Birds of Southern Africa in taxonomic hierarchy

Wikipedia: Cape teal Source: OTHER 1200px-Kapente_schwimmend_Ausschnitt.jpg
General: The Cape teal (Anas capensis) is a 44–46 cm long dabbling duck of open wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Red-billed duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Red-billed_Pintail_%28Anas_erythrorhyncha%29_RWD1.jpg
The red-billed teal or red-billed duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is a dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa typically south of 10° S. This duck is not migratory, but will fly great distances to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-billed duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Gelbschnabelente_Anas_undulata_0505273_Wikiausschnitt.jpg
The yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata) is a 51–58 cm long dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: African black duck Source: OTHER African_Black_Duck.jpg
The African black duck (Anas sparsa) is a species of duck of the genus Anas. It is genetically closest to the mallard group,^[2] but shows some peculiarities in its behavior^[3] and (as far as they can be discerned) plumage; it is accordingly placed in the subgenus Melananas pending further research. [more]

Wikipedia: Southern pochard Source: OTHER 1200px-Southern_Pochard_%28Netta_erythrophthalma%29_RWD1.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: South America, Africa.
The southern pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) is a species of duck, and a member of the genus Netta. There are two subspecies, the South American (southern) pochard N. e. erythrophthalma (Wied-Neuwied, 1833) and the African (southern) pochard N. e. brunnea (Eyton, 1838). [more]

Nilgans am Südende des Greifensee 2021-02-08 15.21.56
First observed in Botswana on 2016-09-24.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa.
Wintergast am Greifensee. Invasiv. Nach Vogelwarte.ch: 'als Ziervogel im 18. Jahrhundert in Europa eingeführt... Ausgehend von einer in den 1970er Jahren in den Niederlanden und Belgien gebildeten Population breitete sich die Nilgans rasant dem Rhein und seinen Nebenflüssen entlang aus und hat inzwischen auch die Schweiz erreicht.
Vocalization: Quite vocal when interacting. [Link]
Calls: Female calls may resemble RS, but are coarser, harder and trills are more rolling. Single calls are longer, and falls markedly in pitch. Male calls quite different, with husky, wheezing or hissing "kaahhh", or with the same timbre in series lika a steam engine. [Link]
Physical details: length=63-73 cm, wingspan=134-154 cm, weight=1500-2250 g

Wikipedia: Knob-billed duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Knob-billed_duck_%28Sarkidiornis_melanotos%29_male.jpg
General: The knob-billed duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos), or African comb duck, is a duck found in tropical wetlands in Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and the Indian Subcontinent from northern India to Laos and extreme southern China. [more]

Wikipedia: South African shelduck Source: OTHER 1200px-Tadorna_cana_-_01.jpg
The South African shelduck or Cape shelduck (Tadorna cana) is a species of shelduck, a group of large goose-like birds which are part of the bird family Anatidae, which also includes the swans, geese and ducks. This is a common species native to southern Africa.^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Maccoa duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Oxyura_maccoa.jpg
The Maccoa duck (Oxyura maccoa) is a stiff-tailed diving duck found across Eastern and Southern Africa.^[4] [more]

Hottentot teal / Pünktchenente (Spatula hottentota)

Wikipedia: Hottentot teal Source: OTHER 1200px-Anatra_ottentotta_%28Zurich_zoo%29.jpeg
The blue-billed teal, spotted teal or Hottentot teal (Spatula hottentota) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula. It is migratory resident in eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan and Ethiopia west to Niger and Nigeria and south to South Africa and Namibia.^[1][2] In west Africa and Madagascar it is sedentary. [more]

Cape shoveler / Kap-Löffelente (Spatula smithii)

Wikipedia: Cape shoveler Source: OTHER 1200px-Cape_Shoveler_RWD.jpg
The Cape shoveler or Cape shoveller (Spatula smithii) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula. It is resident in South Africa, and uncommon further north in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, southern Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zambia.^[1][2] [more]

Wikipedia: Fulvous whistling-duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendrocygna_bicolor_wilhelma.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The fulvous whistling duck or fulvous tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) is a species of whistling duck that breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Mexico and South America, the West Indies, the southern United States, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent. It has plumage that is mainly reddish brown, long legs and a long grey bill, and shows a distinctive white band across its black tail in flight. Like other members of its ancient lineage, it has a whistling call which is given in flight or on the ground. Its preferred habitat consists of wetlands with plentiful vegetation, including shallow lakes and paddy fields. The nest, built from plant material and unlined, is placed among dense vegetation or in a tree hole. The typical clutch is around ten whitish eggs. The breeding adults, which pair for life, take turns to incubate, and the eggs hatch in 24–29 days. The downy grey ducklings leave the nest within a day or so of hatching, but the parents continue to protect them until they fledge around nine weeks later. [more]

Wikipedia: White-faced whistling-duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Dendrocygna_viduata_upright.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: South America, Africa.
Anas viduata Linnaeus, 1766 [more]

Wikipedia: White-backed duck Source: OTHER 1200px-White-backed_Duck_RWD2.jpg
The white-backed duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) is a waterbird of the family Anatidae. It is distinct from all other ducks, but most closely related to the whistling ducks in the subfamily Dendrocygninae, though also showing some similarities to the stiff-tailed ducks in the subfamily Oxyurinae. It is the only member of the genus Thalassornis. [more]

Wikipedia: Spur-winged goose Source: OTHER 1200px-Spur-winged_goose_%28Plectropterus_gambensis%29.jpg
The spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large bird in the family Anatidae, related to the geese and the shelducks, but distinct from both of these in a number of anatomical features, and therefore treated in its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae. It occurs in wetlands throughout sub-Saharan Africa. [more]

African pygmy-goose / Afrikanische Zwergente (Nettapus auritus)

African pygmy goose. 2016-09-23 09.50.38 Botswana
First observed in Botswana on 2016-09-23.
The African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus) is a perching duck from sub-Saharan Africa. It is the smallest of Africa's wildfowl, and one of the smallest in the world.^[2] [more]

Bank cormorant / Küstenscharbe (Phalacrocorax neglectus)

Wikipedia: Bank cormorant Source: OTHER Phalacrocoraxneglectus.jpg
The bank cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus), also known as Wahlberg's cormorant, is a medium-sized cormorant that is endemic to Namibia and the western seaboard of South Africa, living in and around coastal waters; it is rarely recorded more than 15 km offshore. [more]

Cape cormorant / Kapscharbe (Phalacrocorax capensis)

Wikipedia: Cape cormorant Source: OTHER 1200px-Phalacrocorax_capensis_-_Namib_2013.jpg
The Cape cormorant or Cape shag (Phalacrocorax capensis) is a bird endemic to the southwestern coasts of Africa. [more]

Long-tailed cormorant / Riedscharbe (Microcarbo africanus)

Wikipedia: Long-tailed cormorant Source: OTHER 1200px-Cormor%C3%A1n_africano_%28Microcarbo_africanus%29%2C_parque_nacional_de_Chobe%2C_Botsuana%2C_2018-07-28%2C_DD_48.jpg
The reed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus), also known as the long-tailed cormorant, is a bird in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. It breeds in much of Africa south of the Sahara, and Madagascar. It is resident but undertakes some seasonal movements. [more]

Crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus)

Wikipedia: Crowned cormorant Source: OTHER 1200px-Crowned_Cormorant%2C_Phalacrocorax_coronatus.jpg
The crowned cormorant (Microcarbo coronatus) is a small cormorant that is endemic to the waters of the cold Benguela Current of southern Africa. It is an exclusively coastal species and is not found more than 10 km (6 mi) away from land. This species is related to the reed cormorant, and was formerly considered to the same species. [more]

Purple heron / Purpurreiher (Ardea purpurea)

Purple heron, Phnom Krom. 2024-03-03 06.13.38 Cambodia
First observed in Cambodia on 2024-03-03.
The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging species of wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. The scientific name comes from Latin ardea "heron", and purpureus, "coloured purple".^[2] It breeds in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia. The Western Palearctic populations migrate between breeding and wintering habitats whereas the African and tropical-Asian populations are primarily sedentary, except for occasional dispersive movements. [more]
Vocalization: Quite similar to Grey Heron, but not so vocal. [Link]
Calls: Pitch slightly higher and remains stable throughout the short call. Volume muffled and timbre drier. [Link]
Physical details: length=78-90 cm, wingspan=120-150 cm, weight=525-1218 g
Habitats: Wetland


