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Bird list of the Agulhas Plain Project

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Alphabetical Name	Full Name	Scientific	Sightings	Photos
Apalis, Bar-throated	Bar-throated Apalis	Apalis thoracica	0	1
Avocet, Pied	Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	0	1
Barbet, Acacia Pied	Acacia Pied Barbet	Tricholaema leucomelas	4	4
Batis, Cape	Cape Batis	Batis capensis	0	1
Bee-eater, Blue-cheeked	Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus	0	5
Bishop, Southern Red	Southern Red Bishop	Euplectes orix	0	2
Bishop, Yellow	Yellow Bishop	Euplectes capensis	0	1
Bittern, Little	Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	0	2
Bokmakierie	Bokmakierie	Telophorus zeylonus	0	1
Boubou, Southern	Southern Boubou	Laniarius ferrugineus	0	2
Bulbul, Cape	Cape Bulbul	Pycnonotus capensis	0	1
Bunting, Cape	Cape Bunting	Emberiza capensis	0	1
Bunting, Lark-like	Lark-like Bunting	Emberiza impetuani	0	1
Bustard, Denham's	Denham's Bustard	Neotis denhami	0	2
Buttonquail, Hottentot	Hottentot Buttonquail	Turnix hottentottus	0	3
Buzzard, Common	Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo	0	4
Buzzard, European Honey	European Honey Buzzard	Pernis apivorus	0	2
Buzzard, Forest	Forest Buzzard	Buteo trizonatus	0	1
Buzzard, Jackal	Jackal Buzzard	Buteo rufofuscus	0	9
Canary, Brimstone	Brimstone Canary	Crithagra sulphurata	1	0
Canary, Cape	Cape Canary	Serinus canicollis	0	1
Canary, White-throated	White-throated Canary	Crithagra albogularis	0	2
Canary, Yellow	Yellow Canary	Crithagra flaviventris	0	2
Chat, Familiar	Familiar Chat	Cercomela familiaris	0	1
Cisticola, Cloud	Cloud Cisticola	Cisticola textrix	0	1
Cisticola, Grey-backed	Grey-backed Cisticola	Cisticola subruficapilla	0	2
Cisticola, Levaillant's	Levaillant's Cisticola	Cisticola tinniens	0	2
Cisticola, Zitting	Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	0	2
Coot, Red-knobbed	Red-knobbed coot	Fulica cristata	0	1
Cormorant, Bank	Bank Cormorant	Phalacrocorax neglectus	0	2
Cormorant, Cape	Cape Cormorant	Phalacrocorax capensis	0	2
Cormorant, Crowned	Crowned Cormorant	Phalacrocorax coronatus	0	2
Cormorant, Reed	Reed Cormorant	Phalacrocorax africanus	0	1
Cormorant, White-breasted	White-breasted Cormorant	Phalacrocorax lucidus	0	2
Coucal, Burchell's	Burchell's Coucal	Centropus burchellii	1	1
Courser, Temminck's	Temminck's Courser	Cursorius temminckii	0	3
Crake, Baillon's	Baillon's Crake	Porzana pusilla	0	0
Crake, Black	Black Crake	Amaurornis flavirostra	0	1
Crane, Blue	Blue Crane	Anthropoides paradiseus	0	2
Crombec, Long-billed	Long-billed crombec	Sylvietta rufescens	0	0
Crow, Cape	Cape Crow	Corvus capensis	0	1
Crow, Pied	Pied crow	Corvus albus	0	0
Cuckoo, Black	Black Cuckoo	Cuculus clamosus	0	0
Cuckoo, Common	Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	0	2
Cuckoo, Diederik	Diederik Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx caprius	0	2
Cuckoo, Klaas's	Klaas's Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx klaas	0	1
Cuckoo, Red-chested	Red-chested Cuckoo	Cuculus solitarius	0	1
Cuckooshrike, Black	Black Cuckooshrike	Campephaga flava	0	1
Curlew, Eurasian	Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	0	2
Darter, African	African Darter	Anhinga rufa	0	1
Dove, Cape Turtle	Ring-necked Dove	Streptopelia capicola	0	1
Dove, Laughing	Laughing Dove	Streptopelia senegalensis	0	1
Dove, Namaqua	Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis	0	1
Dove, Red-eyed	Red-eyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata	0	0
Dove, Rock	Rock Dove	Columba livia	0	0
Dove, Tambourine	Tambourine Dove	Turtur tympanistria	0	0
Drongo, Fork-tailed	Fork-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus adsimilis	0	1
Duck, African Black	African Black Duck	Anas sparsa	0	3
Duck, Fulvous Whistling	Fulvous Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	0	1
Duck, Knob-billed	Knob-billed Duck	Sarkidiornis melanotos	0	1
