensis

159            Black Sparrowhawk                                    Accipiter melanoleucus

162            Gabar Goshawk                                            Melierax gabar

171            African Harrier-hawk                                  Polyboroides typus

178            Red-winged Francolin                                Scleroptila levaillantii

179            Orange River Francolin                              Scleroptila levaillantoides

185            Swainson’s Spurfowl                                  Pternistis swainsonii

192            Helmeted Guineafowl                               Numida meteagris

203            Black Crake                                                    Amauromis flavirostris

208            African Purple Swamphen                       Porphyrio madagascariensis

210            Common Moorhen                                     Gallinula chloropus

212            Red-knobbed Coot                                      Fulica cristata

222            White-bellied Bustard                                Eupodotis senegalensis

238            Three-banded Plover                                 Chanradrius tricollaris

242            Crowned Lapwing                                        Vanellus coronatus

245            Blacksmith Lapwing                                    Vanellus armatus

247            African Wattled Lapwing                           Vanellus senegallus

250            African Snipe                                                 Gallinago nigripennis

256            Ruff Ruff                                                          Philomachus pugnax

263            Common Greenshank                                Tringa nebularia

264            Wood Sandpiper                                          Tringa glareola

270            Black-winged Stilt                                        Himantopus himantopus

275            Spotted Thick-knee                                    Burhinus capensis

277            Temminck’s Courser                                   Cursorius temminckii

288            Grey-headed Gull                                        Larus cirrocphalus

304            White—winged Tern                                  Chlidonias leucopterus

305            Whiskered Tern                                            Chlidonias hybrida

311            Speckled Pigeon                                           Columba guinea

312            African Olive Pigeon                                   Columba arquatrix

314            Red-eyed Dove                                            Streptopelia semitorquata

316            Ring Necked-Dove                                      Streptoprlia capicola

317            Laughing Dove                                              Streptopelia senegalensis

339            Grey Go-away Bird                                      Corythaixoides

343            Red-Chested Cuckoo                                  Cuculus solitaries

352            Diderick Cuckoo                                           Chrysococcyx caprius

359            Barn Owl                                                         Tyto alba

361            Marsh Owl                                                      Sio capensis

368            Spotted Eagle-owl                                       Bubo africanus

372            Rufous-checked Nightjar                          Caprimulgus rufigena

380            African Black Swift                                       Apus barbatus

383            White-rumped Swift                                  Apus caffer

385            Little Swift                                                      Apus affinis

387            African Palm swift                                       Cypsiunus parvus

390            Speckled Mousebird                                  Colius striatus

391            White-backed Mousebird                        Colius colius

392            Red-faced Mousebird                                Urocolius indicus

394            Pied Kingfisher                                              Ceryle rudis

397            Malachite Kingfisher                                  Alcedo cristata

404            European Bee-eater                                   Merops aplaster

411            Swallow-tailed Bee-eater                         Merops hirundineus

418            African Hoopoe                                            Upupa africana

419            Green Wood-hoopoe                                Phoeniculus purpureus

421            Common Scimitarbill                                   Rhinopormastus cyanomelas

424            African Grey Hornbill                                  Tockus nasutus

431            Black-collared Barbet                                 Lybius torquatus

432            Acacia Pied Barbet                                      Tracholaema leucomelas

439            Crested Barbet                                             Trachyphonus vaillantii

440            Greater Honeyguide                                  Indicator indicator

442            Lessor Honeyguide                                     Indicator minor

443            Brown-backed Honeyguide                     Prodotiscus regulus

450            Cardinal Woodpecker                                Dendropicos fuscescens

453            Red-throated Wryneck                             Jynx ruficollis

456            Melodious Lark                                             Mirafra cheniana

458            Rufous-naped Lark                                      Mirafra afrivana

474            Spike-heeled Lark                                        Chersomanes aibofasciata

488            Red-capped Lark                                          Calandrella cinerea

493            Barn Swallow                                                 Hirundo rustica

495            White-throated Swallow                          Hirundo albigularis

502            Greater Striped Swallow                           Hirundo cucullatta

508            Rock Martin                                                   Hirundo fuligula

504            South African Cliff-swallow                      Hirundo spilodera

509            Brown-throated Martin                            Riparia paludicota

510            Banded Martin                                              Riparia cincta

514            Ashy Tit                                                            Patus cinerascens

521            Black-headed Oriole                                   Oriolus larvatus

522            Pied Crow                                                       Corvus albus

544            African Red-eyed Bulbul                           Pycnontus nigricans

545            Dark-capped Bulbul                                    Pycnontus tricolor

552            Kurrichane Thrush                                       Turdus libonyanus

557            Groundscraper Thrush                              Psophocichla litsipsirupa

560            Sentinal Rock-thrush                                  Monticola explorator

564            Mountain Wheatear                                   Oenanthe monticola

568            Capped Wheatear                                       Oenanthe pleata

570            Familiar Chat                                                 Oenanthe famiaaris

575            Ant-eating Chat                                            Myrmecocichla formicivora

576            African Stonechat                                        Saxicola torquatus

581            Cape Robin-Chat                                          Cassypha caffra