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC878038 - Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea manilensis - flight call - Nonthaburi, Thailand. Source: XENOCANTO XC878038 - Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea manilensis - flight call - Nonthaburi, Thailand.mp3 Thailand (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,

Medium egret / Mittelreiher (Ardea intermedia)

Could be a medium egret aka intermedian egret aka median egret with orange bill but dark legs but could also be a great egret, which we saw a lot. 2024-02-22 11.59.32 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-22.
General: The medium egret (Ardea intermedia), median egret, smaller egret or intermediate egret, is a medium-sized heron. Some taxonomists put the species in the genus Egretta or Mesophoyx. It is a resident breeder in southern and eastern Asia. [more]


Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC460203 - Intermediate Egret - Ardea intermedia - call - Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. Source: XENOCANTO XC460203 - Intermediate Egret - Ardea intermedia - call - Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.mp3 (call)

Goliath heron / Goliathreiher (Ardea goliath)

Wikipedia: Goliath heron Source: OTHER Ardea_goliath_-Lake_Baringo%2C_Kenya-8.jpg
The Goliath heron (Ardea goliath), also known as the giant heron,^[2] is a very large wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller numbers in Southwest and South Asia. [more]

Black-headed heron / Schwarzhalsreiher (Ardea melanocephala)

Wikipedia: Black-headed heron Source: OTHER 1200px-Black-headed_Heron_%28Ardea_melanocephala%29.jpg
The black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is mainly resident, but some west African birds move further north in the rainy season. [more]

Black-crowned night-heron / Nachtreiher (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Wikipedia: Black-crowned night-heron Source: OTHER 1200px-BCNH_CMCNJ_for_Wiki.png
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), or black-capped night heron, commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where it is replaced by the closely related nankeen night heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact). [more]
Calls: Most commonly hear call is a nasal, soft croaking "roack", like cross between Raven and frog. [Link]
Physical details: length=58-65 cm, wingspan=105-112 cm, weight=500-800 g
Habitats: Wetland

Black heron / Glockenreiher (Egretta ardesiaca)

Wikipedia: Black heron Source: OTHER Flickr_-_Rainbirder_-_Black_Egret_%28Egretta_ardesiaca%29.jpg
General: The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) also known as the black egret, is an African heron. It is well known for its habit of using its wings to form a canopy when fishing. [more]

Slaty egret / Braunkehlreiher (Egretta vinaceigula)

Wikipedia: Slaty egret Source: OTHER 1200px-Slaty_Egret_Egretta_vinaceigula.jpg
The slaty egret (Egretta vinaceigula) is a small, dark egret. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. It is classified as Vulnerable, the biggest threat being habitat loss. [more]

Snowy egret / Schmuckreiher (Egretta thula)

Snowy egret at John's Pass, Madeira Beach, Florida. 2023-09-27 11.51.14 Florida
First observed in Yucatan on 2023-04-15.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The snowy egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. The genus name comes from Provençal French for the little egret, aigrette, which is a diminutive of aigron, 'heron'. The species name thula is the Araucano term for the black-necked swan, applied to this species in error by Chilean naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina in 1782.^[3] [more]

Little blue heron / Blaureiher (Egretta caerulea)

Wikipedia: Little blue heron Source: OTHER 1200px-Egretta_caerulea_-Cananeia%2C_Sao_Paulo%2C_Brasil-8.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) is a small heron belonging to the family Ardeidae. [more]

Cattle egret / Kuhreiher (Bubulcus ibis)

Cow-plus-cattle egret. 2020-03-07 15.17.34 Panama
First observed in Costa Rica on 2018-02-27.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard two of its subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century. [more]
Vocalization: Usually silent away from breeding ground. In the colonies a chorus of various coarse sounds can be heard. Most distinct is a disyllabic "rick-rack". Other sounds includes short, guttural utterings, or drawn, harsh shrieks. [Link]
Physical details: length=48-53 cm, wingspan=90-96 cm, weight=300-400 g


Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC794287 - Eastern Cattle Egret - Bubulcus coromandus - call - Hong Kong, China. Source: XENOCANTO XC794287 - Eastern Cattle Egret - Bubulcus coromandus - call - Hong Kong, China.mp3 (call)


Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC353848 - Western Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis - flight call - sevilla, andalucía, Spain. Source: XENOCANTO XC353848 - Western Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis - flight call - sevilla, andalucía, Spain.mp3 Spain (flight call)


Call attributes: flight call Frequency: ,

Green-backed heron (Butorides striata)

Striated heron. 2024-02-22 11.31.30 Laos
First observed in Laos on 2024-02-22.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, South America, Africa, Asia.



Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC791519 - Striated Heron - Butorides striata - song, sounds like Ow plus pi-rol lhl, Copperbelt Province, Zambia. Source: XENOCANTO XC791519 - Striated Heron - Butorides striata - song, sounds like Ow plus pi-rol lhl, Copperbelt Province, Zambia.mp3 (song)

Dwarf bittern / Graurückendommel (Ixobrychus sturmii)

Wikipedia: Dwarf bittern Source: OTHER BitternDwarf.jpg
General: The dwarf bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae. [more]

Madagascar pond-heron / Dickschnabelreiher (Ardeola idae)

Wikipedia: Madagascar pond-heron Source: OTHER Ardeola_idae.jpg
The Malagasy pond heron (Ardeola idae) is a species of heron of the family Ardeidae. They are primarily seen in the outer islands of the Seychelles, Madagascar, and on the east coast of Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.^[2] Being native to Madagascar, this species is often referred to as the Madagascar pond heron or Madagascar squacco heron. The population of this heron is estimated at 2,000–6,000 individuals, with only 1,300–4,000 being mature enough to mate.^[3] [more]

Rufous-bellied heron / Rotbauchreiher (Ardeola rufiventris)

Wikipedia: Rufous-bellied heron Source: OTHER Rufous-bellied_Heron_%28Ardeola_rufiventris%29.jpg
The rufous-bellied heron (Ardeola rufiventris) is a species of heron in the genus Ardeola, the pond herons, of the family Ardeidae. [more]

Squacco heron / Rallenreiher (Ardeola ralloides)

Wikipedia: Squacco heron Source: OTHER 1200px-Crabier_chevelu.jpg
The squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a small heron, 44–47 cm (17–19 in) long, of which the body is 20–23 cm (7.9–9.1 in), with 80–92 cm (31–36 in) wingspan.^[2] It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Europe and the Greater Middle East. [more]
Habitats: Wetland

White-backed night-heron (Gorsachius leuconotus)

Wikipedia: White-backed night-heron Source: OTHER 1200px-White-backed_Night_Heron_%28Gorsachius_leuconotus%29_%286001840951%29.jpg
The white-backed night heron (Gorsachius leuconotus) is a species of medium-sized heron in the family Ardeidae, found in sub-Saharan Africa. [more]

African darter (Anhinga rufa)

African darter. 2016-09-23 09.06.10 Botswana
First observed in Botswana on 2016-09-23.
The African darter (Anhinga rufa), sometimes called the snakebird, is a water bird of sub-Saharan Africa and Iraq.^[1] [more]

Great frigatebird / Bindenfregattvogel (Fregata minor)

Wikipedia: Great frigatebird Source: OTHER 1200px-Male_greater_frigate_bird_displaying.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The great frigatebird (Fregata minor) is a large seabird in the frigatebird family. There are major nesting populations in the tropical Pacific (including the Galapagos Islands) and Indian Oceans, as well as a tiny population in the South Atlantic. [more]

Lesser frigatebird / Arielfregattvogel (Fregata ariel)

Wikipedia: Lesser frigatebird Source: OTHER 1200px-Lesser_Frigatebird_from_Indonesia.jpg
The lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel) is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. At around 75 cm (30 in) in length, it is the smallest species of frigatebird. It occurs over tropical and subtropical waters across the Indian and Pacific Oceans as well as off the Atlantic coast of Brazil. [more]

Pink-backed pelican / Rötelpelikan (Pelecanus rufescens)

Wikipedia: Pink-backed pelican Source: OTHER 1200px-Pink_backed_pelican_side_view.jpg
The pink-backed pelican (Pelecanus rufescens) is a bird of the pelican family. It is a resident breeder in the swamps and shallow lakes of Africa, southern Arabia, and southern India; it has also apparently extirpated in Madagascar. [more]

