Africa - Birding Escapes

Africa and Others

Struthionidae - Ostriches

Anatidae - Ducks and Geese

Egyptian Goose, SA

Spur-winged Goose, SA

Fulvous Whistling Duck, SA

Cape Teal, SA

Cape Shoveler, SA

Red-billed Duck, SA

Yellow-billed Duck, SA

South African Shelduck, SA

White-faced Whistling Duck, SA

White-backed Duck, SA

African Pygmy-Goose, SA

Knob-billed Duck(F), SA

Numididae - Guineafowl

Phasianidae - Pheasants and Grouses

Phoenicopteridae - Flamingos

Podicipetidae - Grebes

Spheniscidae - Penguins

Columbidae - Doves and Pigeons

Lemon Dove, SA

Rock Pigeon, SA

Speckled Pigeon, SA

Rameron Pigeon, SA

African Green Pigeon, SA

Ring-necked Dove, SA

Red-eyed Dove, SA

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove, SA

Namaqua Dove(M), SA

Namaqua Dove(F), BOT

Laughing Dove, SA

Mourning Collared-Dove, SA

Pteroclidae - Sandgrouses

Otididae - Bustards

Musophagidae - Turacos

Cuculidae - Cuckoos

Caprimulgidae - Nightjars

Apodidae - Swifts

Raillidae - Coots and Rails

Heliornithidae - Finfoots

Gruidae - Cranes

Burhinidae - Thick-knees

Recurvirostridae - Stilts and Avocets

Haematopotidae - Oystercatchers

Charadriidae - Plovers

Blacksmith Lapwing, SA

Black-bellied Plover, SA

Common Ringed Plover, SA

Crowned Lapwing, SA

Senegal Lapwing, SA

White-crowned Lapwing, SA

White-fronted Plover, SA

Three-banded Plover, SA

Wattled Lapwing, SA

Kittlitz’s Plover, SA

Rostratulidae - Painted-Snipes

Jacanadae - Jacanas

Scolopacidae - Sandpipers

Glariolidae - Coursers

Laridae - Gulls and Terns

Ciconiidae - Storks

Anhingidae - Darters

Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants

Pelicanidae - Pelicans

Ardeidae - Herons and Egrets

Black-crowned Night Heron,SA

Black-headed Heron, SA

Gray Heron, SA

Western Cattle Egret, SA

Yellow-billed Egret, SA

Goliath Heron, SA

Black-crowned Night-Heron(Juv), SA

Squacco Heron, SA

Great Egret, SA

Striated Heron, SA

Little Egret, SA

Treskiornithidae - Ibis's

Cathartidae - Vultures

Pandionidae - Ospreys

Accipitridae - Hawks and Eagles

Jackal Buzzard, SA

Black Goshawk, SA

Black Kite, SA

Black-winged Kite, SA

Bateleur, SA

Bateleur(Juv), SA

Lizard Buzzard, BOT

Dark Chanting-Goshawk, SA

Long-crested Eagle, SA

Martial Eagle, SA

Martial Eagle(Juv), SA

Tawny Eagle, SA

Walhberg’s Eagle, SA

African Fish-Eagle, SA

African Goshawk, SA

African Harrier-Hawk(Juv). SA

Brown Snake-Eagle, SA

Little Sparrowhawk, BOT

Gabar Goshawk, BOT

African Harrier-Hawk, SA

African Hawk-Eagle, SA

Strigidae - Owls

Coliidae - Mousebirds

Upupidae - Hoopoes

Phoeniculidae - Woodhoopoes

Bucerotidae - Hornbills

Meropidae - Bee-Eaters

Alcedinidae - Kingfishers

Coraciidae - Rollers

Lybiidae - African Barbets

Picidae - Woodpeckers

Falconidae - Falcons and Kestrels

Oriolidae - Old World Orioles

Platysteiridae - Wattle Eyes and Batis's

Vangidae - Helmetshrikes

Maloconotidae - Bushshrikes

Dicruridae - Drongos

Monarchidae - Monarchs

Laniidae - Shrikes

Corvidae - Jays and Crows

Paridae - Tits

