Endemics to be found in the wider Pretoria Area.
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Endemics to be found in the wider Pretoria Area. 69 bird species with endemic status occur regularly in this area (within 100km of Pretoria). This list appears here, and can also be downloaded in MS Word or Excel format. Key: SnA = Southern African Endemic, SA = restricted to South Africa, NE = Near endemic.The second column indicates the ease with which species can be located on a short trip (2 intensive days). 1 = >90% 2 = 50-90% 3 = 10-50% 4 = <10% 5=<5% S= Summer only, W=Winter only SA Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila africanus 3 NE Orange River Francolin Scleroptila levaillantoides 3 NE Natal Francolin Pternistes natalensis 1 NE Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistes swainsonii 1 SnA South African Shelduck Tadorna cana 2 NE Cape Shoveler Anas smithii 1 SA Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus 4 NE Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas 1 NE Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas 1 SnA White-backed Mousebird Colius colius 3 SnA Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchelli 1 NE Red-crested Korhaan Eupodotis ruficrista 2 NE Northern Black Korhaan Eupodotis [a.] afraoides 1 SnA Barrow's (White-bellied) Korhaan Eupodotis [s.] barrowii 3 SA Blue Korhaan Eupodotis caerulescens 4 SnA Blue Crane Anthropoides paradisea 2 NE Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus 2 SnA Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres 2 NE Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus 1 SnA Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus 1 NE Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula 4S NE Southern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens 3 SnA Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita 2W SnA Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus 1 NE Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus 1 NE Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus 1 NE Cape Batis Batis capensis 4 SnA Cape Rock-Thrush Monticola rupestris 2 SA Sentinel Rock-Thrush Monticola explorator 3W NE Short-toed Rock-Thrush (incl. Transvaal) Monticola brevipes 2 NE Marico Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis 1 SnA Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens 1 SnA White-throated Robin-Chat Cossypha humeralis 1 NE Kalahari Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas paena 1 NE Mountain Wheatear Oenanthe monticola 1 SnA Anteating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora 1 SnA Cape Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitens 1 NE Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis 1 SA Pied Starling Spreo bicolor 1 NE Cape Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus minutus 3 NE Southern Black Tit Parus niger 1 NE Ashy Tit Parus cinerascens 2 NE Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata 1S SnA South African Cliff-Swallow Hirundo spilodera 1S NE African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans 2 NE Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans 1 NE Barred Wren-Warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus 2 SnA Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer 2 NE Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor 2 NE Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler Parisoma subcaeruleum 1 NE Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina 3S SnA Melodious Lark Mirafra cheniana 2 NE Eastern Clapper Lark Mirafra fasciolata 2 NE Sabota Lark Mirafra sabota 1 SA Eastern Long-billed Lark Certhilauda [c.] semitorquata 2 NE Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata 2 NE Pink-billed Lark Spizocorys conirostris 3 SA Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afra 3 NE Great Sparrow Passer motitensis 2 NE Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus 1 SnA Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis 1 SA African Rock Pipit Anthus crenatus 4 NE Scaly-feathered Finch Sporopipes squamifrons 1 SnA Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis 1 NE Violet-eared Waxbill Granatina granatina 1 NE Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala 2 NE Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia 1 NE Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris 2 NE Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis 2 Dowload this list in MS Word or Excel format.
Endemics to be found in the wider Pretoria Area.
SA Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila africanus 3
NE Orange River Francolin Scleroptila levaillantoides 3
NE Natal Francolin Pternistes natalensis 1
NE Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistes swainsonii 1
SnA South African Shelduck Tadorna cana 2
NE Cape Shoveler Anas smithii 1
SA Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus 4
NE Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas 1
NE Southern Yellow-billed
Hornbill Tockus leucomelas 1
SnA White-backed Mousebird Colius colius 3
SnA Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchelli 1
NE Red-crested Korhaan Eupodotis ruficrista 2
NE Northern Black Korhaan Eupodotis [a.] afraoides 1
SnA Barrow's (White-bellied)
Korhaan Eupodotis [s.] barrowii 3
SA Blue Korhaan Eupodotis caerulescens 4
SnA Blue Crane Anthropoides paradisea 2
NE Double-banded
Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus 2
SnA Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres 2
NE Southern Pale Chanting
Goshawk Melierax canorus 1
SnA Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus 1
NE Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula 4S
NE Southern White-crowned
Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens 3
SnA Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita 2W
SnA Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus 1
NE Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus 1
NE Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus 1
NE Cape Batis Batis capensis 4
SnA Cape Rock-Thrush Monticola rupestris 2
SA Sentinel Rock-Thrush Monticola explorator 3W
NE Short-toed Rock-Thrush
(incl. Transvaal) Monticola brevipes 2
NE Marico Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis 1
SnA Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens 1
SnA White-throated
Robin-Chat Cossypha humeralis 1
NE Kalahari Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas paena 1
NE Mountain Wheatear Oenanthe monticola 1
SnA Anteating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora 1
SnA Cape Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitens 1
NE Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis 1
SA Pied Starling Spreo bicolor 1
NE Cape Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus minutus 3
NE Southern Black Tit Parus niger 1
NE Ashy Tit Parus cinerascens 2
NE Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata 1S
SnA South African
Cliff-Swallow Hirundo spilodera 1S
NE African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans 2
NE Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans 1
NE Barred Wren-Warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus 2
SnA Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer 2
NE Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor 2
NE Chestnut-vented
Tit-Babbler Parisoma subcaeruleum 1
NE Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina 3S
SnA Melodious Lark Mirafra cheniana 2
NE Eastern Clapper Lark Mirafra fasciolata 2
NE Sabota Lark Mirafra sabota 1
SA Eastern
Long-billed Lark Certhilauda [c.] semitorquata 2
NE Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata 2
NE Pink-billed Lark Spizocorys conirostris 3
SA Greater Double-collared
Sunbird Cinnyris afra 3
NE Great Sparrow Passer motitensis 2
NE Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus 1
SnA Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis 1
SA African Rock Pipit Anthus crenatus 4
NE Scaly-feathered Finch Sporopipes squamifrons 1
SnA Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis 1
NE Violet-eared Waxbill Granatina granatina 1
NE Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala 2
NE Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia 1
NE Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris 2
NE Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis 2