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Greater Zandvlei Estuary Nature
Reserve
March 2010 Bird
Count
photograph by Greg Morgan
Chestnut
vented Tit Babbler
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Scientific
name
|
Common Name
|
Totals |
Scientific name
|
Common Name
|
Totals |
| Podiceps cristatus |
Great Crested Grebe |
16
|
Streptopelia semitorquata |
Redeyed Dove |
-
|
| Tachybaptus ruficollis |
Dabchick |
9
|
Streptopelia capicola |
Cape Turtle Dove |
-
|
| Pelecanus onocrotalus |
White Pelican |
-
|
Streptopelia senegalensis |
Laughing Dove |
1
|
| Phalacrocorax lucidus |
Whitebreasted Cormorant |
8 |
Chrysococcyx klaas |
Klaas's Cuckoo |
-
|
| Phalacrocorax capensis |
Cape Cormorant |
-
|
Chrysococcyx caprius |
Diederik Cuckoo |
-
|
| Phalacrocorax africanus |
Reed Cormorant |
53 |
Centropus burchellii |
Burchell's Coucal |
1
|
| Anhinga rufa |
Darter |
44
|
Apus barbatus |
Black Swift |
1
|
| Ardea cinerea |
Grey Heron |
8
|
Apus caffer |
Whiterumped Swift |
-
|
| Ardea melanocephala |
Blackheaded Heron |
4
|
Apus affinis |
Little Swift |
-
|
| Ardea purpurea |
Purple Heron |
3
|
Tachymarptis melba |
Alpine Swift |
-
|
| Nycticorax nycticorax |
Blackcrowned Night Heron |
11
|
Colius colius |
Whitebacked Mousebird |
2
|
| Egretta garzetta |
Little Egret |
7
|
Ceryle rudis |
Pied Kingfisher |
11
|
| Egretta intermedia |
Yellowbilled Egret |
-
|
Megaceryle maximus |
Giant Kingfisher |
2
|
| Bubulcus ibis |
Cattle Egret |
5
|
Alcedo cristata |
Malachite Kingfisher |
1
|
| Ixobrychus minutus |
Little Bittern |
3
|
Tricholaema leucomelas |
Acacia Pied Barbet |
-
|
| Threskiornis aethiopicus |
Sacred Ibis |
1
|
Calandrella cinerea |
Redcapped Lark |
-
|
| Plegadis falcinellus |
Glossy Ibis |
-
|
Hirundo rustica |
European Swallow |
4
|
| Bostrychia hagedash |
Hadeda Ibis |
-
|
Hirundo albigularis |
Whitethroated Swallow |
3
|
| Platalea alba |
African Spoonbill |
-
|
Hirundo cucullata |
Greater Striped Swallow |
-
|
| Phoenicopterus ruber |
Greater Flamingo |
-
|
Hirundo dimidiata |
Pearlbreasted Swallow |
1
|
| Dendrocygna viduata |
Whitefaced Duck |
-
|
Psalidoprocne holomelaena |
Black Sawwing |
-
|
| Dendrocygna bicolor |
Fulvous Duck |
-
|
Hirundo fuligula |
Rock Martin |
-
|
| Alopochen aegyptiacus |
Egyptian Goose |
43
|
Riparia paludicola |
Brownthroated Martin |
-
|
| Anas undulata |
Yellowbilled Duck |
68
|
Corvus albus |
Pied Crow |
1
|
| Anas erythrorhyncha |
Redbilled Teal |
-
|
Corvus albicollis |
Whitenecked Raven |
-
|
| Anas capensis |
Cape Teal |
27
|
Pycnonotus capensis |
Cape Bulbul |
4
|
| Anas smithii |
Cape Shoveller |
10
|
Cossypha caffra |
Cape Robin |
2
|
| Netta erythrophthalma |
Southern Pochard |
-
|
Cercotrichas coryphoeus |
Karoo Robin |
-
|
| Plectropterus gambensis |
Spurwinged Goose |
3
|
Acrocephalus gracilirostris |
Lesser Swamp Warbler |
3
|
| Elanus caeruleus |
