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Where there are noticeable differences between the male and female of a specie I have split my list into 2 but still only count it as 1 specie seen. The statistics for 'Birds on list', 'Birds seen' and 'Birds photographed' includes the male and female split as separate birds.

Species on list: 330
Species seen : 84
Species photographed : 56

Birds on list: 398
Birds seen : 98
Birds photographed : 58

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All information regarding scientific names etc is as per the International Ornithological Congress list last updated on 30 June 2008.

Where you see a superscript next to a name you may hover over the name to view the note about that specie.

Common NameScientific NameSeenPhoto
Common Ostrich (m) Struthio camelus Yes No
Common Ostrich (f) Struthio camelus Yes No
Western Rockhopper Penguin1 Eudyptes chrysocome No No
African Penguin2 Spheniscus demersus Yes No
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus No No
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis No No
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis No No
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans No No
Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta No No
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris No No
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma No No
Yellow-nosed Albatross3 Thalassarche chlororhynchos No No
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus No No
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli No No
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis No No
Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes Yes No
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Yes No
Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera No No
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis No No
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea No No
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus No No
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis No No
Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides No No
Cape Petrel Daption capense No No
Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis No No
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata No No
Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus No No
European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus No No
Cape Gannet Morus capensis Yes No
White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus Yes Yes
Cape Cormorant Leucocarbo capensis No No
Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus Yes Yes
African Darter Anhinga rufa Yes Yes
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea No No
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yes Yes
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala No No
Western Great Egret5 Ardea alba No No
Yellow-billed Egret Egretta intermedia No No
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Yes Yes
Western Cattle Egret4 Bubulcus ibis Yes No
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides No No
White-backed Night Heron Gorsachius leuconotus No No
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax No No
Little Bittern (m) Ixobrychus minutus No No
Little Bittern (f) Ixobrychus minutus No No
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Yes Yes
Black Stork Ciconia nigra No No
White Stork Ciconia ciconia No No
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis No No
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Yes No
Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash Yes Yes
African Spoonbill Platalea alba No No
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Yes No
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor Yes No
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis No No
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Yes Yes
South African Shelduck (m) Tadorna cana No No
South African Shelduck (f) Tadorna cana No No
White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata No No
White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus No No
Southern Pochard (m) Netta erythrophthalma No No
Southern Pochard (f) Netta erythrophthalma No No
Maccoa Duck (m) Oxyura maccoa No No
Maccoa Duck (f) Oxyura maccoa No No
Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata Yes Yes
African Black Duck Anas sparsa No No
Cape Shoveler (m) Anas smithii No No
Cape Shoveler (f) Anas smithii No No
Cape Teal Anas capensis No No
Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha No No
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Yes No
Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius No No
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Yes Yes
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer No No
Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus No No
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii No No
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus No No
Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus No No
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus No No
Steppe Buzzard Buteo vulpinus No No
Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus No No
Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus No No
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro No No
African Harrier Hawk Polyboroides typus No No
Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus No No
African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides No No
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar No No
Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus No No
Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus No No
Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris No No
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus No No
