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Duck, White-faced
 Nonnetjie-eend U White face and long dark neck Gregarious, stands high
Whistling
 Duck, Yellow-billed Geelbekeend C Bill yellow with black spot Gregarious or in pairs
SPECIES E - H
Hunts fish from perch;
 Eagle, African Fish Visarend V White head, chest and tail
characteristic call
Yellow beak and legs - all white
 Egret, Western Cattle Bosluisvoël C Gregarious feeds in open grass
bird
 Egret, Great (White) Grootwitreier U All white, legs black; large size Shy and solitary
 Egret, Little Kleinwitreier U Black beak and legs, yellow toes Active aquatic feeder
Intermediate in size, greenish legs,
 Egret, Yellow-billed Geelbekwitreier U Favours marshy habitat; solitary
all yellow bill
Small raptor, male all grey; female Favours grassland areas where
 Falcon, Amur Oostelike Rooipootvalk UM
spotted. Red feet and bill. feeds on insects; mainly overflying.
Whitish underparts, russet crown,
 Falcon, Lanner Edelvalk U Hunts in flight, or from perch
black falcon mask
 Finch, Red-headed Rooikopvink C Males with obvious red head Gregarious; seedeater
Males with pinkish plumage on
 Firefinch, Jameson's Jamesonse Vuurvinkie U Gregarious; bush areas
crown
Fiscal, Southern Pied appearance, hooked bill, white
 Fiskaallaksman C Hunts from conspicuous perch
(Fiscal Shrike) 'V' on back
Distinctive pink plumage; two Usually shallow pans; overflying
 Flamingo, Greater Grootflamink U
tone bill birds in Dainfern
Flycatcher, African Deep rufous plumage - blue bill
 Paradysvlieëvanger CM Vocal; graceful flight
Paradise and eye ring
Small grey and black bird with Forages inside leafy canopy;
 Flycatcher, Fairy Feevlieëvanger UM
pinkish belly patch, white wingbar winter visitor to highveld
Similar to Common Fiscal but thin Conspicious and tame; usually
 Flycatcher, Fiscal Fiskaalvlieëvanger C
flycatcher bill in pairs
Thin flycatcher bill, streaked Catches insects in flight, wing
 Flycatcher, Spotted Europese vlieëvanger UM
forehead flicking
SPECIES G - K
 Go-away-bird, Grey Kwêvoël C All grey, pronounced head crest Alert and inquisitive; gardens
Brown mask on eyes, brown chest Grazes on shoreline in pairs; also
 Goose, Egyptian Kolgans C
patch gregarious
Large size; black and white Gregarious, marshy areas
 Goose, Spur-winged Wildemakou U
plumage adjacent to wetlands
Occasionally in wooded areas
 Goshawk, Gabar Kleinsingvalk U Red cere and red legs, white rump
and gardens
 Grebe, Little Kleindobbertjie U Rufous neck, blackish back Quiet dams; dives frequently
 Greenshank, Common Groenpootruiter UM Greenish/Grey legs and feet Forages in water
Gregarious, groundfeeder, runs
 Guineafowl, Helmeted Gewone Tarentaal C Red helmet with horn, blue face
often
 Gull, Grey-headed Gryskopmeeu U Grey head, back and upper wing Gregarious, forages over water
 Hamerkop Hamerkop U Brown, hammer-like head Forages in shallow water
Yellow face, barred chest, white tail Woodland, gardens; raids weaver
 Harrier-Hawk, African Kaalwangvalk U
bar in flight nests
Helmet-Shrike, Pied appearance with crest and
 Withelmlaksman V Gregarious; occurs in woodland
White-crested yellow eye wttle
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