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Bothaville
This checklist includes all bird species found in Bothaville , 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: Bothaville [map]
Number of globally threatened species: 10
Number of introduced species: 4
Date last reviewed: 2018-06-09
Last modified: 2024-08-03
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| Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus | |
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| White-faced Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | |
| 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 | |
| Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos | |
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| Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | |
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| Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus | Introduced species |
| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
| Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei | |
| Natal Francolin | Pternistis natalensis | |
| Swainson's Francolin | Pternistis swainsonii | |
| Coqui Francolin | Peliperdix coqui | |
| Red-winged Francolin | Scleroptila levaillantii | |
| Orange River Francolin | Scleroptila gutturalis | |
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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 | |
| Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
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| Namaqua Sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua | |
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| European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | |
| Rufous-cheeked Nightjar | Caprimulgus rufigena | |
| Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | |
| Freckled Nightjar | Caprimulgus tristigma | Rare/Accidental |
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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 | |
| Common Swift | Apus apus | |
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| Jacobin Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | |
| Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | |
| Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | |
| Diederick Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | |
| Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
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| African Rail | Rallus caerulescens | |
| Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana | |
| Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | |
| Purple Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio | |
| Allen's Gallinule | Porphyrio alleni | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| Lesser Moorhen | Gallinula angulata | |
| Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | |
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| Red-chested Flufftail | Sarothrura rufa | Rare/Accidental |
| White-winged Flufftail | Sarothrura ayresi | Critically endangered |
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| Blue Crane | Grus paradisea | Vulnerable |
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| Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | Near-threatened |
| White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis | |
| White-quilled Bustard | Afrotis afraoides | |
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| Marabou | Leptoptilos crumenifer | |
| Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | |
| Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | |
| Abdim's Stork | Ciconia abdimii | |
| European White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | |
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| Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens | |
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| Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | |
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| Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | |
| Dwarf Bittern | Ixobrychus sturmii | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | |
| Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
| Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca | |
| 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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| 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 | |
| Chestnut-banded Plover | Charadrius pallidus | |
| Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus | |
| Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus | |
| African Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus senegallus | |
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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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| Common Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | |
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| Double-banded Courser | Rhinoptilus africanus | |
| Burchell's Courser | Cursorius rufus | |
| Temminck's Courser | Cursorius temminckii | |
| Black-winged Pratincole | Glareola nordmanni | Near-threatened |
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| Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | |
| 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 Harrier Hawk | Polyboroides typus | |
| White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | Critically endangered |
| Cape Vulture | Gyps coprotheres | Vulnerable |
| Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | Endangered |
| Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | Vulnerable |
| Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | |
| 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 |
| Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | |
| Shikra | Accipiter badius | |
| Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus | |
| Ovambo Sparrowhawk | Accipiter ovampensis | |
| Black Sparrowhawk | Accipiter melanoleucus | |
| African Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| Jackal Buzzard | Buteo rufofuscus | |
| Eurasian Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
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| African Grass Owl | Tyto capensis | |
| Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | |
| Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | |
| 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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| Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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| Green Wood-hoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | |
| Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | |
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| Wahlberg's Honeybird | Prodotiscus regulus | |
| 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 |
| Bennett's Woodpecker | Campethera bennettii | |
| Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | |
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| Crested Barbet | Trachyphonus vaillantii | |
| Acacia Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas | |
| Black-collared Barbet | Lybius torquatus | |
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| White-fronted Bee-eater | Merops bullockoides | |
| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Merops persicus | Rare/Accidental |
| European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | |
| Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus | |
| Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus | |
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| Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus | |
| European Roller | Coracias garrulus | |
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| African Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus | |
| Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | |
| Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | |
| Grey-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala | |
| Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Halcyon albiventris | |
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| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
| Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides | |
| Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | Vulnerable |
| Amur Falcon | Falco amurensis | |
| Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | |
