Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World
Pearston
This checklist includes all bird species found in Pearston , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Pearston [map]
Number of globally threatened species: 9
Number of introduced species: 4
Date last reviewed: 2018-06-09
Last modified: 2024-08-03
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| Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus | Introduced species |
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| White-faced Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | |
| Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa | Endangered |
| Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | |
| South African Shelduck | Tadorna cana | |
| Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma | |
| Hottentot Teal | Spatula hottentota | |
| Cape Shoveler | Spatula smithii | |
| African Black Duck | Anas sparsa | |
| Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata | |
| Cape Teal | Anas capensis | |
| Red-billed Teal | Anas erythrorhyncha | |
| White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus | |
| Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis | |
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| Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | |
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| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
| Grey-winged Francolin | Scleroptila afra | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | |
| Lesser Flamingo | Phoeniconaias minor | Near-threatened |
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| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | |
| Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
| Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | |
| African Olive Pigeon | Columba arquatrix | |
| Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | |
| Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | |
| Laughing Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | |
| Emerald-spotted Wood Dove | Turtur chalcospilos | |
| Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
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| Namaqua Sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua | |
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| European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | |
| Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | |
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| African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | |
| Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | |
| White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer | |
| Horus Swift | Apus horus | |
| Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
| African Swift | Apus barbatus | |
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| Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | |
| Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | |
| Diederick Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | |
| Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | |
| Black Cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus | |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
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| African Rail | Rallus caerulescens | |
| Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | |
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| Red-chested Flufftail | Sarothrura rufa | |
| Striped Flufftail | Sarothrura affinis | |
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| Blue Crane | Grus paradisea | Vulnerable |
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| Vigors's Bustard | Heterotetrax vigorsii | |
| Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | Near-threatened |
| Ludwig's Bustard | Ardeotis ludwigii | Endangered |
| Denham's Bustard | Ardeotis denhami | Near-threatened |
| White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis | |
| Blue Bustard | Eupodotis caerulescens | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
| Black Bustard | Afrotis afra | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
| White-quilled Bustard | Afrotis afraoides | |
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| Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | Rare/Accidental |
| Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | |
| European White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | |
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| Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | |
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| Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
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| African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | |
| African Spoonbill | Platalea alba | |
| Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | |
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| Long-tailed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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| African Darter | Anhinga rufa | |
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| Water Thick-knee | Burhinus vermiculatus | |
| Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | |
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| Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | |
| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
| Kittlitz's Plover | Charadrius pecuarius | |
| Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | |
| White-fronted Plover | Charadrius marginatus | |
| Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus | |
| Black-winged Lapwing | Vanellus melanopterus | |
| Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus | |
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| Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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| African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus | |
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| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Near-threatened |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Near-threatened |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
| African Snipe | Gallinago nigripennis | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
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| Double-banded Courser | Rhinoptilus africanus | |
| Burchell's Courser | Cursorius rufus | |
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| Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | |
| Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
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| Secretary-bird | Sagittarius serpentarius | Endangered |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