Great white pelican / Rosapelikan (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Wikipedia: Great white pelican Source: OTHER 1200px-Great_white_pelican_%28Pelecanus_onocrotalus%29.jpg
The great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes. [more]

Red-tailed tropicbird / Rotschwanz-Tropikvogel (Phaethon rubricauda)

Wikipedia: Red-tailed tropicbird Source: OTHER Red-tailed_Tropicbird_RWD2.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa.
The red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) is a seabird native to tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One of three closely related species of tropicbird (Phaethontidae), it was described by Pieter Boddaert in 1783. Superficially resembling a tern in appearance, it has almost all-white plumage with a black mask and a red bill. The sexes have similar plumage. As referenced in the common name, adults have red tail streamers that are about twice their body length. Four subspecies are recognised, but there is evidence of clinal variation in body size—with smaller birds in the north and larger in the south—and hence no grounds for subspecies. [more]

Red-billed tropicbird / Rotschnabel-Tropikvogel (Phaethon aethereus)

Wikipedia: Red-billed tropicbird Source: OTHER 1200px-Red-billed_tropicbird.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) is a tropicbird, one of three closely related species of seabird of tropical oceans. Superficially resembling a tern in appearance, it has mostly white plumage with some black markings on the wings and back, a black mask and, as its common name suggests, a red bill. Most adults have tail streamers that are about two times their body length, with those in males being generally longer than those in females. The red-billed tropicbird itself has three subspecies recognized, including the nominate. The subspecies mesonauta is distinguished from the nominate by the rosy tinge of its fresh plumage, and the subspecies indicus can be differentiated by its smaller size, more restricted mask, and more orange bill. This species ranges across the tropical Atlantic, eastern Pacific, and Indian Oceans. The nominate is found in the southern Atlantic Ocean, the subspecies indicus in the waters off of the Middle East and in the Indian Ocean, and the subspecies mesonauta in the eastern portions of both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans and in the Caribbean. It was one of the many species described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. [more]

White-tailed tropicbird / Weißschwanz-Tropikvogel (Phaethon lepturus)

Wikipedia: White-tailed tropicbird Source: OTHER 1200px-White-tailed_Tropicbird_-_Phaeton_lepturus.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa, Asia.
The white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) is a species of tropicbird. It is the smallest of three closely related seabirds of the tropical oceans and smallest member of the order Phaethontiformes. It is found in the tropical Atlantic, western Pacific and Indian Oceans. It also breeds on some Caribbean islands, and a few pairs have started nesting recently on Little Tobago, joining the red-billed tropicbird colony. In addition to the tropical Atlantic, it nests as far north as Bermuda, where it is locally called a "longtail".^[2] [more]

Brown booby / Weißbauchtölpel (Sula leucogaster)

Wikipedia: Brown booby Source: OTHER 1200px-Atob%C3%A1-pardo.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The brown booby (Sula leucogaster) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae, of which it is perhaps the most common and widespread species.^[3] It has a pantropical range, which overlaps with that of other booby species. The gregarious brown booby commutes and forages at low height over inshore waters. Flocks plunge-dive to take small fish, especially when these are driven near the surface by their predators. They only nest on the ground, and roost on solid objects rather than the water surface.^[3] [more]

Red-footed booby / Rotfußtölpel (Sula sula)

Wikipedia: Red-footed booby Source: OTHER Sula_sula_by_Gregg_Yan_01.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
The red-footed booby (Sula sula) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. Adults always have red feet, but the colour of the plumage varies. They are powerful and agile fliers, but they are clumsy in takeoffs and landings. They are found widely in the tropics, and breed colonially in coastal regions, especially islands. The species faces few natural or man-made threats, although its population is declining; it is considered to be a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). [more]

Masked booby (Sula dactylatra)

Wikipedia: Masked booby Source: OTHER 1200px-Starr_080606-6808_Coronopus_didymus.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The masked booby (Sula dactylatra), also called the masked gannet or the blue-faced booby, is a large seabird of the booby and gannet family, Sulidae. First described by the French naturalist René-Primevère Lesson in 1831, the masked booby is one of six species of booby in the genus Sula. It has a typical sulid body shape, with a long pointed yellowish bill, long neck, aerodynamic body, long slender wings and pointed tail. The adult is bright white with black wings, a black tail and a dark face mask; at 75–85 cm (30–33 in) long, it is the largest species of booby. The sexes have similar plumage. This species ranges across tropical oceans, except in the eastern Atlantic and eastern Pacific. In the latter, it is replaced by the Nazca booby (Sula granti), which was formerly regarded as a subspecies of masked booby. [more]

Cape gannet / Kaptölpel (Morus capensis)

Wikipedia: Cape gannet Source: OTHER 1200px-Cape_Gannet_-_Morus_capensis.JPG
The Cape gannet (Morus capensis) originally Sula capensis, is a large seabird of the gannet family, Sulidae. [more]

Australasian gannet (Morus serrator)

Wikipedia: Australasian gannet Source: OTHER 1200px-Morus_serrator_-_Dunalley.jpg
The Australasian gannet (Morus serrator), also known as the Australian gannet or tākapu, is a large seabird of the booby and gannet family, Sulidae. Adults are mostly white, with black flight feathers at the wingtips and lining the trailing edge of the wing. The central tail feathers are also black. The head is tinged buff-yellow, with a pale blue-grey bill edged in black, and blue-rimmed eyes. Young birds have mottled plumage in their first year, dark above and light below. The head is an intermediate mottled grey, with a dark bill. The birds gradually acquire more white in subsequent seasons until they reach maturity after five years. [more]

Glossy ibis / Brauner Sichler (Plegadis falcinellus)

Sichler nach ornitho, Brauner Sichler nach Wikipedia oder Plegadis falcinellus, Neeracherried. Source: WIKIPEDIA 20220904_071146-DSC_0059 Sichler nach ornitho, Brauner Sichler nach Wikipedia oder Plegadis falcinellus, Neeracherried.JPG 2022-09-04 07.11.46
First observed in 🇨🇭 on 2022-09-04.
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia.
The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning "sickle" and referring to the distinctive shape of the bill.^[2] [more]
Vocalization: Generally silent away from breeding ground. Dry, crow-like "garr garr", may be heard occasionally in flight. At breeding ground various guttural grunts, and piping, hissing sounds. [Link]
Physical details: length=55-65 cm, wingspan=80-95 cm, weight=530-768 g

African spoonbill / Rotgesichtlöffler (Platalea alba)

African spoonbill makes shade with its wing to hunt. 2016-09-29 08.30.10 Botswana
First observed in Botswana on 2016-09-29.
General: The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a long-legged wading bird^[2] of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The species is widespread across Africa and Madagascar, including Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.^[2] [more]

Southern bald ibis / Glattnackenrapp (Geronticus calvus)

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The southern bald ibis (Geronticus calvus) is a large bird found in open grassland or semi-desert in the mountains of southern Africa. Taxonomically, it is most closely related to its counterpart in the northern regions of Africa, the waldrapp (Geronticus eremita).^[2][3] As a species, it has a very restricted homerange, limited to the southern tips of South Africa in highland and mountainous regions.^[3] [more]

Sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

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The African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a species of ibis, a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae. It is native to Africa and the Middle East. It is especially known for its role in the religion of the Ancient Egyptians, where it was linked to the god Thoth; despite this, the species is currently extirpated from Egypt. [more]

Hadada ibis / Hagedasch (Bostrychia hagedash)

Wikipedia: Hadada ibis Source: OTHER 1200px-Hadeda_Ibis_Portrait.jpg
The hadada ibis (Bostrychia hagedash), also called hadeda, is an ibis native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It is named for its loud three to four note calls uttered in flight especially in the mornings and evenings when they fly out or return to their roost trees. Although not as dependent on water as some ibises, they are found near wetlands and often live in close proximity to humans, foraging in cultivated land and gardens. A medium-sized ibis with stout legs and a typical down-curved bill, the wing coverts are iridescent with a green or purple sheen. They are non-migratory but are known to make nomadic movements in response to rain particularly during droughts. Their ranges in southern Africa have increased with an increase in tree cover and irrigation in human-altered habitats. [more]

Wikipedia: African reed-warbler Source: OTHER African_Reed_Warbler_%28Acrocephalus_baeticatus%29_%288077249754%29.jpg
The African reed warbler or African marsh warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds in much of Africa south of the Sahara. It is migratory within the continent, with southern breeding population moving to the tropics in the southern hemisphere's winter. [more]

