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Birding News:Eastern South Africa in Autumn - 11 Day Trip report TRIP LISTLIST OF BIRDS RECORDED - INDICATOR BIRDING 15 -25 April 2005(Endemic Status), Sasol Page Number, Common Name, Scientific Name, Number of day recorded, Localities recorded. p 30 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 6 Many p 56 White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus 2 Thulisakela, St Lucia p 56 Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 7 Many p 56 African Darter Anhinga rufa 5 Many p 58 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 3 St Lucia, Mkhuze p 58 Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens 4 St Lucia, Mkhuze p 60 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 5 Many p 60 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala 6 Many p 60 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 4 St Lucia, Richards bay, Mkhuze p 60 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 3 Richards Bay p 62 Great Egret Egretta alba 6 Many p 62 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 3 Mkhuze, Mtunzini p 62 Yellow-billed Egret Egretta intermedia 5 Many p 62 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 10 Many p 62 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 3 Richards Bay p 66 Green-backed Heron Butorides striata 1 Bonamanzi p 66 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 1 Richards bay p 68 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 1 en-route p 68 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis 3 Mkhuze p 70 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus 1 St Lucia p 70 African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus 1 Mkhuze p 70 Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 1 St Lucia p 72 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta 5 Mkhuze, Memel p 72 African Spoonbill Platalea alba 2 St Lucia SA p 74 Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus 4 Many p 74 African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 7 Many p 74 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 2 Elandsvlei, p 74 Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash 11 Many SnA p 76 South African Shelduck Tadorna cana 1 en-route p 76 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 10 Many p 76 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 1 Mkhuze p 76 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 6 Many p 78 White-faced Duck Dendrocygna viduata 1 Mkhuze p 78 Fulvous Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 1 Elandsvlei p 78 White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus 1 Elandsvlei p 78 Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma 1 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands NE p 80 Cape Shoveler Anas smithii 2 Elandsvlei, Memel p 80 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata 8 Many p 80 African Black Duck Anas sparsa 1 Underberg p 82 Cape Teal Anas capensis 1 Mtunzini p 82 Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota 1 Richards Bay p 82 Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha 6 Many p 86 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus 3 Mkhuze p 88 Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus 1 Sani Pass p 92 African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer 6 Many p 92 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1 Underberg p 94 Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus 4 Luiperdskloof. Mkhuze p 94 Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis 2 Pienaarsriver, St Lucia p 100 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus 1 Mkhuze p 100 African Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus 1 St Lucia p 102 Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis 2 Sani Pass SnA p 104 Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus 5 Many SA p 106 Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus 1 Xumeni p 106 African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus 1 Dhlinza, St Lucia SnA p 108 Black Harrier Circus maurus 1 Memel p 108 African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus 1 St Lucia p 112 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 6 Many p 118 Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis 1 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands p 118 Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus 1 Dhlinza p 120 Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris 1 Memel p 120 Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus 2 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands, Memel p 120 African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro 1 Mtunzini p 122 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 2 Underberg p 124 Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolis 2 Memel, Sani Pass p 124 Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides 3 Gauteng Grasslands NE p 136 Natal Spurfowl Pternistis natalensis 1 Pienaarsriver NE p 136 Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii 4 Many SA p 138 Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila africanus 2 Sani Pass p 140 Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena 3 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 142 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 3 Pienaarsriver, Memel p 142 Crested Guineafowl Guttera edouardi 2 Mkhuze p 143 Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 4 Many p 144 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 2 Memel p 144 Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus 3 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands, Memel p 146 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 5 Many p 146 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata 6 Many p 148 Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris 5 Many p 148 African Purple Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis 