NELSPRUIT GOLF CLUB
BIRD LIST
NUMBER
COMMON NAME
DNOTESE
SCIENTIFIC NAME
8
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
71
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
81
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
85
Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii
94
Hadeda Ibis
Bostrychia hagedash
126b
Yellow-billed Kite
Milvus aegyptius
127
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus caeruleus
135
Wahlberg’s Eagle
Aquila wahlbergi
149
Steppe Buzzard
Buteo buteo
152
Jackal Buzzard (E)
Buteo rufofuscus
157
Little Sparrowhawk
Accipiter minullus
160
African Goshawk
Accipiter tachiro
169
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
173
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo
196
Natal Francolin (NE)
Pternistes natalensis
203
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
205
Kurrichane Buttonquail
Turnix sylvatica
217
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
255
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
297
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
348
Rock Dove
Columba livia
352
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
354
Cape Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia capicola
355
Laughing Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis
358
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos
359
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
361
African Green-Pigeon
Treron calva
371
Purple-crested Turaco
Tauraco porphyreolophus
377
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
378
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
382
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
385
Klaas’s Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
386
Diderick Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
391a
Burchell’s Coucal (NE)
Centropus burchellii
392
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
394
African Wood-Owl
Strix woodfordii
401
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Bubo africanus
405
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Caprimulgus pectoralis
408
Freckled Nightjar
Caprimulgus tristigma
412
African Black Swift
Apus barbatus
415
White-rumped Swift
Apus caffer
417
Little Swift
Apus affinis
418
Alpine Swift
Apus melba
421
African Palm Swift
Cypsiurus parvus
424
Speckled Mousebird
Colius striatus
426
Red-faced Mousebird
Urocolius indicus
433
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
435
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
438
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
443
White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
444
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
451
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
452
Green Wood-Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
454
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
464
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
470
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
473
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
474
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
475
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
476
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
478
Brown-backed Honeybird
Prodotiscus regulus
483
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
486
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
487
Bearded Woodpecker
Dendropicos namaquus
489
Red-throated Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
494
Rufous-naped Lark
Mirafra africana
518
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
522
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
527
Lesser Striped Swallow
Hirundo abyssinica
530
Common House Martin
Delichon urbica
531
Grey-rumped Swallow
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
536
Black Saw-wing
Psalidoprocne holomelas
538
Black Cuckooshrike
Campephaga flava
541
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
545
Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
548
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
554
Southern Black Tit
Parus niger
558
Grey Penduline Tit
Anthoscopus caroli
560
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
568
Dark-capped Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
569
Terrestrial Brownbul
Phyllastrephus terrestris
572
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
576
Kurrichane Thrush
Turdus libonyana
580
Groundscraper Thrush
Turdus litsitsirupa
589
Familiar Chat
Cercomela familiaris
593
Mocking Cliff-Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
599
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
600
Red-capped Robin-Chat
Cossypha natalensis
601
Cape Robin-Chat
Cossypha caffra
613
White-browed Scrub-Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
619
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
631
African Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus baeticatus
633
Marsh-Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
638
Little Rush-Warbler
Bradypterus baboecala
643
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
645
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
648
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
651
Long-billed Crombec
Sylvietta rufescens
657a
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
664
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
674
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
679
Lazy Cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
681
Neddicky
Cisticola fulvicapillus
683
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
689
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
690
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
691
Ashy Flycatcher
Muscicapa caerulescens
693
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
694
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
700
Cape Batis (E)
Batis capensis
701
Chinspot Batis
Batis molitor
710
African Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis
711
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
713
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
716
African Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
720
Striped Pipit
Anthus lineiventris
732
Common Fiscal
Lanius collaris
733
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
736
Southern Boubou (E)
Laniarius ferrugineus
740
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
743
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
744
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegala
747
Gorgeous Bush-Shrike
Telophorus quadricolor
748
Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike
Telophorus sulfureopectus
751
Grey-headed Bush-Shrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
753
White-crested Helmet-Shrike
Prionops plumatus
761
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
764
Cape Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis nitens
769
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
785
Greater Double-collared Sunbird (E)
Nectarinia afra
787
White-bellied Sunbird
Nectarinia talatala
791
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Nectarinia senegalensis
792
Amethyst Sunbird
Nectarinia amethystina
793
Collared Sunbird
Anthreptes collaris
796
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
801
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
804
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
805
Yellow-throated Petronia
Petronia superciliaris
807
Thick-billed Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
810
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
811
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
814
Southern Masked-Weaver
Ploceus velatus
815
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
816
Golden Weaver
Ploceus xanthops
819
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
821
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
824
Southern Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
828
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axilaris
829
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
831
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
840
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
844
Blue Waxbill
Uraeginthus angolensis
846
Common Waxbill
Estrilda astrild
854
Orange-breasted Waxbill
Sporaeginthus subflavus
857
Bronze Mannikin
Spermestes cucullatus
860
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
864
Dusky Indigobird
Vidua funerea
869
Yellow-fronted Canary
Serinus mozambicus
877
Brimstone Canary
Serinus sulphuratus
881
Streaky-headed Seed-Eater
Serinus gularis
884
Golden-breasted Bunting
Emberiza flaviventris
886
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi
Total number of species identified