Wikipedia: Basra reed warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.AVES.37596_1_-_Acrocephalus_arundinaceus_griseldis_%28Hartlaub%2C_1891%29_-_Sylviidae_-_bird_skin_specimen.jpeg
The Basra reed warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis) is a "warbler" of the genus Acrocephalus. It is an endemic breeder in East and southern Iraq, Kuwait, and Palestine[1] in extensive beds of papyrus and reeds. It is easily mistaken for the great reed warbler but is a bit smaller, has whiter under parts and has a narrower, longer and more pointed bill. It winters in East Africa. It is a very rare vagrant in Europe. The call is a gruff 'chaar', deeper than a reed warbler's. [more]

Wikipedia: Lesser swamp-warbler Source: OTHER Lesser_swamp_warbler_%28Acrocephalus_gracilirostris%29%2C_Marievale%2C_3.jpg
The lesser swamp warbler or Cape reed warbler (Acrocephalus gracilirostris) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It is a resident breeder in Africa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Chad and Ethiopia south to South Africa. This is a common species of reedbeds in standing water. [more]

Wikipedia: Olive-tree warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Olive-tree_warbler%2C_Hippolais_olivetorum%2C_at_Mkuze_Game_Reserve%2C_%2839230388474%29.jpg
The olive-tree warbler (Hippolais olivetorum) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in southeast Europe and the near east. It is migratory, wintering in eastern and southern Africa, from Kenya south to South Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Upcher's warbler Source: OTHER Upcher%27s_Warbler_%28Hippolais_languida%29_%288079442053%29.jpg
Upcher's warbler (Hippolais languida) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in an area from Turkey south and east to Pakistan. It is migratory, wintering in eastern Africa, from Eritrea and Somalia south to Tanzania. [more]

Wikipedia: Cape crombec Source: OTHER Crombec_Longbilled_2011_05_16_09_Alan_Manson_Prieska.jpg
The long-billed crombec or Cape crombec (Sylvietta rufescens) is an African warbler. [more]

Wikipedia: Karoo eremomela Source: OTHER Eremomela_Karoo_2015_01_24_08_15_57_4357s.jpg
The Karoo eremomela (Eremomela gregalis), also known as the yellow-rumped eremomela, is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-bellied eremomela Source: OTHER Yellow-bellied_eremomela%2C_Eremomela_icteropygialis%2C_at_Mapungubwe_National_Park%2C_Limpopo%2C_South_Africa_%2817696689908%29%2C_crop.jpg
The yellow-bellied eremomela (Eremomela icteropygialis) is an Old World warbler. However, the taxonomy of the "African warblers", an assemblage of usually species-poor and apparently rather ancient "odd warblers" from Africa is currently in a state of flux. Today, most taxonomists consider members in this genus members of the family Cisticolidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Burnt-neck eremomela Source: OTHER Eremomela_Burnt-necked_2015_06_02_08_21_35_5728.jpg
The burnt-necked eremomela (Eremomela usticollis) is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savannah, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. [more]

Wikipedia: Greencap eremomela Source: OTHER Eremomela_scotops_scotops%2C_Cecil_Kop-natuurreservaat%2C_Birding_Weto%2C_a.jpg
The green-capped eremomela or greencap eremomela (Eremomela scotops) is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow flycatcher-warbler Source: OTHER African_Yellow_Warbler_-_South_Africa_S4E7584_%2817123176947%29.jpg
The African yellow warbler, Natal yellow warbler, dark-capped yellow warbler, or yellow flycatcher-warbler (Iduna natalensis) is a species of Acrocephalidae warblers; formerly, these were placed in the paraphyletic "Old World warblers". [more]

Wikipedia: Layard's warbler Source: OTHER Layard%27s_Tit-Babbler_2017_08_12_5272.jpg
Layard's warbler (Curruca layardi) or Layard's tit-babbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. [more]

Wikipedia: Bush blackcap Source: OTHER Bush_Blackcap_2016_12_30_15_33_23_2771_crop.jpg
The bush blackcap (Sylvia nigricapillus) is a species of bird in the family Sylviidae. It is endemic to South Africa and Swaziland. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1] [more]

Wikipedia: Rufous-vented warbler Source: OTHER Titbabbler_Chestnut-vented_2010_07_18_09_Alan_Manson_Weenen.jpg
The chestnut-vented warbler, chestnut-vented tit-babbler or rufous-vented warbler (Curruca subcoerulea) is an Old World warbler. [more]

Wikipedia: Sombre greenbul Source: OTHER 1200px-Sombre_greenbul%2C_Andropadus_importunus.jpg
The sombre greenbul (Andropadus importunus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in coastal bush, evergreen forest and dry shrub land in eastern and southern Africa. It is the only member of the genus Andropadus. [more]

Wikipedia: Terrestrial brownbul Source: OTHER Brownbul_Terrestrial_2010_10_02_Alan_Manson_Ngwenya.jpg
The terrestrial brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-streaked greenbul Source: OTHER 1200px-Yellow-streaked_Greenbul_%28or_Yellow-streaked_Bulbul%29%2C_Phyllastrephus_flavostriatus_at_Agatha_Plantation%2C_Tzaneen%2C_South_Africa_%2814514831440%29.jpg
The yellow-streaked greenbul or yellow-streaked bulbul (Phyllastrephus flavostriatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. [more]

Wikipedia: Black-fronted bulbul Source: OTHER 1200px-African_red-eyed_bulbul_%28Pycnonotus_nigricans%29.jpg
The African red-eyed bulbul or black-fronted bulbul (Pycnonotus nigricans) is a species of songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-western Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and riverine scrub.^[2][3][4] It feeds on fruit (including Ficus), flowers, nectar, and insects.^[3][4] [more]

Wikipedia: Cape bulbul Source: OTHER 1200px-Pycnonotus_capensis_2.jpg
The Cape bulbul (Pycnonotus capensis) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is an endemic resident breeder in coastal bush, open forest, gardens and fynbos in western and southern South Africa. This species nests mainly in the southern spring from September to November. The nest is thick walled cup concealed by foliage in a small tree or shrub. [more]

Wikipedia: Garden bulbul Source: OTHER 1200px-Common_bulbul_%28Pycnonotus_barbatus_barbatus%29.jpg
The common bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in north-eastern, northern, western and central Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-bellied greenbul Source: OTHER 1200px-Chlorocichla_flaviventris_-_Yellow-bellied_greenbul.jpg
The yellow-bellied greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern, southern and west-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and dry savanna. [more]

Wikipedia: Eastern nicator Source: OTHER Eastern_Nicator_%28Nicator_gularis%29.jpg
The eastern nicator (Nicator gularis) is a species of songbird in the family Nicatoridae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It occurs south to around Mtunzini in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and is regularly reported from lowland areas north through to east Africa, including inland areas along the Zambezi River.^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: African yellow white-eye Source: OTHER 1200px-Yellow_white-eye_%28Zosterops_senegalensis%29.jpg
The northern yellow white-eye (Zosterops senegalensis), formerly the African yellow white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found across sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west across to southern Sudan in the east and south to northern Angola. [more]

Wikipedia: Pale white-eye Source: OTHER 1200px-Zosterops_abyssinicus_%2817823062125%29.jpg
The pale white-eye also known as Kenya white-eye^[2] (Zosterops flavilateralis) is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in central and eastern Kenya and in eastern Tanzania. [more]

Wikipedia: Pearl-breasted swallow Source: OTHER Pearl-breasted_Swallow_by_CraigAdam.jpg
The pearl-breasted swallow (Hirundo dimidiata) is a small swallow. It breeds in southern Africa from Angola, southern Congo and Tanzania southwards. It is partially migratory with many birds from the south west of South Africa wintering further north. [more]

Wikipedia: Wire-tailed swallow Source: OTHER 1200px-Wiretailed_swallowed_%2CChandigarh%2C_India.JPG
The wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It has two subspecies: H. s. smithii, which occurs throughout Africa, and H. s. filifera, which is found in southern and southeastern Asia. It is mainly resident, but populations in Pakistan and northern India migrate further south in winter. The genus name Hirundo is the Latin word for swallow.^[2] The species name smithii commemorates Christen Smith, a Norwegian botanist and geologist.^[3] [more]

