Birds of South Africa

Number of displayed species: 896

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Ostrichs / Struthioniformes Ostrichs
- Ostriches / Struthionidae Ostriches
  - Common Ostrich / Struthio camelus Common Ostrich
    LC
Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Guineafowl / Numididae Guineafowl
  - Helmeted Guineafowl / Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl
    LC
  - Southern Crested Guineafowl / Guttera edouardi Southern Crested Guineafowl
    LC
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Nightjars / Caprimulgidae Nightjars
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
Turacos / Musophagiformes Turacos
- Turacos / Musophagidae Turacos
Bustards / Otidiformes Bustards
- Bustards / Otididae Bustards
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
Sandgrouses / Pterocliformes Sandgrouses
- Sandgrouse / Pteroclidae Sandgrouse
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Finfoots / Heliornithidae Finfoots
  - African Finfoot / Podica senegalensis African Finfoot
    LC
- Flufftails & Forest Rails / Sarothruridae Flufftails & Forest Rails
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteridae Flamingos
  - Greater Flamingo / Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo
    LC
  - Lesser Flamingo / Phoeniconaias minor Lesser Flamingo
    NT
Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Buttonquail / Turnicidae Buttonquail
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
  - Spotted Thick-knee / Burhinus capensis Spotted Thick-knee
    LC
  - Water Thick-knee / Burhinus vermiculatus Water Thick-knee
    LC
- Sheathbills / Chionidae Sheathbills
  - Snowy Sheathbill / Chionis albus Snowy Sheathbill
    LC
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
  - African Oystercatcher / Haematopus moquini African Oystercatcher
    LC
  - Eurasian Oystercatcher / Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher
    NT
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
  - Black-winged Stilt / Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
    LC
  - Pied Avocet / Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet
    LC
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Painted-snipes / Rostratulidae Painted-snipes
  - Greater Painted-snipe / Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted-snipe
    LC
- Jacanas / Jacanidae Jacanas
  - Lesser Jacana / Microparra capensis Lesser Jacana
    LC
  - African Jacana / Actophilornis africanus African Jacana
    LC
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Crab-plover / Dromadidae Crab-plover
  - Crab-plover / Dromas ardeola Crab-plover
    LC
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
Tropicbirds / Phaethontiformes Tropicbirds
- Tropicbirds / Phaethontidae Tropicbirds
Penguins / Sphenisciformes Penguins
- Penguins / Spheniscidae Penguins
Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Austral Storm Petrels / Oceanitidae Austral Storm Petrels
- Albatrosses / Diomedeidae Albatrosses
- Northern Storm Petrels / Hydrobatidae Northern Storm Petrels
- Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Frigatebirds / Fregatidae Frigatebirds
  - Lesser Frigatebird / Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird
    LC
  - Great Frigatebird / Fregata minor Great Frigatebird
    LC
- Gannets, Boobies / Sulidae Gannets, Boobies
- Anhingas, Darters / Anhingidae Anhingas, Darters
  - African Darter / Anhinga rufa African Darter
    LC
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Hamerkop / Scopidae Hamerkop
  - Hamerkop / Scopus umbretta Hamerkop
    LC
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
  - Great White Pelican / Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican
    LC
  - Pink-backed Pelican / Pelecanus rufescens Pink-backed Pelican
    LC
Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Secretarybird / Sagittariidae Secretarybird
  - Secretarybird / Sagittarius serpentarius Secretarybird
    EN
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
  - Osprey / Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    LC
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
  - Western Barn Owl / Tyto alba Western Barn Owl
    LC
  - African Grass Owl / Tyto capensis African Grass Owl
    LC
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
Mousebird / Coliiformes Mousebird
