Matt Eade: South Africa Life List ABC, All records Record(s) 1 to 458 of 458 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Ostrich Struthio camelus 2 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys 3 Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta 4 Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos 5 Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus 6 Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli 7 Cape Petrel Daption capense 8 Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris 20/11/2011 Cape Town Pelagic MEGA 9 Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera 10 White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis 11 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis 12 Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 13 Jackass Penguin Spheniscus demersus 14 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 15 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 16 Cape Gannet Morus capensis 17 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 18 Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis 19 Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus 20 Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 21 Crowned Cormorant Phalacrocorax coronatus 22 African Darter Anhinga rufa 23 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 24 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 25 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 26 Striated Heron Butorides striata 27 Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca 28 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 29 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia 30 Great Egret Egretta alba 31 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 32 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 33 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala 34 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 35 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta 36 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis 37 African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus 38 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 39 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus 40 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 41 Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 42 Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus 43 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 44 Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash 45 Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 46 Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus 47 African Spoonbill Platalea alba 48 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 49 White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata 50 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 51 South African Shelduck Tadorna cana 52 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 53 African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus 54 Cape Teal Anas capensis 55 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata 56 African Black Duck Anas sparsa 57 Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha 58 Cape Shoveler Anas smithii 59 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma 60 Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa 61 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 62 Black Kite Milvus migrans 63 African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer 64 Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus 65 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus 66 Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres 67 Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus 68 White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis 69 Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis 70 Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus 71 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus 72 African Harrier Hawk Polyboroides typus 73 Black Harrier Circus maurus 74 African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus 75 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 76 Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates 77 Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus 78 African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro 79 Shikra Accipiter badius 80 Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus 81 Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus 82 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 83 Verreauxs' Eagle Aquila verreauxii 84 Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi 85 African Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster 86 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 87 Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis 88 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus 89 Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius 90 Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus 91 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 92 Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides 93 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 94 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 95 Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha Abel Erasmus Pass 96 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 97 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 98 Grey-winged Francolin Francolinus africanus 99 Red-winged Francolin Francolinus levaillantii 100 Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena 101 Natal Francolin Francolinus natalensis 102 Cape Francolin Francolinus capensis 103 Swainson's Spurfowl Francolinus swainsonii 104 Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra 105 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 106 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 107 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata 108 Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus 109 Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus 110 Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum 111 Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami 112 Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii 113 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori 114 Red-crested Bustard Lophotis ruficrista 115 Black Bustard Afrotis afra 116 White-quilled Bustard Afrotis afraoides 117 Karoo Bustard Eupodotis vigorsii 118 Blue Bustard Eupodotis caerulescens 119 White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis 120 Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster 121 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus 122 Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis 123 African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini 124 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 125 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 126 Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus 127 Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis 128 Burchell's Courser Cursorius rufus 129 Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus 130 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 131 Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius 132 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 133 White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus 134 Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus 135 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 136 African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus 137 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus 138 Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris 139 Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus 140 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 141 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 142 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 143 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 144 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 145 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 146 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 147 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 148 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 149 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 150 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 151 Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica 152 Hartlaub's Gull Larus hartlaubii 153 Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus 154 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 155 Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 156 Greater Crested Tern Sterna bergii 157 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 158 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 159 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 160 Little Tern Sterna albifrons 161 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 162 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 163 Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua 164 African Green Pigeon Treron calvus 165 Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos 166 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 167 African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix 168 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea 169 Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon Columba livia 170 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata 171 African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens 172 Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola 173 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 174 Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus robustus 175 Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus 176 Knysna Turaco Tauraco corythaix 177 Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus 178 Grey Go-away Bird Corythaixoides concolor 179 Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus 180 Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii 181 Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius 182 Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus 183 African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis 184 Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas 185 Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius 186 Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis 187 African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis 188 Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti 189 Cape Eagle Owl Bubo capensis 190 Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus 191 Verreaux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus 192 African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii 193 Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis 194 Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena 195 African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus 196 African Black Swift Apus barbatus 197 Common Swift Apus apus 198 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer 199 Horus Swift Apus horus 200 Little Swift Apus affinis 201 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 202 Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus 203 White-backed Mousebird Colius colius 204 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus 205 Narina's Trogon Apaloderma narina 206 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris 207 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis 208 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti 209 African Pygmy Kingfisher Ceyx pictus 210 Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata 211 Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima 212 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 213 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus 214 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus 215 White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides 216 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 217 Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevius 218 European Roller Coracias garrulus 219 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus 220 Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus 221 Green Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus 222 Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas 223 Hoopoe Upupa epops 224 Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri 225 Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus 226 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas 227 Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus 228 African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus 229 Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas 230 Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus 231 Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii 232 Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator 233 Red-throated Wryneck Jynx ruficollis 234 Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii 235 Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni 236 Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus 237 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens 238 Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus 239 Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus 240 Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana 241 Cape Clapper Lark Mirafra apiata 242 Fawn-coloured Lark Calendulauda africanoides 243 Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota 244 Karoo Lark Calendulauda albescens 245 Red Lark Calendulauda burra 246 Rudd's Lark Heteromirafra ruddi 247 Cape Long-billed Lark Certhilauda curvirostris 248 Agulhas Long-billed Lark Certhilauda brevirostris 249 Karoo Long-billed Lark Certhilauda subcoronata 250 Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata 251 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea 252 Botha's Lark Spizocorys fringillaris 253 Sclater's Lark Spizocorys sclateri 254 Stark's Lark Spizocorys starki 255 Large-billed Lark Galerida magnirostris 256 Black-eared Sparrow Lark Eremopterix australis 257 Grey-backed Sparrow Lark Eremopterix verticalis 258 Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera 259 Plain Martin Riparia paludicola 260 Common Sand Martin Riparia riparia 261 Banded Martin Riparia cincta 262 Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga 263 Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa 264 Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica 265 Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata 266 South African Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon spilodera 267 Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula 268 Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea 269 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii 270 Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata 271 White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis 272 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 273 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum 274 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 275 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis 276 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp 277 African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus 278 Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys 279 Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis 280 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 281 Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris 282 Yellow-breasted Pipit Anthus chloris 283 Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis 284 Black Cuckoo-Shrike Campephaga flava 285 Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus 286 Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris 287 African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans 288 Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis 289 Eastern Nicator Nicator gularis 290 Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra 291 White-throated Robin-Chat Cossypha humeralis 292 White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini 293 Chorister Robin-Chat Cossypha dichroa 294 Bearded Scrub Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata 295 White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys 296 Karoo Scrub Robin Cercotrichas coryphaeus 297 Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 298 Buff-streaked Chat Campocoloides bifasciatus 299 Mountain Wheatear Oenanthe monticola 300 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata 301 Sickle-winged Chat Cercomela sinuata 302 Karoo Chat Cercomela schlegelii 303 Tractrac Chat Cercomela tractrac 304 Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris 305 Southern Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora 306 Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris 307 Cape Rock Thrush Monticola rupestris 308 Sentinel Rock Thrush Monticola explorator 309 Orange Ground Thrush Zoothera gurneyi 310 Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsitsirupa 311 Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus 312 Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus 313 Barratt's Warbler Bradypterus barratti 314 Knysna Warbler Bradypterus sylvaticus 315 Victorin's Warbler Bradypterus victorini 316 Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer 317 African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus 318 Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris 319 African Yellow Warbler Chloropeta natalensis 320 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis 321 Karoo Eremomela Eremomela gregalis 322 Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens 323 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 324 Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla 325 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 326 Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis 327 Layard's Tit-Babbler Parisoma layardi 328 Chestnut-vented Warbler Parisoma subcaeruleum 329 Lazy Cisticola Cisticola aberrans 330 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana 331 Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla 332 Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais 333 Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens 334 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 335 Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix 336 Pale-crowned Cisticola Cisticola cinnamomeus 337 Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii 338 Namaqua Warbler Phragmacia substriata 339 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava 340 Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans 341 Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa 342 Drakensberg Prinia Prinia hypoxantha 343 Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica 344 Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida 345 Rufous-eared Warbler Malcorus pectoralis 346 Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura 347 Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina 348 Chat Flycatcher Bradornis infuscatus 349 Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens 350 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 351 Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens 352 African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta 353 Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita 354 African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis 355 Cape Batis Batis capensis 356 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor 357 Pririt Batis Batis pririt 358 Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii 359 Bush Blackcap Lioptilus nigricapillus 360 Cape Rockjumper Chaetops frenatus 361 Drakensberg Rockjumper Chaetops aurantius 362 Ashy Tit Parus cinerascens 363 Grey Tit Parus afer 364 Southern Black Tit Parus niger 365 Cape Penduline Tit Anthoscopus minutus 366 Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea 367 Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina 368 Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis 369 Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa 370 Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris 371 Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus 372 Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer 373 Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis 374 Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus 375 White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala 376 Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus 377 Cape White-eye Zosterops pallidus 378 Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer 379 Gurney's Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi 380 Common Fiscal Lanius collaris 381 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 382 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 383 Magpie Shrike Urolestes melanoleucus 384 Southern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens 385 Grey-headed Bush-Shrike Malacanotus blanchoti 386 Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike Telophorus sulfureopectus 387 Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus 388 Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis 389 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus 390 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla 391 Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus 392 Brubru Nilaus afer 393 White Helmet-Shrike Prionops plumatus 394 Retz's Helmet-Shrike Prionops retzii 395 Eastern Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus 396 African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus 397 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 398 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis 399 Cape Crow Corvus capensis 400 Pied Crow Corvus albus 401 White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis 402 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio 403 Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup 404 Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens 405 Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus 406 Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis 407 African Pied Starling Spreo bicolor 408 Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster 409 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea 410 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 411 Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus 412 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus 413 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus 414 Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus 415 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 416 Yellow-throated Petronia Petronia superciliaris 417 Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger 418 Scaly-fronted Weaver Sporopipes squamifrons 419 Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius 420 Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps 421 Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis 422 Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius 423 Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus 424 Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus 425 Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons 426 Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea 427 Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix 428 Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer 429 White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus 430 Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens 431 Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne 432 Swee Waxbill Estrilda melanotis 433 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 434 Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis 435 Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba 436 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala 437 African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata 438 Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia 439 Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata 440 Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala 12/04/2024 Jo'Burg, South Africa 441 Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata 442 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura 443 Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata 444 Variable Indigobird Vidua funerea 445 Purple Indigobird Vidua purpurascens 446 Cape Siskin Pseudochloroptila totta 447 Drakensberg Siskin Pseudochloroptila symonsi 448 Forest Canary Serinus scotops 449 Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus 450 Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus 451 Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris 452 White-throated Canary Serinus albogularis 453 Streaky-headed Seedeater Serinus gularis 454 Cape Canary Serinus canicollis 455 Black-headed Canary Serinus alario 456 Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris 457 Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis 458 Lark-like Bunting Emberiza impetuani