Duck, Maccoa	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa	0	3
Duck, White-backed	White-backed Duck	Thalassornis leuconotus	0	1
Duck, White-faced Whistling	White-faced Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna viduata	0	2
Duck, Yellow-billed	Yellow-billed Duck	Anas undulata	0	1
Eagle, African Fish	African Fish Eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	0	3
Eagle, Black-chested Snake	Black-chested Snake Eagle	Circaetus pectoralis	0	1
Eagle, Booted	Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus	0	3
Eagle, Brown Snake	Brown Snake Eagle	Circaetus cinereus	0	1
Eagle, Long-crested	Long-crested Eagle	Lophaetus occipitalis	0	1
Eagle, Martial	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	0	4
Eagle, Verreauxs'	Verreauxs' Eagle	Aquila verreauxii	0	1
Egret, Great	Great Egret	Egretta alba	0	1
Egret, Little	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	1	1
Egret, Western Cattle	Western Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	0	2
Egret, Yellow-billed	Intermediate Egret	Egretta intermedia	0	1
Falcon, Amur	Amur Falcon	Falco amurensis	2	2
Falcon, Lanner	Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus	0	2
Falcon, Peregrine	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	0	4
Fiscal, Southern	Southern Fiscal	Lanius collaris	0	1
Flamingo, Greater	Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus	0	1
Flamingo, Lesser	Lesser Flamingo	Phoeniconaias minor	0	3
Flufftail, Buff-spotted	Buff-spotted Flufftail	Sarothrura elegans	0	0
Flufftail, Red-chested	Red-chested Flufftail	Sarothrura rufa	0	1
Flufftail, Striped	Striped Flufftail	Sarothrura affinis	0	0
Flycatcher, African Dusky	African Dusky Flycatcher	Muscicapa adusta	0	1
Flycatcher, African Paradise	African Paradise Flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis	0	3
Flycatcher, Fiscal	Fiscal Flycatcher	Sigelus silens	0	1
Flycatcher, Spotted	Spotted flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	0	3
Francolin, Grey-winged	Grey-winged Francolin	Scleroptila afra	0	2
Gannet, Cape	Cape Gannet	Morus capensis	0	2
Godwit, Bar-tailed	Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	0	1
Goose, Egyptian	Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	0	1
Goose, Spur-winged	Spur-winged Goose	Plectropterus gambensis	0	1
Goshawk, African	African Goshawk	Accipiter tachiro	0	5
Goshawk, Pale Chanting	Pale Chanting Goshawk	Melierax canorus	0	2
Grassbird, Cape	Cape Grassbird	Sphenoeacus afer	0	3
Grebe, Black-necked	Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	0	1
Grebe, Great Crested	Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	0	1
Grebe, Little	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	0	2
Greenbul, Sombre	Sombre Greenbul	Andropadus importunus	0	1
Greenshank, Common	Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	0	1
Guineafowl, Helmeted	Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris	0	1
Gull, Franklin's	Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	0	1
Gull, Grey-headed	Grey-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	0	2
Gull, Hartlaub's	Hartlaub's Gull	Chroicocephalus hartlaubii	0	1
Gull, Kelp	Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	0	2
Hamerkop	Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta	0	1
Harrier, African Marsh	African Marsh Harrier	Circus ranivorus	0	1
Harrier, Black	Black Harrier	Circus maurus	0	1
Harrier, Montagu's	Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	0	1
Hawk, African Harrier-	African Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides typus	0	3
Heron, Black	Black Heron	Egretta ardesiaca	0	1
Heron, Black-crowned Night	Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	0	3
Heron, Black-headed	Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala	0	1
Heron, Goliath	Goliath Heron	Ardea goliath	0	2
Heron, Grey	Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	0	2