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| Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | |
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| Pririt Batis | Batis pririt | |
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| Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis | |
| Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus | Rare/Accidental |
| Brubru | Nilaus afer | |
| Crimson-breasted Gonolek | Laniarius atrococcineus | |
| Bokmakierie | Telophorus zeylonus | |
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| Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | |
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| Magpie Shrike | Urolestes melanoleucus | |
| Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | |
| Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor | |
| Southern Fiscal | Lanius collaris | |
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| Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | |
| Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
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| African Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | |
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| Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | Rare/Accidental |
| Malachite Sunbird | Nectarinia famosa | |
| Mariqua Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis | |
| White-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris talatala | |
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| White-browed Sparrow Weaver | Plocepasser mahali | |
| Scaly-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons | |
| Sociable Weaver | Philetairus socius | |
| Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea | |
| Yellow-crowned Bishop | Euplectes afer | |
| Red-collared Widowbird | Euplectes ardens | |
| Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix | |
| White-winged Widowbird | Euplectes albonotatus | |
| Long-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes progne | |
| Cape Weaver | Ploceus capensis | |
| Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | |
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| Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | |
| Jameson's Firefinch | Lagonosticta rhodopareia | Rare/Accidental |
| African Firefinch | Lagonosticta rubricata | |
| Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba | |
| Violet-eared Waxbill | Granatina granatina | |
| Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu | Uraeginthus angolensis | |
| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | |
| Black-faced Waxbill | Estrilda erythronotos | |
| Red-headed Finch | Amadina erythrocephala | |
| African Quailfinch | Ortygospiza fuscocrissa | |
| Zebra Waxbill | Amandava subflava | |
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| Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | |
| Eastern Paradise Whydah | Vidua paradisaea | |
| Shaft-tailed Whydah | Vidua regia | |
| Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata | |
| Purple Indigobird | Vidua purpurascens | |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
| Cape Sparrow | Passer melanurus | |
| Southern Grey-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus | |
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| Mountain Pipit | Anthus hoeschi | 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 | |
| African Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | |
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| Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis | |
| Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | |
| Yellow Canary | Crithagra flaviventris | |
| White-throated Canary | Crithagra albogularis | |
| Streaky-headed Canary | Crithagra gularis | |
| 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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| Ashy Tit | Melaniparus cinerascens | |
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| Cape Penduline Tit | Anthoscopus minutus | |
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| Spike-heeled Lark | Chersomanes albofasciata | |
| Eastern Long-billed Lark | Certhilauda semitorquata | |
| Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark | Eremopterix leucotis | |
| Grey-backed Sparrow Lark | Eremopterix verticalis | |
| Sabota Lark | Calendulauda sabota | |
| Fawn-coloured Lark | Calendulauda africanoides | |
| Eastern Clapper Lark | Mirafra fasciolata | |
| Rufous-naped Lark | Mirafra africana | |
| Melodious Lark | Mirafra cheniana | |
| Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | |
| Pink-billed Lark | Spizocorys conirostris | |
| Large-billed Lark | Galerida magnirostris | |
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| Long-billed Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens | |
| Cape Grassbird | Sphenoeacus afer | |
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| Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis | |
| Bar-throated Apalis | Apalis thoracica | |
| Rufous-eared Warbler | Malcorus pectoralis | |
| Rock-loving Cisticola | Cisticola aberrans | |
| Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana | |
| Wailing Cisticola | Cisticola lais | |
| Levaillant's Cisticola | Cisticola tinniens | |
| Piping Cisticola | Cisticola fulvicapilla | |
| Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
| Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | |
| Cloud Cisticola | Cisticola textrix | |
| Wing-snapping Cisticola | Cisticola ayresii | |
| Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | |
| Black-chested Prinia | Prinia flavicans | |
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| Little Rush Warbler | Bradypterus baboecala | |
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| Icterine Warbler | Hippolais icterina | |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | |
| Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | |
| Common Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | |
| Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris | |
| Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus | |
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| Northern House Martin | Delichon urbicum | |
| South African Swallow | Petrochelidon spilodera | |
| Rufous-chested Swallow | Cecropis semirufa | |
| Greater Striped Swallow | Cecropis cucullata | |
| White-throated Swallow | Hirundo albigularis | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| Pearl-breasted Swallow | Hirundo dimidiata | |
| Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | |
| Banded Martin | Neophedina cincta | |
| Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola | |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
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| Black-fronted Bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans | |
| Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | |
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| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
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| Chestnut-vented Warbler | Curruca subcoerulea | |
| Common Whitethroat | Curruca communis | |
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| Orange River White-eye | Zosterops pallidus | |
| Cape White-eye | Zosterops virens | |
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| Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea | |
| Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | Introduced species |
| Red-winged Starling | Onychognathus morio | |
| African Pied Starling | Lamprotornis bicolor | Endemic (country/region) |
| Cape Starling | Lamprotornis nitens | |
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| Kalahari Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas paena | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | |
| Mariqua Flycatcher | Bradornis mariquensis | |
| Fiscal Flycatcher | Sigelus silens | |
| Cape Robin Chat | Cossypha caffra | |
| White-throated Robin Chat | Cossypha humeralis | Rare/Accidental |
| Short-toed Rock Thrush | Monticola brevipes | |
| African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | |
| Sickle-winged Chat | Emarginata sinuata | |
| 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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| Groundscraper Thrush | Psophocichla litsitsirupa | |
| Smith's Thrush | Turdus smithi | |
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