Wikipedia: White-throated swallow Source: OTHER 1200px-White-throated_Swallows_%28Hirundo_albigularis%29_%286817418149%29.jpg
The white-throated swallow (Hirundo albigularis) is a small bird in the swallow family. It is a common species, found in southern Africa, which has benefited from the increased nesting opportunities presented by the construction of bridges and dams. [more]

Wikipedia: Montane blue swallow Source: OTHER 1200px-Blue_Swallow_-_Hirundo_atrocaerulea.jpg
The blue swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea) is a small bird within the swallow family which is in the order Passeriformes. Swallows are somewhat similar in habits and appearance to other aerial insectivores, such as the martins (also a passerine) and the swifts (order Apodiformes). It breeds in the Afromontane (from South Africa to Tanzania), wintering north of Lake Victoria. [more]

Wikipedia: Greater striped swallow Source: OTHER Cecropis-cucullata-Drakensberg.jpg
The greater striped swallow (Cecropis cucullata) is a large swallow that is native to Africa south of the equator. [more]

Wikipedia: Lesser striped swallow Source: OTHER 1200px-Hirundo_abyssinica.jpg
The lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) is a large swallow. It breeds in Sub-Saharan Africa from Sierra Leone and southern Sudan south into eastern South Africa. It is partially migratory with South African birds wintering further north. West African birds leave the north of the breeding range in the dry season. [more]

Wikipedia: Mosque swallow Source: OTHER 1200px-Mosque_Swallow.jpg
The mosque swallow (Cecropis senegalensis) is a large swallow. It is a resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa, although most common in the west. It does not migrate but follows the rains to some extent. [more]

Wikipedia: Rufous-chested swallow Source: OTHER 1200px-Red-breasted_Swallow_%28Hirundo_semirufa%29_%2830987147586%29.jpg
The red-breasted swallow (Cecropis semirufa), also known as the rufous-chested swallow, is a member of the family Hirundinidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is confined to the tropical rainforest during the wet season. [more]

Wikipedia: Banded martin Source: OTHER Banded_Martin_-_Natal_-_South_Africa_S4E6413_%2816792206620%29.jpg
The banded martin or banded sand martin (Riparia cincta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae that is endemic to Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Black sawwing Source: OTHER Black_Saw-wing.jpg
The black saw-wing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera), also known as the blue saw-wing or black rough-winged swallow, is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. [more]

Wikipedia: South African swallow Source: OTHER 1200px-South_African_cliff_swallow%2C_Petrochelidon_spilodera%2C_at_Suikerbosrand_Nature_Reserve%2C_Gauteng%2C_South_Africa_%2822747098474%29.jpg
The South African cliff swallow (Petrochelidon spilodera), also known as the South African swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae native to central−western and southern Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Rock martin Source: OTHER 1200px-Rock_Martin_%28Hirundo_fuligula%29_%2832682255041%29.jpg
The rock martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family that is resident in central and southern Africa. It breeds mainly in the mountains, but also at lower altitudes, especially in rocky areas and around towns, and, unlike most swallows, it is often found far from water. It is 12–15 cm (4.7–5.9 in) long, with mainly brown plumage, paler-toned on the upper breast and underwing coverts, and with white "windows" on the spread tail in flight. The sexes are similar in appearance, but juveniles have pale fringes to the upperparts and flight feathers. The former northern subspecies are smaller, paler, and whiter-throated than southern African forms, and are now usually split as a separate species, the pale crag martin. The rock martin hunts along cliff faces for flying insects using a slow flight with much gliding. Its call is a soft twitter. [more]

Wikipedia: Grey-rumped swallow Source: OTHER 1200px-Pseudhirundo_griseopyga_Sharpe.jpg
The grey-rumped swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga) is a species of bird in the monotypic genus, Pseudhirundo, in the family Hirundinidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Short-clawed lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Certhilauda_chuana%2C_Pietersburg%2C_Kellermann%2C_a.jpg
The short-clawed lark (Certhilauda chuana) or short-clawed bush-lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Botswana and South Africa. Its natural habitat is dry savannah. [more]

Wikipedia: Cape lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Certhilauda_curvirostris_1838.jpg
The Cape long-billed lark (Certhilauda curvirostris), also known as the Cape lark, Cape longbill or long-billed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-western Africa. Its natural habitats are semi-arid Karoo shrub and subtropical dry shrubland and subtropical or dry lowland and highveld grassland. This lark is also found in croplands, farmlands and coastal fynbos. [more]

Wikipedia: Agulhas lark Source: OTHER Agulhas_Long-billed_Lark_%28Certhilauda_brevirostris%29_perched.jpg
The Agulhas long-billed lark (Certhilauda brevirostris), also known as the Agulhas lark or Agulhas longbill is a small passerine bird. It is an endemic resident breeder in the Western Cape, South Africa. Its restricted range is centred on the Agulhas arable farmlands, from east of the Hottentots-Holland mountain range to Mossel Bay, and occupies a maximum of 15,000 km². [more]

Wikipedia: Eastern long-billed lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Eastern_Long-billed_Lark_%28Certhilauda_semitorquata%29_calling.jpg
The eastern long-billed lark (Certhilauda semitorquata), also known as the Kaffrarian long-billed lark or Eastern longbill is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. [more]

Wikipedia: Karoo long-billed lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Karoo_Long-billed_Lark_%28Certhilauda_subcoronata%29_%2831737723963%29.jpg
The Karoo long-billed lark (Certhilauda subcoronata) or Karoo longbill is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. [more]

Wikipedia: Black-eared sparrow-lark Source: OTHER Eremopterix_australis_-Bushmanland%2C_South_Africa-8.jpg
The black-eared sparrow-lark (Eremopterix australis) or black-eared finch lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. [more]

Wikipedia: Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Chestnut-backed_sparrow-lark_%28Eremopterix_leucotis_melanocephalus%29_male.jpg
The chestnut-backed sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucotis) is a passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. [more]

Wikipedia: Grey-backed sparrow-lark Source: OTHER Eremopterix_verticalis_-Northern_Cape%2C_South_Africa_-male-8.jpg
The grey-backed sparrow-lark (Eremopterix verticalis) or grey-backed finch-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern and south-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Sometimes, the name 'grey-backed sparrow-lark' is also used to describe the black-eared sparrow-lark. [more]

Wikipedia: Large-billed lark Source: OTHER Galerida_magnirostris_magnirostris%2C_De_Hoop-natuurreservaat%2C_Birding_Weto%2C_a.jpg
The large-billed lark or southern thick-billed lark (Galerida magnirostris) is a small passerine bird found in southern Africa. The name "large-billed lark" may also refer to Bradfield's lark. The name "thick-billed lark" more commonly refers to the species of the same name (i.e. Rhamphocoris clotbey). [more]

Wikipedia: Red-capped lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Red-capped_lark%2C_Calandrella_cinerea%2C_at_Mapungubwe_National_Park%2C_Limpopo%2C_South_Africa_%2823514690044%29.jpg
The red-capped lark, Calandrella cinerea, is a small passerine bird. This lark breeds in the highlands of eastern Africa southwards from Ethiopia and Somaliland. In the south, its range stretches across the continent to Angola and south to the Cape in South Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Cape clapper lark Source: OTHER Mirafra_apiata_-Namaqua_National_Park%2C_South_Africa-8.jpg
The Cape clapper lark (Mirafra apiata) is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It derives its name from the wing clapping which forms part of the display flight. The Cape clapper lark is a species of open grassland and savannah, also inhabiting karoo, fynbos and fallow agricultural land. [more]

Wikipedia: Flappet lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Flappet_Lark%2C_Sakania%2C_DR_Congo_%2816025285505%29%2C_crop.jpg
The flappet lark (Mirafra rufocinnamomea) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae, widespread across Sub-Saharan Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Eastern clapper lark Source: OTHER Eastern_clapper_lark_%28Mirafra_fasciolata_subsp_fasciolata%29%2C_crop.jpg
The eastern clapper lark (Mirafra fasciolata) is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It derives its name from the wing clapping which forms part of its display flight. [more]

