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

Grassland; undulating display
 Pipit, African Gewone Koester U Streaked back, white outer tail
flight in summer
Small wader showing two black Edges of wetlands with
 Plover, Three-banded Driebandstrandkiewiet C
breast bands sandbanks; Jukskei River
Dark brown, male with red eye,
 Pochard, Southern Bruineend U Open water, dives
silver bill
Long tail cocked upwards, black
 Prinia, Black-chested Swartbandlangstertjie U Bush areas and gardens
chest band in summer
 Prinia, Tawny-flanked Bruinsylangstertjie C Long tail cocked, buffy flanks Rank undergrowth and gardens
Dense foliage in gardens; clicking
 Puffback, Black-backed Sneeubal U Black and white, red eyes
call
Highly gregarious; forages in
 Quelea, Red-billed Rooibekkwelea U Strong red bill, black face in male
open areas with seeds
Colourful orange throat, white
 Robin-Chat, Cape Gewone Janfrederik C Keeps to dense undergrowth
eyebrow, orange in tail
Beautiful turquoise plumage with
 Roller, Lilac-breasted Gewone Troupant U Open areas, perches prominently
lilac breast
Bobbing action, white shoulder Edges of wetlands with
 Sandpiper, Common Gewone Ruiter UM
patch sandbanks
Olive brown back, spotted white,
 Sandpiper, Wood Bosruiter UM Marshy edges of wetlands
eyebrow
Seedeater,
 Streepkopkanarie U White eyebrow, grey cheeks Sociable, unobtrusive
Streaky-headed
Perches within canopy of tree;
 Shikra Gebande Sperwer U Russet banded underparts, red eye
hunts birds
Water surface - dabbling with
 Shoveler, Cape Kaapse Slopeend U Broad black bill, pale grey head
beak immersed
Shrike, Pairs occur in thornveld areas;
 Rooiborslaksman V Crimson underparts, black above
Crimson-breasted vagrant
Perches on bush or telephone
 Shrike, Lesser Grey Gryslaksman UM Black forehead, face, wings and tail
wire
 Shrike, Red-backed Rooiruglaksman UM Grey head, rufous back Perches lower down in bush
Snipe, African Large bill, striped appearance, very Vagrant to wetland areas with
 Gewone Snip V
(Ethiopian) direct flight rank grassland
Head, face and breast black with Frequents well treed gardens and
 Sparrow, Cape Gewone Mossie C
white 'C' bird feeders
Feeds by hopping on ground;
 Sparrow, House Huismossie C White cheeks, black bib, grey crown
around habitation
Sparrow, Southern Forages on ground; occurs in
 Gryskopmossie C Slim build, grey head, rufous wings
Grey-headed bush and gardens
 Sparrowhawk, Black Swartsperwer U Large black and white raptor Keeps to cover, flies rapidly
Small dove-sized raptor, white tail Dashes about in dense cover
 Sparrowhawk, Little Kleinsperwer C
spots, yellow eye after birds
Sparrowhawk, Grey upperparts, barred underparts, Agile and graceful in flight;
 Ovambosperwer C
Ovambo long tail gardens, hunts birds
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