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Southern African Bird Sounds

Southern African Bird Sounds

Guy Gibbon

900 announced species; almost all the species occurring in the region. On the CD version the sounds are each announced but are in groups of 10 species per indexed track. Essential for birding in all of the Southern African subregion's countries:- Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, southern Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Very useful in all other sub-Saharan countries where there is no dedicated sound guide, i.e. Kenya, Tanzania, etc. 7.5 hours.

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Common NameScientific Name
Southern OstrichStruthio camelus
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicus
Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocome
Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophus
Jackass PenguinSpheniscus demersus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophora
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulans
Sooty MollymawkPhoebetria fusca
Light-mantled AlbatrossPhoebetria palpebrata
Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche chlororhynchos
Grey-headed MollymawkThalassarche chrysostoma
Shy AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
Southern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteus
Northern Giant PetrelMacronectes halli
Southern FulmarFulmarus glacialoides
Antarctic PetrelThalassoica antarctica
Cape PetrelDaption capense
Kerguelen PetrelAphrodroma brevirostris
Great-winged PetrelPterodroma macroptera
White-headed PetrelPterodroma lessonii
Soft-plumaged PetrelPterodroma mollis
Blue PetrelHalobaena caerulea
Broad-billed PrionPachyptila vittata
Slender-billed PrionPachyptila belcheri
Fairy PrionPachyptila turtur
Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulwerii
Great Grey PetrelProcellaria cinerea
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialis
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
Flesh-footed ShearwaterPuffinus carneipes
Great ShearwaterPuffinus gravis
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterPuffinus pacificus
Common NameScientific Name
Sooty ShearwaterPuffinus griseus
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Little ShearwaterPuffinus assimilis
Audubon's ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri
Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
White-bellied Storm-PetrelFregetta grallaria
Black-bellied Storm-PetrelFregetta tropica
European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Leach's Storm-PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoa
Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereus
Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Cape GannetMorus capensis
Australasian GannetMorus serrator
Masked BoobySula dactylatra
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensis
Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectus
Long-tailed CormorantPhalacrocorax africanus
Crowned CormorantPhalacrocorax coronatus
ShoebillBalaeniceps rex
Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
Goliath HeronArdea goliath
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Great EgretCasmerodius albus
Intermediate EgretMesophoyx intermedia
Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Common NameScientific Name
Madagascar Squacco HeronArdeola idae
Striated HeronButorides striatus
Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
White-backed Night-HeronGorsachius leuconotus
Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
African Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmii
Great BitternBotaurus stellaris
HamerkopScopus umbretta
Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
Black StorkCiconia nigra
Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
MarabouLeptoptilos crumeniferus
Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Southern Bald IbisGeronticus calvus
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
African SpoonbillPlatalea alba
Caribbean FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minor
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacus
South African ShelduckTadorna cana
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
Comb DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
Cape TealAnas capensis
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
African Black DuckAnas sparsa
Common NameScientific Name
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
Hottentot TealAnas hottentota
GarganeyAnas querquedula
Cape ShovelerAnas smithii
Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
OspreyPandion haliaetus
African BazaAviceda cuculoides
European Honey-BuzzardPernis apivorus
Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
Black-shouldered KiteElanus caeruleus
Australian Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
Black KiteMilvus migrans
African Fish-EagleHaliaeetus vocifer
Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotus
Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
Cape GriffonGyps coprotheres
African White-backed VultureGyps africanus
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
LammergeierGypaetus barbatus
Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
Southern Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatus
Smaller Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
Pale Chanting-GoshawkMelierax canorus
Gabar GoshawkMelierax gabar
African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
Black HarrierCircus maurus
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Common NameScientific Name
Eurasian Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
African GoshawkAccipiter tachiro
ShikraAccipiter badius
African Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
Ovampo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
Great SparrowhawkAccipiter melanoleucus
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
African Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
Augur BuzzardButeo augur
Jackal BuzzardButeo rufofuscus
Lesser Spotted EagleAquila pomarina
Tawny EagleAquila rapax
Steppe EagleAquila nipalensis
Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
Wahlberg's EagleAquila wahlbergi
African Hawk-EagleHieraaetus spilogaster
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
Crowned Hawk-EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
Secretary BirdSagittarius serpentarius
African Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni
Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinus
Amur FalconFalco amurensis
Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
African HobbyFalco cuvierii
Common NameScientific Name
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
