Iain Wilkinson: South Africa Life List ABC, All records Record(s) 1 to 210 of 210 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Ostrich Struthio camelus 30/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 2 Jackass Penguin Spheniscus demersus 18/10/1990 Boulders Bay, South Africa 3 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 14/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 4 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 5 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 13/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 6 Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 7 African Darter Anhinga rufa 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 8 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 18/09/2018 Pilanesberg National Park 9 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 15/12/2012 Kruger Park, South Africa 10 Striated Heron Butorides striata 05/05/2014 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 11 Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 12 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 14/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 13 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia 14/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 14 Great Egret Egretta alba 14/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 15 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 16 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 14/05/2014 Pilansburg 17 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala 11/11/2022 Pilanesberg Park, SA 18 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta 15/12/2012 Kruger Park, South Africa 19 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis 30/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 20 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 11/05/2016 Pilanesberg National Reserve, South Africa 21 Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus 09/05/2016 Pilanesberg National Reserve, South Africa 22 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 23 Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash 28/12/2001 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 24 Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 19/08/2005 Illovo Beach, South Africa 25 African Spoonbill Platalea alba 14/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 26 White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata 14/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 27 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 28 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 26/04/2016 Marivale Bird Sanctuary, Nigel 29 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 15/12/2012 Kruger Park, South Africa 30 African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus 19/12/2012 St Lucia, South Africa 31 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata 12/08/2009 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 32 African Black Duck Anas sparsa 04/05/2016 Delta Park, Randburg, South Africa 33 Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 34 Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 35 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 12/08/2009 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 36 African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 37 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus 17/12/2012 Kruger Park, South Africa 38 African Harrier Hawk Polyboroides typus 14/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 39 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 08/11/2022 Pilanesberg Park, SA 40 Verreauxs' Eagle Aquila verreauxii 06/05/2014 Walter Sisulu Gardens, Roodepoort, South Africa 41 Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus 10/08/2009 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 42 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus 10/08/2009 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 43 Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius 10/08/2009 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 44 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 30/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 45 Coqui Francolin Francolinus coqui 13/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 46 Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena 14/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 47 Natal Francolin Francolinus natalensis 30/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 48 Swainson's Spurfowl Francolinus swainsonii 30/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 49 African Rail Rallus caerulescens 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 50 Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 51 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 52 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata 26/04/2016 Marivale Bird Sanctuary, Nigel 53 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori 01/01/2002 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 54 White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis 13/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 55 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus 19/12/2012 St Lucia, South Africa 56 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 57 Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 58 Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 59 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 13/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 60 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 61 African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 62 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 63 Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus 12/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 64 African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 65 Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 66 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 67 African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix 14/05/2014 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 68 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea 14/05/2014 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 69 Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon Columba livia 24/04/2016 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 70 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata 29/04/2016 Deneysville, Orange Free State, South Africa 71 African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 72 Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola 14/05/2014 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 73 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 05/01/2002 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 74 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 04/05/2016 Delta Park, Randburg, South Africa 75 Grey Go-away Bird Corythaixoides concolor 28/12/2001 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 76 Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 77 Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii 10/11/2022 Pilanesberg Park, SA 78 Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 79 White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus 11/05/2014 Walter Sisulu Gardens, Roodepoort, South Africa 80 Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus 30/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 81 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum 17/12/2012 Kruger Park, South Africa 82 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 83 Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 84 White-backed Mousebird Colius colius 25/09/2018 Deneysville, South Africa 85 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus 17/05/2014 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 86 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris 02/01/2002 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 87 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis 17/12/2012 Kruger Park, South Africa 88 Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata 12/08/2009 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 89 Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima 09/05/2016 Pilanesberg National Reserve, South Africa 90 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 91 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus 10/05/2016 Pilanesberg National Reserve, South Africa 92 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 93 Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevius 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 94 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 95 Green Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus 15/05/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 96 Hoopoe Upupa epops 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 97 Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus 13/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 98 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 99 African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 100 Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus 10/08/2005 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 101 Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 102 Red-throated Wryneck Jynx ruficollis 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 103 Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni 20/09/2018 Pilanesberg National Park 104 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens 20/09/2018 Pilanesberg National Park 105 Melodious Lark Mirafra cheniana 08/11/2022 Pilanesberg Park, SA 