Heron, Purple	Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	0	2
Heron, Squacco	Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	0	0
Hobby, Eurasian	Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo	0	1
Honeyguide, Greater	Greater Honeyguide	Indicator indicator	0	2
Honeyguide, Lesser	Lesser Honeyguide	Indicator minor	0	1
Hoopoe, African	African Hoopoe	Upupa africana	0	1
Ibis, African Sacred	African Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus	0	2
Ibis, Glossy	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	0	1
Ibis, Hadeda	Hadada Ibis	Bostrychia hagedash	0	1
Kestrel, Lesser	Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	0	1
Kestrel, Rock	Rock Kestrel	Falco rupicolus	0	2
Kingfisher, Brown-hooded	Brown-hooded Kingfisher	Halcyon albiventris	0	3
Kingfisher, Giant	Giant Kingfisher	Megaceryle maxima	0	2
Kingfisher, Malachite	Malachite Kingfisher	Alcedo cristata	0	3
Kingfisher, Pied	Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	0	2
Kite, Black-winged	Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus	0	3
Kite, Yellow-billed	Yellow-billed Kite	Milvus aegyptius	0	1
Knot, Red	Red Knot	Calidris canutus	0	1
Korhaan, Karoo	Karoo Korhaan	Eupodotis vigorsii	0	1
Korhaan, Southern Black	Southern Black Korhaan	Afrotis afra	0	3
Lapwing, Blacksmith	Blacksmith Lapwing	Vanellus armatus	0	0
Lapwing, Crowned	Crowned Lapwing	Vanellus coronatus	0	1
Lark, Agulhas Long-billed	Agulhas Long-billed Lark	Certhilauda brevirostris	2	2
Lark, Cape Clapper	Cape Clapper Lark	Mirafra apiata	0	1
Lark, Grey-backed Sparrow	Grey-backed Sparrow-lark	Eremopterix verticalis	0	0
Lark, Large-billed	Large-billed Lark	Galerida magnirostris	0	2
Lark, Red-capped	Red-capped Lark	Calandrella cinerea	0	1
Longclaw, Cape	Cape Longclaw	Macronyx capensis	0	1
Martin, Banded	Banded Martin	Riparia cincta	0	1
Martin, Brown-throated	Brown-throated Martin	Riparia paludicola	0	1
Martin, Common House	Common House Martin	Delichon urbicum	0	1
Martin, Rock	Rock Martin	Hirundo fuligula	0	2
Moorhen, Common	Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	0	1
Mousebird, Red-faced	Red-faced Mousebird	Urocolius indicus	0	1
Mousebird, Speckled	Speckled Mousebird	Colius striatus	0	1
Neddicky	Neddicky	Cisticola fulvicapilla	0	1
Nightjar, Fiery-necked	Fiery-necked Nightjar	Caprimulgus pectoralis	0	0
Nightjar, Rufous-cheeked	Rufous-cheeked Nightjar	Caprimulgus rufigena	0	0
Openbill, African	African Openbill	Anastomus lamelligerus	0	1
Osprey, Western	Western Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	0	2
Ostrich, Common	Common Ostrich	Struthio camelus	0	1
Owl, African Grass	African Grass Owl	Tyto capensis	0	5
Owl, African Wood	African Wood Owl	Strix woodfordii	0	1
Owl, Marsh	Marsh Owl	Asio capensis	0	1
Owl, Spotted Eagle-	Spotted Eagle-Owl	Bubo africanus	0	4
Owl, Western Barn	Western Barn Owl	Tyto alba	0	1
Oystercatcher, African Black	African Oystercatcher	Haematopus moquini	0	2
Painted-snipe, Greater	Greater Painted-snipe	Rostratula benghalensis	0	1
Peafowl, Indian	Indian Peafowl	Pavo cristatus	0	0
Pelican, Great White	Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus	0	4
Penduline-tit, Cape	Grey Penduline-Tit	Anthoscopus minutus	0	0
Penguin, African	African Penguin	Spheniscus demersus	0	1
Penguin, Macaroni	Macaroni Penguin	Eudyptes chrysolophus	0	4
Penguin, Northern Rockhopper	Northern Rockhopper Penguin	Eudyptes moseleyi	0	1
Petrel, Northern Giant	Northern Giant Petrel	Macronectes halli	0	1
Petrel, Southern Giant	Southern Giant Petrel	Macronectes giganteus	0	0
Petrel, White-chinned	White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis	0	0
Pigeon, African Olive	African Olive Pigeon	Columba arquatrix	1	1
Pigeon, Speckled	Speckled Pigeon	Columba guinea	0	1
Pipit, African	African Pipit	Anthus cinnamomeus	0	1
Pipit, Plain-backed	Plain-backed Pipit	Anthus leucophrys	0	1
Plover, American Golden	American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	0	5
