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Addo Elephant National Park
Birds
Species List
Please note this page is under construction. Thank-you for your patience.
This list is compiled from Bird Atlas Project records. See the key to the bird lists here.
Roberts No. |
Group Name | Bird | General Status | Habitats |
| 1 | OSTRICH | Ostrich | R-C | BW Ki Gr Ko Ds Fy Fa |
| 2 | PENGUIN | King | V-R | Ms |
| 3 | PENGUIN | Jackass | Er-C | Ms |
| 4 | PENGUIN | Rockhopper | V-R | Ms |
| 6 | GREBE | Great Crested | R(n)-U | Wa Ms |
| 7 | GREBE | Blacknecked | R(n)-U | Wa Ms |
| 8 | DABCHICK | Dabchick | R-C | Wa |
| 10 | ALBATROSS | Wandering | NBM-U | Mp |
| 11 | ALBATROSS | Shy | NBM-C | Mp |
| 12 | ALBATROSS | Blackbrowed | NBM-C | Mp |
| 13 | ALBATROSS; | Greyheaded; | V-R | Mp |
| 14.1 | ALBATROSS | Indian Yellownosed; | NBM-C | Mp |
| 15 | ALBATROSS | Darkmantled Sooty | V-R | Mp |
| 16 | ALBATROSS | Lightmantled Sooty | V-R | Mp |
| 17 | PETREL | Southern Giant | NBM-C | Mp Ms |
| 18 | PETREL | Northern Giant | NBM-C | Mp Ms |
| 19 | FULMAR | Antarctic | NBM-U | Mp |
| 20 | PETREL | Antarctic | V-R | Mp |
| 21 | PETREL | Pintado | NBM-C | Mp |
| 23 | PETREL | Greatwinged | NBM-C | Mp |
| 24 | PETREL | Softplumaged | NBM-C | Mp |
| 25 | PETREL | Whiteheaded | V-R | Mp |
| 26 | PETREL | Atlantic | V-R | Mp |
| 27 | PETREL | Kerguelen | V-R | Mp |
| 28 | PETREL | Blue | V-R | Mp |
| 29 | PRION | Broadbilled | V-R | Mp |
| 29.1 | PRION | Salvin's | NBM-U | Mp |
| 29.2 | PRION | Antarctic | NBM-U | Mp |
| 30 | PRION | Slenderbilled | V-R | Mp |
| 31 | PRION | Fairy | V-R | V-R |
| 32 | PETREL | Whitechinned | NBM-C | Mp |
| 33 | PETREL | Grey | V-R | Mp |
| 34 | SHEARWATER | Cory's | NBM-C | Mp |
| 35 | SHEARWATER | Great | NBM-C | Mp |
| 36 | SHEARWATER | Fleshfooted | NBM-R | Mp |
| 37 | SHEARWATER | Sooty | NBM-C | Mp |
| 38 | SHEARWATER | Manx | NBM-U | Mp Ms |
| 39 | SHEARWATER | Little | V-R | Ms |
| 41 | SHEARWATER | Wedgetailed | V-R | Mp |
| 42 | STORMPETREL | European | NBM-C | Mp |
| 43 | STORMPETREL | Leach's | NBM/R-R | Mp |
| 44 | STORMPETREL | Wilson's | NBM-C | Mp |
| 45 | STORMPETREL | Whitebellied | V-R | Mp |
| 46 | STORMPETREL | Blackbellied | NBM-R | Mp |
| 47 | TROPICBIRD | Redtailed | V-R | Mp |
| 48 | TROPICBIRD | Whitetailed | V-R | Ms |
| 53 | GANNET | Cape | Er-C | Er-C |
| 60 | DARTER | Darter | R-C | Wa |
| 61 | FRIGATEBIRD | Greater | V-R | Mp Ms |
| 62 | HERON | Grey | R-C | Wa |
| 63 | HERON | Black-headed | R-C | Gr Fa Wa |
| 64 | HERON | Goliath | R-U | Wa |
| 65 | HERON | Purple | R-U | Wa |
| 66 | EGRET | Great White | R-C | Wa |
| 67 | EGRET | Little | R-C | Wa |
| 68 | EGRET | Yellowbilled | R-U | Wa |
| 71 | EGRET | Cattle | R-C BW | Gr Fa Wa |
| 72 | HERON | Squacco | R/NBM-U | Wa |
| 76 | NIGHT HERON | Blackcrowned | R-C | Wa |
| 77 | NIGHT HERON | Whitebacked | R-R | Wa |
| 78 | BITTERN | Little | R/NBM-U | Wa |
| 80 | BITTERN | Bittern | R-R | Wa |
| 81 | HAMERKOP | Hamerkop | R-C | Wa |
| 83 | STORK | White | NBM-C BW | Ki Gr Ko Mo Fa |
| 84 | STORK | Clack | BR-U/R R | Fa Wa |
| 90 | STORK | Yellowbilled | NBM/R-LC | Wa |
| 91 | IBIS | Sacred | R-C | Gr Fa Wa |
| 93 | IBIS | Glossy | R-U | Wa |
| 94 | IBIS | Hadeda | R-A Fo BW | Gr To Fa Wa |
| 95 | SPOONBILL | African | R(n)-C | Wa |
| 96 | FLAMINGO | Greater | R(n)-LA | Wa Ms |
| 97 | FLAMINGO | Lesser | R(n)-LA | Wa Ms |
| 101 | DUCK | Whitebacked | R-U | Wa |
| 102 | GOOSE | Egyptian | R-A | Fa Wa |
| 103 | SHELDUCK | South African | E-C | Wa |
| 104 | DUCK | Yellow-billed | R-A | Wa |
| 105 | DUCK | African Black | R-U RC | Wa |
| 106 | TEAL | Cape | R-C | Wa |
| 107 | TEAL | Hottentot | R-C | Wa |
| 108 | TEAL | Redbilled | R-C | Wa |
| 112 | SHOVELLER | Cape | Er-C | Wa |
| 113 | POCHARD | Southern R-C | Wa | |
| 116 | GOOSE | Spurwing | R-VC | Fa Wa |
| 117 | DUCK | Maccoa | R-U | Wa |
| 118 | SECRETARYBIRD | Secretarybird | R-U | BW Ki Gr Ko Ds Fy Mo Fa |
| 122 | VULTURE | Cape | V-R | |
| 126.1 | KITE | Yellowbilled | E-LC | BW Ki Gr Ko Ds Fy Mo Fa |
| 127 | KITE | Blackshouldered | BM-C | Fo BW Gr To Fa |
| 128 | HAWK | Cuckoo | R(n)-C BW | Gr Ko Ds Fa |
| 130 | BUZZARD | Honey | R-U | Fo BW |
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