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus No No
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo No No
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus No No
Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistes afer Yes Yes
Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila africanus No No
Red-winged Francolin Scleroptila levaillantii No No
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Yes Yes
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix No No
African Finfoot (m) Podica senegalensis No No
African Finfoot (f) Podica senegalensis No No
Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus Yes No
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris No No
African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis No No
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Yes Yes
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata Yes Yes
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus No No
African Rail Rallus caerulescens No No
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla No No
Red-chested Flufftail (m) Sarothrura rufa No No
Red-chested Flufftail (f) Sarothrura rufa No No
Striped Flufftail (m) Sarothrura affinis No No
Striped Flufftail (f) Sarothrura affinis No No
Buff-spotted Flufftail (m) Sarothrura elegans No No
Buff-spotted Flufftail (f) Sarothrura elegans No No
Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami No No
Barrow's Korhaan (m) Eupodotis barrowii No No
Barrow's Korhaan (f) Eupodotis barrowii No No
Southern Black Korhaan (m) Afrotis afra No No
Southern Black Korhaan (f) Afrotis afra No No
African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini No No
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula No No
White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus No No
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius No No
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris No No
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii No No
Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus Yes No
Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus No No
Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus Yes Yes
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola No No
Ruff Philomachus pugnax No No
Red Knot Calidris canutus No No
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea No No
Sanderling Calidris alba No No
Little Stint Calidris minuta No No
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos No No
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola No No
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus No No
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia No No
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis No No
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica No No
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus No No
Greater Painted Snipe (m) Rostratula benghalensis No No
Greater Painted Snipe (f) Rostratula benghalensis No No
African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis No No
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres No No
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus No No
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta No No
Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis Yes Yes
Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus No No
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus No No
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus No No
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus No No
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Yes No
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Yes No
Grey-hooded Gull Larus cirrocephalus Yes No
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia No No
Swift Tern Sterna bergii No No
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis No No
Common Tern Sterna hirundo Yes No
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea No No
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata No No
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii No No
Little Tern Sterna albifrons No No
Damara Tern Sterna balaenarum No No
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus No No
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida No No
Common Pigeon Columba livia Yes Yes
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea Yes Yes
African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix No No
Lemon Dove Columba larvata No No
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Yes Yes
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola Yes No
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Yes Yes
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos No No
Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria No No
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis No No
Knysna Turaco Tauraco corythaix Yes Yes
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius No No
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus No No
Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Yes No
Dideric Cuckoo (m) Chrysococcyx caprius No No
Dideric Cuckoo (f) Chrysococcyx caprius No No
Klaas's Cuckoo (m) Chrysococcyx klaas No No
Klaas's Cuckoo (f) Chrysococcyx klaas No No
African Emerald Cuckoo (m) Chrysococcyx cupreus No No
African Emerald Cuckoo (f) Chrysococcyx cupreus No No
Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchelli No No
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis No No
Western Barn Owl6 Tyto alba No No
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii No No
Marsh Owl Asio capensis No No
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus Yes No
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis No No
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba No No
