The Coves - Checklist of Birds based on BirdLife South Africa database

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1 The - Checklist of Birds Frequency of sighting species Common to very common Uncommon Only 1 sighting - please notify the office if seen Sleg Apalis, Bar-throated Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica 2 Avocet, Pied Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 2 Babbler, Arrow-marked Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii 4 Barbet, Black-collared Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus 5 Barbet, Crested Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii 5 Batis, Chinspot Chinspot Batis Batis molitor 2 Bee-eater, European European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 1 Bee-eater, Little Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus 1 Bee-eater, White-fronted White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides 4 Bishop, Southern Red Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix 5 Bishop, Yellow-crowned Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer 1 Bittern, Little Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 1 Bokmakierie Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus 1 Boubou, Southern Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus 5 Brubru Brubru Nilaus afer 1 Bulbul, African Red-eyed African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans 1 Bulbul, Dark-capped Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor 4 Bush-shrike, Grey-headed Grey-headed Bush-Shrike Malaconotus blanchoti 3 Buzzard, Common (Steppe ) Common (Steppe) Buzzard Buteo buteo 1 Canary, Yellow Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris 1 Canary, Yellow-fronted Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica 3 Chat, Familiar Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris 1 Chat, Mocking Cliff Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris 3 Cisticola, Lazy Lazy Cisticola Cisticola aberrans 1 Cisticola, Levaillant s Levaillant s Cisticola Cisticola tinniens 1 Cisticola, Rattling Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana 1 Cisticola, Wailing Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais 1 Cisticola, Zitting Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 1 Coot, Red-knobbed Red-knobbed coot Fulica cristata 4 Cormorant, Reed Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 4 Cormorant, White-breasted White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus 3 Coucal, Burchell s Burchell s Coucal Centropus burchellii 4 Crake, Black Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra 2 Crow, Pied Pied crow Corvus albus 4 Cuckoo, African African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis 1 Cuckoo, Black Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus 2 Cuckoo, Diederik Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius 5 Cuckoo, Jacobin Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus 2 Cuckoo, Levaillant s Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii 5 Cuckoo, Red-chested Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius 3 Darter, African African Darter Anhinga rufa 3 Dove, Cape Turtle Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola 1 Dove, Laughing Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 4 Dove, Namaqua Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 2 Dove, Red-eyed Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata 3 Dove, Rock Rock Dove Columba livia 2 The bird checklist Page 1 of 5

2 The - Checklist of Birds Drongo, Fork-tailed Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis 5 Duck, African Black African Black Duck Anas sparsa 2 Duck, Fulvous Whistling Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 1 Duck, White-faced Whistling White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata 5 Duck, Yellow-billed Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata 4 Eagle, African Fish African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer 4 Eagle, Black-chested Snake Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis 1 Eagle, Brown Snake Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus 1 Eagle, Long-crested Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis 1 Eagle, Verreaux's Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii 1 Egret, Great Great Egret Egretta alba 2 Egret, Little Little Egret Egretta garzetta 3 Egret, Western Cattle Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 3 Egret, Yellow-billed (Intermediate) Yellow-billed (Intermediate) Egret Ardea intermedia 3 Falcon, Amur Amur Falcon Falco amurensis 4 Falcon, Red-footed Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 2 Finch, Cut-throat Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata 4 Finch, Red-headed Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala 1 Firefinch, Jameson s Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia 3 Firefinch, Red-billed Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala 2 Fiscal, Southern (Common) Southern (Common) Fiscal Lanius collaris 5 Flamingo, Lesser Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor 1 Flycatcher, African Paradise African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis 5 Flycatcher, Fiscal Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens 1 Flycatcher, Southern Black Southern Black flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina 5 Flycatcher, Spotted Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata 2 Francolin, Crested Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena 2 Go-away-bird, Grey Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor 4 Goose, Egyptian Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 4 Goose, Spur-winged Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 2 Grebe, Little Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2 Guineafowl, Helmeted Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 5 Gull, Grey-headed Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus 2 Hamerkop Hamerkop Scopus umbretta 4 Hawk, African Harrier- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus 4 Helmet-shrike, White-crested White-crested Helmet-Shrike Prionops plumatus 1 Heron, Black Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca 3 Heron, Black-crowned Night Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 3 Heron, Black-headed Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala 3 Heron, Goliath Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 2 Heron, Green-backed Green-backed Heron Butorides striata 5 Heron, Grey Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 4 Heron, Purple Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 3 Heron, Squacco Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 2 Hoopoe, African African Hoopoe Upupa africana 5 Hornbill, African Grey African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus 6 Hornbill, Southern Yellow-billed Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas 1 Ibis, African Sacred African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 5 Ibis, Glossy Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 3 Ibis, Hadeda Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash 4 Indigobird, Purple Purple Indigobird Vidua purpurascens 1 The bird checklist Page 2 of 5