Wikipedia: Rufous-naped lark Source: OTHER Mirafra_africana2.jpg
The rufous-naped lark (Mirafra africana) or rufous-naped bush lark is a widespread and conspicuous species of lark in the lightly wooded grasslands, open savannas and farmlands of the Afrotropics. Males attract attention to themselves by their bold and repeated wing-fluttering displays from prominent perches, which is accompanied by a melodious and far-carrying whistled phrase.^[2] This rudimentary display has been proposed as the precursor to the wing-clapping displays of other bush lark species.^[3] They have consistently rufous outer wings and a short erectile crest,^[2] but the remaining plumage hues and markings are individually and geographically variable. It has a straight lower, and longish, curved upper mandible. [more]

Wikipedia: Monotonous lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Mirafra_passerina.jpg
The monotonous lark (Mirafra passerina) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Latakoo lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Mirafra_cheniana_cheniana_1838.jpg
The melodious lark (Mirafra cheniana) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa. It is currently threatened by habitat loss. [more]

Wikipedia: Pink-billed lark Source: OTHER Pink-billed_Lark_%28Spizocorys_conirostris%29_%288077320401%29.jpg
The pink-billed lark (Spizocorys conirostris) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. [more]

Wikipedia: Stark's lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Stark%27s_Lark_001.jpg
Stark's lark (Spizocorys starki) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Captain George Shelley named the species in honour of Arthur Stark. [more]

Wikipedia: Sclater's lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Botha_Calandrella_Gronvold.jpg
Sclater's lark (Spizocorys sclateri) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. [more]

Wikipedia: Botha's lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Spizocorys_fringillaris_and_Mirafra_fasciolata_damarensis_1875_%28cropped%29.jpg
Botha's lark (Spizocorys fringillaris) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Spike-heeled lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Chersomanes_albofasciata_%28Etosha%29.jpg
The spike-heeled lark (Chersomanes albofasciata) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa.^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Fawn-colored lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Fawn-coloured_lark_%28Calendulauda_africanoides_africanoides%29_2.jpg
The fawn-coloured lark (Calendulauda africanoides) or fawn-coloured bush-lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in south-central Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Barlow's lark Source: OTHER Calendulauda_barlowi_distribution_map.png
Barlow's lark (Calendulauda barlowi) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. [more]

Wikipedia: Sabota lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Sabota_Lark_%28Calendulauda_sabota%29_%2811421288184%29.jpg
The sabota lark (Calendulauda sabota) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa in its natural habitats of dry savannah, moist savannah, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. [more]

Wikipedia: Karoo lark Source: OTHER Calendulauda_albescens.jpg
The Karoo lark should not be confused with the similarly named Karoo long-billed lark. [more]

Wikipedia: Red lark Source: OTHER Certhilauda_burra_-near_Springbok%2C_Northern_Cape%2C_South_Africa-6.jpg
The red lark (Calendulauda burra), also known as the ferruginous lark or ferruginous sand-lark, is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in western South Africa and possibly Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. [more]

Wikipedia: Rudd's lark Source: OTHER Heteromirafra_ruddi%2C_Wakkerstroom%2C_Birding_Weto%2C_a.jpg
Rudd's lark (Heteromirafra ruddi) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. [more]

Wikipedia: Dusky lark Source: OTHER 1200px-Dusky_Lark_%28Pinarocorys_nigricans%29_%286029254985%29_%28cropped%29.jpg
The dusky lark (Pinarocorys nigricans), also known as the dusky bush lark or rufous-rumped bush lark, is a species of migratory lark in the family Alaudidae.^[2] It is native to the southern Afrotropics. [more]

Wikipedia: Piping cisticola Source: OTHER 1200px-Neddicky%2C_or_piping_cisticola%2C_Cisticola_fulvicapilla_at_Pilanesberg_National_Park%2C_Northwest_Province%2C_South_Africa_%2817454443855%29.jpg
The neddicky, or piping cisticola (Cisticola fulvicapilla), is a small passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae, which is native to Africa, southwards of the equator. Its strongholds are the light woodlands and shrublands of the subtropics and temperate regions of southern Africa. The common name, neddicky, is the Afrikaans name for the species. [more]

Wikipedia: Red-faced cisticola Source: OTHER Red-faced_Cisticola_%28Cisticola_erythrops%29.jpg
The red-faced cisticola (Cisticola erythrops) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is widely present across Sub-Saharan Africa (rare in southern Africa). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps. [more]

Wikipedia: Croaking cisticola Source: OTHER 1200px-Croaking_cisticola_%28Cisticola_natalensis%29.jpg
The croaking cisticola (Cisticola natalensis) is an Old World warbler in the genus Cisticola. This genus is sometimes split off with various other southern warbler genera and given family status as the Cisticolidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Desert cisticola Source: OTHER Desert_Cisticola_%28Cisticola_aridulus%29.jpg
The desert cisticola (Cisticola aridulus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is present throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa, although relatively absent from central and coastal western areas of the continent. [more]

Wikipedia: Levaillant's cisticola Source: OTHER Levaillant%27s_Cisticola_Cisticola_tinniens.jpg
Levaillant's cisticola (Cisticola tinniens), also known as the tinkling cisticola, is a small passerine bird which is native to marshlands in the uplands of Africa, southwards of the equator. [more]

Wikipedia: Rufous-winged cisticola Source: OTHER Cisticola_galactotes_subsp_isodactylus%2C_Pungwe-vloedvlakte%2C_Birding_Weto%2C_a.jpg
The rufous-winged cisticola (Cisticola galactotes) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found on the east coast of southern Africa.^[1][2] [more]

Wikipedia: Wailing cisticola Source: OTHER Cisticola_lais_-Cedara%2C_KwaZulu-Natal%2C_South_Africa-8.jpg
The wailing cisticola (Cisticola lais) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. [more]

Zistensaenger in der Luft in Albufera. 2022-04-12 15.03.34 Mallorca
First observed in Mallorca on 2022-04-08.
The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis) is a widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa (outside the deserts and rainforest), and southern Asia down to northern Australia. A small bird found mainly in grasslands, it is best identified by its rufous rump; as well, it lacks any gold on the collar and the brownish tail is tipped with white. During the breeding season, males have a zigzagging flight display accompanied by regular "zitting" calls that have been likened to repeated snips of a scissor. They build their pouch nest suspended within a clump of grass. [more]
Song: Male song a diagnostic, monosyllabic, high-pitched "cist", repeated in an even rhythm about once every second, while in bounding song-flight or perched. [Link]
Calls: Alarm call a short, clipping "witt", repeated in series. [Link]
Physical details: length=10 cm, wingspan=12-14 cm, weight=8-12 g


Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ Source: BirdNet 20220408_144327 birdnet - Zistensänger - Zistensänger.mp3 2022-04-08 14.43.27 Mallorca (song)

Wikipedia: Red-headed cisticola Source: OTHER Cisticola_subruficapillus_-Namaqua_National_Park%2C_Northern_Cape%2C_South_Africa-6.jpg
General: The grey-backed cisticola or red-headed cisticola (Cisticola subruficapilla) is a small passerine bird. This cisticola is a resident breeder in southernmost Angola, Namibia and western South Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Rock-loving cisticola Source: OTHER Rock-loving_Cisticola_%28Cisticola_aberrans_minor%29.jpg
The lazy cisticola (Cisticola aberrans) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It can be found mostly in Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Wing-snapping cisticola Source: OTHER Wing-snapping_Cisticola_-_Kenya_S4E6079_%2817320718675%29.jpg
The wing-snapping cisticola (Cisticola ayresii), also known as Ayres' cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Its scientific name honours South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres. [more]

Wikipedia: Tinkling cisticola Source: OTHER Hunter%27s_Cisticola_-_KenyaNH8O2433_%2816698263634%29.jpg
The tinkling cisticola or grey cisticola (Cisticola rufilatus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savannah. [more]

Wikipedia: Rattling cisticola Source: OTHER Rattling_Cisticola_-_Kavango_-_Namibia0002_%2817320723895%29.jpg
The rattling cisticola (Cisticola chiniana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae which is native to Africa south of the equator, and parts of East Africa. It is a common to abundant species in open savanna and scrubland habitats, whether in arid, moist or upland regions. Especially during summer, it is highly conspicuous due to its strident and repetitive call-notes from prominent perches.^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Pale-crowned cisticola Source: OTHER Pale-crowned_Cisticola_%28Cisticola_cinnamomeus%29.jpg
The pale-crowned cisticola (Cisticola cinnamomeus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Cloud cisticola Source: OTHER 1200px-Cisticola_textrix_1838.jpg
The cloud cisticola or tink-tink cisticola (Cisticola textrix) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zambia, and its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. [more]

