| Name |
Major synonyms (Old Names) |
Scientific Name |
| European Roller |
|
Coracias garrulus |
| Lilac-breasted Roller |
|
Coracias caudata |
| Purple Roller |
Rufous-crowned Roller |
Coracias naevia |
| Malachite Kingfisher |
|
Alcedo cristata |
| Grey-headed Kingfisher |
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher |
Halcyon leucocephala |
| Woodland Kingfisher |
|
Halcyon senegalensis |
| Brown-hooded Kingfisher |
|
Halcyon albiventris |
| Striped Kingfisher |
|
Halcyon chelicuti |
| Pied Kingfisher |
|
Ceryle rudis |
| White-fronted Bee-eater |
|
Merops bullockoides |
| Little Bee-eater |
|
Merops pusillus |
| Swallow-tailed Bee-eater |
|
Merops hirundineus |
| Abdim's Stork |
|
Ciconia abdimii |
| Common Quail |
|
Coturnix coturnix |
| Harlequin Quail |
|
Coturnix delegorguei |
| Common Ostrich |
|
Struthio camelus |
| Crested Francolin (incl. Kirk's) |
|
Peliperdix sephaena |
| Natal Francolin |
|
Pternistes natalensis |
| Swainson's Spurfowl |
|
Pternistes swainsonii |
| Helmeted Guineafowl |
|
Numida meleagris |
| Small (Kurrichane) Buttonquail |
|
Turnix sylvatica |
| Bennett's Woodpecker |
|
Campethera bennettii |
| Golden-tailed Woodpecker |
|
Campethera abingoni |
| Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird |
|
Pogoniulus chrysoconus |
| Acacia Pied Barbet |
|
Tricholaema leucomelas |
| Black-collared Barbet |
|
Lybius torquatu |
| Crested Barbet |
|
Trachyphonus vaillantii |
| Red-billed Hornbill |
|
Tockus erythrorhynchus |
| Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill |
|
Tockus leucomelas |
| African Grey Hornbill |
|
Tockus nasutus |
| African Hoopoe |
|
Upupa africana |
| Green Wood-Hoopoe |
Red-billed Wood-Hoopoe |
Phoeniculus purpureus |
| Common Scimitarbill |
|
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas |
| European Bee-eater |
|
Merops apiaster |
| Speckled Mousebird |
|
Colius striatus |
| Red-faced Mousebird |
|
Urocolius indicus |
| Little Swift |
|
Apus affinis |
| Grey Go-away-bird |
|
Corythaixoides concolor |
| Barn Owl |
|
Tyto alba |
| African Scops-Owl |
|
Otus senegalensis |
| Southern White-faced Scops-Owl |
|
Ptilopsus granti |
| Cape Eagle-Owl |
|
Bubo capensis |
| Spotted Eagle-Owl |
|
Bubo africanus |
| Verreaux's Eagle-Owl |
Giant, Milky Eagle-Owl |
Bubo lacteus |
| African Barred Owlet |
|
Glaucidium capense |
| Marsh Owl |
|
Asio capensis |
| European Nightjar |
|
Caprimulgus europaeus |
| Rufous-cheeked Nightjar |
|
Caprimulgus rufigena |
| Fiery-necked Nightjar |
|
Caprimulgus pectoralis |
| Freckled Nightjar |
|
Caprimulgus tristigma
|
| Square-tailed Nightjar |
Mozambique Nightjar |
Caprimulgus fossii |
| Speckled Pigeon |
|
Columba guinea |
| Laughing Dove |
|
Streptopelia senegalensis |
| Cape Turtle-Dove |
Ring-necked Dove |
Streptopelia capicola |
| Red-eyed Dove |
|
Streptopelia semitorquata |
| Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove |
|
Turtur chalcospilos |
| Namaqua Dove |
|
Oena capensis |
| Kori Bustard |
|
Ardeotis kori |
| Red-crested Korhaan |
|
Eupodotis ruficrista |
| Black-bellied Bustard |
|
Eupodotis melanogaster |
| Namaqua Sandgrouse |
|
Pterocles namaqua |
| Double-banded Sandgrouse |
|
Pterocles bicinctus |
| Burchell's Sandgrouse |
|
Pterocles burchelli |
| Spotted Thick-knee |
Cape Dikkop |
Burhinus capensis |
| Three-banded Plover |
|
Charadrius tricollaris |
| Crowned Lapwing |
|
Vanellus coronatus |
| Black-shouldered Kite |
Black-winged Kite |
Elanus caeruleus |
| Black-chested Snake-Eagle |
|
Circaetus pectoralis |
| Brown Snake-Eagle |
|
