Africa Wild

The second leg of our challenge will be on birds of Rietvlei.
Once again you can start posting pics of any bird and Toko will assist and move your pic together with the others under one species post. Only one specie per post.

Rule 1: The pic must be taken in Rietvlei Nature Reserve.
Rule 2: Scores will be given per bird pic (only 1 pic per bird per member allowed). See score card below
Rule 3: Only post pics, no comments. Welcome to add anything interesting about the specie (the same as for the Bird book)

The winner will be announced after we have completed the list. We can continue with more rounds adding reptiles and trees.

Hope you will enjoy the challenge and if you have not completed the full list there will be no restriction to join the " SABIR club (Spotted All Birds In Rietvlei) later on. An index will be added later as we continue with the listings.

The prize is to have fun with the challenge and all contributing will be winners.

Birding at Rietvlei

The kraals and settlements near the entrance gate provide habitat for Spotted Thick-kneess, while the patch of Acacia trees on the left has had Crimson-breasted Shrike.
The Sesmyl Spruit can be seen far below in the valley. Once inside the reserve the tar road leads to a very good marshy inlet where Great Crested Grebes, Moorhens, Red-knobbed Coots, African Darters, Lesser Swamp-Warbler and Southern Masked-Weaver can invariably be found.
In summer African Reed-Warbler is common at this point. The open areas on the right after this inlet are good for Pipits and roosting Thick-knees.
The "Ghwarrie Route" is very good for Buffy Pipit, especially if you can take one of the dirt roads. Cape Longclaws are also common here.

The grasslands are full of "LBJ's" - with a little trouble these guys can be sorted out, and you will be amazed at the variety of species. Desert and Zitting Cisticolas are the most common ones, but look for Cloud Cisticola in short, rocky grassland on ridges and Ayre's in ankle-high grass.
Spike-heeled Larks are much less common than the ubiqitous Rufous-naped Larks. When there are bare, overgrazed or burnt areas Capped Wheatears move in. Don't confuse the juveniles with the European Wheatear, a rare vagrant to our region.
Northern Black Korhaans and Secretarybirds are the most common large terrestrial birds, and if one observes the latter for a while, they may flush African Grass-Owls or Common Quails!
Otherwise it is almost impossible to see these species as you are not allowed to leave your vehicle except at designated spots.

The smaller dam in the south of the reserve (Marais Dam) is very good for waterbirds.
From the spacious hide one can expect to tick the usual waterbirds such as White-breasted and Reed Cormorants, Grebe, Yellow-billed and African Black Ducks, Egyptain and possibly Spur-winged Geese, Red-knobbed Coot and Moorhen, while Black Crake, African Rail, African Purple Swamphen, Sedge Warblers and Lesser Swamp-Warblers, White-throated Swallows and Little Bitterns can usually be seen.
Walking along the edge of the dam, through the picnic sites and on to the dam wall, Tawny-flanked Prinias, Olive Thrush, Cape Robin-chat, Indian Myna and Levaillant's Cisticolas are common.
Right in the corner of the dam, there is a stand of Wattle trees which hosts Half-collared Kingfisher.

The wooded vegetation along the spruit supports a totally different but distinctive bird community.
Thick-billed Weavers frequent the reedbeds, and Garden and Marsh Warblers, African Paradise Flycatcher, Cape White-eye, Streaky-headed Seed-eater and Southern Boubou the riverine forest.
Green-backed Heron and Common Sandpiper frequent the waterside habitats.
Lesser Striped Swallows hawk insects overhead. Giant Kingfisher can often be seen on the bridges.

Rietvlei dam itself is a major roosting and breeding locality and feeding area for Pretoria's waterbirds.
White-breasted and Reed Cormorants, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Cattle Egret, Red-knobbed Coot and Common Moorhen abound, while Grey-headed Gull and most duck species are present in smaller numbers. Squacco Herons are sometimes present.

The felled trees and exotic stands have Greater, Lesser Honeyguide and Brown-backed Honeybird, African Hoopoe, Black-collared Barbet, Willow Warbler and African Stonechat (at the edges).

Constantly check the skies for Kestrels and Falcons.
They are around but often only seen by the lucky (and aware) birder.
Scan the powerlines in the south for them.
Greater and Rock Kestrels are the most common but Hobby Falcon is sometimes seen, especially in the late afternoon.
Steppe Buzzard (summer) and Black-shouldered Kites are more common. Swallows and Swifts are very numerous, with the most interesting species being African Palm-Swifts (open grasslands or near Eucalypts or Palms), Brown-throated Martin (over the water and reedbeds) and Rock Martins.

