eBird Field Checklist
Northern Cape, ZA
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443 species (+84 other taxa) - Year-round, All years
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Ostriches
Common Ostrich
Waterfowl
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
White-backed Duck
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)
Egyptian Goose
South African Shelduck
Spur-winged Goose
Muscovy Duck
Blue-billed Teal
Cape Shoveler
African Black Duck
Yellow-billed Duck
Mallard
Yellow-billed Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
Cape Teal
Red-billed Duck
dabbling duck sp.
Southern Pochard
Maccoa Duck
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
Helmeted Guineafowl
Indian Peafowl
Gray-winged Francolin
Orange River Francolin
Common Quail
Harlequin Quail
Red-billed Spurfowl
Cape Spurfowl
Natal Spurfowl
Swainson's Spurfowl
francolin/spurfowl sp.
Flamingos
Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo
flamingo sp.
Grebes
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Eared Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon
Speckled Pigeon
European Turtle-Dove
Red-eyed Dove
Ring-necked Dove
Streptopelia sp.
Laughing Dove
Tambourine Dove
Namaqua Dove
Sandgrouse
Namaqua Sandgrouse
Double-banded Sandgrouse
Burchell's Sandgrouse
sandgrouse sp.
Bustards
Kori Bustard
Ludwig's Bustard
Blue Bustard
Karoo Bustard
Red-crested Bustard
Black Bustard
White-quilled Bustard
bustard sp.
Turacos
Gray Go-away-bird
Cuckoos
White-browed Coucal
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo
Dideric Cuckoo
Klaas's Cuckoo
Black Cuckoo
Red-chested Cuckoo
African Cuckoo
African/Common Cuckoo
Nightjars
Eurasian Nightjar
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Freckled Nightjar
Caprimulgus sp.
nightjar sp.
Swifts
Alpine Swift
Common Swift
African Swift
Common/African Swift
Bradfield's Swift
Little Swift
Horus Swift
White-rumped Swift
Apus/Tachymarptis sp.
African Palm Swift
large swift sp.
small swift sp.
swift sp.
Flufftails
Red-chested Flufftail
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
African Rail
Eurasian Moorhen
Red-knobbed Coot
African Swamphen
Black Crake
Baillon's Crake
Cranes
Gray Crowned-Crane
Blue Crane
Shorebirds
Spotted Thick-knee
Water Thick-knee
Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet
African Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Common Ringed Plover
Three-banded Plover
Blacksmith Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing
lapwing sp.
Caspian Plover
Kittlitz's Plover
Chestnut-banded Plover
White-fronted Plover
plover sp.
Greater Painted-Snipe
African Jacana
Whimbrel
Eurasian Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
African Snipe
Red Phalarope
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Tringa sp.
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Ruff
Curlew Sandpiper
Sanderling
Little Stint
peep sp.
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Small Buttonquail
Bronze-winged Courser
Double-banded Courser
Burchell's Courser
Temminck's Courser
courser sp.
Black-winged Pratincole
shorebird sp.
Skuas and Jaegers
Parasitic Jaeger
Brown Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Gray-hooded Gull
Hartlaub's Gull
Kelp Gull
gull sp.
Little Tern
Damara Tern
Caspian Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern
Arctic Tern
Antarctic Tern
Common Tern
Sterna sp.
Sandwich Tern
Great Crested Tern
tern sp.
Penguins
African Penguin
Albatrosses
Northern/Southern Royal Albatross
Snowy/Tristan/Antipodean Albatross
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Atlantic/Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
White-capped Albatross
Black-browed Albatross
small albatross sp.
Storm-Petrels
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
European Storm-Petrel
storm-petrel sp.
Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels
Southern Giant-Petrel
Cape Petrel
Great-winged Petrel
Soft-plumaged Petrel
Antarctic Prion
Gray Petrel
White-chinned Petrel
Cory's Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Little Shearwater
shearwater sp.
