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Checklist: Sudafrica Aves 2


Birds 173 - Systematic list

Luis Cesar Tejo

Shared by: Daniela Espinosa ( See their checklist)

Start: 13/10/2023
End: 30/10/2023

South Africa

 See list of records (192)














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Richness and Abundance Summary
Most recorded species: There are many highly recorded species (19 species). View details
Least recorded species: There are many rarely recorded species (154 species). View details
Most abundant species: Phoeniconaias minor (15 individuals), Gyps africanus (15 individuals), Ploceus intermedius (15 individuals).
Least abundant species: There are many scarce species (69 species). View details


  Order Family English Common Name Spanish Common Name Portuguese Common Name Scientific Name Observed Photographed Heard Recorded vocal Filmed Average individuals per day Sum of specimens Records Conservation status Notes
1StruthioniformesStruthionidaeCommon OstrichAvestruzStruthio camelus121
 LC 
2AnseriformesAnatidaeWhite-faced Whistling DuckSirirí PampaIrerêDendrocygna viduata121
 LC 
3Spur-winged GooseGanso EspolonadoPlectropterus gambensis131
 LC 
4Knob-billed DuckPato Crestudo AfricanoSarkidiornis melanotos121
 LC 
5African Black DuckÁnade NegroAnas sparsaXX2
 LC 
6GalliformesNumididaeHelmeted GuineafowlPintada ComúnNumida meleagris181
 LC 
7PhasianidaeCrested FrancolinFrancolín CapirotadoOrtygornis sephaena112
 LC 
8Natal SpurfowlFrancolín de NatalPternistis natalensis122
 LC 
9Swainson´s SpurfowlFrancolín de SwainsonPternistis swainsonii121
 LC 
10PhoenicopteriformesPhoenicopteridaeLesser FlamingoFlamenco EnanoPhoeniconaias minor1151
 NT 
11Greater FlamingoFlamenco ComúnPhoenicopterus roseus131
 LC 
12MusophagiformesMusophagidaeGrey Go-away-birdTuraco UnicolorCrinifer concolorXX2
 LC 
13Purple-crested TuracoTuraco CrestimoradoGallirex porphyreolophus121
 LC 
14OtidiformesOtididaeKori BustardAvutarda KoriArdeotis kori121
 NT 
15Red-crested KorhaanSisón Moñudo AustralLophotis ruficrista121
 LC 
16Northern Black KorhaanSisón Negro AliclaroAfrotis afraoides121
 LC 
17Black-bellied BustardSisón Ventrinegro ComúnLissotis melanogaster121
 LC 
18CuculiformesCuculidaeWhite-browed CoucalCucal CejiblancoCentropus superciliosus152
 LC 
19Great Spotted CuckooCríalo EuropeoClamator glandarius112
 LC 
20Diederik CuckooCuclillo DidricChrysococcyx caprius112
 LC 
21African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus111
 LC 
22Red-chested CuckooCuco SolitarioCuculus solitarius112
 LC 
23ColumbiformesColumbidaeRing-necked DoveTórtola de El CaboStreptopelia capicola141
 LC 
24Namaqua DoveTortolita RabilargaOena capensis151
 LC 
25Emerald-spotted Wood DovePalomita AliverdeTurtur chalcospilos142
 LC 
26African Green PigeonVinago AfricanoTreron calvus142
 LC 
27GruiformesRallidaePurple SwamphenCalamón ComúnPorphyrio porphyrio121
 LC 
28CharadriiformesBurhinidaeSpotted Thick-kneeAlcaraván de El CaboBurhinus capensis121
 LC 
29Water Thick-kneeAlcaraván AcuáticoBurhinus vermiculatus131
 LC 
30RecurvirostridaePied AvocetAvoceta ComúnRecurvirostra avosetta121
 LC 
31CharadriidaeCommon Ringed PloverChorlitejo GrandeCharadrius hiaticula121
 LC 
32Three-banded PloverChorlitejo TricollarThinornis tricollaris122