A number of specials have been seen right outside the reserve and can be expected to occur within the area that is protected. Red-chested Flufftail, Allen's Gallinule, Melodious Lark, Red-throated Wryneck and Wailing Cisticolas are examples of these species.
They are perhaps more readily seen in the Bapsfontein area. African Crake has also been recorded at Rietvlei.

Reference: Rietvlei Website

SCORE CARD :

Easily spotted – 20 points

Common – 40 points

Rare – 60 points

Any other species (not listed here) - 100 points

Any hybrid or introduced exotic: – 10 points

Anybody who ID’s a bird correctly for another member – 30 points

Struthioniformes (Ostrich)
001 Common Ostrich Struthio camelus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154006#p154106

Podicipediformes (Grebes)
006 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
007 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
008 Little Grebe (Dabchick) Tachybaptus ruficollis viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154108#p154108

Suliformes (Cormorants, Darters) / Ciconiiformes (Stork, Herons, Ibisses) / Pelecaniformes
055 White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154109#p154109
058 Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154112#p154112
060 African Darter Anhinga melanogaster viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154115#p154115
062 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
063 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154116#p154116
064 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
065 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
066 Great Egret (Great White Egret) Ardea alba
067 Little Egret Egretta garzetta viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154236#p154236
069 Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
071 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&start=10#p154237
072 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
074 Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 55#p154855
076 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 38#p154238
078 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
081 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154239#p154239
083 White Stork Ciconia ciconia
091 African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154335#p154335
093 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 47#p207347
094 Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154240#p154240
095 African Spoonbill Platalea alba viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154006#p154105

Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)
098 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber

Anseriformes (Waterfowls)
099 White-faced Duck Dendrocygna viduata
100 Fulvous Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
101 White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
102 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154133#p154133
103 South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
104 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154256#p154256
105 African Black Duck Anas sparsa https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 47#p154647
106 Cape Teal Anas capensis
107 Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota
108 Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154259#p154259
112 Cape Shoveler Anas smithii
113 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
115 Comb Duck (Knob-billed Duck) Sarkidiornis melanotos
116 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
Hybrid: Mallard Duck x African Black Duck viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=159181#p159179
Introduced: Wood Duck or Carolina Duck Aix sponsa viewtopic.php?p=157975#p157975

Accipitriformes / Falconiformes (Diurnal Birds of Prey)
118 Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=155715#p155715
122 Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres
123 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
126 Black Kite Milvus migrans
126b Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius
127 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154331#p154331
130 European Honey-Buzzard (Honey Buzzard) Pernis apivorus Added to our list viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=165304#p165304
131 Verreaux's Eagle (Black Eagle) Aquila verreauxii
135 Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
140 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
142 Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
143 Black-chested Snake-Eagle (Black-breasted Snake-Eagle) Circaetus pectoralis https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 35#p154835
148 African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
149 Steppe Buzzard Buteo vulpinus
152 Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
156 Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
158 Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus
159 Shikra Accipiter badius
161 Gabar Goshawk Melierax gabar
169 African Harrier-Hawk (Gymnogene) Poliboroides typus
172 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
180 Amur Falcon (Eastern Red-footed Kestrel) Falco amurensis https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 45#p154645
181 Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
182 Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 61#p160461
183 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni

Galliformes (Chicken-like Birds)
188 Coqui Francolin Francolinus coqui
189 Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena
191 Shelley's Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi
192 Red-winged Francolin Scleroptila levaillantii
193 Orange River Francolin Scleroptila levaillantoides
199 Swainson’s Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=155716#p155716
200 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
203 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 30#p154830

Gruiformes (Coots, Cranes, Rails)
208 Blue Crane Anthropoiedes paradiseus
210 African Rail Rallus caerulescens
212 African Crake Crex egregia
213 Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris
217 Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura afra
223 African Purple Swamphen (Purple Gallinule) Porphyrio madagascariensis viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154408#p154408
226 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154006#p154096
228 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154270#p154270
233 Barrow's Korhaan (Southern White-bellied Korhaan) Eupodotis barrowii, Eupodotis senegalensi
234 Blue Korhaan Eupodotis caerulescens
239 Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 81#p154481

Charadriiformes (Shorebirds: Waders and Gulls)
240 African Jacana Actophilornis africana
245 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
248 Kittlitz’s Plover Charadrius pecuarius
249 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris viewtopic.php?p=348445#p348445
255 Crowned Lapwing (Crowned Plover) Vanellus coronatus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 25#p154825
258 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154106#p154010
260 African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154409#p154409
264 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
265 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
266 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 91#p157591
269 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
270 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
274 Little Stint Calidris minuta
284 Ruff Philomachus pugnax
286 African Snipe (Ethiopian Snipe) Gallinago nigripennis https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 45#p207345
295 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
297 Spotted Thick-knee (Spotted Dikkop) Burhinus capensis viewtopic.php?f=119&p=157300#p157300
300 Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii
305 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
315 Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus
338 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=167743#p167743
339 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