- Mousebirds / Coliidae Mousebirds
Trogons, quetzals / Trogoniformes Trogons, quetzals
- Trogons / Trogonidae Trogons
  - Narina Trogon / Apaloderma narina Narina Trogon
    LC
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - Eurasian Hoopoe / Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe
    LC
- Wood Hoopoes / Phoeniculidae Wood Hoopoes
  - Green Wood Hoopoe / Phoeniculus purpureus Green Wood Hoopoe
    LC
  - Common Scimitarbill / Rhinopomastus cyanomelas Common Scimitarbill
    LC
- Ground Hornbills / Bucorvidae Ground Hornbills
  - Southern Ground Hornbill / Bucorvus leadbeateri Southern Ground Hornbill
    VU
- Hornbills / Bucerotidae Hornbills
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- African Barbets / Lybiidae African Barbets
- Honeyguides / Indicatoridae Honeyguides
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- African & New World Parrots / Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
- Old World Parrots / Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
  - Rose-ringed Parakeet / Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet
    LC
  - Rosy-faced Lovebird / Agapornis roseicollis Rosy-faced Lovebird
    LC
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- African & Green Broadbills / Calyptomenidae African & Green Broadbills
  - African Broadbill / Smithornis capensis African Broadbill
    LC
- Pittas / Pittidae Pittas
  - African Pitta / Pitta angolensis African Pitta
    LC
- Wattle-eyes, Batises / Platysteiridae Wattle-eyes, Batises
  - Cape Batis / Batis capensis Cape Batis
    LC
  - Woodwards' Batis / Batis fratrum Woodwards' Batis
    LC
  - Chinspot Batis / Batis molitor Chinspot Batis
    LC
  - Pririt Batis / Batis pririt Pririt Batis
    LC
  - Black-throated Wattle-eye / Platysteira peltata Black-throated Wattle-eye
    LC
- Bushshrikes / Malaconotidae Bushshrikes
  - Grey-headed Bushshrike / Malaconotus blanchoti Grey-headed Bushshrike
    LC
  - Black-fronted Bushshrike / Chlorophoneus nigrifrons Black-fronted Bushshrike
    LC
  - Olive Bushshrike / Chlorophoneus olivaceus Olive Bushshrike
    LC
  - Orange-breasted Bushshrike / Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus Orange-breasted Bushshrike
    LC
  - Gorgeous Bushshrike / Telophorus viridis Gorgeous Bushshrike
    LC
  - Bokmakierie / Telophorus zeylonus Bokmakierie
    LC
  - Brown-crowned Tchagra / Tchagra australis Brown-crowned Tchagra
    LC
  - Southern Tchagra / Tchagra tchagra Southern Tchagra
    LC
  - Black-crowned Tchagra / Tchagra senegalus Black-crowned Tchagra
    LC
  - Black-backed Puffback / Dryoscopus cubla Black-backed Puffback
    LC
  - Tropical Boubou / Laniarius major Tropical Boubou
    NE
  - Southern Boubou / Laniarius ferrugineus Southern Boubou
    LC
  - Crimson-breasted Shrike / Laniarius atrococcineus Crimson-breasted Shrike
    LC
  - Brubru / Nilaus afer Brubru
    LC
- Vangas & Allies / Vangidae Vangas & Allies
  - White-crested Helmetshrike / Prionops plumatus White-crested Helmetshrike
    LC
  - Retz's Helmetshrike / Prionops retzii Retz's Helmetshrike
    LC
  - Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike / Prionops scopifrons Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike
    LC
  - Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher / Bias musicus Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
    LC
- Cuckooshrikes / Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes
  - White-breasted Cuckooshrike / Ceblepyris pectoralis White-breasted Cuckooshrike
    LC
  - Grey Cuckooshrike / Ceblepyris caesius Grey Cuckooshrike
    LC
  - Black Cuckooshrike / Campephaga flava Black Cuckooshrike
    LC
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - Black-headed Oriole / Oriolus larvatus Black-headed Oriole
    LC
  - African Golden Oriole / Oriolus auratus African Golden Oriole
    LC
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
- Drongos / Dicruridae Drongos
  - Fork-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus adsimilis Fork-tailed Drongo
    LC
  - Square-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus ludwigii Square-tailed Drongo
    LC
- Monarchs / Monarchidae Monarchs
  - Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher / Trochocercus cyanomelas Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher
    LC