 LC 
33Blacksmith LapwingAvefría ArmadaVanellus armatusXX1
 LC 
34Senegal LapwingAvefría LúgubreVanellus lugubris161
 LC 
35Crowned LapwingAvefría CoronadaVanellus coronatus151
 LC 
36African Wattled LapwingAvefría SenegalesaVanellus senegallus111
 LC 
37RostratulidaeGreater Painted-snipeAguatero BengalíRostratula benghalensisXX1
 LC 
38JacanidaeAfrican JacanaJacana AfricanaActophilornis africanus131
 LC 
39ScolopacidaeAfrican SnipeAgachadiza AfricanaGallinago nigripennis131
 LC 
40Common SandpiperAndarríos ChicoActitis hypoleucos121
 LC 
41Marsh SandpiperArchibebe FinoTringa stagnatilis121
 LC 
42Wood SandpiperAndarríos BastardoTringa glareola111
 LC 
43Common GreenshankArchibebe ClaroTringa nebulariaXX1
 LC 
44RuffCombatienteCombatenteCalidris pugnax121
 LC 
45Curlew SandpiperCorrelimos ZarapitínCalidris ferruginea121
 VU 
46Little StintPlayerito MenudoCalidris minuta131
 LC 
47GlareolidaeTemminck´s CourserCorredor EtiópicoCursorius temminckii111
 LC 
48LaridaeGrey-headed GullGaviota Capucho GrisGaivota-de-cabeça-cinzaChroicocephalus cirrocephalus1101
 LC 
49CiconiiformesCiconiidaeAfrican OpenbillPicotenaza AfricanoAnastomus lamelligerus111
 LC 
50Yellow-billed StorkTántalo AfricanoMycteria ibis121
 LC 
51Saddle-billed StorkJabirú AfricanoEphippiorhynchus senegalensis141
 LC 
52Black StorkCigüeña NegraCiconia nigra111
 LC 
53SuliformesPhalacrocoracidaeReed CormorantCormorán AfricanoMicrocarbo africanusXX1
 LC 
54PelecaniformesThreskiornithidaeHadada IbisIbis AdadaBostrychia hagedash161
 LC 
55ScopidaeHamerkopAvemartilloScopus umbretta121
 LC 
56ArdeidaeLittle EgretGarceta ComúnGarça-branca-pequena-europeiaEgretta garzetta111
 LC 
57Striated HeronGarcita AzuladaSocozinhoButorides striataXX1
 LC 
58Squacco HeronGarcilla CangrejeraGarça-caranguejeiraArdeola ralloides121
 LC 
59Great EgretGarza BlancaGarça-branca-grandeArdea alba111
 LC 
60ApodiformesApodidaeAfrican Palm SwiftVencejo Palmero AfricanoCypsiurus parvus121
 LC 
61White-rumped SwiftVencejo CafreApus caffer111
 LC 
62StrigiformesStrigidaeAfrican Barred OwletMochuelo de El CaboGlaucidium capense111
 LC 
63African Scops OwlAutillo AfricanoOtus senegalensisXX1
 LC 
64Marsh OwlBuho MoroAsio capensis111
 LC 
65AccipitriformesSagittariidaeSecretarybirdSecretarioSagittarius serpentarius121
 EN 
66AccipitridaeBlack-winged KiteElanio ComúnElanus caeruleus111
 LC 
67White-headed VultureBuitre CabeciblancoTrigonoceps occipitalis121
 CR 
68Lappet-faced VultureBuitre OrejudoTorgos tracheliotos121
 EN 
69Hooded VultureAlimoche SombríoNecrosyrtes monachus131
 CR 
70White-backed VultureBuitre Dorsiblanco AfricanoGyps africanus1151
 CR 
71BateleurAguila VolatineraTerathopius ecaudatusXX1
 EN 
72Brown Snake EagleCulebrera SombriaCircaetus cinereus121
 LC 
73Martial EagleÁguila MarcialPolemaetus bellicosus111
 EN 
74Long-crested EagleAguila CrestilargaLophaetus occipitalis111
 LC 
75Wahlberg´s EagleÁguila de WahlbergHieraaetus wahlbergi121
 LC 
76Verreaux´s EagleAguila CafreAquila verreauxii131
 LC 
77African Hawk-EagleAguila Azor AfricanaAquila spilogaster111
 LC 
78Gabar GoshawkGavilán GabarMicronisus gabar111
 LC 
79Dark Chanting GoshawkAzor Lagartijero OscuroMelierax metabates111
 LC 
80Black KiteMilano NegroMilvus migrans131
 LC 
81African Fish EaglePigargo VocingleroIcthyophaga vocifer111