| African Cuckoo Hawk | Aviceda cuculoides | |
| African Harrier Hawk | Polyboroides typus | |
| Bearded Vulture | Gypaetus barbatus | Near-threatened |
| Black-chested Snake Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis | |
| Cape Vulture | Gyps coprotheres | Vulnerable |
| Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus | Near-threatened |
| Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | Endangered |
| Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis | |
| Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | Vulnerable |
| Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | |
| Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | Rare/Accidental |
| Pale Chanting Goshawk | Melierax canorus | |
| Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar | |
| African Marsh Harrier | Circus ranivorus | |
| Black Harrier | Circus maurus | Endangered |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | Near-threatened |
| African Goshawk | Accipiter tachiro | |
| Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus | |
| Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk | Accipiter rufiventris | |
| Black Sparrowhawk | Accipiter melanoleucus | |
| African Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | |
| Jackal Buzzard | Buteo rufofuscus | |
| Eurasian Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
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| Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| African Scops Owl | Otus senegalensis | |
| Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | |
| African Wood Owl | Strix woodfordii | |
| Cape Eagle Owl | Bubo capensis | |
| Spotted Eagle Owl | Bubo africanus | |
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| Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus | |
| White-backed Mousebird | Colius colius | |
| Red-faced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus | |
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| Narina's Trogon | Apaloderma narina | |
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| Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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| Green Wood-hoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | |
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| Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | |
| Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator | |
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| Rufous-breasted Wryneck | Jynx ruficollis | |
| Ground Woodpecker | Geocolaptes olivaceus | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
| Knysna Woodpecker | Campethera notata | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
| Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | |
| Olive Woodpecker | Mesopicos griseocephalus | |
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| Red-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus pusillus | |
| Acacia Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas | |
| Black-collared Barbet | Lybius torquatus | |
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| White-fronted Bee-eater | Merops bullockoides | Rare/Accidental |
| European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | |
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| European Roller | Coracias garrulus | |
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| African Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus | |
| Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | |
| Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Halcyon albiventris | |
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| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
| Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides | |
| Amur Falcon | Falco amurensis | |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | |
| Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava | |
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| Eastern Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus | |
| Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | |
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| Cape Batis | Batis capensis | |
| Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor | |
| Pririt Batis | Batis pririt | |
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| Grey-headed Bush-shrike | Malaconotus blanchoti | |
| Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla | |
| Southern Tchagra | Tchagra tchagra | |
| Olive Bush-shrike | Chlorophoneus olivaceus | |
| Southern Boubou | Laniarius ferrugineus | |
| Bokmakierie | Telophorus zeylonus | |
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| Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | |
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| Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | |
| Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor | |
| Southern Fiscal | Lanius collaris | |
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| Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | |
| White-necked Raven | Corvus albicollis | |
| Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
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| African Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | |
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| Rockjumper | Chaetops frenatus | |
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| Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris | |
| Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | |
| Malachite Sunbird | Nectarinia famosa | |
| Southern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris chalybeus | |
| Greater Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris afer | |
| Dusky Sunbird | Cinnyris fuscus | |
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| White-browed Sparrow Weaver | Plocepasser mahali | |
| Scaly-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons | |
| Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea | |
| Yellow-crowned Bishop | Euplectes afer | |
| Red-collared Widowbird | Euplectes ardens | |
| Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix | |
| Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis | |
| Cape Weaver | Ploceus capensis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | |
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| Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | |
| African Firefinch | Lagonosticta rubricata | |
| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | |
| Swee Waxbill | Coccopygia melanotis | |
| Red-headed Finch | Amadina erythrocephala | |
| African Quailfinch | Ortygospiza fuscocrissa | |
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| Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | |
| Dusky Indigobird | Vidua funerea | |
| Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata | |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
| Cape Sparrow | Passer melanurus | |
| Southern Grey-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus | |
| Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris superciliaris | |
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| Yellow-tufted Pipit | Anthus crenatus | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
| Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys | |
| African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | |
| Buffy Pipit | Anthus vaalensis | |
| Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis | |
| Cape Longclaw | Macronyx capensis | |
| Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | |
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| Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis | |
| Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | |
| Yellow Canary | Crithagra flaviventris | |
| Brimstone Canary | Crithagra sulphurata | |
| White-throated Canary | Crithagra albogularis | |
| Streaky-headed Canary | Crithagra gularis | |
| Black-headed Canary | Serinus alario | |
| Cape Canary | Serinus canicollis | |
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| Golden-breasted Bunting | Fringillaria flaviventris | |
| Cape Bunting | Fringillaria capensis | |
| Lark-like Bunting | Fringillaria impetuani | |
| Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Fringillaria tahapisi | |
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| African Fairy-flycatcher | Stenostira scita | |
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| Southern Black Tit | Melaniparus niger | |
| Grey Tit | Melaniparus afer | |
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| Cape Penduline Tit | Anthoscopus minutus | |
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| Spike-heeled Lark | Chersomanes albofasciata | |
| Karoo Long-billed Lark | Certhilauda subcoronata | |
| Eastern Long-billed Lark | Certhilauda semitorquata | Endemic (country/region) |
| Black-eared Sparrow Lark | Eremopterix australis | |
| Grey-backed Sparrow Lark | Eremopterix verticalis | |
| Sabota Lark | Calendulauda sabota | |
| Karoo Lark | Calendulauda albescens | Endemic (country/region) |
| Cape Clapper Lark | Mirafra apiata | |
| Eastern Clapper Lark | Mirafra fasciolata | |
| Rufous-naped Lark | Mirafra africana | |
| Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | |
| Pink-billed Lark | Spizocorys conirostris | |
| Large-billed Lark | Galerida magnirostris | |
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| Long-billed Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens | |
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| Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis | |
| Namaqua Warbler | Phragmacia substriata | |
| Bar-throated Apalis | Apalis thoracica | |
| Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida | |
| Rufous-eared Warbler | Malcorus pectoralis | |
| Rock-loving Cisticola | Cisticola aberrans | |
| Grey-backed Cisticola | Cisticola subruficapilla | |
| Wailing Cisticola | Cisticola lais | |
| Levaillant's Cisticola | Cisticola tinniens | |
| Piping Cisticola | Cisticola fulvicapilla | |
| Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
| Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | |
| Black-chested Prinia | Prinia flavicans | |
| Karoo Prinia | Prinia maculosa | |
| Drakensberg Prinia | Prinia hypoxantha | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Little Rush Warbler | Bradypterus baboecala | |
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| Common Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | |
| Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris | |
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| Northern House Martin | Delichon urbicum | |
| South African Swallow | Petrochelidon spilodera | |
| Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica | |
| Greater Striped Swallow | Cecropis cucullata | |
| White-throated Swallow | Hirundo albigularis | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| Pearl-breasted Swallow | Hirundo dimidiata | |
| Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | |
| Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola | |
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| Sombre Greenbul | Andropadus importunus | |
| Terrestrial Brownbul | Phyllastrephus terrestris | |
| Black-fronted Bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans | |
| Cape Bulbul | Pycnonotus capensis | Endemic (country/region) |
| Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | |
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| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
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| Layard's Warbler | Curruca layardi | |
| Chestnut-vented Warbler | Curruca subcoerulea | |
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| Cape White-eye | Zosterops virens | |
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| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Introduced species |
| Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea | |
| Pale-winged Starling | Onychognathus nabouroup | |
| Red-winged Starling | Onychognathus morio | |
| African Pied Starling | Lamprotornis bicolor | Endemic (country/region) |
| Cape Starling | Lamprotornis nitens | |
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| Karoo Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas coryphoeus | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | |
| African Dusky Flycatcher | Muscicapa adusta | |
| Chat Flycatcher | Bradornis infuscatus | |
| Fiscal Flycatcher | Sigelus silens | |
| Cape Robin Chat | Cossypha caffra | |
| White-starred Robin | Pogonocichla stellata | |
| Cape Rock Thrush | Monticola rupestris | Endemic (country/region) |
| Sentinel Rock Thrush | Monticola explorator | Near-threatened |
| African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | |
| Sickle-winged Chat | Emarginata sinuata | |
| Karoo Chat | Emarginata schlegelii | |
| Southern Anteater Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora | |
| Mountain Wheatear | Myrmecocichla monticola | |
| Arnott's Chat | Myrmecocichla arnotti | |
| Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata | |
| Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | |
| Mocking Cliff Chat | Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris | |
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| Olive Thrush | Turdus olivaceus | |
| Smith's Thrush | Turdus smithi | |
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