586            Kalahari Scrub-robin                                   Cercotrichas paena

588            White-browed Scrub-Robin                    Cercotrichas leucophrys

599            Willow Warbler                                            Phylloscopus trochilus

604            Lessor Swamp-Warbler                             Acrocephalus gracilirostris

621            Long-billed Crombec                                  Sylvietta rufescens

622            Bar-throated Apalis                                     Apalis thoracica

629            Zitting Cisticola                                             Cisticola juncidis

630            Desert Cisticola                                             Cisticola aridulus

631            Cloud Cisticola                                               Cisticola textrix

634            Wing-snapping Cisticola                            Cisticola ayresil

637            Neddicky                                                         Cisticola fulvicapilla

639            Wailing Cisticola                                           Cisticola lais

642            Rattling Cisticola                                           Cisticola chiniana

646            Levaillant’s Cisticola                                    Cisticola tinniens

648            Lazy Cisticola                                                  Cisticola aberrans

649            Tawny-Flanked Prinia                                 Prinia subflava

650            Black-chested Prinia                                   Prinia flavicans

654            Spotted Flycatcher                                      Muscicapa striata

658            Chestnut-vented Warblr                           Parisoma subcaeruleum

665            Fiscal Flycatcher                                           Sigelus silens

673            Chinspot Batis                                               Batis molitor

678            Fairy Flycatcher                                            Stenostira scita

682            Paradise Fly-catcher                                   Terpsipone viridis

683            Long-billed Pipit                                            Arthus similis

686            Cape Wagtail                                                  Motacilla capenis

692            African Pipit                                                   Arthus cinnamomeus

703            Cape Longclaw                                              Macronyx capensis

706            Lessor Grey Shrike                                       Lanius minor

707            Southern Fiscal                                             Lanius collaris

708            Red-backed Shrike                                      Lanius collurio

709            Southern Boubou                                        Laniarius ferrugineus

711            Crimson-breasted Shrike                          Laniarius atroccineus

714            Brown-Crowned Tchagra                          Tchagra australis

722            Bokmakierie                                                  Telophorus zeylonus

727            White-crested Helmet-shrike                 Prionops plumatus

734            Common Myna                                             Acridotheres tristis

735            Wattled Starling                                           Creatophora cinerea

737            Cape  Starling                                                Lamprotorris nitens

746            Pied Starling                                                   Spreo bicolor

751            Malachite Sunbird                                       Nectarinia famosa

758            Greater Double-collared Sunbird          Cinnyris afer

763            White-bellied Sunbird                                Cinnyris talatala

772            Amethyst Sunbird                                       Chalcomitra amethystina

784            House Sparrow                                             Passer domesticus

786            Cape Sparrow                                                Passer melanurus

799            Cape Weaver                                                 Ploceus capensis

780            White-browed Sparrow-weaver            Plocepasser mahali

803            Southern Masked Weaver                       Ploceus velatus

804            Thick-billed Weaver                                    Amblyospiza albifrons

805            Red-billed Quelea                                        Quelea quelea

808            Southern Red Bishop                                  Euplectes orix

812            Yellow-crowned Bishop                            Euplectes afer

813            Red-collared Widowbird                           Euplectes ardens

814            White-winged Widowbird                        Euplectes albonotatus

818            Long-tailed Widowbird                              Euplectes progne

820            Red-headed Finch                                       Amadina erythrocephala

830            Green-winged Pytilia                                  Pytilia melba

833            African Firefinch                                           Lagonosticta rubricata

835            Jameson’s Firefinch                                    Lagonosticta rhodopareia

838            Orang-breasted Waxbill                            Amandava subflava

839            Blue Waxbill                                                   Uraeginthus angolensis

841            Black-faced Waxbill                                     Estrilda erythrontos

843            Common Waxbill                                          Estrilda astrild

844            African Quailfinch                                        Ortygospiza atricollis

846            Pin-tailed Whydah                                       Vidua macroura

847            Shaft-tailed Whydah                                  Vidua regia

852            Long-tailed Paradise-whydah                 Vidua paradisaea

859            Yellow-fronted Canary                              Crithagra mazambica

860            Black-throated Canary                               Crithagra atrogularis

866            Yellow Canary                                               Crithagra flaviventris

867            Streaky-headed Seedeater                      Crithagra gularis

872            Cinnamon-breasted Bunting                   Emberiza tahapisi

940            Rock Dove                                                      Columba livia

1016          Mallard Duck                                                 Anas platyrhynchos

1035          Northern Black Korhaan                            Afrotis afraoides

1104          Karoo Thrush                                                 Turdus smithi

1172          Cape White-eye                                           Zosterops virens

1183          Eastern Clapper Lark                                   Mirafra fasciolata

10877        Nicholson’s Pipit                                           Anthus nicholsoni

4126          Eastern Long-billed Lark                            Certhilauda semitorquata

4131          Burchell’s Coucal                                          Centropus burchelli

4142          Southern Grey-headed Sparrow            Passer diffuses

Birds to look out for include:

Vulnerable birds:
African Grass Owl
African Marsh Harrier
Lesser Kestrel
Blue Crane
Corncrake
White Bellied Korhaan
Martial Eagle
White Backed Night Heron

Near Threatened:
Secretary Bird
Half Collared Kingfisher
Painted Snipe
Bat Hawk
Melodius Lark
Blue Korhaan
Black Harrier
Black Stork
Black Winged Pratincole

Critically Endangered:
Bittern
Wattled Crane
Whitewinged Flufftail

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