Black Shouldered Kite |
-
|
Bradypterus baboecala |
Little Rush Warbler |
-
|
| Milvus migrans
|
Yellowbilled Kite
|
-
|
Sphenoeacus afer |
Grassbird |
1
|
| Haliaeetus vocifer
|
African Fish Eagle
|
1
|
Cisticola tinniens |
Levaillant's Cisticola |
3
|
| Buteo vulpinus
|
Steppe Buzzard
|
-
|
Prinia maculosa |
Spotted Prinia |
5
|
| Accipiter rufiventris |
Redbreasted Sparrowhawk |
-
|
Motacilla capensis |
Cape Wagtail |
1
|
| Accipiter melanoleucus |
Black Sparrowhawk |
1
|
Anthus cinnamomeus |
Grassveld Pipit |
-
|
| Accipiter tachiro |
African Goshawk |
-
|
Macronyx capensis |
Orangethroated Longclaw |
-
|
| Circus ranivorus |
African Marsh Harrier |
-
|
Lanius collaris |
Fiscal Shrike |
4
|
| Falco peregrinus |
Peregrine Falcon |
1
|
Laniarius ferrugineus |
Southern Boubou |
-
|
| Falco biarmicus |
Lanner Falcon |
-
|
Telophorus zeylonus |
Bokmakierie |
3
|
| Falco rupicolus |
Rock Kestrel |
-
|
Sturnus vulgaris |
European Starling |
4
|
| Pternistis capensis |
Cape Francolin |
20
|
Onychognathus morio |
Redwing Starling |
2
|
| Numida meleagris |
Helmeted Guineafowl |
7
|
Nectarinia famosa |
Malachite
Sunbird |
-
|
| Porphyrio madagascariensis |
Purple Gallinule |
1
|
Cinnyris chalybeus |
Lesser Double collared Sunbird |
4
|
| Gallinula chloropus |
Moorhen |
54
|
Zosterops virens |
Cape White Eye |
3
|
| Fulica cristata |
Redknobbed Coot |
929
|
Passer domesticus |
House Sparrow |
-
|
| Charadrius tricollaris |
Threebanded Plover |
6
|
Passer melanurus |
Cape Sparrow |
1
|
| Vanellus armatus |
Blacksmith Plover |
11
|
Ploceus capensis |
Cape Weaver |
4
|
| Vanellus coronatus |
Crowned Plover |
1
|
Ploceus velatus |
Southern Masked Weaver |
1
|
| Actitis hypoleucos |
Common
Sandpiper |
-
|
Euplectes orix |
Red Bishop |
-
|
| Tringa nebularia |
Greenshank |
-
|
Euplectes capensis |
Yellowrumped Widow |
1
|
| Himantopus himantopus |
Blackwinged Stilt |
7
|
Estrilda astrild |
Common Waxbill |
4
|
| Recurvirostra avosetta |
Pied Avocet |
-
|
Vidua macroura |
Pintailed Whydah |
-
|
| Burhinus capensis |
Spotted
Dikkop |
1
|
Serinus canicollis |
Cape Canary |
1
|
| Burhinus vermiculatus |
Water
Dikkop |
-
|
Crithagra sulphuratus |
Bully Canary |
-
|
| Larus dominicanus |
Kelp Gull |
3
|
Anas platyrhynchos |
Mallard
/ Dutch Quacker |
2
|
| Larus cirrocephalus |
Greyheaded Gull |
-
|
Pavo cristatus |
Common Peacock |
-
|
| Larus hartlaubii |
Hartlaubs Gull |
50
|
Bubo capensis |
Spotted Eagle Owl |
-
|
| Sterna caspia |
Caspian Tern |
1
|
Polyboroides typus |
Gymnogene |
-
|
| Sterna hirundo |
Common Tern |
15
|
Amarurornis flavirostris |
Black Crake |
-
|
| Columba livia |
Feral
Pigeon |
1
|
Urocolius indicus
|
Redfaced
Mousebird |
-
|
| Columba arquatrix |
Rameron
Pigeon |
-
|
Sigelus silens
|
Fiscal
Flycatcher
|
-
|
| Columba guinea |
Rock Pigeon |
2
|
-
|
Total
|
68
|
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