Plover, Caspian	Caspian Plover	Charadrius asiaticus	0	0
Plover, Chestnut-banded	Chestnut-banded Plover	Charadrius pallidus	0	3
Plover, Common Ringed	Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	0	1
Plover, Greater Sand	Greater Sand Plover	Charadrius leschenaultii	0	2
Plover, Grey	Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	0	2
Plover, Kittlitz's	Kittlitz's Plover	Charadrius pecuarius	0	2
Plover, Lesser Sand	Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus	0	1
Plover, Pacific Golden	Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	0	6
Plover, Three-banded	Three-banded Plover	Charadrius tricollaris	0	1
Plover, White-fronted	White-fronted Plover	Charadrius marginatus	0	1
Pochard, Southern	Southern Pochard	Netta erythrophthalma	0	1
Pratincole, Black-winged	Black-winged Pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	0	0
Prinia, Karoo	Karoo Prinia	Prinia maculosa	0	1
Quail-finch, African	African Quail-finch	Ortygospiza fuscocrissa	0	0
Quail, Common	Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix	0	2
Quelea, Red-billed	Red-billed Quelea	Quelea quelea	0	1
Rail, African	African Rail	Rallus caerulescens	0	2
Raven, White-necked	White-necked Raven	Corvus albicollis	0	0
Robin-chat, Cape	Cape Robin-Chat	Cossypha caffra	0	3
Robin, Karoo Scrub	Karoo Scrub Robin	Erythropygia coryphoeus	0	1
Roller, European	European Roller	Coracias garrulus	0	3
Ruff	Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	0	1
Sanderling	Sanderling	Calidris alba	0	2
Sandpiper, Broad-billed	Broad-billed Sandpiper	Limicola falcinellus	0	3
Sandpiper, Common	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	0	1
Sandpiper, Curlew	Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	0	1
Sandpiper, Marsh	Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	0	1
Sandpiper, Pectoral	Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	0	1
Sandpiper, Terek	Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	0	2
Sandpiper, White-rumped	White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	0	3
Sandpiper, Wood	Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	0	1
Saw-wing, Black	Black Saw-wing	Psalidoprocne pristoptera	0	1
Secretarybird	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	0	2
Seedeater, Streaky-headed	Streaky-headed Seedeater	Crithagra gularis	0	1
Shearwater, Great	Great Shearwater	Puffinus gravis	0	0
Shelduck, South African	South African Shelduck	Tadorna cana	0	3
Shoveler, Cape	Cape Shoveler	Anas smithii	0	1
Shrike, Lesser Grey	Lesser Grey Shrike	Lanius minor	0	1
Shrike, Red-backed	Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	0	1
Siskin, Cape	Cape Siskin	Crithagra totta	0	1
Skua, Subantarctic	Subantarctic Skua	Stercorarius antarcticus	0	0
Snipe, African	African Snipe	Gallinago nigripennis	0	2
Sparrow, Cape	Cape Sparrow	Passer melanurus	0	1
Sparrow, House	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	0	2
Sparrow, Southern Grey-headed	Southern Grey-headed Sparrow	Passer diffusus	0	1
Sparrowhawk, Black	Black Sparrowhawk	Accipiter melanoleucus	0	2
Sparrowhawk, Rufous-breasted	Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk	Accipiter rufiventris	0	0
Spoonbill, African	African Spoonbill	Platalea alba	0	1
Spurfowl, Cape	Cape Spurfowl	Pternistis capensis	0	1
Starling, Common	Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	0	1
Starling, Pied	Pied Starling	Lamprotornis bicolor	0	1
Starling, Red-winged	Red-winged Starling	Onychognathus morio	0	0
Starling, Wattled	Wattled Starling	Creatophora cinerea	0	2
Stilt, Black-winged	Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	0	2
Stint, Little	Little Stint	Calidris minuta	0	1
Stonechat, African	African StoneChat	Saxicola torquatus	0	2
Stork, Abdim's	Abdim's Stork	Ciconia abdimii	0	1
Stork, Black	Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	0	1
Stork, Marabou	Marabou Stork	Leptoptilos crumeniferus	0	1