4 Many p 148 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus 5 Many p 148 Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis 1 Richards Bay p 150 African Rail Rallus caerulescens 1 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands p 154 Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum 3 Memel, Underberg p 156 Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami 3 Gauteng Grasslands, Memel, Sani Pass SA p 158 Blue Korhaan Eupodotis caerulescens 1 Memel NE p 160 Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides 1 Pienaarsriver p 162 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 4 Many p 164 Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius 4 Pienaarsriver, p 164 Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 3 Mkhuze, St Lucia p 166 White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus 2 St Lucia p 168 Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus 6 Many p 168 Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus 1 Highover p 170 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus 7 Many p 170 African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus 5 Many p 178 Little Stint Calidris minuta 1 St Lucia p 180 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 2 Pienaarsriver, Mtunzini p 182 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 1 St Lucia p 182 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 2 Bonamanzi p 186 African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis 1 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands p 202 Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis 2 Elandsvlei, Mkhuze p 202 Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus 2 St Lucia, Mkhuze p 202 Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii 1 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands p 208 Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus 5 Many p 216 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 3 Elandsvlei, Mkhuze p 216 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 1 Elandsvlei p 220 Rock Dove Columba livia 1 Johannesburg p 220 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea 5 Many p 220 African Olive-Pigeon Columba arquatrix 1 Xumeni p 220 Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata 1 Xumeni p 222 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata 8 Many p 222 Cape Turtle-Dove Streptopelia capicola 8 Many p 222 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 7 Many p 224 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 4 Pienaarsriver p 224 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos 4 Many p 224 Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria 2 St Lucia SA p 226 Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus 1 Xumeni SA p 230 Knysna Turaco Tauraco corythaix h Heard Xumeni p 230 Livingstone's Turaco Tauraco livingstonii 1 St Lucia p 230 Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus h Heard Mkhuze p 230 Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor 3 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 234 Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus 1 Bonamanzi p 236 African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus 1 Highover NE p 238 Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii 5 Many p 238 Green Malkoha Ceuthmochares aereus 1 Mkhuze p 240 Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 Pienaarsriver p 240 Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus 1 Mkhuze p 242 Marsh Owl Asio capensis 1 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands p 242 African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis h Heard Mkhuze p 242 Southern White-faced Scops-Owl Ptilopsus granti h Heard Mkhuze p 242 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum 1 Pienaarsriver p 244 Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis 1 Mkhuze p 248 African Black Swift Apus barbatus 3 Elandsvlei, Sani Pass, Highover p 248 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 2 Highover, Mkhuze p 250 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer 7 Many p 250 Horus Swift Apus horus 1 Sani Pass p 250 Little Swift Apus affinis 7 Many p 250 African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus 5 Many RAR p 252 African Broadbill Smithornis capensis 1 Mkhuze p 252 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus 6 Many p 252 Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus 4 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 252 Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina 1 Mkhuze p 254 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 6 Many p 254 Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maximus 1 Richards Bay p 254 Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata 1 Mkhuze p 256 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis 1 Rust de Winter p 256 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris 6 Many p 256 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti 3 Seringveld, Mkhuze p 258 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 5 Pienaarsriver, Thulisakhela, St Luci p 258 White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides 4 Many p 260 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus 4 Mkhuze p 262 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus 1 Rust de Winter p 264 Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator 5 Many NE p 266 Southern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus 2 Rust de Winter, Pienaarsriver NE p 266 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas 3 Pienaarsriver p 266 African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus 2 Seringveld, Pienaarsriver p 266 Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus 3 Dhlinza, St Lucia p 268 African Hoopoe Upupa africana 3 Mtunzini, Mkhuze p 268 Green Wood-Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus 3 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 