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

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