Columbiformes (Doves, Pigeons)
348 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia
349 Speckled Pigeon (Rock Pigeon) Columba guinea viewtopic.php?p=187572#p187572
352 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata viewtopic.php?p=187570#p187570
354 Cape Turtle-Dove Streptopelia capicola viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157979#p157979
355 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157980#p157980
356 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis

Musophagiformes (Turacos)
373 Grey Go-away-bird (Grey Lourie) Corythaixoides concolor viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157983#p157983

Cuculiformes (Cuckoos, Coucals)
375 African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
377 Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
378 Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
381 Levaillant’s Cuckoo (Striped Cuckoo) Clamator levaillantii
382 Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
385 Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
386 Diderick Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 53#p160353
391 Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchelli viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=156961#p156961

Strigiformes (Owls)
392 Barn Owl Tyto alba
393 African Grass-Owl Tyto capensis
395 Marsh Owl Asio capensis viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154271#p154271
401 Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus

Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars)
406 Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena

Apodiformes (Swifts)
411 Common Swift (European Swift) Apus apus
412 African Black Swift Apus barbatus
415 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
416 Horus Swift Apus horus
417 Little Swift Apus affinis
421 African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus

Coliiformes (Mousebirds)
424 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157170#p157170
425 White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
426 Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 37#p207337

Coraciiformes (Kingfishers, Hoopoe, Bee-eaters, Rollers, Hornbills)
428 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157163#p157163
429 Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 59#p154859
430 Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata
431 Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157164#p157164
435 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
438 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 43#p154643
443 White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154334#p154334
444 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
446 European Roller Coracias garrulus
447 Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157168#p157168
451 African Hoopoe Upupa africana viewtopic.php?p=187578#p187578
452 Green Wood-Hoopoe (Red-billed Wood-Hoopoe) Phoeniculus purpureus
454 Common Scimitarbill (Scimitar-billed Wood-Hoopoe) Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
457 African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157162#p157162

Piciformes (Woodpeckers and Relatives)
464 Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
465 Acacia Pied Barbet (Pied Barbet) Tricholaema leucomelas
470 Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
473 Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 76#p157976
474 Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 87#p186287
476 Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
478 Brown-backed Honeybird (Sharp-billed Honeyguide) Prodotiscus regulus
483 Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154333#p154333
486 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
489 Red-throated Wryneck Jynx ruficollis viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157167#p157167