 LC 
82Jackal BuzzardBusardo Augur MeridionalButeo rufofuscus111
 LC 
83Common BuzzardBusardo RatoneroButeo buteo111
 LC 
84ColiiformesColiidaeSpeckled MousebirdPájaro-ratón ComúnColius striatus161
 LC 
85BucerotiformesUpupidaeCommon HoopoeAbubillaUpupa epops121
 LC 
86PhoeniculidaeCommon ScimitarbillAbubilla-arbórea CimitarraRhinopomastus cyanomelasXX1
 LC 
87Green Wood HoopoeAbubilla-arbórea VerdePhoeniculus purpureus111
 LC 
88BucerotidaeSouthern Ground HornbillCálao Terrestre SureñoBucorvus leadbeateri131
 VU 
89African Grey HornbillToco PiquinegroLophoceros nasutusXX1
 LC 
90Southern Yellow-billed HornbillToco Piquigualdo SureñoTockus leucomelas112
 LC 
91Northern Red-billed HornbillToco PiquirrojoTockus erythrorhynchus111
 LC 
92CoraciiformesCoraciidaeBroad-billed RollerCarraca PicogordaEurystomus glaucurus111
 LC 
93Lilac-breasted RollerCarraca LilaCoracias caudatus122
 LC 
94MeropidaeWhite-fronted Bee-eaterAbejaruco FrentiblancoMerops bullockoides121
 LC 
95Little Bee-eaterAbejaruco ChicoMerops pusillus111
 LC 
96European Bee-eaterAbejaruco EuropeoMerops apiaster141
 LC 
97AlcedinidaeGiant KingfisherMartín Gigante AfricanoMegaceryle maxima111
 LC 
98Brown-hooded KingfisherAlción CabecipardoHalcyon albiventris111
 LC 
99PiciformesLybiidaeCrested BarbetBarbudo CrestadoTrachyphonus vaillantii112
 LC 
100Black-collared BarbetBarbudo AcollaradoLybius torquatus121
 LC 
101PicidaeGolden-tailed WoodpeckerPito ColidoradoCampethera abingoni111
 LC 
102Cardinal WoodpeckerPito CardenalDendropicos fuscescens111
 LC 
103PsittaciformesPsittacidaeBrown-headed ParrotLorito CabecipardoPoicephalus cryptoxanthus121
 LC 
104PasseriformesMalaconotidaeBrown-crowned TchagraChagra CoronipardaTchagra australis111
 LC 
105Black-backed PuffbackCubla DorsinegraDryoscopus cubla111
 LC 
106BokmakierieBubú SilbónTelophorus zeylonus111
 LC 
107Southern BoubouBubú FerrugíneoLaniarius ferrugineus111
 LC 
108PlatysteiridaeChinspot BatisBatis MolitorBatis molitor111
 LC 
109OriolidaeBlack-headed OrioleOropéndola EnmascaradaOriolus larvatus111
 LC 
110DicruridaeFork-tailed DrongoDrongo AhorquilladoDicrurus adsimilis132
 LC 
111LaniidaeMagpie ShrikeAlcaudón PíoUrolestes melanoleucusXX1
 LC 
112Southern FiscalAlcaudón FiscalLanius collaris111
 LC 
113Southern White-crowned ShrikeAlcaudón CoroniblancoEurocephalus anguitimens111
 LC 
114ParidaeSouthern Black TitCarbonero NegroMelaniparus niger111
 LC 
115AlaudidaeSabota LarkAlondra SabotaCalendulauda sabota111
 LC 
116Rufous-naped LarkAlondra NuquirrufaCorypha africana121
 LC 
117MacrosphenidaeLong-billed CrombecCrombec PiquilargoSylvietta rufescens111
 LC 
118CisticolidaeBleating CamaropteraCamaróptera BaladoraCamaroptera brachyura111
 LC 
119Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia ModestaPrinia subflava111
 LC 
120Rattling CisticolaCistícola CascabelCisticola chiniana111
 LC 
121Zitting CisticolaCistícola BuitrónCisticola juncidis111
 LC 
122HirundinidaeBrown-throated MartinAvión PaludícolaRiparia paludicola111
 LC 
123Large Rock MartinAvión RoqueroPtyonoprogne fuligula121
 LC 
124Wire-tailed SwallowGolondrina ColilargaHirundo smithii131
 LC 
125Barn SwallowGolondrina TijeritaAndorinha-de-bandoHirundo rustica121
 LC 
126Lesser Striped SwallowGolondrina AbisiniaCecropis abyssinica121