Stork, White	White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	0	3
Stork, Yellow-billed	Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis	0	0
Sugarbird, Cape	Cape Sugarbird	Promerops cafer	0	3
Sunbird, Amethyst	Amethyst Sunbird	Chalcomitra amethystina	0	1
Sunbird, Greater Double-collared	Greater Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris afer	0	1
Sunbird, Malachite	Malachite Sunbird	Nectarinia famosa	0	1
Sunbird, Orange-breasted	Orange-breasted Sunbird	Anthobaphes violacea	0	2
Sunbird, Southern Double-collared	Southern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris chalybeus	0	2
Swallow, Barn	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	0	3
Swallow, Greater Striped	Greater Striped Swallow	Cecropis cucullata	0	1
Swallow, Lesser Striped	Lesser Striped Swallow	Cecropis abyssinica	0	1
Swallow, Pearl-breasted	Pearl-breasted Swallow	Hirundo dimidiata	0	1
Swallow, White-throated	White-throated Swallow	Hirundo albigularis	0	1
Swamphen, African (Purple)	African Swamphen	Porphyrio madagascariensis	0	5
Swift, African Black	African Black Swift	Apus barbatus	4	4
Swift, Alpine	Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba	0	1
Swift, Common	Common Swift	Apus apus	0	1
Swift, Horus	Horus Swift	Apus horus	0	0
Swift, Little	Little Swift	Apus affinis	0	1
Swift, White-rumped	White-rumped Swift	Apus caffer	0	1
Tchagra, Southern	Southern Tchagra	Tchagra tchagra	2	2
Teal, Cape	Cape Teal	Anas capensis	0	1
Teal, Hottentot	Hottentot Teal	Anas hottentota	0	2
Teal, Red-billed	Red-billed Teal	Anas erythrorhyncha	0	1
Tern, Caspian	Caspian Tern	Sterna caspia	0	2
Tern, Common	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	0	2
Tern, Damara	Damara Tern	Sterna balaenarum	0	3
Tern, Elegant	Elegant Tern	Sterna elegans	0	1
Tern, Gull-billed	Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	0	3
Tern, Little	Little Tern	Sterna albifrons	0	1
Tern, Sandwich	Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	0	1
Tern, Swift	Greater Crested Tern	Thalasseus bergii	0	1
Tern, Whiskered	Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	0	1
Thick-knee, Spotted	Spotted Thick-knee	Burhinus capensis	0	0
Thick-knee, Water	Water Thick-knee	Burhinus vermiculatus	0	1
Thrush, Cape Rock	Cape Rock Thrush	Monticola rupestris	0	3
Thrush, Groundscraper	Groundscraper Thrush	Turdus litsitsirupa	0	1
Thrush, Olive	Olive Thrush	Turdus olivaceus	0	1
Thrush, Sentinel Rock	Sentinel Rock Thrush	Monticola explorator	0	2
Tropicbird, Red-tailed	Red-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon rubricauda	1	1
Turnstone, Ruddy	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	0	2
Vulture, Cape	Cape Vulture	Gyps coprotheres	0	3
Wagtail, Cape	Cape Wagtail	Motacilla capensis	0	1
Warbler, African Reed	African Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus baeticatus	0	0
Warbler, Lesser Swamp	Lesser Swamp Warbler	Acrocephalus gracilirostris	0	2
Warbler, Little Rush	Little Rush Warbler	Bradypterus baboecala	0	0
Warbler, Willow	Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	0	1
Waxbill, Common	Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	0	1
Waxbill, Swee	Swee Waxbill	Coccopygia melanotis	0	3
Weaver, Cape	Cape Weaver	Ploceus capensis	0	1
Weaver, Southern Masked	Southern Masked Weaver	Ploceus velatus	0	1
Wheatear, Capped	Capped Wheatear	Oenanthe pileata	0	2
Whimbrel	Eurasian Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	0	2
White-eye, Cape	Cape White-eye	Zosterops virens	0	1
Whydah, Pin-tailed	Pin-tailed Whydah	Vidua macroura	0	2
Woodpecker, Cardinal	Cardinal Woodpecker	Dendropicos fuscescens	0	2
Woodpecker, Ground	Ground Woodpecker	Geocolaptes olivaceus	0	1
Woodpecker, Knysna	Knysna Woodpecker	Campethera notata	0	2
Woodpecker, Olive	Olive Woodpecker	Dendropicos griseocephalus	1	1
Whinchat	Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	0	0

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