3 The - Checklist of Birds Jacana, African African Jacana Actophilornis africanus 2 Kestrel, Rock Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus 1 Kingfisher, Brown-hooded Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris 3 Kingfisher, Giant Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima 5 Kingfisher, Malachite Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata 1 Kingfisher, Pied Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 3 Kingfisher, Woodland Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis 6 Kite, Black Black Kite Milvus migrans 2 Kite, Black-shouldered Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 5 Kite, Yellow-billed Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius 2 Lapwing, African Wattled African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus 3 Lapwing, Blacksmith Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus 4 Lapwing, Crowned Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus 4 Mallard Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1 Mannikin, Bronze Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata 1 Martin, Common House Common House Martin Delichon urbicum 1 Martin, Rock Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula 2 Moorhen, Common Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 3 Mousebird, Red-faced Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus 4 Mousebird, Speckled Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus 3 Mousebird, White-backed White-backed Mousebird Colius colius 1 Myna, Common Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 4 Nightjar, Fiery-necked Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis 2 Nightjar, Freckled Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma 1 Oriole, Black-headed Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus 4 Owl, African Scops African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis 1 Owl, Spotted Eagle- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus 3 Owl, Western Barn Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 2 Owlet, Pearl-spotted Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum 1 Petronia, Yellow-throated Yellow-throated Petronia Gymnoris superciliaris 1 Pigeon, African Olive African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix 1 Pigeon, Speckled Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea 4 Pipit, African African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus 1 Pipit, Long-billed Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis 1 Plover, Three-banded Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 1 Pochard, Southern Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma 1 Prinia, Black-chested Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans 1 Prinia, Tawny-flanked Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava 4 Puffback, Black-backed Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla 1 Quelea, Red-billed Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea 4 Robin, White-browed Scrub White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys 1 Robin-chat, Cape Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra 5 Robin-chat, White-throated White-throated Robin-Chat Cossypha humeralis 1 Roller, Lilac-breasted Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus 3 Seedeater, Streaky-headed Streaky-headed Seedeater Crithagra gularis 1 Shrike, Crimson-breasted Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus 3 Shrike, Red-backed Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1 Sparrow, Cape Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus 4 Sparrow, House House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2 Sparrow, Southern Grey-headed Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus 4 Sparrowhawk, Black Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus 2 The bird checklist Page 3 of 5

4 The - Checklist of Birds Sparrowhawk, Little Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus 2 Sparrowhawk, Ovambo Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis 1 Sparrow-weaver, White-browed White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali 2 Spoonbill, African African Spoonbill Platalea alba 2 Spurfowl, Natal Natal Spurfowl Pternistis natalensis 1 Spurfowl, Swainson s Swainson s Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii 3 Starling, Cape Glossy Cape Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitens 3 Starling, Red-winged Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio 4 Starling, Violet-backed Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster 3 Stonechat, African African StoneChat Saxicola torquatus 2 Stork, Abdim s Abdim s Stork Ciconia abdimii 2 Stork, Black Black Stork Ciconia nigra 1 Stork, White White Stork Ciconia ciconia 1 Stork, Yellow-billed Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis 1 Sunbird, Amethyst Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina 4 Sunbird, Greater Double-collared Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer 2 Sunbird, Marico Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis 3 Sunbird, White-bellied White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala 4 Swallow, Barn Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 3 Swallow, Greater Striped Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata 1 Swallow, Lesser Striped Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica 4 Swallow, Pearl-breasted Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata 1 Swallow, Red-breasted Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa 2 Swallow, White-throated White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis 1 Swamphen, African (Purple) African (Purple) Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis 2 Swift, African Black African Black Swift Apus barbatus 1 Swift, African Palm African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus 1 Swift, Little Little Swift Apus affinis 1 Swift, White-rumped White-rumped Swift Apus caffer 1 Tchagra, Brown-crowned Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis 2 Teal, Red-billed Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha 2 Thick-knee, Spotted Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis 6 Thrush, Groundscraper Groundscraper Thrush Turdus litsitsirupa 5 Thrush, Karoo Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi 1 Thrush, Kurrichane Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus 4 Vulture, Cape Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres 3 Vulture, White-backed White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus 1 Wagtail, African Pied African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp 2 Wagtail, Cape Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis 4 Warbler, African Reed African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus 1 Warbler, Great Reed Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1 Warbler, Little Rush Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala 1 Waxbill, Blue Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis 4 Waxbill, Common Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 2 Weaver, Cape Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis 3 Weaver, Southern Masked Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus 4 Weaver, Thick-billed Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons 3 Weaver, Village Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus 1 Wheatear, Mountain Mountain Wheatear Oenanthe monticola 7 White-eye, Cape Cape White-eye Zosterops virens 4 Whydah, Long-tailed Paradise Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea 1 The bird checklist Page 4 of 5

5 The - Checklist of Birds Whydah, Pin-tailed Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura 4 Whydah, Shaft-tailed Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia 1 Widowbird, Long-tailed Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne 1 Widowbird, White-winged White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus 4 Wood-hoopoe, Green Green Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus 5 Woodpecker, Cardinal Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens 2 The bird checklist Page 5 of 5