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Witsieshoek
This checklist includes all bird species found in Witsieshoek , 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: Witsieshoek [map]
Number of introduced species: 3
Date last reviewed: 2018-06-09
Last modified: 2023-05-23
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| White-faced Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | |
| Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa | |
| 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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| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
| Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei | |
| Natal Francolin | Pternistis natalensis | |
| Red-winged Francolin | Scleroptila levaillantii | |
| Grey-winged Francolin | Scleroptila afra | Endemic (country/region) |
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| Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | |
| Lesser Flamingo | Phoeniconaias minor | |
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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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| European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | |
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| 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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| White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus | |
| Jacobin Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | |
| Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | |
| Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | |
| Diederick Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | |
| Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | |
| Black Cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus | Rare/Accidental |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
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| African Rail | Rallus caerulescens | |
| Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | |
| Purple Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | |
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| White-winged Flufftail | Sarothrura ayresi | |
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| Grey Crowned Crane | Balearica regulorum | |
| Blue Crane | Grus paradisea | |
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| White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis | |
| Blue Bustard | Eupodotis caerulescens | Endemic (country/region) |
| White-quilled Bustard | Afrotis afraoides | |
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| Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | |
| Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | |
| Abdim's Stork | Ciconia abdimii | |
| European White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | |
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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 | |
| Southern Bald Ibis | Geronticus calvus | |
| 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 | |
| Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus | |
| Black-winged Lapwing | Vanellus melanopterus | Rare/Accidental |
| 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 | |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | |
| 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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| Burchell's Courser | Cursorius rufus | |
| Temminck's Courser | Cursorius temminckii | |
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| Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
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| Secretary-bird | Sagittarius serpentarius | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
| African Harrier Hawk | Polyboroides typus | |
| Bearded Vulture | Gypaetus barbatus | |
| Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | |
| Cape Vulture | Gyps coprotheres | |
| Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | |
| Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis | |
| Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | |
| Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | |
| Pale Chanting Goshawk | Melierax canorus | |
| African Marsh Harrier | Circus ranivorus | |
| Black Harrier | Circus maurus | |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | |
| Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | |
| African Goshawk | Accipiter tachiro | Rare/Accidental |
| Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus | |
| Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk | Accipiter rufiventris | |
| 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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| African Scops Owl | Otus senegalensis | |
| Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | |
| Cape Eagle Owl | Bubo capensis | |
| Spotted Eagle Owl | Bubo africanus | |
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| Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus | |
| 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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| Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | |
| Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator | |
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| Rufous-breasted Wryneck | Jynx ruficollis | |
| Ground Woodpecker | Geocolaptes olivaceus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | |
| Olive Woodpecker | Mesopicos griseocephalus | |
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| Crested Barbet | Trachyphonus vaillantii | |
| Acacia Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas | |
| Black-collared Barbet | Lybius torquatus | |
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| Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus | |
| European Roller | Coracias garrulus | |
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| African Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus | |
| Half-collared Kingfisher | Alcedo semitorquata | |
| Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | |
| Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | |
| 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 | |
| Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | |
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| Cape Batis | Batis capensis | |
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| Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla | Rare/Accidental |
| 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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| Gurney's Sugarbird | Promerops gurneyi | Rare/Accidental |
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| Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | Rare/Accidental |
| Malachite Sunbird | Nectarinia famosa | |
| Southern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris chalybeus | Rare/Accidental |
| Greater Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris afer | |
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| Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea | |
| Yellow-crowned Bishop | Euplectes afer | |
| Red-collared Widowbird | Euplectes ardens | |
| Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix | |
| Yellow Bishop | Euplectes capensis | |
| Fan-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes axillaris | |
| 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 | |
| African Firefinch | Lagonosticta rubricata | |
| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | |
| Red-headed Finch | Amadina erythrocephala | |
| African Quailfinch | Ortygospiza fuscocrissa | |
| Zebra Waxbill | Amandava subflava | |
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| Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | |
| Dusky Indigobird | Vidua funerea | |
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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 | |
| Yellow-tufted Pipit | Anthus crenatus | Endemic (country/region) |
| Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys | |
| African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | |
| Buffy Pipit | Anthus vaalensis | |
| Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis | |
| Cape Longclaw | Macronyx capensis | |
| Yellow-breasted Pipit | Hemimacronyx chloris | Endemic (country/region) |
| Mountain Wagtail | Motacilla clara | |
| Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | |
| African Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | |
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| Forest Canary | Crithagra scotops | Rare/Accidental |
| Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis | |
| Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | |
| Yellow Canary | Crithagra flaviventris | |
| Streaky-headed Canary | Crithagra gularis | |
| Drakensberg Siskin | Crithagra symonsi | Rare/Accidental |
| Cape Canary | Serinus canicollis | |
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| Golden-breasted Bunting | Fringillaria flaviventris | |
| Cape Bunting | Fringillaria capensis | |
| Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Fringillaria tahapisi | |
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| African Fairy-flycatcher | Stenostira scita | |
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| Spike-heeled Lark | Chersomanes albofasciata | |
| Eastern Long-billed Lark | Certhilauda semitorquata | |
| 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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| Bar-throated Apalis | Apalis thoracica | |
| Grey-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura | Rare/Accidental |
| Rock-loving Cisticola | Cisticola aberrans | |
| 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 | |
| Pale-crowned Cisticola | Cisticola cinnamomeus | |
| Wing-snapping Cisticola | Cisticola ayresii | |
| Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | |
| Black-chested Prinia | Prinia flavicans | |
| Karoo Prinia | Prinia maculosa | |
| Drakensberg Prinia | Prinia hypoxantha | |
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| Fan-tailed Grassbird | Schoenicola brevirostris | |
| Little Rush Warbler | Bradypterus baboecala | |
| Barratt's Warbler | Bradypterus barratti | |
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| Dark-capped Yellow Warbler | Iduna natalensis | |
| 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 | |
| Greater Striped Swallow | Cecropis cucullata | |
| White-throated Swallow | Hirundo albigularis | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | |
| Banded Martin | Neophedina cincta | |
| Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola | |
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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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| Bush Blackcap | Lioptilus nigricapillus | |
| Layard's Warbler | Curruca layardi | |
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| Cape White-eye | Zosterops virens | |
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| 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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| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | |
| African Dusky Flycatcher | Muscicapa adusta | |
| Southern Black Flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina | |
| Fiscal Flycatcher | Sigelus silens | |
| Cape Robin Chat | Cossypha caffra | |
| Chorister Robin Chat | Cossypha dichroa | |
| White-starred Robin | Pogonocichla stellata | |
| Cape Rock Thrush | Monticola rupestris | Endemic (country/region) |
| Sentinel Rock Thrush | Monticola explorator | |
| African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | |
| Buff-streaked Chat | Campicoloides bifasciatus | |
| Sickle-winged Chat | Emarginata sinuata | |
| Southern Anteater Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora | |
| Mountain Wheatear | Myrmecocichla monticola | |
| Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | |
| Mocking Cliff Chat | Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris | |
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| Groundscraper Thrush | Psophocichla litsitsirupa | |
| Olive Thrush | Turdus olivaceus | |
| Smith's Thrush | Turdus smithi | |
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