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Large white bird, spoon-shaped
 Spoonbill, African Lepelaar U Forages on surface water
bill, red legs
Streaked plumage, yellow-orange
 Spurfowl, Natal Natalse Fisant U Prefers thickets
bill and legs
 Spurfowl Swainson's Bosveldfisant U Red-necked, black bill and legs Shy, occurs in more open areas
 Starling, Cape Glossy Kleinglansspreeu C Iridescent blue and green Forages arboreally or on ground
 Starling, Pied Witgatspreeu V Black with white vent, pale eye Gregarious, in open areas
 Starling, Red-winged Rooivlerkspreeu C Red-brown flight feathers Flight fast and direct; gregarious
Large black and yellow wattle on Catches live prey on ground;
 Starling, Wattled Lelspreeu V
head and throat gregarious
Wetlands; forages in shallow
 Stilt, Black-winged Rooipootelsie U Very long red legs, pied plumage
water
Black head, white and rufous
 Stonechat, African Gewone bontrokkie U Forages from a perch in grassland
underparts
Red bill and legs; white with black Mostly overflying birds; normally
 Stork, White Witooievaar UM
on wings grassland
 Sunbird, Amethyst Swartsuikerbekkie C Sooty black, purple chin Restless and very active; gardens
 Sunbird, White-bellied Witpenssuikerbekkie C Metallic green head and upperparts Restless and very active; gardens
White below, red throat and
 Swallow, Barn Europese Swael CM Low quick agile flight
forehead
Swallow, Greater Pale rufous rump, whitish cheek Flight slow and leisurely, 'chirrup'
 Grootstreepswael CM
Striped patches, less streaked call
Swallow, Lesser Rufous head and cheeks, heavily Flies with other swallows,
 Kleinstreepswael UM
Striped streaked breast nasal call
 Swallow, Red-breasted Rooiborsswael UM Entirely chestnut underparts Flight slower with gliding
Swallow, South African Brreeds under bridges, often
 Familieswael UM Square tail, pale rufous rump
Cliff around water
Swallow, White underparts, black breast Flight quick and agile; associated
 Witkeelswael CM
White-throated band with water
Swamphen, African Mainly deep blue-purple, large Shy, keeps to dense marshy
 Grootkoningriethaan V
Purple red beak vegetation
All dark brown/black, crescent Highly gregarious; leaves breed-
 Swift, African Black Swartwindswael U
wings ing cliffs in winter
Roosts and breeds under palm
 Swift, African Palm Palmwindswael C Grey brown, slender body, long tail
leaves
All dark swift, uniform dark back/
 Swift, Common Europese Windswael UM Flocks in summer
secondaries
Black body, short square tail with Highly gregarious; roosts and
 Swift, Little Kleinwindswael C
white rump breeds in buildings
 Swift, White-rumped Witkruisvindswael CM Forked tail, white rump crescent Forages high and low
SPECIES T - Z
Tchagra, Brown crown edged with black, Occurs in bushy areas; flies
 Rooivlerktjagra U
Brown-crowned white eyebrow reluctantly
Forages by head-dipping and
 Teal, Cape Teeleend V Pink bill, pale appearance upending
 Teal, Red-billed Rooibekeend U Red bill, spotted body, dark cap Grazes acquatic plants
Body lead-grey, black forehead Dips water surface for food;
 Tern, Whiskered Witbaardsterretjie U
(breeding) occasionally along Jukskei
 Thick-knee, Spotted Gewone Dikkop C Heavily spotted upperparts, large eye Crepuscular and nocturnal
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