  - African Paradise Flycatcher / Terpsiphone viridis African Paradise Flycatcher
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Southern White-crowned Shrike / Eurocephalus anguitimens Southern White-crowned Shrike
    LC
  - Magpie Shrike / Lanius melanoleucus Magpie Shrike
    LC
  - Southern Fiscal / Lanius collaris Southern Fiscal
    LC
  - Lesser Grey Shrike / Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Woodchat Shrike / Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike
    NT
  - Isabelline Shrike / Lanius isabellinus Isabelline Shrike
    LC
  - Red-backed Shrike / Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike
    LC
  - Red-tailed Shrike / Lanius phoenicuroides Red-tailed Shrike
    LC
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - House Crow / Corvus splendens House Crow
    LC
  - Cape Crow / Corvus capensis Cape Crow
    LC
  - Pied Crow / Corvus albus Pied Crow
    LC
  - White-necked Raven / Corvus albicollis White-necked Raven
    LC
- Rockjumpers / Chaetopidae Rockjumpers
  - Cape Rockjumper / Chaetops frenatus Cape Rockjumper
    NT
  - Drakensberg Rockjumper / Chaetops aurantius Drakensberg Rockjumper
    NT
- Fairy Flycatchers / Stenostiridae Fairy Flycatchers
  - Fairy Flycatcher / Stenostira scita Fairy Flycatcher
    LC
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
  - Southern Black Tit / Melaniparus niger Southern Black Tit
    LC
  - Ashy Tit / Melaniparus cinerascens Ashy Tit
    LC
  - Grey Tit / Melaniparus afer Grey Tit
    LC
- Penduline Tits / Remizidae Penduline Tits
  - Grey Penduline Tit / Anthoscopus caroli Grey Penduline Tit
    LC
  - Cape Penduline Tit / Anthoscopus minutus Cape Penduline Tit
    LC
- Nicators / Nicatoridae Nicators
  - Eastern Nicator / Nicator gularis Eastern Nicator
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Spike-heeled Lark / Chersomanes albofasciata Spike-heeled Lark
    LC
  - Short-clawed Lark / Certhilauda chuana Short-clawed Lark
    LC
  - Karoo Long-billed Lark / Certhilauda subcoronata Karoo Long-billed Lark
    LC
  - Eastern Long-billed Lark / Certhilauda semitorquata Eastern Long-billed Lark
    LC
  - Cape Long-billed Lark / Certhilauda curvirostris Cape Long-billed Lark
    LC
  - Dusky Lark / Pinarocorys nigricans Dusky Lark
    LC
  - Black-eared Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix australis Black-eared Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix leucotis Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix verticalis Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Sabota Lark / Calendulauda sabota Sabota Lark
    LC
  - Fawn-colored Lark / Calendulauda africanoides Fawn-colored Lark
    LC
  - Karoo Lark / Calendulauda albescens Karoo Lark
    LC
  - Red Lark / Calendulauda burra Red Lark
    VU
  - Dune Lark / Calendulauda erythrochlamys Dune Lark
    LC
  - Rudd's Lark / Heteromirafra ruddi Rudd's Lark
    EN
  - Monotonous Lark / Mirafra passerina Monotonous Lark
    LC
  - Melodious Lark / Mirafra cheniana Melodious Lark
    LC
  - Flappet Lark / Amirafra rufocinnamomea Flappet Lark
    LC
  - Cape Clapper Lark / Corypha apiata Cape Clapper Lark
    LC
  - Eastern Clapper Lark / Corypha fasciolata Eastern Clapper Lark
    LC
  - Rufous-naped Lark / Corypha africana Rufous-naped Lark
    LC
  - Sclater's Lark / Spizocorys sclateri Sclater's Lark
    NT
  - Stark's Lark / Spizocorys starki Stark's Lark
    LC
  - Botha's Lark / Spizocorys fringillaris Botha's Lark
    EN
  - Pink-billed Lark / Spizocorys conirostris Pink-billed Lark
    LC
  - Large-billed Lark / Galerida magnirostris Large-billed Lark
    LC
  - Red-capped Lark / Calandrella cinerea Red-capped Lark
    LC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
  - Sombre Greenbul / Andropadus importunus Sombre Greenbul
    LC
  - Yellow-bellied Greenbul / Chlorocichla flaviventris Yellow-bellied Greenbul
    LC
  - Terrestrial Brownbul / Phyllastrephus terrestris Terrestrial Brownbul
    LC
  - Yellow-streaked Greenbul / Phyllastrephus flavostriatus Yellow-streaked Greenbul
    LC
  - African Red-eyed Bulbul / Pycnonotus nigricans African Red-eyed Bulbul
    LC
  - Common Bulbul / Pycnonotus barbatus Common Bulbul
    LC
  - Cape Bulbul / Pycnonotus capensis Cape Bulbul
    LC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Black Saw-wing / Psalidoprocne pristoptera Black Saw-wing
    LC