268 Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas 1 Mkhuze p 270 Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus 1 Highover p 272 Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus 5 Many p 272 White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis 4 Many p 272 Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii 4 Many NE p 274 Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas 1 Pienaarsriver p 274 Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus 2 Highover, Mkhuze p 274 Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus h Heard Seringveld p 274 Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus 6 Many SA p 276 Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus 1 Sani Pass p 276 Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus 1 Highover, Xumeni p 276 Red-throated Wryneck Jynx ruficollis 2 Ezemvelo, Sani Pass p 278 Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii 1 Pienaarsriver p 278 Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni 2 Bonamanzi, Mkhuze p 278 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens 2 Pienaarsriver p 278 Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus 1 Rust de Winter SnA p 280 Melodious Lark Mirafra cheniana 1 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands SnA p 280 Eastern Clapper Lark Mirafra [apiata] fasciolata 1 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands NE p 284 Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota 1 Pienaarsriver SA p 284 Large-billed Lark Galerida magnirostris 1 Sani Pass p 284 Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana 4 Pienaarsriver, St Lucia p 284 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea 4 Many SA p 286 Eastern Long-billed Lark Certhilauda semitorquata 1 Memel NE p 290 Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata 2 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands, Memel p 290 Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark Eremopterix leucotis 1 Pienaarsriver NE p 292 Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata 5 Many SA p 292 South African Cliff-Swallow Hirundo spilodera 2 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands, Memel p 292 Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica 7 Many p 294 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 9 Many p 294 White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis 3 Elandsvlei, St Lucia p 294 Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata 2 Seringveld, Pienaarsriver p 296 Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum 2 Elandsvlei, Memel p 296 Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga 2 St Lucia, Mkhuze p 296 Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne holomelaena 5 Many p 298 Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula 2 Elandsvlei, Sani Pass p 298 Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola 5 Many p 298 Banded Martin Riparia cincta 4 Many p 300 Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava 5 Mkhuze p 300 Grey Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia h Heard Dhlinza p 300 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis 10 Many p 300 Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii 5 Many p 302 Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus 3 Xumeni. Dhlinza p 304 Cape Crow Corvus capensis 4 Memel, Sani Pass p 304 Pied Crow Corvus albus 5 Many p 304 White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis 2 Sani Pass SnA p 306 Grey Tit Parus afer 1 Sani Pass p 306 Southern Black Tit Parus niger 3 Dhlinza, Mkhuze SnA p 308 Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor 1 Pienaarsriver p 308 Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii 4 Many SA p 310 Bush Blackcap Lioptilus nigricapillus 1 Sani Pass p 310 Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor 9 Many p 310 Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris 5 Many p 312 Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus h Heard Xumeni p 312 Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus 2 St Lucia p 312 Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris 4 Many p 312 Eastern Nicator Nicator gularis h Heard Mkhuze RAR p 314 Orange Ground-Thrush Zoothera gurneyi 1 Xumeni SnA p 314 Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi h Heard Memel p 314 Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus 2 Underberg, Xumeni p 314 Spotted Ground-Thrush Zoothera guttata 1 Dhlinza p 314 Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsipsirupa 1 Rust de Winter SA p 316 Cape Rock-Thrush Monticola rupestris 1 Sani Pass SA p 316 Sentinel Rock-Thrush Monticola explorator 1 Sani Pass SA p 316 Drakensberg Rock-jumper Chaetops aurantius 1 Sani Pass SnA p 318 Mountain Wheatear Oenanthe monticola 1 Memel SnA p 318 Sickle-winged Chat Cercomela sinuata 1 Sani Pass p 318 Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris 3 Ezemvelo, Sani Pass p 320 African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 9 Many SA p 322 Buff-streaked Chat Oenanthe bifasciata 1 Sani Pass SnA p 322 (Southern) Anteating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora 4 Many SA p 324 Chorister Robin-Chat Cossypha dichroa 1 Dhlinza SnA p 324 White-throated Robin-Chat Cossypha humeralis 2 Rust de Winter p 324 White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini h Heard Mkhuze p 324 Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis 4 St Lucia, Mkhuze p 324 Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra 3 Underberg, Sani Pass SnA p 326 Kalahari Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas paena 1 Pienaarsriver p 326 White-browed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys 3 Pienaarsriver, Bonamanzi SnA p 326 Brown Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas signata 1 Mkhuze p 326 Bearded Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata 3 Mkhuze p 330 Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla 1 Xumeni NE p 332 Cape Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus minutus h Heard Pienaarsriver p 332 Grey Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus caroli 1 Mkhuze NE p 332 Burnt-necked Eremomela Eremomela usticollis 1 Pienaarsriver p 332 Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops h Heard Seringveld SnA p 334 Barratt's Warbler Bradypterus barratti h Heard Xumeni p 334 Little Rush-Warbler Bradypterus baboecala h Heard Gauteng Grasslands p 336 Lesser Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris 2 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands, Memel p 338 Dark-capped Yellow Warbler Chloropeta natalensis 1 Sani Pass SnA p 340 Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer 2 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands, Memel p 340 Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata h Heard Pienaarsriver p 340 Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura 1 Mkhuze p 340 Stierling's Wren-Warbler Calamonastes stierlingi h Heard Mkhuze NE p 342 Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler Parisoma subcaeruleum 1 Pienaarsriver SnA p 342 Layard's Tit-Babbler Parisoma layardi 1 Sani Pass p 342 Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens 5 Many NE p 344 Rudd's Apalis Apalis ruddi 2 St Lucia, Mkhuze p 344 Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica 2 Luiperdskloof, Xumeni p 344 Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida 4 St Lucia, Mkhuze p 346 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 8 Many p 346 Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus 2 Pienaarsriver, Gauteng Grasslands p 346 Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii 1 Memel NE p 346 Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix 1 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands p 346 Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla 2 Highveld Grasslands, Pienaarsriver p 348 Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais 2 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands, Memel p 348 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana 4 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 348 Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis h Heard St Lucia p 348 Lazy Cisticola Cisticola aberrans h Heard Luiperdskloof p 350 Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops h Heard Mkhuze p 350 Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens 2 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands, Memel NE p 352 Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans 2 Pienaarsriver SA p 352 Drakensberg Prinia Prinia hypoxantha 2 Sani Pass SnA p 352 Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa 1 Sani Pass p 352 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava 2 Luiperdskloof, Mkhuze SnA p 354 Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens 1 Bonamanzi p 354 African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta 5 Many p 354 Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens 2 Bonamanzi, Mkhuze p 354 Grey Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus 1 Mkhuze p 354 Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina 6 Many SnA p 356 Marico Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis 1 Pienaarsriver p 356 Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus 1 Bonamanzi p 356 Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas 2 Highover p 356 African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis 2 Mkhuze SnA p 358 Cape White-eye Zosterops capensis 5 Many p 358 African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis 1 Mkhuze SnA p 360 Cape Batis Batis capensis 2 Xumeni, Dhlinza p 360 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor 3 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 360 Woodward's Batis Batis fratrum 1 St Lucia p 360 Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata 1 Mtunzini p 362 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp 6 Many p 362 Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis 6 Many SA p 364 African Rock Pipit Anthus crenatus h Heard Sani Pass p 364 Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis 2 Sani Pass p 366 African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus 5 Many p 368 Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris h Heard Luiperdskloof p 368 Bushveld Pipit Anthus caffer 1 Mkhuze SA p 370 Yellow-breasted Pipit Anthus chloris 1 Memel SnA p 370 Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis 3 Gauteng Grasslands, Memel p 370 Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus 2 St Lucia, Mkhuze p 370 Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae 1 Bonamanzi NE p 372 Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus 2 Rust de Winter, Pienaarsriver p 372 Common Fiscal Lanius collaris 8 Many p 372 Magpie Shrike Corvinella melanoleuca 2 Rust de Winter, Pienaarsriver SnA p 374 Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus 3 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 374 Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis 4 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 374 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus 1 Bonamanzi NE p 376 Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus 1 Sani Pass NE p 376 Olive Bush-Shrike Telophorus olivaceus h Heard Xumeni p 376 Gorgeous Bush-Shrike Telophorus quadricolor 2 Mkhuze p 376 Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike Telophorus sulfureopectus 1 Mkhuze p 376 Grey-headed Bush-Shrike Malaconotus blanchoti 2 Mkhuze p 378 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla 7 Many p 378 Brubru Nilaus afer 4 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 378 White-crested Helmet-Shrike Prionops plumatus 1 Mkhuze NE p 380 Cape Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitens 6 Many p 380 Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster 3 Mkhuze p 380 Black-bellied Starling Lamprotornis corruscus 5 Many NE p 382 Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis 1 Pienaarsriver p 382 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio 3 Highover, Sani Pass SA p 384 Pied Starling Spreo bicolor 4 Memel, Sani Pass p 384 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 1 Underberg p 384 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 6 Many p 384 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea 1 Mkhuze p 384 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus h Heard Pienaarsriver SnA p 386 Gurney's Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi 1 Sani Pass p 386 Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa 1 Sani Pass p 388 Grey Sunbird Cyanomitra veroxii 1 St Lucia p 388 Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea 2 St Lucia, Mkhuze p 388 Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis 4 Mtunzini p 390 White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala 2 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 390 Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris 5 Many SnA p 392 Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus 1 Xumeni SA p 392 Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer 3 Luiperdskloof, Sani Pass SnA p 394 Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus 3 Many p 394 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 4 Many p 394 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus 5 Many p 394 Yellow-throated Petronia Petronia superciliaris 2 Mkhuze p 396 Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger 1 Pienaarsriver p 396 White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali 1 Pienaarsriver p 396 Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons 4 Many p 396 Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor 1 Mkhuze p 398 Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis h Heard Mtunzini, St Lucia, Mkhuze p 398 Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus 1 Mkhuze p 398 Southern Masked-Weaver Ploceus velatus 4 Many SA p 400 Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis 2 Bronkhorstspruit Grasslands, Memel p 400 Yellow Weaver Ploceus subaureus 2 Mtunzini p 402 Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea 6 Many p 402 Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix 5 Many p 402 Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer 1 Pienaarsriver p 404 Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis 1 Elandsvlei p 404 Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris 2 Underberg p 404 White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus 3 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 404 Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens 1 Sani Pass p 404 Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne 5 Many NE p 406 Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia 1 Pienaarsriver p 406 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura 7 Many p 406 Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea 3 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 408 Dusky Indigobird Vidua funerea 2 Mkhuze p 408 Purple Indigobird Vidua purpurascens 1 Mkhuze p 408 Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata 1 Pienaarsriver SnA p 410 Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis 1 Xumeni p 410 African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata 1 Mkhuze p 410 Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia 2 Rust de Winter p 410 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala 2 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze NE p 412 Violet-eared Waxbill Granatina granatina 1 Pienaarsriver p 412 Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis 4 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 412 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 9 Many p 412 Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos 1 Pienaarsriver p 412 Grey Waxbill Estrilda perreini h Heard Mkhuze NE p 414 Scaly-feathered Finch Sporopipes squamifrons 1 Pienaarsriver NE p 414 Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala 2 Bapsfontein, Kgomo-kgomo p 414 Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata 1 Pienaarsriver p 414 Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullatus 5 Many p 414 Red-backed Mannikin Spermestes bicolor 2 Mtunzini, Bonamanzi p 416 Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba 3 Pienaarsriver, Mkhuze p 416 African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis 2 Gauteng Grasslands, Memel, St Lucia p 416 Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava 3 Elansdsvlei, Gauteng Grasslands SnA p 418 Pink-throated Twinspot Hypargos margaritatus 1 Mkhuze p 418 Green Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula 3 Mtunzini, St Lucia NE p 420 Lemon-breasted Canary Serinus citrinipectus 1 Bonamanzi NE p 420 Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris 1 Sani Pass SA p 420 Forest Canary Serinus scotops 1 Xumeni p 420 Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus 8 Many p 420 Black-throated Canary Serinus atrogularis 3 Pienaarsriver, Gauteng Grasslands p 420 Cape Canary Serinus canicollis 2 Memel, Sani Pass p 420 Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus 1 St Lucia NE p 422 Streaky-headed Seedeater Serinus gularis 2 Sani Pass SA p 422 Drakensberg Siskin Pseudochloroptila symonsi 1 Sani Pass NE p 424 Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis 2 Sani Pass p 424 Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris 3 Bonamanzi, Mkhuze p 424 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi 2 Gauteng Grasslands, Memel Summary Statistics: Species seen: 362 Total Species Recorded: 383 (21 Species heard only) Endemics and near endemics Seen: 77 Species Back to Trip Report (15-25 April 2005) Visit the news Archive for birding news and trip reports. |