Camdeboo National Park

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Abdim’s stork

Ciconia abdimii

Roberts Number: 85

Acacia pied barbet

Tricholaema leucomelas

Roberts Number: 465

African black duck

Anas sparsa

Roberts Number: 105

African black swift

Apus barbatus

Roberts Number: 412

African darter

Anhinga rufa

Roberts Number: 60

African firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

Roberts Number: 840

African fish eagle

Haliaeetus vocifer

Roberts Number: 148

African goshawk

Accipiter tachiro

Roberts Number: 160

African grass owl

Tyto capensis

Roberts Number: 393

10.

African harrier-hawk

Polyboroides typus

Roberts Number: 169

11.

African hoopoe

Upupa africana

Roberts Number: 451

12.

African jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Roberts Number: 240

13.

African marsh harrier

Circus ranivorus

Roberts Number: 165

14.

African olive pigeon

Columba arquatrix

Roberts Number: 350

15.

African openbill

Anastomus lamelligerus

Roberts Number: 87

16.

African palm swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Roberts Number: 421

17.

African paradise flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Roberts Number: 710

18.

African pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus

Roberts Number: 716

19.

African rail

Rallus caerulescens

Roberts Number: 210

20.

African red-eyed bulbul

Pycnonotus nigricans

Roberts Number: 567

21.

African reed warbler

Acrocephalus baeticatus

Roberts Number: 631

22.

African sacred ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Roberts Number: 91

23.

African snipe

Gallinago nigripennis

Roberts Number: 286

24.

African spoonbill

Platalea alba

Roberts Number: 95

25.

African stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Roberts Number: 596

26.

African swamphen

Porphyrio madagascariensis

Roberts Number: 223

27.

Alpine swift

Tachymarptis melba

Roberts Number: 418

28.

Amethyst sunbird

Chalcomitra amethystina

Roberts Number: 792

29.

Amur falcon

Falco amurensis

Roberts Number: 180

30.

Ant-eating chat

Myrmecocichla formicivora

Roberts Number: 595

31.

Baillon’s crake

Porzana pusilla

Roberts Number: 215

32.

Bar-throated apalis

Apalis thoracica

Roberts Number: 645

33.

Barn swallow

Hirundo rustica

Roberts Number: 518

34.

Black-chested prinia

Prinia flavicans

Roberts Number: 685

35.

Black-crowned night heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Roberts Number: 76

36.

Black cuckoo

Cuculus clamosus

Roberts Number: 378

37.

Black cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava

Roberts Number: 538

38.

Black harrier

Circus maurus

Roberts Number: 168

39.

Black-headed canary

Serinus alario

Roberts Number: 876

40.

Black-headed heron

Ardea melanocephala

Roberts Number: 63

41.

Black-headed oriole

Oriolus larvatus

Roberts Number: 545

42.

Black-necked grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Roberts Number: 7

43.

Black stork

Ciconia nigra

Roberts Number: 84

44.

Black-throated canary

Crithagra atrogularis

Roberts Number: 870

45.

Black-winged kite

Elanus caeruleus

Roberts Number: 127

46.

Black-winged stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Roberts Number: 295

47.

Blacksmith lapwing

Vanellus armatus

Roberts Number: 258

48.

Blue crane

Anthropoides paradiseus

Roberts Number: 208

49.

Bokmakierie

Telophorus zeylonus

Roberts Number: 746

50.

Booted eagle

Aquila pennatus

Roberts Number: 136

51.

Brown-hooded kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

Roberts Number: 435

52.

Brown-throated martin

Riparia paludicola

Roberts Number: 533

53.

Cape batis

Batis capensis

Roberts Number: 700

54.

Cape bunting

Emberiza capensis

Roberts Number: 885

55.

Cape canary

Serinus canicollis

Roberts Number: 872

56.

Cape crow

Corvus capensis

Roberts Number: 547

57.

Cape glossy starling

Lamprotornis nitens

Roberts Number: 764

58.

Cape longclaw

Macronyx capensis

Roberts Number: 727

59.

Cape penduline tit

Anthoscopus minutus

Roberts Number: 557

60.

Cape robin-chat

Cossypha caffra

Roberts Number: 601

61.

Cape rock thrush

Monticola rupestris

Roberts Number: 581

62.

Cape shoveler

Anas smithii

Roberts Number: 112

63.

Cape sparrow

Passer melanurus

Roberts Number: 803

64.