  - Grey-rumped Swallow / Pseudhirundo griseopyga Grey-rumped Swallow
    LC
  - Mascarene Martin / Phedina borbonica Mascarene Martin
    LC
  - Banded Martin / Neophedina cincta Banded Martin
    LC
  - Brown-throated Martin / Riparia paludicola Brown-throated Martin
    LC
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Large Rock Martin / Ptyonoprogne fuligula Large Rock Martin
    LC
  - Blue Swallow / Hirundo atrocaerulea Blue Swallow
    EN
  - Pearl-breasted Swallow / Hirundo dimidiata Pearl-breasted Swallow
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - White-throated Swallow / Hirundo albigularis White-throated Swallow
    LC
  - Wire-tailed Swallow / Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
  - Greater Striped Swallow / Cecropis cucullata Greater Striped Swallow
    LC
  - European Red-rumped Swallow / Cecropis rufula European Red-rumped Swallow
    NE
  - Lesser Striped Swallow / Cecropis abyssinica Lesser Striped Swallow
    LC
  - Red-breasted Swallow / Cecropis semirufa Red-breasted Swallow
    LC
  - Mosque Swallow / Cecropis senegalensis Mosque Swallow
    LC
  - South African Cliff Swallow / Petrochelidon spilodera South African Cliff Swallow
    LC
- Crombecs, African Warblers / Macrosphenidae Crombecs, African Warblers
  - Cape Grassbird / Sphenoeacus afer Cape Grassbird
    LC
  - Long-billed Crombec / Sylvietta rufescens Long-billed Crombec
    LC
  - Victorin's Warbler / Cryptillas victorini Victorin's Warbler
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Wood Warbler / Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler
    LC
  - Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler
    LC
  - Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler / Phylloscopus ruficapilla Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler
    LC
  - Two-barred Warbler / Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Two-barred Warbler
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - Basra Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus griseldis Basra Reed Warbler
    EN
  - Lesser Swamp Warbler / Acrocephalus gracilirostris Lesser Swamp Warbler
    LC
  - Great Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler
    LC
  - Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Marsh Warbler / Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler
    LC
  - African Yellow Warbler / Iduna natalensis African Yellow Warbler
    LC
  - Upcher's Warbler / Hippolais languida Upcher's Warbler
    LC
  - Olive-tree Warbler / Hippolais olivetorum Olive-tree Warbler
    LC
  - Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - River Warbler / Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler
    LC
  - Fan-tailed Grassbird / Catriscus brevirostris Fan-tailed Grassbird
    LC
  - Knysna Warbler / Bradypterus sylvaticus Knysna Warbler
    VU
  - Barratt's Warbler / Bradypterus barratti Barratt's Warbler
    LC
  - Little Rush Warbler / Bradypterus baboecala Little Rush Warbler
    LC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Red-faced Cisticola / Cisticola erythrops Red-faced Cisticola
    LC
  - Rock-loving Cisticola / Cisticola aberrans Rock-loving Cisticola
    LC
  - Rattling Cisticola / Cisticola chiniana Rattling Cisticola
    LC
  - Tinkling Cisticola / Cisticola rufilatus Tinkling Cisticola
    LC
  - Grey-backed Cisticola / Cisticola subruficapilla Grey-backed Cisticola
    LC
  - Wailing Cisticola / Cisticola lais Wailing Cisticola
    LC
  - Rufous-winged Cisticola / Cisticola galactotes Rufous-winged Cisticola
    LC
  - Levaillant's Cisticola / Cisticola tinniens Levaillant's Cisticola
    LC
  - Croaking Cisticola / Cisticola natalensis Croaking Cisticola
    LC
  - Neddicky / Cisticola fulvicapilla Neddicky
    LC
  - Zitting Cisticola / Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola
    LC
  - Desert Cisticola / Cisticola aridulus Desert Cisticola
    LC
  - Cloud Cisticola / Cisticola textrix Cloud Cisticola
    LC
  - Pale-crowned Cisticola / Cisticola cinnamomeus Pale-crowned Cisticola
    LC
  - Wing-snapping Cisticola / Cisticola ayresii Wing-snapping Cisticola
    LC
  - Tawny-flanked Prinia / Prinia subflava Tawny-flanked Prinia
    LC
  - Black-chested Prinia / Prinia flavicans Black-chested Prinia
    LC
  - Karoo Prinia / Prinia maculosa Karoo Prinia
    LC
  - Drakensberg Prinia / Prinia hypoxantha Drakensberg Prinia
