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The Bird List

Key to Status Code

C = Common. Regularly recorded CM = Common migrant. Mainly Sep-March
U = Uncommon. Occasionally recorded UM = Uncommon migrant. Mainly Sep-March
V = Vagrant. Few sightings or accidental visitor

PROMINENT
SIGHTINGS ENGLISH NAME AFRIKAANS STATUS (Usually Male Birds Only) & HABITS
HABITAT
FEATURES

SPECIES A - D
Dark above, conspicuous dark chest Often in pairs in woodland and
 Apalis, Bar-throated Bandkeelkleinjantjie U
band, pale eye dense vegetation
Babbler, Grey with faint white streaks,
 Arrow-marked Pylvlekkatlagter U red eye Noisy groups in woodland
Solitary or in pairs; favours Acacia
 Barbet, Acacia Pied Bonthoutkapper V Bright red crown, white underparts
woodland
Pairs or small groups in wood-
 Barbet, Black-collared Rooikophoutkapper C Bright red forehead, face & neck
land; notable call
Head crest, wings black with white Single or pairs in woodland/
 Barbet, Crested Kuifkophoutkapper C scallops garden
 Bee-eater, European Europese Byvreter CM Turquoise forehead and underparts Gregarious, roosts in tall trees
Bee-eater, Predominantly green, red throat, Small groups occur in open
 Rooikeelbyvreter V
White-fronted white forehead and chin grassland/woodland
Males a brilliant red in breeding Gregarious, bee-like flight; reed
 Bishop, Southern Red Rooivink C
plumage beds
Bishop, Gregarious, bee-like flight; rank
 Goudgeelvink U Yellow crown, black face
Yellow-crowned grassland/wetlands
Small size, conspicuous buff wing Solitary in reed-beds or sedges;
 Bittern, Little Woudapie U
patches in flight skulking
Forages on ground; very vocal
 Bokmakierie Bokmakierie U Yellow throat, black bib
far-carrying call
Black above, peachy-orange below,
 Boubou, Southern Suidelike Waterfiskaal C Secretive, highly vocal
bold wing stripe
 Bulbul, Dark-capped Swartoogtiptol C Dark head crest, yellow vent Woodland, gardens, parks
Bunting,
 Klipstreepkoppie V Black and white streaked head Rocky or stony ground
Cinnamon-breasted
Variable brown, paler band across
 Buzzard, Steppe Bruinjakkelsvoël CM Open country, grassveld
chest
Buzzard, European Small head for a raptor, obvious
 Wespedief UM Shy, will perch in tall trees
Honey yellow eye, bare legs, barred tail
Forages mainly on ground;
 Canary, Black-throated Bergkanarie C Blackish throat, bright yellow rump
gregarious
More open country, occasionally
 Canary, Yellow Geelkanarie U Bright sulphur yellow (males)
gardens
 Canary, Yellow-fronted Geeloogkanarie U Bold facial markings Gregarious, forages on ground
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