African Black Swift Apus barbatus No No
Horus Swift Apus horus No No
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer No No
Little Swift Apus affinis No No
Narina Trogon (m) Apaloderma narina No No
Narina Trogon (f) Apaloderma narina No No
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus Yes Yes
Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus No No
Pied Kingfisher (m) Ceryle rudis No No
Pied Kingfisher (f) Ceryle rudis No No
Giant Kingfisher (m) Megaceryle maxima No No
Giant Kingfisher (f) Megaceryle maxima No No
Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata No No
Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata Yes Yes
Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris Yes Yes
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster No No
European Roller Coracias garrulus No No
Crowned Hornbill (m) Tockus alboterminatus No No
Crowned Hornbill (f) Tockus alboterminatus No No
African Hoopoe Upupa africana Yes Yes
Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus No No
Greater Honeyguide (m) Indicator indicator No No
Greater Honeyguide (f) Indicator indicator No No
Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus No No
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor No No
Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus No No
Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus Yes Yes
Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas No No
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus No No
Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus No No
Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus No No
Cardinal Woodpecker (m) Dendropicos fuscescens No No
Cardinal Woodpecker (f) Dendropicos fuscescens No No
Olive Woodpecker (m) Dendropicos griseocephalus Yes Yes
Olive Woodpecker (f) Dendropicos griseocephalus No No
Knysna Woodpecker (m) Campethera notata Yes Yes
Knysna Woodpecker (f) Campethera notata No No
Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana No No
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea No No
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Yes No
Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata No No
White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis Yes No
Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata No No
Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica No No
Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera No No
Common House Martin Delichon urbicum No No
Banded Martin Riparia cincta No No
Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula No No
Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola No No
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis Yes Yes
Black Cuckooshrike (m) Campephaga flava No No
Black Cuckooshrike (f) Campephaga flava No No
Grey Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia No No
Eurasian Golden Oriole (m) Oriolus oriolus No No
Eurasian Golden Oriole (f) Oriolus oriolus No No
Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus Yes Yes
Cape Crow Corvus capensis No No
Pied Crow Corvus albus Yes No
White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis Yes Yes
Southern Black Tit (m) Parus niger No No
Southern Black Tit (f) Parus niger No No
Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis Yes Yes
Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris No No
Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus Yes Yes
Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus Yes Yes
Cape Rock Thrush (m) Monticola rupestris No No
Cape Rock Thrush (f) Monticola rupestris No No
Sentinel Rock Thrush (m) Monticola explorator No No
Sentinel Rock Thrush (f) Monticola explorator No No
Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris No No
Ant-eating Chat (m) Myrmecocichla formicivora No No
Ant-eating Chat (f) Myrmecocichla formicivora No No
African Stonechat (m) Saxicola torquatus No No
African Stonechat (f) Saxicola torquatus No No
Mocking Cliff Chat (m) Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris No No
Mocking Cliff Chat (f) Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris No No
Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra Yes Yes
White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys No No
Karoo Scrub Robin Cercotrichas coryphaeus No No
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata No No
Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla No No
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus No No
Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala No No
Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris No No
African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus No No
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris No No
Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer No No
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida No No
Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica Yes Yes
Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura No No
Chestnut-vented Tit-babbler Parisoma subcaeruleum No No
Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens No No
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis No No
Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix No No
Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla No No
Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais No No
Lazy Cisticola Cisticola aberrans No No
Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens No No
Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa No No
African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta No No
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata No No
Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina No No
Fiscal Flycatcher (m) Sigelus silens Yes Yes
Fiscal Flycatcher (f) Sigelus silens No No
Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher (m) Trochocercus cyanomelas Yes Yes
Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher (f) Trochocercus cyanomelas No No
Cape Batis (m) Batis capensis Yes Yes
Cape Batis (f) Batis capensis No No
Chinspot Batis (m) Batis molitor No No
Chinspot Batis (f) Batis molitor No No
African Paradise Flycatcher (m) Terpsiphone viridis Yes Yes
African Paradise Flycatcher (f) Terpsiphone viridis Yes Yes
Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis Yes Yes
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp No No
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara No No
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis No No
African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus No No
Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys No No
Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis No No
Red-backed Shrike (m) Lanius collurio No No
Red-backed Shrike (f) Lanius collurio No No
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius Minor No No
Common Fiscal (m) Lanius collaris Yes Yes
Common Fiscal (f) Lanius collaris Yes Yes
Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus No No
Southern Tchagra Tchagra tchagra Yes Yes
Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus No No
Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus No No
Olive Bushshrike (m) Chlorophoneus olivaceus No No
Olive Bushshrike (f) Chlorophoneus olivaceus No No
Black-backed Puffback (m) Dryoscopus cubla No No
Black-backed Puffback (f) Dryoscopus cubla No No
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Yes Yes
Pied Starling Spreo bicolor No No
Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea No No
Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens Yes Yes
Black-bellied Starling Lamprotornis corruscus Yes Yes
Red-winged Starling (m) Onychognathus morio Yes No
Red-winged Starling (f) Onychognathus morio No No
Cape Sugarbird (m) Promerops cafer No No
Cape Sugarbird (f) Promerops cafer No No
Malachite Sunbird (m) Nectarinia famosa Yes No
Malachite Sunbird (f) Nectarinia famosa No No
Orange-breasted Sunbird (m) Anthobaphes violacea No No
Orange-breasted Sunbird (f) Anthobaphes violacea No No
Grey Sunbird Cyanomitra veroxii No No
Collared Sunbird (m) Nectarinia famosa Yes No
Collared Sunbird (f) Nectarinia famosa Yes No
Southern Double-collared Sunbird (m) Cinnyris chalybeus Yes Yes
Southern Double-collared Sunbird (f) Cinnyris chalybeus Yes No
Greater Double-collared Sunbird (m) Cinnyris afer Yes Yes
Greater Double-collared Sunbird (f) Cinnyris afer Yes No
Amethyst Sunbird (m) Chalcomitra amethystina Yes No
Amethyst Sunbird (f) Chalcomitra amethystina Yes No
Cape White-eye Zosterops pallidus Yes Yes
House Sparrow (m) Passer domesticus Yes No
House Sparrow (f) Passer domesticus No No
Cape Sparrow (m) Passer melanurus Yes Yes
Cape Sparrow (f) Passer melanurus Yes No
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus Yes Yes
Yellow-throated Petronia (m) Gymnoris superciliaris No No
Yellow-throated Petronia (f) Gymnoris superciliaris No No
Thick-billed Weaver (m) Amblyospiza albifrons Yes Yes
Thick-billed Weaver (f) Amblyospiza albifrons Yes No
Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor No No
Village Weaver (m) Ploceus cucullatus No No
Village Weaver (f) Ploceus cucullatus No No
Spectacled Weaver (m) Ploceus ocularis No No
Spectacled Weaver (f) Ploceus ocularis No No
Cape Weaver (m) Ploceus capensis Yes Yes
Cape Weaver (f) Ploceus capensis Yes No
Yellow Weaver (m) Ploceus subaureus No No
Yellow Weaver (f) Ploceus subaureus No No
Southern Masked Weaver (m) Ploceus velatus Yes Yes
Southern Masked Weaver (f) Ploceus velatus Yes No
Southern Red Bishop (m) Euplectes orix Yes Yes
Southern Red Bishop (f) Euplectes orix Yes No
Yellow Bishop (m) Euplectes capensis No No
Yellow Bishop (f) Euplectes capensis No No
Dusky Indigobird (m) Vidua funerea No No
Dusky Indigobird (f) Vidua funerea No No
Long-tailed Widowbird (m) Euplectes progne No No
Long-tailed Widowbird (f) Euplectes progne No No
African Firefinch (m) Lagonosticta rubricata No No
African Firefinch (f) Lagonosticta rubricata No No
Swee Waxbill (m) Estrilda melanotis Yes Yes
Swee Waxbill (f) Estrilda melanotis Yes Yes
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Yes Yes
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Yes Yes
Black-faced Quail-Finch Ortygospiza atricollis Yes Yes
Pin-tailed Whydah (m) Vidua macroura No No
Pin-tailed Whydah (f) Vidua macroura No No
Yellow Canary (m) Crithagra flaviventris No No
Yellow Canary (f) Crithagra flaviventris No No
Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata No No
Yellow-fronted Canary (m) Crithagra mozambicus No No
Yellow-fronted Canary (f) Crithagra mozambicus No No
Forest Canary Crithagra scotops No No
Cape Canary Serinus canicollis No No
Streaky-headed Seedeater Crithagra gularis Yes Yes
Cape Siskin (m) Crithagra totta No No
Cape Siskin (f) Crithagra totta No No
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris No No
Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis No No
1 - Rockhopper Penguin was split into Eastern, Western and Northern races
2 - Name changed from Jackass Penguin to African Penguin
3 - Thalassarche chlororhynchos includes T. carteri (Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross); BLI accepts this controversal split.
4 - Changed English name of Bubulcus ibis to Western Cattle Egret, and Range to exclude OR, Asia, with split of B. coromandus
5 - Changed English name of Ardea alba to Western Great Egret and range to NA, SA, AF, Europe to c Asia with split of A. modesta
6 - Changed English name of Tyto alba to Western Barn Owl and range to NA, SA, AF, EU, OR, widespread with split of Tyto javanica
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