Cape teal

Anas capensis

Roberts Number: 106

65.

Cape wagtail

Motacilla capensis

Roberts Number: 713

66.

Cape weaver

Ploceus capensis

Roberts Number: 813

67.

Cape white-eye

Zosterops virens

Roberts Number: 796

68.

Capped wheatear

Oenanthe pileata

Roberts Number: 587

69.

Cardinal woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Roberts Number: 486

70.

Cattle egret

Ardea ibis

Roberts Number: 71

71.

Chat flycatcher

Bradornis infuscatus

Roberts Number: 697

72.

Chestnut-vented warbler

Curruca subcoerulea

Roberts Number: 621

73.

Cinnamon-breasted bunting

Emberiza tahapisi

Roberts Number: 886

74.

Common greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Roberts Number: 270

75.

Common moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Roberts Number: 226

76.

Common ostrich

Struthio camelus

Roberts Number: 1

77.

Common quail

Coturnix coturnix

Roberts Number: 200

78.

Common sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Roberts Number: 264

79.

Common swift

Apus apus

Roberts Number: 411

80.

Common waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Roberts Number: 846

81.

Crowned lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

Roberts Number: 255

82.

Curlew sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Roberts Number: 272

83.

Desert cisticola

Cisticola aridulus

Roberts Number: 665

84.

Diederik cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Roberts Number: 386

85.

Double-banded courser

Rhinoptilus africanus

Roberts Number: 301

86.

Dusky indigobird

Vidua funerea

Roberts Number: 864

87.

Dusky sunbird

Cinnyris fuscus

Roberts Number: 788

88.

Eastern clapper lark

Mirafra fasciolata

Roberts Number: 495

89.

Eastern long-billed lark

Certhilauda semitorquata

Roberts Number: 500

90.

Egyptian goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Roberts Number: 102

91.

European bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Roberts Number: 438

92.

European roller

Coracias caudatus

Roberts Number: 446

93.

Fairy flycatcher

Stenostira scita

Roberts Number: 706

94.

Familiar chat

Cercomela familiaris

Roberts Number: 589

95.

Fiery-necked nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Roberts Number: 405

96.

Fiscal flycatcher

Sigelus silens

Roberts Number: 698

97.

Fork-tailed drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Roberts Number: 541

98.

Fulvous whistling duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Roberts Number: 100

99.

Gabar goshawk

Melierax gabar

Roberts Number: 161

100.

Giant kingfisher

Megaceryle maximus

Roberts Number: 429

101.

Glossy ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Roberts Number: 93

102.

Golden-breasted bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

Roberts Number: 884

103.

Goliath heron

Ardea goliath

Roberts Number: 64

104.

Great crested grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Roberts Number: 6

105.

Great reed warbler

Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Roberts Number: 628

106.

Great spotted cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

Roberts Number: 380

107.

Greater double-collared sunbird

Cinnyris afer

Roberts Number: 785

108.

Greater flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

Roberts Number: 96

109.

Greater honeyguide

Indicator indicator

Roberts Number: 474

110.

Greater striped swallow

Hirundo cucullata

Roberts Number: 526

111.

Grey-backed cisticola

Cisticola subruficapilla

Roberts Number: 655

112.

Grey-backed sparrow-lark

Eremopterix verticalis

Roberts Number: 516

113.

Grey-headed gull

Larus cirrocephalus

Roberts Number: 315

114.

Grey heron

Ardea cinerea

Roberts Number: 62

115.

Grey tit

Parus afer

Roberts Number: 551

116.

Grey-winged francolin

Scleroptila africanus

Roberts Number: 190

117.

Ground woodpecker

Geocolaptes olivaceus

Roberts Number: 480

118.

Hadeda ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Roberts Number: 94

119.

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Roberts Number: 81

120.

Helmeted guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Roberts Number: 203

121.

Horus swift

Apus horus

Roberts Number: 416

122.

House sparrow

Passer domesticus

Roberts Number: 801

123.

Jackal buzzard

Buteo rufofuscus

Roberts Number: 152

124.

Jacobin cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

Roberts Number: 382

125.

Karoo chat

Cercomela schlegelii

Roberts Number: 592

126.

Karoo korhaan

Eupodotis vigorsii

Roberts Number: 235

127.

Karoo prinia

Prinia maculosa

Roberts Number: 686

128.

Karoo scrub robin

Cercotrichas coryphoeus

Roberts Number: 614

129.