    LC
  - Namaqua Warbler / Phragmacia substriata Namaqua Warbler
    LC
  - Bar-throated Apalis / Apalis thoracica Bar-throated Apalis
    LC
  - Rudd's Apalis / Apalis ruddi Rudd's Apalis
    LC
  - Yellow-breasted Apalis / Apalis flavida Yellow-breasted Apalis
    LC
  - Rufous-eared Warbler / Malcorus pectoralis Rufous-eared Warbler
    LC
  - Grey-backed Camaroptera / Camaroptera brevicaudata Grey-backed Camaroptera
    NE
  - Green-backed Camaroptera / Camaroptera brachyura Green-backed Camaroptera
    LC
  - Stierling's Wren-Warbler / Calamonastes stierlingi Stierling's Wren-Warbler
    LC
  - Barred Wren-Warbler / Calamonastes fasciolatus Barred Wren-Warbler
    LC
  - Cinnamon-breasted Warbler / Euryptila subcinnamomea Cinnamon-breasted Warbler
    LC
  - Yellow-bellied Eremomela / Eremomela icteropygialis Yellow-bellied Eremomela
    LC
  - Green-capped Eremomela / Eremomela scotops Green-capped Eremomela
    LC
  - Karoo Eremomela / Eremomela gregalis Karoo Eremomela
    LC
  - Burnt-necked Eremomela / Eremomela usticollis Burnt-necked Eremomela
    LC
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
  - Eurasian Blackcap / Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap
    LC
  - Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden Warbler
    LC
  - Bush Blackcap / Sylvia nigricapillus Bush Blackcap
    VU
  - Barred Warbler / Curruca nisoria Barred Warbler
    LC
  - Layard's Warbler / Curruca layardi Layard's Warbler
    LC
  - Chestnut-vented Warbler / Curruca subcoerulea Chestnut-vented Warbler
    LC
  - Lesser Whitethroat / Curruca curruca Lesser Whitethroat
    LC
  - Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
    LC
- White-eyes / Zosteropidae White-eyes
  - Orange River White-eye / Zosterops pallidus Orange River White-eye
    LC
  - Cape White-eye / Zosterops virens Cape White-eye
    LC
  - Southern Yellow White-eye / Zosterops anderssoni Southern Yellow White-eye
    NE
- Laughingthrushes & Allies / Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
  - Arrow-marked Babbler / Turdoides jardineii Arrow-marked Babbler
    LC
  - Southern Pied Babbler / Turdoides bicolor Southern Pied Babbler
    LC
- Sugarbirds / Promeropidae Sugarbirds
  - Cape Sugarbird / Promerops cafer Cape Sugarbird
    LC
  - Gurney's Sugarbird / Promerops gurneyi Gurney's Sugarbird
    NT
- Hyliotas / Hyliotidae Hyliotas
  - Southern Hyliota / Hyliota australis Southern Hyliota
    LC
- Spotted Creepers / Salpornithidae Spotted Creepers
  - African Spotted Creeper / Salpornis salvadori African Spotted Creeper
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Common Myna / Acridotheres tristis Common Myna
    LC
  - Rosy Starling / Pastor roseus Rosy Starling
    LC
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
  - Wattled Starling / Creatophora cinerea Wattled Starling
    LC
  - Black-bellied Starling / Notopholia corusca Black-bellied Starling
    LC
  - Cape Starling / Lamprotornis nitens Cape Starling
    LC
  - Greater Blue-eared Starling / Lamprotornis chalybaeus Greater Blue-eared Starling
    LC
  - Lesser Blue-eared Starling / Lamprotornis chloropterus Lesser Blue-eared Starling
    LC
  - Meves's Starling / Lamprotornis mevesii Meves's Starling
    LC
  - Burchell's Starling / Lamprotornis australis Burchell's Starling
    LC
  - Pied Starling / Lamprotornis bicolor Pied Starling
    LC
  - Violet-backed Starling / Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Violet-backed Starling
    LC
  - Red-winged Starling / Onychognathus morio Red-winged Starling
    LC
  - Pale-winged Starling / Onychognathus nabouroup Pale-winged Starling
    LC
- Oxpeckers / Buphagidae Oxpeckers
  - Yellow-billed Oxpecker / Buphagus africanus Yellow-billed Oxpecker
    LC
  - Red-billed Oxpecker / Buphagus erythrorynchus Red-billed Oxpecker
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Boulder Chat / Pinarornis plumosus Boulder Chat
    LC
  - Spotted Ground Thrush / Geokichla guttata Spotted Ground Thrush
    VU
  - Orange Ground Thrush / Geokichla gurneyi Orange Ground Thrush
    LC
  - Groundscraper Thrush / Turdus litsitsirupa Groundscraper Thrush
    LC
  - Olive Thrush / Turdus olivaceus Olive Thrush
    LC
  - Kurrichane Thrush / Turdus libonyana Kurrichane Thrush
    LC
  - Karoo Thrush / Turdus smithi Karoo Thrush