Alaudidae - Larks

Macrosphenidae - African Warblers

Cisticoladae - Cisticolas

Levaillant’s Cisticola, SA

Karoo Prinia, SA

Gray-backed Cisticola, SA

Rudd’s Apalis, SA

Yellow-breasted Apalis, SA

Green-backed Camaroptera

Piping Cisticola, SA

Rattling Cisticola, SA

Rock-loving Cisticola, SA

Zitting Cisticola, SA

Tawny-flanked Prinia, SA

Bar-throated Apalis, SA

Acrocephaladae - Reed Warblers

Hirundinidae - Swallows

Pycnonotidae - Bulbuls

Phylloscopidae - Leaf Warblers

Sylviidae - Whitethroats

Zosteropidae - White-Eyes

Buphagidae - Oxpeckers

Sturnidae - Starlings and Mynas

Red-winged Starling, SA

Black-bellied Starling, SA

Cape Starling, SA

Greater Blue-eared Starling, SA

Violet-backed Starling(F), SA

Wattled Starling(F), BOT

Wattled Starling(M), BOT

Violet-backed Starling(M), SA

Meve’s Starling, BOT

Burchell’s Starling, SA

Common Myna, SA

Pied Starling, SA

European Starling, SA

Turdidae - Thrushes

Muscicapidae - Old World Flycatcher

Cape Robin-Chat, SA

Karoo Scrub-Robin, SA

Fiscal Flycatcher, SA

Southern Black-Flycatcher, SA

Familiar Chat, SA

Marico Flycatcher, SA

Spotted Flycatcher, SA

Chorister Robin-Chat, SA

White-throated Robin-Chat, SA

Cape Rock-Thrush, SA

Bearded Scrub-Robin, SA

Kalahari Scrub-Robin, SA

African Stonechat, SA

White-browned Scrub-Robin, SA

Brown Scrub-Robin, SA

Red-capped Robin-Chat, SA

Mocking Cliff-Chat, SA

Arnot’s Chat, SA

Promeroptidae - Sugarbirds

Nectariniidae - Sunbirds

Malachite Sunbird(F), SA

Orange-breasted Sunbird(F), SA

White-bellied Sunbird(M), SA

White-bellied Sunbird(F), SA

Southern Double-collared Sunbird, SA

Orange-breasted Sunbird(M), SA

Malachite Sunbird(M), SA

Greater Double-collared Sunbird, SA

Collared Sunbird(Juv), SA

Collared Sunbird(M), SA

Amethyst Sunbird(F), SA

Amethyst Sunbird(M), SA

Marico Sunbird(M), SA

Marico Sunbird(F), SA

Mouse-colored Sunbird, SA

Olive Sunbird, SA

Plocilidae - Weavers

Cape Weaver(F), SA

Southern Masked-Weaver(F), SA

Yellow-crowned Bishop, BOT

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver(Juv), BOT

African Golden-Weaver, SA

Holub’s Golden-Weaver, SA

Southern Masked-Weaver(M), BOT

Red-billed Quelea, SA

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver, SA

Cape Weaver(M), SA

Grosbeak Weaver(M), SA

Grosbeak Weaver(F), SA

Red-headed Weaver(M), BOT

Red-headed Weaver(F), SA

Spectacled Weaver, SA

White-winged Widowbird, SA

Yellow Bishop(F), SA

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver, BOT

Lesser Masked-Weaver(F), SA

Dark-backed Weaver, SA

Estrildidae - Munias

Bronze Mannikin, SA

Swee Waxbill, SA

Cut-throat, SA

African Firefinch(M), SA

African Firefinch(F), SA

Jameson’s Firefinch, SA

Red-billed Firefinch, SA

Common Waxbill, SA

Violet-eared Waxbill, SA

Southern Cordonbleu, SA

Green-winged Pytilia(M), SA

Green-winged Pytilia(F), SA

Viduidae - Whydahs and Indigobirds

Passeridae - Old World Sparrows

Motacillidae - Pipits

Fringilidae - Finches

Emberizidae - Old World Buntings