106 Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 107 Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 108 Sclater's Lark Spizocorys sclateri 11/05/2016 Pilanesberg National Reserve, South Africa 109 Plain Martin Riparia paludicola 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 110 Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 111 Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica 12/08/2009 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 112 Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata 02/01/2002 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 113 Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 114 White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis 24/09/2018 Deneysville, South Africa 115 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 01/11/2022 Walter Sisulu Gardens, Roodeport 116 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis 14/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 117 Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara 05/11/2022 Deneysille, SA 118 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp 08/11/2022 Pilanesberg Park, SA 119 African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus 10/05/2016 Pilanesberg National Reserve, South Africa 120 Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis 18/09/2018 Pilanesberg National Park 121 Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 122 White-breasted Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina pectoralis 30/09/2018 Deneysville, South Africa 123 Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 124 African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans 05/11/2022 Deneysille, SA 125 Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra 06/05/2014 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 126 White-throated Robin-Chat Cossypha humeralis 18/09/2018 Pilanesberg National Park 127 White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini 18/09/2018 Pilanesberg National Park 128 White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 129 Kalahari Scrub Robin Cercotrichas paena 04/08/2009 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 130 Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 14/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 131 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata 12/08/2009 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 132 Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris 14/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 133 Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 134 Cape Rock Thrush Monticola rupestris 21/09/2018 Pilanesberg National Park 135 Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsitsirupa 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 136 Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus 05/01/2002 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 137 Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus 11/05/2016 Pilanesberg National Reserve, South Africa 138 Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 139 Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 140 Chestnut-vented Warbler Parisoma subcaeruleum 21/09/2018 Pilanesberg National Park 141 Lazy Cisticola Cisticola aberrans 21/05/2014 Maropeng, South Africa 142 Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 143 Piping Cisticola Cisticola fulvicapilla 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 144 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava 10/08/2009 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 145 Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans 21/09/2018 Pilanesberg National Park 146 Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 147 Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus 10/05/2016 Pilanesberg National Reserve, South Africa 148 Chat Flycatcher Bradornis infuscatus 05/11/2022 Deneysille, SA 149 Marico Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis 12/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 150 Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens 06/05/2014 Walter Sisulu Gardens, Roodepoort, South Africa 151 African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis 04/10/2018 Walter Sisulu Gardens, Roodepoort 152 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 153 Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 154 Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 155 Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina 06/05/2014 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 156 Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris 23/12/2012 St Lucia, South Africa 157 Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 158 White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala 24/04/2016 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 159 Cape White-eye Zosterops pallidus 05/01/2002 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 160 Common Fiscal Lanius collaris 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 161 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 07/11/2022 Pilanesberg Park, SA 162 Magpie Shrike Urolestes melanoleucus 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 163 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 164 Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus 10/08/2009 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 165 Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 166 Eastern Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 167 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 168 Pied Crow Corvus albus 10/08/2009 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 169 White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 170 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 171 Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 172 Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 173 African Pied Starling Spreo bicolor 10/05/2014 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 174 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 18/08/2005 Illovo Beach, South Africa 175 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 176 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 177 Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus 03/01/2002 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 178 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 29/04/2016 Deneysville, Orange Free State, South Africa 179 White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali 30/04/2016 Deneysville, Orange Free State, South Africa 180 Scaly-fronted Weaver Sporopipes squamifrons 15/08/2009 Illovo Beach, South Africa 181 Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps 11/05/2016 Pilanesberg National Reserve, South Africa 182 Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis 27/09/2018 Walter Sisulu Gardens, Roodepoort 183 Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius 02/01/2002 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 184 Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus 05/01/2002 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 185 Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus 02/01/2002 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 186 Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons 27/09/2018 Randpark Ridge, South Africa 187 Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 188 Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix 02/01/2002 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 189 Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer 31/12/2001 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 190 White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus 01/01/2002 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 191 Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens 01/11/2022 Walter Sisulu Gardens, Roodeport 192 Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 193 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 194 Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis 01/01/2002 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 195 Violet-eared Waxbill Uraeginthus granatinus 10/08/2009 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 196 Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba 09/05/2016 Pilanesberg National Reserve, South Africa 197 African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 198 Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala 29/04/2016 Deneysville, Orange Free State, South Africa 199 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura 02/10/2018 Cradle Moon. Guatang, South Africa 200 Eastern Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea 14/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 201 Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia 09/05/2016 Pilanesberg National Reserve, South Africa 202 Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata 14/05/2014 Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa 203 Variable Indigobird Vidua funerea 11/05/2016 Pilanesberg National Reserve, South Africa 204 Black-throated Canary Serinus atrogularis 26/04/2016 Marivale, Nigel, South Africa 205 Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 206 Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris 04/05/2016 Delta Park, Randburg, South Africa 207 Streaky-headed Seedeater Serinus gularis 29/11/2022 Randpark Ridge 208 Black-headed Canary Serinus alario 07/11/2022 Pilanesberg Park, SA 209 Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris 15/08/2005 Mabula Game Reserve, South Africa 210 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi 09/05/2016 Pilanesberg National Reserve, South Africa