Karoo thrush

Turdus smithi

Roberts Number: 577

130.

Kittlitz’s plover

Charadrius pecuarius

Roberts Number: 248

131.

Klaas’s cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Roberts Number: 385

132.

Kori bustard

Ardeotis kori

Roberts Number: 230

133.

Lanner falcon

Falco biarmicus

Roberts Number: 172

134.

Lark-like bunting

Emberiza impetuani

Roberts Number: 887

135.

Laughing dove

Streptopelia senegalensis

Roberts Number: 355

136.

Layard’s tit-babbler

Parisoma layardi

Roberts Number: 622

137.

Lesser flamingo

Phoenicopterus minor

Roberts Number: 97

138.

Lesser grey shrike

Lanius minor

Roberts Number: 731

139.

Lesser honeyguide

Indicator minor

Roberts Number: 476

140.

Lesser kestrel

Falco naumanni

Roberts Number: 183

141.

Lesser striped swallow

Hirundo abyssinica

Roberts Number: 527

142.

Lesser swamp warbler

Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Roberts Number: 635

143.

Levaillant’s cisticola

Cisticola tinniens

Roberts Number: 677

144.

Little bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

Roberts Number: 78

145.

Little egret

Egretta garzetta

Roberts Number: 67

146.

Little grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Roberts Number: 8

147.

Little stint

Calidris minuta

Roberts Number: 274

148.

Little swift

Apus affinis

Roberts Number: 417

149.

Long-billed crombec

Sylvietta rufescens

Roberts Number: 651

150.

Long-billed pipit

Anthus similis

Roberts Number: 717

151.

Ludwig’s bustard

Neotis ludwigii

Roberts Number: 232

152.

Maccoa duck

Oxyura maccoa

Roberts Number: 117

153.

Malachite kingfisher

Alcedo cristata

Roberts Number: 431

154.

Malachite sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

Roberts Number: 775

155.

Marsh sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Roberts Number: 269

156.

Martial eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

Roberts Number: 140

157.

Mountain wheatear

Oenanthe monticola

Roberts Number: 586

158.

Namaqua dove

Oena capensis

Roberts Number: 356

159.

Namaqua warbler

Phragmacia substriata

Roberts Number: 687

160.

Neddicky

Cisticola fulvicapilla

Roberts Number: 681

161.

Olive bushshrike

Telophorus olivaceus

Roberts Number: 750

162.

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Roberts Number: 170

163.

Pale chanting goshawk

Melierax canorus

Roberts Number: 162

164.

Pale-winged starling

Onychognathus nabouroup

Roberts Number: 770

165.

Pearl-breasted swallow

Hirundo dimidiata

Roberts Number: 523

166.

Peregrine falcon

Falco peregrinus

Roberts Number: 171

167.

Pied avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Roberts Number: 294

168.

Pied crow

Corvus albus

Roberts Number: 548

169.

Pied kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Roberts Number: 428

170.

Pied starling

Spreo bicolor

Roberts Number: 759

171.

Pin-tailed whydah

Vidua macroura

Roberts Number: 860

172.

Pririt batis

Batis pririt

Roberts Number: 703

173.

Red-backed shrike

Lanius collurio

Roberts Number: 733

174.

Red-billed firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Roberts Number: 842

175.

Red-billed quelea

Quelea quelea

Roberts Number: 821

176.

Red-billed teal

Anas erythrorhyncha

Roberts Number: 108

177.

Red-capped lark

Calandrella cinerea

Roberts Number: 507

178.

Red-chested cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Roberts Number: 377

179.

Red-eyed dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Roberts Number: 352

180.

Red-faced mousebird

Urocolius indicus

Roberts Number: 426

181.

Red-fronted tinkerbird

Pogoniulus pusillus

Roberts Number: 469

182.

Red-headed finch

Amadina erythrocephala

Roberts Number: 856

183.

Red-knobbed coot

Fulica cristata

Roberts Number: 228

184.

Red-winged starling

Onychognathus morio

Roberts Number: 769

185.

Reed cormorant

Phalacrocorax africanus

Roberts Number: 58

186.

Ring-necked dove

Streptopelia capicola

Roberts Number: 354

187.

Rock dove

Columba livia

Roberts Number: 348

188.

Rock kestrel

Falco rupicolus

Roberts Number: 181

189.

Rock martin

Hirundo fuligula

Roberts Number: 529

190.

Ruff

Philomachus pugnax

Roberts Number: 284

191.