Sooty FalconFalco concolor
LannerFalco biarmicus
Taita FalconFalco fasciinucha
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
ChukarAlectoris chukar
Red-necked FrancolinFrancolinus afer
Swainson's FrancolinFrancolinus swainsonii
Natal FrancolinFrancolinus natalensis
Hartlaub's FrancolinFrancolinus hartlaubi
Red-billed FrancolinFrancolinus adspersus
Cape FrancolinFrancolinus capensis
Crested FrancolinFrancolinus sephaena
Shelley's FrancolinFrancolinus shelleyi
Grey-winged FrancolinFrancolinus africanus
Orange River FrancolinFrancolinus levaillantoides
Red-winged FrancolinFrancolinus levaillantii
Coqui FrancolinFrancolinus coqui
Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
African Blue QuailCoturnix adansonii
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucherani
Andalusian HemipodeTurnix sylvatica
Hottentot ButtonquailTurnix hottentotta
Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus
Stanley CraneAnthropoides paradisea
Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorum
African Water RailRallus caerulescens
Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa
Chestnut-headed FlufftailSarothrura lugens
Streaky-breasted FlufftailSarothrura boehmi
Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans
Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinis
White-winged FlufftailSarothrura ayresi
Corn CrakeCrex crex
Common NameScientific Name
African CrakeCrecopsis egregia
Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
Striped CrakeAenigmatolimnas marginalis
African Black CrakeAmaurornis flavirostra
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
American Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
African FinfootPodica senegalensis
Ludwig's BustardNeotis ludwigii
Kori BustardArdeotis kori
Red-crested BustardLophitis ruficrista
White-quilled BustardAfrotis afraoides
Black BustardAfrotis afra
Vigors's BustardHeterotetrax vigorsii
Rüppell's BustardHeterotetrax rueppellii
Blue BustardEupodotis caerulescens
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
Lesser African JacanaMicroparra capensis
Greater African JacanaActophilornis africanus
Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis
Crab-PloverDromas ardeola
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
African Black OystercatcherHaematopus moquini
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
Burchell's CourserCursorius rufus
Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
Two-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
Heuglin's CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
Common NameScientific Name
Violet-tipped CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni
Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
White-headed LapwingVanellus albiceps
Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
Senegal Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
Blacksmith PloverAnitibyx armatus
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Kittlitz's SandploverCharadrius pecuarius
Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
Snowy PloverCharadrius alexandrinus nivosus
White-fronted PloverCharadrius marginatus
Chestnut-banded PloverCharadrius pallidus
Lesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolus
Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
Caspian PloverCharadrius asiaticus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus hudsonicus
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Common NameScientific Name
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Wilson's PhalaropeSteganopus tricolor
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
Great SnipeGallinago media
Red KnotCalidris canutus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
Little StintCalidris minuta
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollis
Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
DunlinCalidris alpina
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Broad-billed SandpiperLimicola falcinellus
RuffPhilomachus pugnax
American SheathbillChionis alba
South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki
Antarctic SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Yellow-legged GullLarus cachinnans
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Franklin's GullLarus pipixcan
Grey-headed GullLarus cirrocephalus
Hartlaub's GullLarus hartlaubii
Black-headed GullLarus ridibundus
Sabine's GullXema sabini
Common NameScientific Name
Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Black TernChlidonias niger
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Common TernSterna hirundo
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Antarctic TernSterna vittata
Roseate TernSterna dougallii
Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
Bridled TernSterna anaethetus
Damara TernSterna balaenarum
Little TernSterna albifrons
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Black NoddyAnous minutus
White TernGygis alba
African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
Namaqua SandgrousePterocles namaqua
Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
Variegated SandgrousePterocles burchelli
Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
African Olive PigeonColumba arquatrix
Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorguei
European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
Laughing Turtle-DoveStreptopelia senegalensis
African Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
Common NameScientific Name
Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
White-breasted Wood-DoveTurtur tympanistria
Namaqua DoveOena capensis
African Green-PigeonTreron calva
Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus robustus
Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthus
Brown ParrotPoicephalus meyeri
Rüppell's ParrotPoicephalus rueppellii
Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollis
Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianae
Black-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenis
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Grey Go-away-birdCorythaixoides concolor
Lady Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossae
Purple-crested TuracoTauraco porphyreolophus
Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstonii
Knysna TuracoTauraco corythaix
Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
Jacobin CuckooOxylophus jacobinus
Levaillant's CuckooOxylophus levaillantii
Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti
Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
Common CuckooCuculus canorus
African CuckooCuculus gularis
Lesser CuckooCuculus poliocephalus
Madagascar CuckooCuculus rochii
Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanus
African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
Diederik CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
YellowbillCeuthmochares aereus
Black-chested CoucalCentropus grillii
Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudus
Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
Common NameScientific Name
White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
African Grass-OwlTyto capensis
Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis
Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
Verreaux's Eagle-OwlBubo lacteus
Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli
African Wood-OwlCiccaba woodfordii
Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
African Marsh OwlAsio capensis
European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigena
African White-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
Gabon NightjarScotornis fossii
Pennant-winged NightjarMacrodipteryx vexillarius
Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
Böhm's SpinetailNeafrapus boehmi
African Palm-SwiftCypsiurus parvus
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
African Black SwiftApus barbatus
Bradfield's SwiftApus bradfieldi
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
Common SwiftApus apus
Little SwiftApus affinis
Horus SwiftApus horus
African White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
White-backed MousebirdColius colius
Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus
Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
Common NameScientific Name
Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
Lesser Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
Malachite KingfisherAlcedo cristata
African Pygmy-KingfisherIspidina picta
Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
African Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloides
Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollis
Böhm's Bee-eaterMerops boehmi
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
Madagascar Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus
European RollerCoracias garrulus
Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudata
Racquet-tailed RollerCoracias spatulata
Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias noevia
African Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
HoopoeUpupa epops
Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensis
Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
Crowned HornbillTockus alboterminatus
Bradfield's HornbillTockus bradfieldi
African Grey HornbillTockus nasutus
Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiri
African Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas
Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator
Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis
Common NameScientific Name
Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
White-eared BarbetSmilorhis leucotis
Green BarbetCryptolybia olivacea
Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytii
Eastern Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplex
Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas
Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus
Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
Eastern Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
Wahlberg's HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator
Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilus
Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni
Knysna WoodpeckerCampethera notata
Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
Ground WoodpeckerGeocolaptes olivaceus
Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
Bearded WoodpeckerDendropicos namaquus
Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
African BroadbillSmithornis capensis
African PittaPitta angolensis
Monotonous LarkMirafra passerina
Melodious LarkMirafra cheniana
Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
Clapper LarkMirafra apiata
Fawn-colored LarkMirafra africanoides
Sabota LarkMirafra sabota
Rudd's LarkHeteromirafra ruddi
Common NameScientific Name
Cape Long-billed LarkCerthilauda curvirostris
Short-clawed LarkCerthilauda chuana
Karoo LarkCerthilauda albescens
Dune LarkCerthilauda erythrochlamys
Ferruginous LarkCerthilauda burra
Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricans
Spike-heeled LarkChersomanes albofasciata
Bimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculata
Gray's LarkAmmomanes grayi
Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea
Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostris
Botha's LarkBotha fringillaris
Stark's LarkEremalauda starki
Large-billed LarkCalendula magnirostris
Black-eared Sparrow-LarkEremopterix australis
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
Grey-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalis
Brown-throated Sand-MartinRiparia paludicola
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Banded Sand-MartinRiparia cincta
Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonica
Grey-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
Rock MartinHirundo fuligula
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Angolan SwallowHirundo angolensis
White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis
Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
Blue SwallowHirundo atrocaerulea
Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiata
Greater Striped SwallowHirundo cucullata
Lesser Striped SwallowHirundo abyssinica
Rufous-chested SwallowHirundo semirufa
Mosque SwallowHirundo senegalensis
Red-rumped SwallowHirundo daurica
South African Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon spilodera
House MartinDelichon urbica
Common NameScientific Name
Blue SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellus
Orange-throated LongclawMacronyx capensis
Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
Fülleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuellebornii
Rosy-breasted LongclawMacronyx ameliae
Yellow-breasted PipitHemimacronyx chloris
New Zealand PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
Mountain PipitAnthus hoeschi
Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis
Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
African Rock PipitAnthus crenatus
Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris
Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurus
Bush PipitAnthus caffer
Grey CuckooshrikeCoracina caesia
White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralis
African Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
African Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus nigricans
Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis
Garden BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Zanzibar Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus
Stripe-cheeked GreenbulAndropadus milanjensis
Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris
Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavirostriatus
Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilis
Southern White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimens
Common NameScientific Name
White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii
Chestnut-fronted HelmetshrikePrionops scopifrons
White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatus
BrubruNilaus afer
Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
Marsh TchagraTchagra minuta
Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegala
Southern TchagraTchagra tchagra
Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
Tropical BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolor
Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus
Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus
Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
Rufous-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus olivaceus
Black-fronted BushshrikeTelophorus nigrifrons
Bokmakierie BushshrikeTelophorus zeylonus
Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus quadricolor
Grey-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti
Eastern NicatorNicator gularis
Magpie ShrikeCorvinella melanoleuca
Souza's ShrikeLanius souzae
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
Common FiscalLanius collaris
White-chested AletheAlethe fuelleborni
Cape RockjumperChaetops frenatus
Cape Rock-ThrushMonticola rupestris
Sentinel Rock-ThrushMonticola explorator
Short-toed Rock-ThrushMonticola brevipes
Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensis
Orange Ground-ThrushZoothera gurneyi
Spotted Ground-ThrushZoothera guttata
Groundscraper ThrushPsophocichla litsipsirupa
Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanus
Common NameScientific Name
Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceus
White-starred Bush-RobinPogonocichla stellata
Swynnerton's Bush-RobinSwynnertonia swynnertoni
East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningi
Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
White-throated RobinchatCossypha humeralis
Cape RobinchatCossypha caffra
White-browed RobinchatCossypha heuglini
Red-capped RobinchatCossypha natalensis
Chorister RobinchatCossypha dichroa
Boulder ChatPinarornis plumosus
Collared Palm ThrushCichladusa arquata
Rufous-tailed Palm ThrushCichladusa ruficauda
Eastern Bearded Scrub-RobinCercotrichas quadrivirgata
Brown Scrub-RobinCercotrichas signata
White-browed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
Kalahari Scrub-RobinCercotrichas paena
Karoo Scrub-RobinCercotrichas coryphaeus
Herero ChatNamibornis herero
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
StonechatSaxicola torquata
Buff-streaked ChatOenanthe bifasciata
Mountain WheatearOenanthe monticola
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina
Sicklewinged ChatCercomela sinuata
Karoo ChatCercomela schlegelii
Tractrac ChatCercomela tractrac
Red-tailed ChatCercomela familiaris
Southern Anteater ChatMyrmecocichla formicivora
White-headed BlackchatMyrmecocichla arnotti
Mocking CliffchatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Black-lored BabblerTurdoides melanops
Common NameScientific Name
White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygius
Southern Pied BabblerTurdoides bicolor
Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
Bare-cheeked BabblerTurdoides gymnogenys
Bush BlackcapLioptilus nigricapillus
Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
Rock CisticolaCisticola aberrans
Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianus
Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatus
Grey-backed CisticolaCisticola subruficapillus
Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais
Winding CisticolaCisticola galactotes
Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiens
Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens
Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillus
Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
Spotted Cloud CisticolaCisticola textrix
Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens
Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans
Roberts's PriniaPrinia robertsi
Rufous-eared PriniaPrinia pectoralis
Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa
White-breasted PriniaPhragmacia substriata
Red-winged WarblerHeliolais erythroptera
Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica
Rudd's ApalisApalis ruddi
Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephala
Chirinda ApalisApalis chirindensis
Fairy WarblerStenostira scita
Common NameScientific Name
Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
Thornbush Barred Wren-WarblerCalamonastes fasciolatus
Cinnamon-breasted WarblerEuryptila subcinnamomea
Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala
Knysna Scrub-WarblerBradypterus sylvaticus
African Scrub-WarblerBradypterus barratti
Victorin's Scrub-WarblerBradypterus victorini
African Moustached WarblerMelocichla mentalis
Damara RockjumperAchaetops pycnopygius
Cape GrassbirdSphenoeacus afer
Broad-tailed GrassbirdSchoenicola platyura
River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustris
Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
South African Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus baeticatus
Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
Basra Reed-WarblerAcrocephalus griseldis
Greater Swamp-WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
Lesser Swamp-WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
Icterine WarblerHippolais icterina
African Yellow WarblerChloropeta natalensis
Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotops
Karoo Green EremomelaEremomela gregalis
Burnt-necked EremomelaEremomela usticollis
Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapilla
Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescens
Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster
Southern Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota australis
Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapillus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Layard's Tit-WarblerParisoma layardi
Southern Tit-WarblerParisoma subcaeruleum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common NameScientific Name
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Common WhitethroatSylvia communis
Pale FlycatcherBradornis pallidus
Chat FlycatcherBradornis infuscatus
Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis
Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silens
