Carol Rushton: South Africa Year List 2022 IOC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 278 of 278 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 1 100.00 2 White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata 1 100.00 3 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 1 100.00 4 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 1 100.00 5 South African Shelduck Tadorna cana 1 100.00 6 Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota 1 100.00 7 Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii 1 100.00 8 African Black Duck Anas sparsa 1 100.00 9 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata 1 100.00 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1 100.00 11 Cape Teal Anas capensis 1 100.00 12 Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha 1 100.00 13 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 1 100.00 14 Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena 1 100.00 15 Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila afra 1 100.00 16 Orange River Francolin Scleroptila gutturalis 1 100.00 17 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 1 100.00 18 Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis 1 100.00 19 Natal Spurfowl Pternistis natalensis 1 100.00 20 Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii 1 100.00 21 Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena 1 100.00 22 Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis 1 100.00 23 African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus 1 100.00 24 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 1 100.00 25 Common Swift Apus apus 1 100.00 26 Little Swift Apus affinis 1 100.00 27 Horus Swift Apus horus 1 100.00 28 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer 1 100.00 29 Grey Go-away-bird Crinifer concolor 1 100.00 30 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori 1 100.00 31 Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami 1 100.00 32 Red-crested Korhaan Lophotis ruficrista 1 100.00 33 Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides 1 100.00 34 Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii 1 100.00 35 Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius 1 100.00 36 Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas 1 100.00 37 Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua 1 100.00 38 Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis 1 100.00 39 Rock Dove Columba livia 1 100.00 40 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea 1 100.00 41 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata 1 100.00 42 Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola 1 100.00 43 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis 1 100.00 44 Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos 1 100.00 45 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 1 100.00 46 African Finfoot Podica senegalensis 1 100.00 47 African Rail Rallus caerulescens 1 100.00 48 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 1 100.00 49 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata 1 100.00 50 African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis 1 100.00 51 Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra 1 100.00 52 Blue Crane Grus paradisea 1 100.00 53 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 1 100.00 54 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 1 100.00 55 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1 100.00 56 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 1 100.00 57 Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor 1 100.00 58 Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis 1 100.00 59 Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus 1 100.00 60 African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini 1 100.00 61 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1 100.00 62 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1 100.00 63 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 1 100.00 64 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus 1 100.00 65 Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus 1 100.00 66 Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius 1 100.00 67 White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus 1 100.00 68 African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis 1 100.00 69 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1 100.00 70 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 1 100.00 71 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1 100.00 72 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1 100.00 73 Ruff Calidris pugnax 1 100.00 74 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1 100.00 75 Little Stint Calidris minuta 1 100.00 76 Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus 1 100.00 77 Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii 1 100.00 78 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 1 100.00 79 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 1 100.00 80 Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 1 100.00 81 Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus 1 100.00 82 Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii 1 100.00 83 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 1 100.00 84 African Penguin Spheniscus demersus 1 100.00 85 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis 1 100.00 86 Cape Gannet Morus capensis 1 100.00 87 African Darter Anhinga rufa 1 100.00 88 Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus 1 100.00 89 Crowned Cormorant Microcarbo coronatus 1 100.00 90 Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus 1 100.00 91 Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis 1 100.00 92 White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus 1 100.00 93 African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 1 100.00 94 Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash 1 100.00 95 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1 100.00 96 African Spoonbill Platalea alba 1 100.00 97 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1 100.00 98 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 1 100.00 99 Striated Heron Butorides striata 1 100.00 100 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 1 100.00 101 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1 100.00 102 Great Egret Ardea alba 1 100.00 103 Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha 1 100.00 104 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 1 100.00 105 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala 1 100.00 106 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 1 100.00 107 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta 1 100.00 108 Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius 1 100.00 109 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 1 100.00 110 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus 1 100.00 111 Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres 1 100.00 112 Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis 1 100.00 113 Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi 1 100.00 114 Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii 1 100.00 115 African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster 1 100.00 116 Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar 1 100.00 117 Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus 1 100.00 118 Shikra Accipiter badius 1 100.00 119 Black Harrier Circus maurus 1 100.00 120 Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius 1 100.00 121 African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer 1 100.00 122 Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus 1 100.00 123 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 100.00 124 African Grass Owl Tyto capensis 1 100.00 125 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum 1 100.00 126 Marsh Owl Asio capensis 1 100.00 127 Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus 1 100.00 128 Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Ketupa lactea 1 100.00 129 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus 1 100.00 130 White-backed Mousebird Colius colius 1 100.00 131 Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus 1 100.00 132 African Hoopoe Upupa africana 1 100.00 133 Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus 1 100.00 134 Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas 1 100.00 135 Southern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus rufirostris 1 100.00 136 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas 1 100.00 137 African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus 1 100.00 138 Purple Roller Coracias naevius 1 100.00 139 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus 1 100.00 140 European Roller Coracias garrulus 1 100.00 141 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris 1 100.00 142 Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus 1 100.00 143 Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima 1 100.00 144 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 1 100.00 145 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus 1 100.00 146 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus 1 100.00 147 White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides 1 100.00 148 Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii 1 100.00 149 Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas 1 100.00 150 Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus 1 100.00 151 Knysna Woodpecker Campethera notata 1 100.00 152 Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus 1 100.00 153 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 1 100.00 154 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 1 100.00 155 Cape Batis Batis capensis 1 100.00 156 Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus 1 100.00 157 Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus 1 100.00 158 Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis 1 100.00 159 Southern Tchagra Tchagra tchagra 1 100.00 160 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla 1 100.00 161 Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus 1 100.00 162 Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus 1 100.00 163 Brubru Nilaus afer 1 100.00 164 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis 1 100.00 165 Southern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens 1 100.00 166 Magpie Shrike Lanius melanoleucus 1 100.00 167 Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris 1 100.00 168 Cape Crow Corvus capensis 1 100.00 169 Pied Crow Corvus albus 1 100.00 170 White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis 1 100.00 171 Cape Rockjumper Chaetops frenatus 1 100.00 172 Southern Black Tit Melaniparus niger 1 100.00 173 Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata 1 100.00 174 Agulhas Long-billed Lark Certhilauda brevirostris 1 100.00 175 Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota 1 100.00 176 Eastern Clapper Lark Mirafra fasciolata 1 100.00 177 Cape Clapper Lark Mirafra apiata 1 100.00 178 Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana 1 100.00 179 Large-billed Lark Galerida magnirostris 1 100.00 180 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea 1 100.00 181 Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus 1 100.00 182 African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans 1 100.00 183 Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis 1 100.00 184 Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera 1 100.00 185 Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola 1 100.00 186 Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula 1 100.00 187 Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata 1 100.00 188 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1 100.00 189 White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis 1 100.00 190 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii 1 100.00 191 Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata 1 100.00 192 Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica 1 100.00 193 Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa 1 100.00 194 South African Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon spilodera 1 100.00 195 Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer 1 100.00 196 Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris 1 100.00 197 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1 100.00 198 Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 1 100.00 199 Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla 1 100.00 200 Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais 1 100.00 201 Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens 1 100.00 202 Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla 1 100.00 203 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 1 100.00 204 Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus 1 100.00 205 Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix 1 100.00 206 Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa 1 100.00 207 Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica 1 100.00 208 Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura 1 100.00 209 Cape White-eye Zosterops virens 1 100.00 210 Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor 1 100.00 211 Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer 1 100.00 212 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 1 100.00 213 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 1 100.00 214 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea 1 100.00 215 Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens 1 100.00 216 Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis 1 100.00 217 Pied Starling Lamprotornis bicolor 1 100.00 218 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio 1 100.00 219 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorynchus 1 100.00 220 Groundscraper Thrush Turdus litsitsirupa 1 100.00 221 Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus 1 100.00 222 Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi 1 100.00 223 Karoo Scrub Robin Cercotrichas coryphoeus 1 100.00 224 Kalahari Scrub Robin Cercotrichas paena 1 100.00 225 Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens 1 100.00 226 Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer 1 100.00 227 Short-toed Rock Thrush Monticola brevipes 1 100.00 228 Sentinel Rock Thrush Monticola explorator 1 100.00 229 Cape Rock Thrush Monticola rupestris 1 100.00 230 African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 1 100.00 231 Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris 1 100.00 232 Ant-eating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora 1 100.00 233 Mountain Wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola 1 100.00 234 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata 1 100.00 235 Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris 1 100.00 236 Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea 1 100.00 237 Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina 1 100.00 238 Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa 1 100.00 239 Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus 1 100.00 240 Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer 1 100.00 241 Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis 1 100.00 242 White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala 1 100.00 243 Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus 1 100.00 244 Great Sparrow Passer motitensis 1 100.00 245 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus 1 100.00 246 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 1 100.00 247 Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger 1 100.00 248 White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali 1 100.00 249 Scaly-feathered Weaver Sporopipes squamifrons 1 100.00 250 Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis 1 100.00 251 Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus 1 100.00 252 Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea 1 100.00 253 Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix 1 100.00 254 Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis 1 100.00 255 Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris 1 100.00 256 White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus 1 100.00 257 Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne 1 100.00 258 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 1 100.00 259 Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava 1 100.00 260 Violet-eared Waxbill Granatina granatina 1 100.00 261 Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis 1 100.00 262 Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba 1 100.00 263 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala 1 100.00 264 Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia 1 100.00 265 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura 1 100.00 266 Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea 1 100.00 267 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis 1 100.00 268 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp 1 100.00 269 Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis 1 100.00 270 African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus 1 100.00 271 Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys 1 100.00 272 Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis 1 100.00 273 Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica 1 100.00 274 Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris 1 100.00 275 Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata 1 100.00 276 White-throated Canary Crithagra albogularis 1 100.00 277 Cape Canary Serinus canicollis 1 100.00 278 Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis 1 100.00