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Karoo Scrub Robin / Tychaedon coryphoeus Karoo Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Brown Scrub Robin / Tychaedon signata Brown Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Bearded Scrub Robin / Tychaedon quadrivirgata Bearded Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Kalahari Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas paena Kalahari Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - White-browed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas leucophrys White-browed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Pale Flycatcher / Agricola pallidus Pale Flycatcher
    LC
  - Chat Flycatcher / Agricola infuscatus Chat Flycatcher
    LC
  - Grey Tit-Flycatcher / Fraseria plumbea Grey Tit-Flycatcher
    LC
  - Ashy Flycatcher / Fraseria caerulescens Ashy Flycatcher
    LC
  - Southern Black Flycatcher / Melaenornis pammelaina Southern Black Flycatcher
    LC
  - Fiscal Flycatcher / Sigelus silens Fiscal Flycatcher
    LC
  - Marico Flycatcher / Bradornis mariquensis Marico Flycatcher
    LC
  - African Dusky Flycatcher / Muscicapa adusta African Dusky Flycatcher
    LC
  - Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
    LC
  - White-starred Robin / Pogonocichla stellata White-starred Robin
    LC
  - White-browed Robin-Chat / Cossypha heuglini White-browed Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Chorister Robin-Chat / Cossypha dichroa Chorister Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Red-capped Robin-Chat / Cossypha natalensis Red-capped Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Collared Palm Thrush / Cichladusa arquata Collared Palm Thrush
    LC
  - White-throated Robin-Chat / Dessonornis humeralis White-throated Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Cape Robin-Chat / Dessonornis caffer Cape Robin-Chat
    LC
  - White-throated Robin / Irania gutturalis White-throated Robin
    LC
  - Thrush Nightingale / Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale
    LC
  - European Pied Flycatcher / Ficedula hypoleuca European Pied Flycatcher
    LC
  - Collared Flycatcher / Ficedula albicollis Collared Flycatcher
    LC
  - Common Redstart / Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart
    LC
  - Short-toed Rock Thrush / Monticola brevipes Short-toed Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Sentinel Rock Thrush / Monticola explorator Sentinel Rock Thrush
    NT
  - Cape Rock Thrush / Monticola rupestris Cape Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
    LC
  - African Stonechat / Saxicola torquatus African Stonechat
    LC
  - Buff-streaked Chat / Campicoloides bifasciatus Buff-streaked Chat
    LC
  - Karoo Chat / Emarginata schlegelii Karoo Chat
    LC
  - Tractrac Chat / Emarginata tractrac Tractrac Chat
    LC
  - Sickle-winged Chat / Emarginata sinuata Sickle-winged Chat
    LC
  - Mocking Cliff Chat / Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris Mocking Cliff Chat
    LC
  - Ant-eating Chat / Myrmecocichla formicivora Ant-eating Chat
    LC
  - Mountain Chat / Myrmecocichla monticola Mountain Chat
    LC
  - Ruaha Chat / Myrmecocichla collaris Ruaha Chat
    NE
  - Arnot's Chat / Myrmecocichla arnotti Arnot's Chat
    LC
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    LC
  - Capped Wheatear / Oenanthe pileata Capped Wheatear
    LC
  - Pied Wheatear / Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear
    LC
  - Familiar Chat / Oenanthe familiaris Familiar Chat
    LC
- Sunbirds / Nectariniidae Sunbirds
  - Plain-backed Sunbird / Anthreptes reichenowi Plain-backed Sunbird
    NT
  - Collared Sunbird / Hedydipna collaris Collared Sunbird
    LC
  - Orange-breasted Sunbird / Anthobaphes violacea Orange-breasted Sunbird
    LC
  - Olive Sunbird / Cyanomitra olivacea Olive Sunbird
    LC
  - Grey Sunbird / Cyanomitra veroxii Grey Sunbird
    LC
  - Amethyst Sunbird / Chalcomitra amethystina Amethyst Sunbird
    LC
  - Scarlet-chested Sunbird / Chalcomitra senegalensis Scarlet-chested Sunbird
    LC
  - Malachite Sunbird / Nectarinia famosa Malachite Sunbird
    LC
  - Southern Double-collared Sunbird / Cinnyris chalybeus Southern Double-collared Sunbird
    LC
  - Neergaard's Sunbird / Cinnyris neergaardi Neergaard's Sunbird
    NT
  - Greater Double-collared Sunbird / Cinnyris afer Greater Double-collared Sunbird