Wikipedia: Drakensberg prinia Source: OTHER Drakensberg_Prinia_-_South_Africa_S4E6311_%2817318861432%29.jpg
The Drakensberg prinia or saffron-breasted prinia (Prinia hypoxantha) is a small passerine bird. It lives in eastern South Africa and Swaziland. [more]

Wikipedia: Tawny-flanked prinia Source: OTHER 1200px-Tawny-flanked_Prinia_%28Prinia_subflava%29_%2811465162445%29.jpg
The tawny-flanked prinia (Prinia subflava) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Prinia in the family Cisticolidae, a family of Old World warblers. It is widespread and common in most parts of Africa south of the Sahara. The plain prinia (P. inornata) of southern Asia was formerly included in this species but is now usually considered to be a separate species. [more]

Wikipedia: Black-chested prinia Source: OTHER 1200px-Black-chested_prinia_%28Prinia_flavicans%29_breeding_female.jpg
The black-chested prinia (Prinia flavicans) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. [more]

Wikipedia: Karoo prinia Source: OTHER 1200px-Karoo_%28Spotted%29_Prinia_%2810537833606%29.jpg
The Karoo prinia or spotted prinia (Prinia maculosa) is a small passerine bird. It is a resident breeder in South Africa, Lesotho and far southern Namibia. [more]

Wikipedia: Green-backed camaroptera Source: OTHER Green-backed_Cameroptera_-_Malawi_S4E3341_%2817142013720%29.jpg
The green-backed camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura), also known as the bleating camaroptera, is a small bird in the family Cisticolidae. This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Recent studies suggest this species and the grey-backed camaroptera may be the same species. [more]

Wikipedia: Bar-throated apalis Source: OTHER 1200px-Bar-throated_Apalis%2C_Apalis_thoracica%2C_at_Marakele_National_Park%2C_Limpopo%2C_South_Africa_%2816216637960%29.jpg
The bar-throated apalis (Apalis thoracica) is a small African passerine bird belonging to the genus Apalis of the family Cisticolidae. It is native to the eastern and southern Afrotropics. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-breasted apalis Source: OTHER 1200px-Yellow-breasted_apalis%2C_Apalis_flavida.jpg
The yellow-breasted apalis (Apalis flavida) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Rudd's apalis Source: OTHER 1200px-Rudd%27s_apalis%2C_Apalis_ruddi%2C_at_Ndumo_Nature_Reserve%2C_KwaZulu-Natal%2C_South_Africa_%2828319747984%29.jpg
Rudd's apalis (Apalis ruddi) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found primarily in Mozambique but also in southern Malawi and adjacent areas of South Africa and Swaziland. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. [more]

Wikipedia: Kopje warbler Source: OTHER Euryptila_subcinnamomea_-near_Kamassies%2C_Kamiesberg%2C_Northern_Cape%2C_South_Africa-8.jpg
The cinnamon-breasted warbler or kopje warbler (Euryptila subcinnamomea) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is monotypic within the genus Euryptila.^[2] It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. [more]

Wikipedia: Stierling's wren-warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.AVES.37604_1_-_Calamonastes_stierlingi_stierlingi_Reichenow%2C_1901_-_Sylviidae_-_bird_skin_specimen.jpeg
Stierling's wren-warbler (Calamonastes stierlingi), is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae found in southern Africa. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the miombo wren-warbler. [more]

Wikipedia: Barred wren-warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Barred_wren-warbler%2C_Calamonastes_fasciolatus%2C_at_Pilanesberg_National_Park%2C_Northwest_Province%2C_South_Africa_%2816369976054%29.jpg
The barred wren-warbler or southern barred warbler (Calamonastes fasciolatus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Rufous-eared warbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Rufous-eared_Warbler.jpg
The rufous-eared warbler (Malcorus pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. It is the only species in the genus Malcorus. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. [more]

Wikipedia: Namaqua warbler Source: OTHER Phragmacia_substriata%2C_Brandvlei%2C_Birding_Weto%2C_a.jpg
The Namaqua warbler (Phragmacia substriata), also known as the Namaqua prinia or white-breasted prinia, is a small passerine bird, a cisticolid warbler and the sole member of the genus Phragmacia. It was formerly placed in the genus Prinia, but was found to be sufficiently distinct to warrant a genus of its own. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-throated woodland-warbler Source: OTHER Yellow-Throated_Woodland-Warbler_%28Phylloscopus_ruficapilla%29.jpg
The yellow-throated woodland warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla) is a species of Old World warbler (the family Phylloscopidae). It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. [more]

Wikipedia: Arrow-marked babbler Source: OTHER 1200px-Arrow-marked_Babbler%2CTurdoides_jardineii%2C_at_Hwange_National_Park%2C_Zimbabwe_%2835097040664%29.jpg
The arrow-marked babbler (Turdoides jardineii) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is native to woodlands in the southern Afrotropics. [more]

Wikipedia: Southern pied-babbler Source: OTHER Southern_Pied_Babbler.jpg
The southern pied babbler (Turdoides bicolor) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae, found in dry savannah of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. [more]

Wikipedia: Eurasian river warbler Source: OTHER Flodsangare.jpg
The river warbler (Locustella fluviatilis) is an Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus Locustella. It breeds in east and central Europe into the western Palearctic. It is migratory, wintering in inland southern Africa, from around the Zambezi River south to the vicinity of Pretoria in South Africa. The genus name Locustella is from Latin and is a diminutive of locusta, "grasshopper".^[2] This refers to the song of the common grasshopper warbler and some others in this genus.^[3] The specific fluviatilis is Latin for "of a river".^[2] [more]
Song: Song an insectlike, buzzing like Grasshopper and Savi's Warbler, but easily distinguished from those by it's distinct steam locomotive-like rhythm. About 8 accents per second. Perhaps easier to confuse with certain species of ground crickets or cicadas than it's congeners. [Link]
Calls: Contact call a sharp "tsikk-tsikk", similar to Savi's Warbler. [Link]
Physical details: length=13 cm, wingspan=19-22 cm, weight=15-19 g

Wikipedia: Knysna warbler Source: OTHER BradypterusSylvaticusSmit.jpg
General: The Knysna warbler or Knysna scrub warbler (Bradypterus sylvaticus) is a very shy and cryptic warbler, endemic to the coastal regions of South Africa.^[2] Its population is small and probably declining, due to natural and artificial fragmentation of its habitat, and limited dispersal and reproductive ability.^[3] [more]

Wikipedia: African bush-warbler Source: OTHER African_Bush-Warbler_-_South_Africa_S4E7737_%2816708155164%29%2C_crop.jpg
The little rush warbler or African bush warbler (Bradypterus baboecala) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Fan-tailed grassbird Source: OTHER Schoenicola_brevirostris_2.jpg
The fan-tailed grassbird or broad-tailed warbler (Catriscus brevirostris) is an African species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. The species is closely related to the broad-tailed grassbird of India, and is sometimes treated as the same species,^[2] although a 2018 study found that it and broad-tailed grassbird were not closely related with the Indian species being a sister of Chaetornis striata.^[3] [more]

Wikipedia: Southern grey-headed sparrow Source: OTHER Southern_Grey-headed_Sparrow_%28Passer_diffusus%29.jpg
The southern grey-headed sparrow (Passer diffusus) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the grey-headed sparrow. It is found in savanna and woodland in Angola and Zambia southwards into South Africa, where it is expanding its range^[2] and is kept as a caged bird, like its relative the white-rumped seedeater.^{[citation needed]} [more]

Wikipedia: Great rufous sparrow Source: OTHER Great_Sparrow.jpg
The great sparrow (Passer motitensis), also known as the southern rufous sparrow, is found in southern Africa in dry, wooded savannah and towns.^[1][3] [more]

Wikipedia: Cape sparrow Source: OTHER 1200px-Cape_Sparrow%2C_Passer_melanurus_at_Walter_Sisulu_National_Botanical_Garden%2C_Johannesburg%2C_South_Africa_%2814727921265%29.jpg
The Cape sparrow (Passer melanurus), or mossie, is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae found in southern Africa. A medium-sized sparrow at 14–16 centimetres (5.5–6.3 in), it has distinctive plumage, including large pale head stripes in both sexes. Its plumage is mostly grey, brown, and chestnut, and the male has some bold black and white markings on its head and neck. The species inhabits semi-arid savannah, cultivated areas, and towns, and ranges from the central coast of Angola to eastern South Africa and Swaziland. Three subspecies are distinguished in different parts of its range. [more]