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
Ashy FlycatcherMuscicapa caerulescens
Gray Tit-FlycatcherMyioparus plumbeus
Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
Black-and-white Shrike-FlycatcherBias musicus
Cape BatisBatis capensis
Woodwards's BatisBatis fratrum
Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
Pale BatisBatis soror
Pririt BatisBatis pririt
Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstonei
White-tailed Crested-FlycatcherTrochocercus albonotatus
African Crested-FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas
African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis
African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli
Cape Penduline-TitAnthoscopus minutus
Southern Grey TitMelaniparus afer
Ashy TitMelaniparus cinerascens
Miombo Grey TitMelaniparus griseiventris
Carp's TitMelaniparus carpi
Southern Black TitMelaniparus niger
Rufous-bellied TitAegithospiza rufiventris
Spotted CreeperSalpornis spilonotus
Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowi
Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
Orange-breasted SunbirdAnthobophes violacea
Common NameScientific Name
Eastern Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
Mouse-colored SunbirdCyanomitra veroxii
Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
Miombo Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris manoensis
Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus
Neergaard's SunbirdCinnyris neergaardi
Greater Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris afer
Mariqua SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyi
Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
Coppery SunbirdCinnyris cupreus
Southern White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatala
Yellow-bellied SunbirdCinnyris venustus
Dusky SunbirdCinnyris fuscus
Cape White-eyeZosterops pallidus
African Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis
Gurney's SugarbirdPromerops gurneyi
Cape SugarbirdPromerops cafer
Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigii
Common DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
House CrowCorvus splendens
Cape CrowCorvus capensis
African Pied CrowCorvus albus
White-naped RavenCorvus albicollis
Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus
Green-headed OrioleOriolus chlorocephalus
African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
Red-shouldered Glossy-StarlingLamprotornis nitens
Blue-eared Glossy-StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
Common NameScientific Name
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
Meves's Glossy-StarlingLamprotornis mevesii
Burchell's Glossy-StarlingLamprotornis australis
Sharp-tailed Glossy-StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudus
Black-bellied Glossy-StarlingLamprotornis corruscus
Violet StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
African Pied StarlingSpreo bicolor
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroup
Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus
Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorhynchus
Lark-like BuntingEmberiza impetuani
Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
Cape BuntingEmberiza capensis
Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
Cabanis' BuntingEmberiza cabanisi
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus canicollis
Forest CanarySerinus scotops
Lemon-breasted SeedeaterSerinus citrinipectus
Yellow-fronted CanarySerinus mozambicus
Southern Yellow-rumped SeedeaterSerinus atrogularis
Yellow CanarySerinus flaviventris
Brimstone SerinSerinus sulphuratus
White-throated CanarySerinus albogularis
Streaky-headed SerinSerinus gularis
Black-eared SerinSerinus mennelli
White-winged SeedeaterSerinus leucopterus
Cape SiskinSerinus totta
Drakensberg SiskinSerinus symonsi
Black-headed CanarySerinus alario
Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenovii
Lesser SeedcrackerPyrenestes minor
Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
Common NameScientific Name
Rosy TwinspotHypargos margaritatus
Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopicta
Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia
Blue-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
Common GrenadierUraeginthus granatina
Black-tailed Lavender WaxbillEstrilda perreini
Cinderella WaxbillEstrilda thomensis
Swee WaxbillEstrilda melanotis
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Black-faced WaxbillEstrilda erythronotos
Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
African QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
Common LocustfinchOrtygospiza locustella
Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata
Black-and-white MannikinLonchura bicolor
Magpie MuniaLonchura fringilloides
Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephala
Cut-throat FinchAmadina fasciata
Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens
Variable IndigobirdVidua funerea
Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regia
Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
Northern Paradise-WhydahVidua orientalis
White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostris
White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
Common Social-WeaverPhiletairus socius
Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifrons
Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
Cape WeaverPloceus capensis
African Golden-WeaverPloceus subaureus
Common NameScientific Name
Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterus
Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolor
Red-headed AnaplectesAnaplectes rubriceps
Cardinal QueleaQuelea cardinalis
Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
Black-winged Red BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrourus
Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progne
White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis
Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Southern Rufous SparrowPasser motitensis
Cape SparrowPasser melanurus
Southern Grey-headed SparrowPasser diffusus
South African PetroniaPetronia supercilliaris

Disclaimer The species list above is in systematic order, the taxonomy and nomenclature of which generally follows the Wells World Birds list on Birder's Diary v3.0 (courtesy of Thayer Software: www.thayerbirding.com), with adaptations by WildSounds.
The Wells World Birds list is based on a classification created by Mic Wells.
Please note that the above list may not be in the same order or be a full and accurate representation of the species on the title concerned. We take due care to ensure the accuracy of the list, but should you find any errors, please notify us.

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