Rufous-breasted sparrowhawk

Accipiter rufiventris

Roberts Number: 155

192.

Rufous-cheeked nightjar

Caprimulgus rufigena

Roberts Number: 406

193.

Rufous-eared warbler

Malcorus pectoralis

Roberts Number: 688

194.

Sabota lark

Calendulauda sabota

Roberts Number: 498

195.

Sand martin

Riparia riparia

Roberts Number: 532

196.

Scaly-feathered finch

Sporopipes squamifrons

Roberts Number: 806

197.

Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

Roberts Number: 118

198.

Short-toed rock thrush

Monticola brevipes

Roberts Number: 583

199.

Sickle-winged chat

Cercomela sinuata

Roberts Number: 591

200.

Sombre greenbul

Andropadus importunus

Roberts Number: 572

201.

South African cliff swallow

Hirundo spilodera

Roberts Number: 528

202.

South African shelduck

Tadorna cana

Roberts Number: 103

203.

Southern black korhaan

Afrotis afra

Roberts Number: 239

204.

Southern boubou

Laniarius ferrugineus

Roberts Number: 736

205.

Southern double-collared sunbird

Cinnyris chalybeus

Roberts Number: 783

206.

Southern fiscal

Lanius collaris

Roberts Number: 732

207.

Southern grey-headed sparrow

Passer diffusus

Roberts Number: 804

208.

Southern masked weaver

Ploceus velatus

Roberts Number: 814

209.

Southern pochard

Netta erythrophthalma

Roberts Number: 113

210.

Southern red bishop

Euplectes orix

Roberts Number: 824

211.

Southern tchagra

Tchagra tchagra

Roberts Number: 742

212.

Speckled mousebird

Colius striatus

Roberts Number: 424

213.

Speckled pigeon

Columba guinea

Roberts Number: 349

214.

Spike-heeled lark

Chersomanes albofasciata

Roberts Number: 506

215.

Spotted eagle-owl

Bubo africanus

Roberts Number: 401

216.

Spotted flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Roberts Number: 689

217.

Spotted thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

Roberts Number: 297

218.

Spur-winged goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Roberts Number: 116

219.

Steppe buzzard

Buteo buteo vulpinus

Roberts Number: 149

220.

Streaky-headed seedeater

Crithagra gularis

Roberts Number: 881

221.

Swee waxbill

Coccopygia melanotis

Roberts Number: 850

222.

Temminck’s courser

Cursorius temminckii

Roberts Number: 300

223.

Three-banded plover

Charadrius tricollaris

Roberts Number: 249

224.

Verreaux’s eagle

Aquila verreauxii

Roberts Number: 131

225.

Village indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Roberts Number: 867

226.

Water thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Roberts Number: 298

227.

Wattled starling

Creatophora cinerea

Roberts Number: 760

228.

Western barn owl

Tyto alba

Roberts Number: 392

229.

Western house martin

Delichon urbicum

Roberts Number: 530

230.

Whiskered tern

Chlidonias hybrida

Roberts Number: 338

231.

White-backed mousebird

Colius colius

Roberts Number: 425

232.

White-breasted cormorant

Phalacrocorax lucidus

Roberts Number: 55

233.

White-browed scrub robin

Cercotrichas leucophrys

Roberts Number: 613

234.

White-faced whistling duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Roberts Number: 99

235.

White-necked raven

Corvus albicollis

Roberts Number: 550

236.

White-rumped swift

Apus caffer

Roberts Number: 415

237.

White stork

Ciconia ciconia

Roberts Number: 83

238.

White-throated canary

Crithagra albogularis

Roberts Number: 879

239.

White-throated swallow

Hirundo albigularis

Roberts Number: 520

240.

White-winged tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Roberts Number: 339

241.

Willow warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Roberts Number: 643

242.

Yellow-bellied eremomela

Eremomela icteropygialis

Roberts Number: 653

243.

Yellow-billed duck

Anas undulata

Roberts Number: 104

244.

Yellow-billed kite

Milvus aegyptius

Roberts Number: 126

245.

Yellow-billed stork

Mycteria ibis

Roberts Number: 90

246.

Yellow bishop

Euplectes capensis

Roberts Number: 827

247.

Yellow-fronted canary

Crithagra mozambicus

Roberts Number: 869

248.

Yellow-throated petronia

Petronia superciliaris

Roberts Number: 805

249.

Zitting cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Roberts Number: 664

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