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

Small LBJ in open grassland; Solitary, aerial display over
 Cisticola, Cloud Gevlekte Klopkloppie V
distinctive display and call grassland in summer
Small LBJ in open grassland;
 Cisticola, Desert Woestynklopkloppie V Forages low in grass
distinctive call
Rufous crown, dark streaked back,
 Cisticola, Levaillant's Vleitinktinkie U Waterside sedges and reeds
longer tail
Small LBJ over grassland; distinctive Bouncing' aerial display and call
 Cisticola, Zitting Landeryklopkloppie U
display and call in summer
Black with white bill, red knobs
 Coot, Red-knobbed Bleshoender U Conspicuous, swims in open
on head
Black except for brown speckled
 Cormorant, Reed Rietduiker C Fishes from rocks near water
wings; juvenile pale
Cormorant,
 Witborsduiker U White throat and breast, large size Often perch or nest in dead trees
White-breasted
Black head, rust back, white breast, Skulks in dense vegetation;
 Coucal, Burchell's Gewone Vleiloerie C
red eyes bubbling call in summer
 Courser, Temminck's Trekdrawwertjie V Rufous crown, pale appearance Erect stance, bobs head and tail
 Crake, Black Swartriethaan V Black body, pink legs, yellow beak Skulks around edges of wetlands
 Crow, Cape Swartkraai U All black crow Usually solitary
Scavenger; solitary but occasion-
 Crow, Pied Witborskraai C Black with white collar and breast
ally flocks
Throat and breast pale grey;
 Cuckoo, Common Europese Koekoek UM barred tail Shy and elusive
All black with pale tips to tail Shy, frequents dense foliage;
 Cuckoo, Black Swartkoekoek UM
feathers distinctive call
Green and bronze plumage, white Perches in tops of trees; distinc-
 Cuckoo, Diderick Diederikkie CM
underparts, red eye tive call
Green and white plumage, white Woodland and gardens;
 Cuckoo, Klaas's Meitjie UM patch behind eye distinctive call
Black and white plumage; crest;
 Cuckoo, Levaillant's Getreepte Koekoek UM Woodland; loud call
striped breast
 Cuckoo, Red-chested Piet-my-vrou CM Rufous chest, barred belly Shy & seldom seen; distinctive call
 Darter, African Slanghalsvoël C Long neck with characteristic kink Dives well, spears fish
Dove, Cape Turtle Forages on ground; characteristic
 Gewone Tortelduif C Black collar on hindneck, dark eye
(Ring-necked) call
Small size, rufous chest with black
 Dove, Laughing Rooiborsduif C Feeds on ground - tame
marks
Wary, lands heavily;
 Dove, Red-eyed Grootringduif C Black collar on hindneck, red eye
characteristic call
Dove, Rock (Feral
 Tuinduif C Variable, refer to book Depends on human habitation
Pigeon)
Black with white spots on back, Feeds by head-dipping or
 Duck, African Black Swarteend C
orange legs and feet up-ending
Introduced species. Males with
 Duck, Mallard Groenkopeend C All wetlands
green head, yellow bill
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