 LC 
127Red-breasted SwallowGolondrina PechirrufaCecropis semirufaXX1
 LC 
128Greater Striped SwallowGolondrina CabecirrufaCecropis cucullata121
 LC 
129PhylloscopidaeWillow WarblerMosquitero MusicalPhylloscopus trochilus111
 LC 
130PycnonotidaeSombre GreenbulBulbul de ZanzibarAndropadus importunus111
 LC 
131Common BulbulBulbul NaranjeroPycnonotus barbatus122
 LC 
132LeiothrichidaeArrow-marked BabblerTurdoide de JardineTurdoides jardineii111
 LC 
133BuphagidaeYellow-billed OxpeckerPicabueyes PiquigualdoBuphagus africanus121
 LC 
134SturnidaeWattled StarlingEstornino CarunculadoCreatophora cinerea1101
 LC 
135Common MynaMiná ComúnAcridotheres tristis121
 LC 
136Violet-backed StarlingEstornino AmatistaCinnyricinclus leucogaster121
 LC 
137Red-winged StarlingEstornino AlirrojoOnychognathus morio121
 LC 
138Greater Blue-eared StarlingEstornino OrejiazulLamprotornis chalybaeus111
 LC 
139Cape StarlingEstornino de El CaboLamprotornis nitensXX1
 LC 
140Pied StarlingEstornino BicolorLamprotornis bicolor131
 LC 
141TurdidaeKaroo ThrushTurdus smithi111
 LC 
142MuscicapidaeWhite-browed Scrub RobinAlzacola DorsirrojoCercotrichas leucophrys111
 LC 
143African Dusky FlycatcherPapamoscas SombríoMuscicapa adusta111
 LC 
144African StonechatTarabilla ComúnSaxicola torquatus141
 LC 
145Capped WheatearCollalba CapirotadaOenanthe pileata111
 LC 
146NectariniidaeMarico SunbirdSuimanga del MaricoCinnyris mariquensis111
 LC 
147White-bellied SunbirdSuimanga PechiblancoCinnyris talatala111
 LC 
148PloceidaeRed-billed Buffalo WeaverBufalero PiquirrojoBubalornis niger191
 LC 
149Spectacled WeaverTejedor de AnteojosPloceus ocularis121
 LC 
150Cape WeaverTejedor de El CaboPloceus capensis131
 LC 
151Lesser Masked WeaverTejedor IntermedioPloceus intermedius1151
 LC 
152Southern Masked WeaverTejedor EnmascaradoPloceus velatus132
 LC 
153Red-billed QueleaQuelea ComúnQuelea quelea132
 LC 
154Southern Red BishopObispo RojoEuplectes orix131
 LC 
155Red-collared WidowbirdObispo AcollaradoEuplectes ardens111
 LC 
156Fan-tailed WidowbirdObispo de AbanicoEuplectes axillaris111
 LC 
157Long-tailed WidowbirdObispo ColilargoEuplectes progne181
 LC 
158Red-headed WeaverTejedor CabecirrojoAnaplectes rubriceps1101
 LC 
159ViduidaePin-tailed WhydahViuda ColicintaVidua macroura121
 LC 
160Shaft-tailed WhydahViuda Cola de FlechaVidua regia111
 LC 
161EstrildidaeRed-headed FinchEstrilda CabecirrojaAmadina erythrocephala1101
 LC 
162Blue WaxbillAzulito AngoleñoUraeginthus angolensis131
 LC 
163Red-billed FirefinchAmaranta SenegalesaLagonosticta senegala121
 LC 
164PasseridaeYellow-throated Bush SparrowGorrión CejudoGymnoris superciliaris121
 LC 
165Southern Grey-headed SparrowGorrión SudafricanoPasser diffusus121
 LC 
166Cape SparrowGorrión de El CaboPasser melanurus111
 LC 
167MotacillidaeAfrican Pied WagtailLavandera AfricanaMotacilla aguimp111
 LC 
168Cape LongclawBisbita de El CaboMacronyx capensis131
 LC 
169Yellow-throated LongclawBisbita GorgigualdoMacronyx croceus111
 LC 
170African PipitBisbita AfricanoAnthus cinnamomeusXX1
 LC 
171FringillidaeYellow-fronted CanarySerín FrentiamarilloCrithagra mozambica111
 LC 
172Streaky-headed SeedeaterSerín GrisCrithagra gularis111
 LC 
173EmberizidaeGolden-breasted BuntingEscribano PechidoradoEmberiza flaviventris112
 LC