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

492 Melodious Lark Mirafra cheniana
494 Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 83#p154483
498 Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota
506 Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata
507 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
518 Barn Swallow (European Swallow) Hirundo rustica viewtopic.php?p=154486#p154486
520 White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 32#p154832
523 Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
526 Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=156960#p156960
527 Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica
528 South African Cliff-Swallow Hirundo spilodera
529 Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula
530 Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum
532 Sand Martin Riparia riparia
533 Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
534 Banded Martin Riparia cincta viewtopic.php?p=154512#p154512
541 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
545 Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
548 Pied Crow Corvus albua viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=156966#p156966
554 Southern Black Tit Parus niger
560 Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 34#p207334
567 African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans
568 Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor viewtopic.php?p=154499#p154499
576 Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus
577b Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 36#p207336
580 Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsitsirupa viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=156964#p156964
586 Mountain Wheatear (Chat) Oenanthe monticola
587 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154332#p154332
589 Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
593 Mocking Cliff-Chat (Mocking Chat) Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
595 Ant-eating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 56#p154856
596 African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 23#p154823
601 Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 33#p154833
619 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
621 Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler (Tit-Babbler) Parisoma subcaeruleum
628 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
631 African Reed-Warbler (African Marsh Warbler) Acrocephalus baeticatus
633 Marsh Warbler (European Marsh Warbler) Acrocephalus palustris
634 Sedge Warbler (European Sedge Warbler) Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
635 Lesser Swamp Warbler (Cape Reed Warbler) Acrocephalus gracilirostris https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 79#p186279
637 Dark-capped Yellow Warbler Chloropeta natalensis
638 Little Rush Warbler (African Sedge Warbler) Bradypterus baboecala
643 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
645 Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
651 Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
657b Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata
661 Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 81#p159181
664 Zitting Cisticola (Fan-tailed Cisticola) Cisticola juncidis
665 Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridula
666 Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix
667 Wing-snapping Cisticola (Ayres's Cisticola) Cisticola ayresii
670 Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais
677 Levaillant’s Cisticola Cisticola tinniens viewtopic.php?p=154502#p154502
681 Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
683 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 77#p159177
685 Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans
689 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 58#p160458
694 Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
698 Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157982#p157982
701 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
706 Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita
710 African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=165851#p165851
711 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
713 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 44#p154844
716 African Pipit (Grassveld Pipit) Anthus cinnamomeus
717 Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
718 Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 58#p160358
719 Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis
727 Cape Longclaw (Orange-throated Longclaw) Macronyx capensis viewtopic.php?p=154509#p154509
731 Lesser Grey Lanius minor
732 Common Fiscal (Fiscal Shrike) Lanius collaris https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 39#p154839
733 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 29#p154829
736 Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
739 Crimson-breasted Shrike (Crimson-breasted Boubou) Laniarius atrococcineus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=154278#p154278
740 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
743 Brown-crowned Tchagra (Three-streaked Tchagra) Tchagra australis
744 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
746 Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 43#p154843
758 Common Myna Acridoteres tristis viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157996#p157996
759 Pied Starling Spreo bicolour https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 27#p154827
760 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
761 Violet-backed Starling (Plum-coloured Starling) Cinnyrinclus leucogaster
764 Cape Glossy Starling (Glossy Starling) Lamprotornis nitens viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157972#p157972
769 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
787 White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala
792 Amethyst Sunbird (African Black Sunbird) Chalcomitra amethystina
796 Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
801 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
802 Great Sparrow Passer motitensis
803 Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus viewtopic.php?p=187573#p187573
804 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow (Grey-headed Sparrow) Passer diffusus
807 Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157995#p157995
811 Village Weaver (Spotted-backed Weaver) Ploceus cucullatus
813 Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis viewtopic.php?p=154504#p154504
814 Southern Masked-Weaver (Masked Weaver) Ploceus velatus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&start=10#p154118
820 Cuckoo Finch Anomalospiza imberbis
821 Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=159488#p159488
824 Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix viewtopic.php?p=154491#p154491
826 Yellow-crowned Bishop (Golden Bishop) Euplectes afer https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 25#p160425
829 White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=162119#p162119
831 Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 30#p154479
832 Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne viewtopic.php?p=154510#p154510
840 African Firefinch (Blue-billed Firefinch) Lagonosticta rubricata
844 Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis
846 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
850 Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis
854 Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 38#p207338
856 Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala
857 Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullatus
860 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura viewtopic.php?f=119&t=3428&p=157987#p157987
862 Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah (Paradise Whydah) Vidua paradisaea
864 Dusky Indigobird (Black Widowfinch) Vidua funerea
869 Yellow-fronted Canary (Yellow-eyed Canary) Crithagra mozambica, Serinus mozambicus https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.p ... 39#p207339
870 Black-throated Canary Serinus atrogularis
881 Streaky-headed Seed-eater Serinus gularis
884 Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
886 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (Rock Bunting) Emberiza tahapisi
887 Lark-like Bunting Emberiza impetuani

258. Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus

Identification
30 cm; sexes alike. Unlikely to be confused with any other species in region, with distinctive black, white and grey plumage, and black legs.
Male has longer wing spurs than female
Juvenile: Black plumage browner, and with buff tips to feathers.


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226. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Identification
Length 30-36 cm; Mass 230-340 g (males larger than females).
Adult: Slaty black, except for a white under-tail and white streaks on the flanks. Eye red; bill red with a greenish-yellow tip; frontal shield red; legs and feet yellowish green with a red garter above the tarsal joint. The red shield and red bill with yellow tip are diagnostic (the Lesser Moorhen is smaller and has a yellow bill with red on the culmen and frontal shield only).
Immature: Above dark brown; below buffy, paler in centre of belly; iris grayish brown; bill and frontal shield greenish brown; legs and feet greenish, garter yellow.
Chick: Downy black; feathers around neck tipped white; skin above eye blue; bill red, tip yellow; small frontal shield red; legs and feet blackish brown.

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095. African Spoonbill Platalea alba

Identification
Length 75-90 cm, mass 1.45-1.89 kg.
Adult: Bill is spoon-shaped and blue-grey above, with a red edge. Facial skin is red grading to yellow on the chin and throat. Plumage is white. Eyes are pale blue. Legs and feet are red.

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001. Common Ostrich Struthio camelus

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008. Little Grebe (Dabchick) Tachybaptus ruficollis

Identification
20 cm; sexes alike.
Breeding adult: Sides and front of neck dark rufous-chestnut; pale gape-spot distinctive. Eyes dark red.
Non-breeding adult: Overall paler, chestnut on neck becoming brownish white.
Juvenile: Like non-­br ad with black streaking on head and neck.


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