Circaetus cinereus |
| Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk |
|
Melierax canorus |
| Common Buzzard |
Steppe Buzzard |
Buteo buteo |
| Jackal Buzzard |
|
Buteo rufofuscus |
| Lesser Spotted Eagle |
|
Aquila pomarina |
| Tawny Eagle |
|
Aquila rapax |
| Steppe Eagle |
|
Aquila nipalensis |
| Wahlberg's Eagle |
|
Aquila wahlbergi |
| African Hawk-Eagle |
|
Hieraaetus spilogaster |
| Martial Eagle |
|
Polemaetus bellicosus |
| White Stork |
|
Ciconia ciconia |
| Red-backed Shrike |
|
Lanius collurio |
| Common Fiscal |
Fiscal Shrike |
Lanius collaris |
| Magpie Shrike |
Long-tailed Shrike |
Corvinella melanoleuca |
| Southern White-crowned Shrike |
|
Eurocephalus anguitimens |
| African Golden Oriole |
|
Oriolus auratus |
| Black-headed Oriole |
Eastern Black-headed Oriole |
Oriolus larvatus |
| Fork-tailed Drongo |
|
Dicrurus adsimilis |
| Brubru |
|
Nilaus afer |
| Black-backed Puffback |
|
Dryoscopus cubla |
| Black-crowned Tchagra |
|
Tchagra senegala |
| Brown-crowned Tchagra |
|
Tchagra australis |
| Crimson-breasted Shrike |
|
Laniarius atrococcineus |
| Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike |
|
Telophorus sulfureopectus |
| White-crested Helmet-Shrike |
|
Prionops plumatus |
| Chinspot Batis |
|
Batis molitor |
| Kurrichane Thrush |
|
Turdus libonyanus |
| Wattled Starling |
|
Creatophora cinerea |
| Southern Black Tit |
|
Parus niger |
| Long-billed Crombec |
|
Sylvietta rufescens |
| Southern Pied Babbler |
|
Turdoides bicolor |
| Arrow-marked Babbler |
|
Turdoides jardineii |
| Monotonous Lark |
|
Mirafra passerina |
| Rufous-naped Lark |
|
Mirafra africana |
| Flappet Lark |
|
Mirafra rufocinnamomea |
| Fawn-coloured Lark |
|
Mirafra africanoides |
| Sabota Lark (incl. Bradfield's) |
|
Mirafra sabota |
| White-bellied Sunbird |
|
Cinnyris talatala |
| Marico Sunbird |
|
Cinnyris mariquensis |
| White-browed Sparrow-Weaver |
|
Plocepasser mahali |
| Red-billed Quelea |
|
Quelea quelea |
| Blue Waxbill |
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu |
Uraeginthus angolensis |
| Violet-eared Waxbill |
Common Grenadier |
Granatina granatina |
| Swee Waxbill |
|
Estrilda melanotis |
| Common Waxbill |
|
Estrilda astrild |
| Black-faced Waxbill |
|
Estrilda erythronotos |
| Orange-breasted Waxbill |
Zebra Waxbill |
Amandava subflava |
| Bronze Mannikin |
|
Lonchura cucullata |
| Shaft-tailed Whydah |
|
Vidua regia |
| Pin-tailed Whydah |
|
Vidua macroura |
| Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah |
|
Vidua paradisaea |
| Golden-breasted Bunting |
|
Emberiza flaviventris |
| Mangrove Kingfisher |
|
Halcyon senegaloides |
| Swamp Nightjar |
Natal Nightjar |
Caprimulgus natalensis |
| Cape Clapper Lark |
|
Mirafra apiata |
| Agulhas Clapper Lark |
|
Mirafra marjoriae |
| Black-winged Stilt |
|
Himantopus himantopus |
| African Fish-Eagle |
|
Haliaeetus vocifer |
| Dark Chanting Goshawk |
|
Melierax metabates |
| Verreaux's Eagle |
African Black Eagle |
Aquila verreauxii |
| Red-footed Falcon |
Western Red-footed Falcon |
Falco vespertinus |
| Saddle-billed Stork |
|
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
| Giant Kingfisher |
|
Megaceryle maxima |
| Red-billed Oxpecker |
|
Buphagus erythrorhynchus |
| Cape White-eye |
|
Zosterops pallidus |
| White-faced Duck |
|
Dendrocygna viduata |
| Egyptian Goose |
|
Alopochen aegyptiacus |
| Spur-winged Goose |
|
Plectropterus gambensis |
| Comb (Knob-billed) Duck |
|
Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| Greater Honeyguide |
|
Indicator indicator |
| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater |
|
Merops persicus |
| Southern Carmine Bee-eater |
|
Merops nubicoides |
| Red-chested Cuckoo |
|
Cuculus solitarius |
| Klaas's Cuckoo |
|
Chrysococcyx klaas |
| Diderick Cuckoo |
|
Chrysococcyx caprius |
| Burchell's Coucal |
|
Centropus burchelli |
| Brown-headed Parrot |
|
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus |
| Common Swift |
|
Apus apus |
| African Green-Pigeon |
|
Treron calva |
| Black Crake |
|
Amaurornis flavirostra |
| Wood Sandpiper |
|
Tringa glareola |
| Common Sandpiper |
|
Actitis hypoleucos |
| Blacksmith Lapwing |
|
Vanellus armatus |
| Yellow-billed Kite |
|
Milvus [m.] aegyptius |
| White-backed Vulture |
|
Gyps africanus |
| Cape Vulture |
|
Gyps coprotheres |
| Bateleur |
|
Terathopius ecaudatus |
| African Goshawk |
|
Accipiter tachiro |
| Shikra |
Little Banded Goshawk |
Accipiter badius |
| Secretarybird |
|
Sagittarius serpentarius |
| African Darter |
|
Anhinga rufa |
| White-breasted Cormorant |
|
Phalacrocorax [c.] lucidus |
| Yellow-billed Egret |
Intermediate Egret |
Egretta intermedia |
| Great Egret |
Great White Egret |
Egretta alba |
| Grey Heron |
|
Ardea cinerea |
| Cattle Egret |
|
Bubulcus ibis |
| Hamerkop |
|
Scopus umbretta |
| Hadeda Ibis |
|
Bostrychia hagedash |
| Yellow-billed Stork |
|
Mycteria ibis |
| Marabou Stork |
|
Leptoptilos crumeniferus |
| Pied Crow |
|
Corvus albus |
| African Paradise-Flycatcher |
|
Terpsiphone viridis |
| Grey-headed Bush-Shrike |
|
Malaconotus blanchoti |
| Groundscraper Thrush |
|
Psophocichla litsipsirupa |
| Southern Black Flycatcher |
|
Melaenornis pammelaina |
| Fiscal Flycatcher |
|
Sigelus silens |
| Spotted Flycatcher |
|
Muscicapa striata |
| White-browed Scrub-Robin |
|
Cercotrichas leucophrys |
| Mocking Cliff-Chat |
|
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris |
| Red-winged Starling |
|
Onychognathus morio |
| Greater Blue-eared Starling |
|
Lamprotornis chalybaeus |
| Burchell's Starling |
|
Lamprotornis australis |
| Grey Penduline-Tit |
African Penduline-Tit |
Anthoscopus caroli |
| Greater Striped Swallow |
|
Hirundo cucullata |
| Lesser Striped Swallow |
|
Hirundo abyssinica |
| Tawny-flanked Prinia |
|
Prinia subflava |
| Bar-throated Apalis |
|
Apalis thoracica |
| Grey-backed Camaroptera |
|
Camaroptera brevicaudata |
| Green-backed Camaroptera |
|
Camaroptera brachyura |
| House Sparrow |
|
Passer domesticus |
| Southern Grey-headed Sparrow |
|
Passer diffusus |
| African Pied Wagtail |
|
Motacilla aguimp |
| Cape Wagtail |
|
Motacilla capensis |
| Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver |
|
Bubalornis niger |
| Lesser Masked-Weaver |
|
Ploceus intermedius |
| Village Weaver |
Spotted-backed Weaver |
Ploceus cucullatus |
| Red-headed Weaver |
|
Anaplectes rubriceps |
| Green-winged Pytilia |
Melba Finch |
Pytilia melba |
| African Firefinch |
Blue-billed Firefinch |
Lagonosticta rubricata |
| Village Indigobird |
Steel-blue Widow-finch |
Vidua chalybeata |
| Yellow-fronted Canary |
Yellow-eyed Canary |
Serinus mozambicus |
| Cardinal Woodpecker |
|
Dendropicos fuscescens |
| African Mourning Dove |
|
Streptopelia decipiens |
| African Jacana |
|
Actophilornis africanus |
| Pallid Harrier |
|
Circus macrourus |
| Montagu's Harrier |
|
Circus pygargus |
| Goliath Heron |
|
Ardea goliath |
| African Spoonbill |
|
Platalea alba |
| African Openbill |
|
Anastomus lamelligerus |
| Woolly-necked Stork |
|
Ciconia episcopus |
| Water Thick-knee |
Water Dikkop |
Burhinus vermiculatus |