Storks
African Openbill
Black Stork
Abdim's Stork
White Stork
Marabou Stork
Yellow-billed Stork
Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets
Cape Gannet
Cormorants and Anhingas
African Darter
Long-tailed Cormorant
Crowned Cormorant
Bank Cormorant
Cape Cormorant
Great Cormorant
cormorant sp.
Pelicans
Great White Pelican
Pink-backed Pelican
Shoebill and Hammerkop
Hamerkop
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
Dwarf Bittern
Little Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black Heron
Little Egret
Striated Heron
Squacco Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Western/Eastern Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Yellow-billed Egret
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Gray Heron
Purple Heron
Black-headed Heron
Goliath Heron
white egret sp.
Glossy Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Hadada Ibis
African Spoonbill
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
Secretarybird
Osprey
Black-winged Kite
African Harrier-Hawk
Egyptian Vulture
European Honey-buzzard
White-headed Vulture
Lappet-faced Vulture
White-backed Vulture
Cape Griffon
White-backed Vulture/Cape Griffon
Gyps sp.
Bateleur
Black-chested Snake-Eagle
Brown Snake-Eagle
Martial Eagle
Wahlberg's Eagle
Booted Eagle
Tawny Eagle
Verreaux's Eagle
African Hawk-Eagle
Pale Chanting-Goshawk
Gabar Goshawk
African Marsh Harrier
Black Harrier
Pallid Harrier
harrier sp.
African Goshawk
Shikra
Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk
Black Goshawk
Accipiter sp.
Black Kite
African Fish-Eagle
Common Buzzard
Jackal Buzzard
Buteo sp.
hawk sp.
eagle sp.
Owls
Barn Owl
African Scops-Owl
Southern White-faced Owl
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Cape Eagle-Owl
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Marsh Owl
owl sp.
Mousebirds
Speckled Mousebird
White-backed Mousebird
Red-faced Mousebird
mousebird sp.
Hoopoes
Eurasian Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
Green Woodhoopoe
Common Scimitarbill
Hornbills
African Gray Hornbill
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Kingfishers
Malachite Kingfisher
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Striped Kingfisher
Giant Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
kingfisher sp.
Bee-eaters, Rollers, and Allies
White-fronted Bee-eater
Little Bee-eater
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
European Bee-eater
bee-eater sp.
European Roller
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Lilac-breasted Roller
Rufous-crowned Roller
roller sp.
Barbets and Toucans
Crested Barbet
Pied Barbet
Black-collared Barbet
african barbet sp.
Honeyguides
Lesser Honeyguide
Greater Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
Bearded Woodpecker
Cardinal Woodpecker
Ground Woodpecker
Bennett's Woodpecker
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
woodpecker sp.
Falcons and Caracaras
Pygmy Falcon
Lesser Kestrel
Lesser/Eurasian Kestrel
Rock Kestrel
Greater Kestrel
Red-necked Falcon
Red-footed Falcon
Amur Falcon
Eurasian Hobby
Lanner Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
small falcon sp.
falcon sp.
diurnal raptor sp.
Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Old World Orioles
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises
Pririt Batis
Bushshrikes and Allies
Brubru
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Southern Tchagra
Southern Boubou
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Bokmakierie
Drongos
Fork-tailed Drongo
Shrikes
Red-backed Shrike
Lesser Gray Shrike
Southern Fiscal
shrike sp.
White-crowned Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
Cape Crow
Pied Crow
White-necked Raven
crow/raven sp.
Fairy Flycatchers
Fairy Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Ashy Tit
Gray Tit
Penduline-Tits and Verdin
Southern Penduline-Tit
Larks
Spike-heeled Lark
Short-clawed Lark
Karoo Long-billed Lark
Eastern Long-billed Lark
Cape Lark
long-billed lark sp.
Black-eared Sparrow-Lark
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark
Sabota Lark
Fawn-colored Lark
Karoo Lark
Red Lark
Dune Lark
Cape Clapper Lark
Eastern Clapper Lark
Rufous-naped Lark
Monotonous Lark
Melodious Lark
Mirafra sp.
