Ostriches (Struthionidae)
Common Ostrich
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl (Anatidae)
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Egyptian Goose
South African Shelduck
Spur-winged Goose
Blue-billed Teal
Cape Shoveler
African Black Duck
Cape Teal
Red-billed Duck
Guineafowl (Numididae)
Helmeted Guineafowl
Eastern Crested Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies (Phasianidae)
Gray-winged Francolin
Cape Spurfowl
Natal Spurfowl
Swainson's Spurfowl
Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Speckled Pigeon
Rameron Pigeon
Red-eyed Dove
Laughing Dove
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
African Green-Pigeon
Bustards (Otididae)
Blue Bustard
Red-crested Bustard
Black Bustard
Turacos (Musophagidae)
Purple-crested Turaco
Gray Go-away-bird
Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
White-browed Coucal
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo
Dideric Cuckoo
Klaas's Cuckoo
Black Cuckoo
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
Common Gallinule
Red-knobbed Coot
Western Swamphen
Finfoots (Heliornithidae)
African Finfoot
Cranes (Gruidae)
Gray Crowned-Crane
Blue Crane
Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
Spotted Thick-knee
Water Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
African Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae)
Three-banded Plover
Blacksmith Lapwing
White-crowned Lapwing
Black-winged Lapwing
Wattled Lapwing
Kittlitz's Plover
Painted-Snipes (Rostratulidae)
Greater Painted-snipe
Jacanas (Jacanidae)
African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Whimbrel
Common Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Red Knot
Ruff
Curlew Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers (Glareolidae)
Collared Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae)
Hartlaub's Gull
Kelp Gull
Whiskered Tern
Penguins (Spheniscidae)
African Penguin
Storks (Ciconiidae)
Black Stork
Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Saddle-billed Stork
Yellow-billed Stork
Anhingas (Anhingidae)
Oriental Darter
Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae)
Long-tailed Cormorant
Crowned Cormorant
Cape Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns (Ardeidae)
Black-crowned Night Heron
Squacco Heron
Medium Egret
Gray Heron
Black-headed Heron
Goliath Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Southern Bald Ibis
African Spoonbill
Secretarybird (Sagittariidae)
Secretarybird
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites (Accipitridae)
Bearded Vulture
Lappet-faced Vulture
Hooded Vulture
White-backed Vulture
Cape Griffon
Bateleur
Brown Snake-Eagle
Fasciated Snake-Eagle
Martial Eagle
Long-crested Eagle
Wahlberg's Eagle
Booted Eagle
Tawny Eagle
Verreaux's Eagle
African Marsh Harrier
Black Harrier
Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk
Black Kite
African Fish-Eagle
Common Buzzard
Jackal Buzzard
Owls (Strigidae)
African Scops-Owl
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Mousebirds (Coliidae)
Speckled Mousebird
White-backed Mousebird
Hoopoes (Upupidae)
Eurasian Hoopoe
Ground-Hornbills (Bucorvidae)
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
African Gray Hornbill
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Trumpeter Hornbill
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Striped Kingfisher
Giant Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
White-fronted Bee-eater
European Bee-eater
Rollers (Coraciidae)
Lilac-breasted Roller
Rufous-crowned Roller
Broad-billed Roller
African Barbets (Lybiidae)
Crested Barbet
White-eared Barbet
Black-collared Barbet
Honeyguides (Indicatoridae)
Lesser Honeyguide
Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Cardinal Woodpecker
Ground Woodpecker
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
Eurasian Kestrel
Lanner Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Taita Falcon
New World and African Parrots (Psittacidae)
Brown-headed Parrot
Cuckooshrikes (Campephagidae)
Black Cuckooshrike
Wattle-eyes and Batises (Platysteiridae)
Chinspot Batis
Bushshrikes and Allies (Malaconotidae)
Brubru
Black-backed Puffback
Black-crowned Tchagra
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Southern Boubou
Bokmakierie
Four-colored Bushshrike
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Shrikes (Laniidae)
Magpie Shrike
Southern Fiscal
Rockjumpers (Chaetopidae)
Cape Rockjumper
Drakensberg Rockjumper
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice (Paridae)
Southern Black-Tit
Gray Tit
Larks (Alaudidae)
Eastern Long-billed Lark
Sabota Lark
Karoo Lark
Rufous-naped Lark
Red-capped Lark
Large-billed Lark
African Warblers (Macrosphenidae)
Cape Crombec
Cape Grassbird
Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Yellow-rumped Eremomela
Burnt-neck Eremomela
Bar-throated Apalis
Rudd's Apalis
Karoo Prinia
Red-faced Cisticola
Rattling Cisticola
Tinkling Cisticola
Red-headed Cisticola
Wailing Cisticola
Piping Cisticola
Pale-crowned Cisticola
Grassbirds and Allies (Locustellidae)
Barratt's Warbler
Little Rush Warbler
Swallows (Hirundinidae)
Plain Martin
Pearl-breasted Swallow
White-throated Swallow
Lesser Striped Swallow
Rufous-chested Swallow
Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Sombre Greenbul
Common Bulbul
Cape Bulbul
Laughingthrushes and Allies (Leiothrichidae)
Arrow-marked Babbler
Oxpeckers (Buphagidae)
Red-billed Oxpecker
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Starlings (Sturnidae)
Burchell's Starling
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Cape Starling
Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae)
Groundscraper Thrush
Kurrichane Thrush
Olive Thrush
Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Spotted Flycatcher
Ashy Flycatcher
Fiscal Flycatcher
Karoo Scrub-Robin
Bearded Scrub-Robin
Red-backed Scrub-Robin
Cape Robin-Chat
White-throated Robin-Chat
Sentinel Rock-Thrush
African Stonechat
Karoo Chat
Mocking Cliff-Chat
Southern Anteater-Chat
Mountain Wheatear
Capped Wheatear
Familiar Chat
Sugarbirds (Promeropidae)
Gurney's Sugarbird
Cape Sugarbird
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters (Nectariniidae)
Orange-breasted Sunbird
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Malachite Sunbird
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Purple-banded Sunbird
Weavers and Allies (Ploceidae)
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Spectacled Weaver
African Golden-Weaver
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Southern Masked-Weaver
Village Weaver
Red-billed Quelea
Yellow Bishop
Red-collared Widowbird
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Long-tailed Widowbird
Grosbeak Weaver
Waxbills and Allies (Estrildidae)
Bronze Mannikin
Black-tailed Waxbill
Common Waxbill
Red-headed Finch
Green-winged Pytilia
Red-billed Firefinch
Indigobirds (Viduidae)
Pin-tailed Whydah
Eastern Paradise-Whydah
Village Indigobird
Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
Cape Sparrow
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
Cape Wagtail
African Pied Wagtail
African Pipit
Mountain Pipit
Long-billed Pipit
Orange-throated Longclaw
Rosy-throated Longclaw
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies (Fringillidae)
Yellow-fronted Canary
Lemon-breasted Seedeater
Brimstone Canary
Yellow Canary
White-throated Canary
Protea Canary
Streaky-headed Seedeater
Drakensberg Siskin
Cape Canary
Old World Buntings (Emberizidae)
White-capped Bunting
Golden-breasted Bunting
Lark-like Bunting
259 species