    LC
  - Marico Sunbird / Cinnyris mariquensis Marico Sunbird
    LC
  - Purple-banded Sunbird / Cinnyris bifasciatus Purple-banded Sunbird
    LC
  - White-bellied Sunbird / Cinnyris talatala White-bellied Sunbird
    LC
  - Variable Sunbird / Cinnyris venustus Variable Sunbird
    LC
  - Dusky Sunbird / Cinnyris fuscus Dusky Sunbird
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow / Gymnoris superciliaris Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow
    LC
  - Cape Sparrow / Passer melanurus Cape Sparrow
    LC
  - Great Sparrow / Passer motitensis Great Sparrow
    LC
  - Southern Grey-headed Sparrow / Passer diffusus Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
    LC
  - House Sparrow / Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    LC
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
  - Red-billed Buffalo Weaver / Bubalornis niger Red-billed Buffalo Weaver
    LC
  - White-browed Sparrow-Weaver / Plocepasser mahali White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    LC
  - Sociable Weaver / Philetairus socius Sociable Weaver
    LC
  - Scaly-feathered Weaver / Sporopipes squamifrons Scaly-feathered Weaver
    LC
  - Thick-billed Weaver / Amblyospiza albifrons Thick-billed Weaver
    LC
  - Spectacled Weaver / Ploceus ocularis Spectacled Weaver
    LC
  - Cape Weaver / Ploceus capensis Cape Weaver
    LC
  - Eastern Golden Weaver / Ploceus subaureus Eastern Golden Weaver
    LC
  - Holub's Golden Weaver / Ploceus xanthops Holub's Golden Weaver
    LC
  - Southern Brown-throated Weaver / Ploceus xanthopterus Southern Brown-throated Weaver
    LC
  - Lesser Masked Weaver / Ploceus intermedius Lesser Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Southern Masked Weaver / Ploceus velatus Southern Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Village Weaver / Ploceus cucullatus Village Weaver
    LC
  - Chestnut Weaver / Ploceus rubiginosus Chestnut Weaver
    LC
  - Dark-backed Weaver / Ploceus bicolor Dark-backed Weaver
    LC
  - Red-headed Weaver / Anaplectes rubriceps Red-headed Weaver
    LC
  - Red-headed Quelea / Quelea erythrops Red-headed Quelea
    LC
  - Red-billed Quelea / Quelea quelea Red-billed Quelea
    LC
  - Yellow-crowned Bishop / Euplectes afer Yellow-crowned Bishop
    LC
  - Southern Red Bishop / Euplectes orix Southern Red Bishop
    LC
  - Yellow Bishop / Euplectes capensis Yellow Bishop
    LC
  - Fan-tailed Widowbird / Euplectes axillaris Fan-tailed Widowbird
    LC
  - White-winged Widowbird / Euplectes albonotatus White-winged Widowbird
    LC
  - Red-collared Widowbird / Euplectes ardens Red-collared Widowbird
    LC
  - Long-tailed Widowbird / Euplectes progne Long-tailed Widowbird
    LC
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
  - Bronze Mannikin / Spermestes cucullata Bronze Mannikin
    LC
  - Magpie Mannikin / Spermestes fringilloides Magpie Mannikin
    LC
  - Black-and-white Mannikin / Spermestes bicolor Black-and-white Mannikin
    LC
  - Swee Waxbill / Coccopygia melanotis Swee Waxbill
    LC
  - Green Twinspot / Mandingoa nitidula Green Twinspot
    LC
  - Black-faced Waxbill / Brunhilda erythronotos Black-faced Waxbill
    LC
  - Grey Waxbill / Glaucestrilda perreini Grey Waxbill
    LC
  - Common Waxbill / Estrilda astrild Common Waxbill
    LC
  - Quailfinch / Ortygospiza atricollis Quailfinch
    LC
  - Cut-throat Finch / Amadina fasciata Cut-throat Finch
    LC
  - Red-headed Finch / Amadina erythrocephala Red-headed Finch
    LC
  - Orange-breasted Waxbill / Amandava subflava Orange-breasted Waxbill
    LC
  - Violet-eared Waxbill / Granatina granatina Violet-eared Waxbill
    LC
  - Blue Waxbill / Uraeginthus angolensis Blue Waxbill
    LC
  - Green-winged Pytilia / Pytilia melba Green-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Orange-winged Pytilia / Pytilia afra Orange-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Red-throated Twinspot / Hypargos niveoguttatus Red-throated Twinspot
    LC
  - Pink-throated Twinspot / Hypargos margaritatus Pink-throated Twinspot
    LC
  - Red-billed Firefinch / Lagonosticta senegala Red-billed Firefinch
    LC
  - African Firefinch / Lagonosticta rubricata African Firefinch
    LC
  - Jameson's Firefinch / Lagonosticta rhodopareia Jameson's Firefinch
    LC
- Indigobirds, Whydahs / Viduidae Indigobirds, Whydahs