Red-capped Lark
Stark's Lark
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Sclater's Lark
Pink-billed Lark
Large-billed Lark
lark sp.
Crombecs, Longbills, and Allies
Cape Crombec
Cisticolas and Allies
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Yellow-rumped Eremomela
Burnt-neck Eremomela
eremomela sp.
Namaqua Warbler
Barred Wren-Warbler
apalis sp.
Black-chested Prinia
Karoo Prinia
prinia sp.
Kopje Warbler
Rufous-eared Warbler
Rattling Cisticola
Tinkling Cisticola
Red-headed Cisticola
Levaillant's Cisticola
Piping Cisticola
Zitting Cisticola
Desert Cisticola
Cloud Cisticola
Wing-snapping Cisticola
cisticola sp.
Reed Warblers and Allies
Icterine Warbler
Common Reed Warbler
Marsh/Common Reed Warbler
Lesser Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus sp.
Martins and Swallows
Banded Martin
Plain Martin
Bank Swallow
Rock Martin
Pearl-breasted Swallow
Barn Swallow
White-throated Swallow
Western House-Martin
Greater Striped Swallow
Rufous-chested Swallow
South African Swallow
swallow sp.
Bulbuls
Common Bulbul
Black-fronted Bulbul
Cape Bulbul
Microtarsus/Rubigula/Pycnonotus sp.
Leaf Warblers
Willow Warbler
Sylviid Warblers
Layard's Warbler
Chestnut-vented Warbler
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Orange River White-eye
Cape White-eye
Zosterops sp.
Laughingthrushes and Allies
Southern Pied-Babbler
Oxpeckers
Red-billed Oxpecker
Starlings and Mynas
European Starling
Wattled Starling
Common Myna
Pale-winged Starling
Red-winged Starling
Burchell's Starling
African Pied Starling
Cape Starling
Lamprotornis sp.
Thrushes
Groundscraper Thrush
Olive Thrush
Karoo Thrush
Turdus sp.
thrush sp.
Old World Flycatchers
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa sp.
Marico Flycatcher
Muscicapa/Bradornis sp.
Chat Flycatcher
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Gray Tit-Flycatcher
Ashy Flycatcher
Fiscal Flycatcher
Southern Black-Flycatcher
Karoo Scrub-Robin
Kalahari Scrub-Robin
Red-backed Scrub-Robin
scrub-robin sp.
Cape Robin-Chat
Short-toed Rock-Thrush
Sentinel Rock-Thrush
African Stonechat
Sickle-winged Chat
Karoo Chat
Tractrac Chat
Southern Anteater-Chat
Mountain Wheatear
Capped Wheatear
Familiar Chat
wheatear sp.
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
Malachite Sunbird
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Marico Sunbird
White-breasted Sunbird
Dusky Sunbird
sunbird sp.
Weavers and Allies
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Scaly Weaver
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Sociable Weaver
Cape Weaver
Southern Masked-Weaver
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus sp.
Red-billed Quelea
Southern Red Bishop
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes sp.
Estrildids
Black-faced Waxbill
Common Waxbill
Quailfinch
Cut-throat
Red-headed Finch
Zebra Waxbill
Violet-eared Waxbill
Southern Cordonbleu
Green-winged Pytilia
Red-billed Firefinch
firefinch sp.
Indigobirds and Whydahs
Pin-tailed Whydah
Eastern Paradise-Whydah
Shaft-tailed Whydah
Village Indigobird
Vidua sp.
Old World Sparrows
House Sparrow
Great Rufous Sparrow
Cape Sparrow
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer sp.
Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
Cape Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
African Pied Wagtail
wagtail sp.
African Pipit
Nicholson's Pipit
Plain-backed Pipit
Buffy Pipit
Yellow-tufted Pipit
pipit sp.
Orange-throated Longclaw
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Black-throated Canary
Yellow Canary
White-throated Canary
Protea Canary
Cape Siskin
Cape Canary
Black-headed Canary
Serinus sp.
Old World Buntings
Golden-breasted Bunting
Cape Bunting
Lark-like Bunting
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