  - Village Indigobird / Vidua chalybeata Village Indigobird
    LC
  - Purple Indigobird / Vidua purpurascens Purple Indigobird
    LC
  - Dusky Indigobird / Vidua funerea Dusky Indigobird
    LC
  - Pin-tailed Whydah / Vidua macroura Pin-tailed Whydah
    LC
  - Shaft-tailed Whydah / Vidua regia Shaft-tailed Whydah
    LC
  - Long-tailed Paradise Whydah / Vidua paradisaea Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
    LC
  - Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah / Vidua obtusa Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah
    LC
  - Cuckoo-finch / Anomalospiza imberbis Cuckoo-finch
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Citrine Wagtail / Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail
    LC
  - Cape Wagtail / Motacilla capensis Cape Wagtail
    LC
  - Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
    LC
  - Mountain Wagtail / Motacilla clara Mountain Wagtail
    LC
  - White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White Wagtail
    LC
  - African Pied Wagtail / Motacilla aguimp African Pied Wagtail
    LC
  - Golden Pipit / Tmetothylacus tenellus Golden Pipit
    LC
  - Cape Longclaw / Macronyx capensis Cape Longclaw
    LC
  - Yellow-throated Longclaw / Macronyx croceus Yellow-throated Longclaw
    LC
  - Rosy-throated Longclaw / Macronyx ameliae Rosy-throated Longclaw
    LC
  - African Pipit / Anthus cinnamomeus African Pipit
    LC
  - Mountain Pipit / Anthus hoeschi Mountain Pipit
    NT
  - Nicholson's Pipit / Anthus nicholsoni Nicholson's Pipit
    NE
  - Buffy Pipit / Anthus vaalensis Buffy Pipit
    LC
  - Plain-backed Pipit / Anthus leucophrys Plain-backed Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
    LC
  - Striped Pipit / Anthus lineiventris Striped Pipit
    LC
  - African Rock Pipit / Anthus crenatus African Rock Pipit
    NT
  - Short-tailed Pipit / Anthus brachyurus Short-tailed Pipit
    LC
  - Bushveld Pipit / Anthus caffer Bushveld Pipit
    LC
  - Yellow-breasted Pipit / Anthus chloris Yellow-breasted Pipit
    VU
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Eurasian Chaffinch / Fringilla coelebs Eurasian Chaffinch
    LC
  - Forest Canary / Crithagra scotops Forest Canary
    LC
  - Black-throated Canary / Crithagra atrogularis Black-throated Canary
    LC
  - Lemon-breasted Canary / Crithagra citrinipectus Lemon-breasted Canary
    LC
  - Yellow-fronted Canary / Crithagra mozambica Yellow-fronted Canary
    LC
  - Cape Siskin / Crithagra totta Cape Siskin
    LC
  - Drakensberg Siskin / Crithagra symonsi Drakensberg Siskin
    LC
  - Yellow Canary / Crithagra flaviventris Yellow Canary
    LC
  - Brimstone Canary / Crithagra sulphurata Brimstone Canary
    LC
  - Streaky-headed Seedeater / Crithagra gularis Streaky-headed Seedeater
    LC
  - Black-eared Seedeater / Crithagra mennelli Black-eared Seedeater
    LC
  - White-throated Canary / Crithagra albogularis White-throated Canary
    LC
  - Protea Canary / Crithagra leucoptera Protea Canary
    NT
  - Cape Canary / Serinus canicollis Cape Canary
    LC
  - Black-headed Canary / Serinus alario Black-headed Canary
    LC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - Ortolan Bunting / Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting
    LC
  - Lark-like Bunting / Emberiza impetuani Lark-like Bunting
    LC
  - Cinnamon-breasted Bunting / Emberiza tahapisi Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
    LC
  - Cape Bunting / Emberiza capensis Cape Bunting
    LC
  - Golden-breasted Bunting / Emberiza flaviventris Golden-breasted Bunting
    LC

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South Africa types of birds

30 orders

107 families

404 genera

896 species

South Africa

South Africa, on the continent's southern tip, is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and by the Indian Ocean on the south and east. Its neighbors are Namibia in the northwest, Zimbabwe and Botswana in the north, and Mozambique and Swaziland in the northeast. The kingdom of Lesotho forms an enclave within the southeast part of South Africa, which occupies an area nearly three times that of California. The southernmost point of Africa is Cape Agulhas, located in the Western Cape Province about 100 mi (161 km) southeast of the Cape of Good Hope.

South Africa on the map of Southern Africa
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