Wikipedia: White-browed sparrow-weaver Source: OTHER 1200px-Plocepasser_mahali_-Baringo_Lake%2C_Kenya_-male-8.jpg
The white-browed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali) is a predominantly brown, sparrow-sized bird found throughout central and north-central southern Africa.^[2] It is found in groups of two to eleven individuals consisting of one breeding pair and other non-reproductive individuals. [more]

Wikipedia: Parasitic weaver Source: OTHER Parasitic_Weaver_%28Anomalospiza_imberbis%29.jpg
The cuckoo-finch (Anomalospiza imberbis), also known as the parasitic weaver or cuckoo weaver, is a small passerine bird now placed in the family Viduidae with the indigobirds and whydahs. It occurs in grassland in Africa south of the Sahara. The male is mainly yellow and green while the female is buff with dark streaks. The eggs are laid in the nests of other birds.^[2] [more]

Sossusvlei - Sociable weaver eating crumbs. 2016-09-06 10.41.12 Namibia
First observed in Namibia on 2016-09-06.
The sociable weaver (Philetairus socius) is a species of bird in the weaver family that is endemic to southern Africa.^[2] It is the only species in the monotypic genus Philetairus. It is found in South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana.^[1] but their range is centered within the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.^[3] They build large compound community nests, a rarity among birds. These nests are perhaps the most spectacular structure built by any bird.^[4] [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-throated bush sparrow Source: OTHER 1200px-Petronia_superciliaris.jpg
The yellow-throated bush sparrow (Gymnoris superciliaris), also known as the yellow-throated petronia,^[2] is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in south-central and southern Africa in its natural habitats of subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. [more]

Wikipedia: Black-headed canary Source: OTHER Serinus_alario_-near_Rooifontein%2C_Northern_Cape%2C_South_Africa_-male-8.jpg
The black-headed canary (Serinus alario) is a species of finch found in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. It is sometimes placed in the genus Alario as Alario alario [more]

Wikipedia: Cape canary Source: OTHER Cape_Canary_%28Serinus_canicollis%29_1.jpg
The Cape canary (Serinus canicollis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in southern Africa and has been introduced to Mauritius and Réunion. [more]

Wikipedia: Lark-like bunting Source: OTHER 1200px-Lark-like_bunting_%28Emberiza_impetuani_impetuani%29.jpg
The lark-like bunting (Emberiza impetuani) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae, which is native to south-western Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Golden-breasted bunting Source: OTHER Emberiza_flaviventris_-Hluhluwe-Umfolozi_Game_Reserve%2C_South_Africa-8.jpg
The golden-breasted bunting (Emberiza flaviventris) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It occurs in dry open woodlands and moist savanna in Africa south of the Sahara, but is absent from the equatorial forest belt. [more]

Wikipedia: Cape bunting Source: OTHER Cape_Bunting%2C_Emberiza_capensis_at_Suikerbosrand_Nature_Reserve%2C_Gauteng%2C_South_Africa.jpg
The Cape bunting (Emberiza capensis) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Brimstone canary Source: OTHER Brimstone_Canary_-_Uganda_H8O4066_%2822647799309%29.jpg
The brimstone canary or bully canary (Crithagra sulphurata) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in central and southern Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Protea canary Source: OTHER CrithagraLeucopteraHart.jpg
The protea canary (Crithagra leucoptera), also known as the protea seedeater, white-winged seedeater or Layard's seedeater, is a small passerine bird in the finch family. [more]

Wikipedia: Lemon-breasted seedeater Source: OTHER 1200px-Lemon-breasted_canary%2C_Crithagra_citrinipectus%2C_near_Pafuri_in_Kruger_National_Park%2C_South_Africa.jpg
The lemon-breasted canary (Crithagra citrinipectus), also known as the lemon-breasted seedeater, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savannah, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rural gardens. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow canary Source: OTHER Serinus_flaviventris_-Great_Karoo%2C_Northern_Cape%2C_South_Africa_-adult_male-8.jpg
The yellow canary (Crithagra flaviventris) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in much of the western and central regions of southern Africa and has been introduced to Ascension and St Helena islands. [more]

Wikipedia: Streaky-headed seedeater Source: OTHER Streaky-headed_Seedeater_%28Serinus_gularis%29.jpg
The streaky-headed seedeater or streaky-headed canary (Crithagra gularis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a common resident breeder in suitable habitats in southern Africa. [more]

Wikipedia: Drakensberg siskin Source: OTHER Male_Drakensberg_Siskin_2019_01_27_10_25_20_1129cr.jpg
The Drakensberg siskin (Crithagra symonsi) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is an endemic resident breeder in the eastern Cape Province Transkei and western Natal in South Africa, and in Lesotho. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-fronted canary Source: OTHER 1200px-Serinus_masambicus_25.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa.
The yellow-fronted canary (Crithagra mozambica), also called the yellow-eyed canary, is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is known elsewhere and in aviculture as the green singing finch. [more]

Wikipedia: White-throated canary Source: OTHER 1200px-White-throated_canary_%28Crithagra_albogularis_crocopygia%29%2C_crop.jpg
The white-throated canary (Crithagra albogularis) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Black-throated canary Source: OTHER Canary_Black-throated_2012_01_15_08_09_00_4016.jpg
The black-throated canary (Crithagra atrogularis), also known as the black-throated seedeater, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-tufted pipit Source: OTHER 1200px-Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_RMNH.AVES.123245_1_-_Anthus_crenatus_Finsch_%26_Hartlaub%2C_1870_-_Motacillidae_-_bird_skin_specimen.jpeg
The African rock pipit (Anthus crenatus), also known as the yellow-tufted pipit, is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in the high-altitude, rocky grasslands of South Africa and Lesotho.^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Red-throated pipit Source: OTHER 1200px-Red-throated_Pipit.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America, Africa, Asia.
The red-throated pipit (Anthus cervinus) is a small passerine bird which breeds in the far north of Europe and the Palearctic, with a foothold in northern Alaska. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to Africa, south and east Asia and west coast United States. It is a vagrant to western Europe. [more]

Wikipedia: Plain-backed pipit Source: OTHER Plain-backed_Pipit_-_Tanzania_0025_%2816999610272%29.jpg
The plain-backed pipit or plain pipit (Anthus leucophrys) is a medium-sized passerine bird which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. [more]

Wikipedia: Short-tailed pipit Source: OTHER Short-tailed_Pipit_2012_02_08_9427.jpg
The short-tailed pipit (Anthus brachyurus) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. [more]

Wikipedia: Buffy pipit Source: OTHER Buffy_Pipit_2010_12_07_00469.jpg
The buffy pipit (Anthus vaalensis) is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is found in plains and open countryside in southern and eastern Africa. The IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of least concern. [more]

Wikipedia: Long-billed pipit Source: OTHER Long-billed_pipit.jpg
The long-billed pipit or brown rock pipit (Anthus similis) is a passerine bird which has a wide distribution. A number of subspecies have been created for the populations in Africa, through the Arabian peninsula and South Asia. The systematics of this complex is yet to be clarified. Most birds are residents or short distance migrants. [more]

Wikipedia: Striped pipit Source: OTHER Pipit_Striped_Alan_Manson_2011_06_18_ItalaGR.jpg
The striped pipit (Anthus lineiventris) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, which is native to Africa southwards of the equator. [more]

Wikipedia: African pipit Source: OTHER African_Pipit%2C_Anthus_cinnamomeus_%28I_presume%29_%2812388148433%29.jpg
The African pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus) is a fairly small passerine bird belonging to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae. It is also known as the grassveld pipit or grassland pipit. It was formerly lumped together with the Richard's, Australasian, mountain and paddyfield pipits in a single species, Richard's pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae), but is now often treated as a species in its own right. [more]

Wikipedia: Mountain pipit Source: OTHER Mountain_Pipit_-_Natal_-_South_Africa_S4E7209_%2816378615434%29.jpg
The mountain pipit (Anthus hoeschi) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. [more]

Wikipedia: Bush pipit Source: OTHER Pipit_Bushveld_2014_10_18_MkhuzeGR_9249.jpg
The bushveld pipit, bush pipit or little pipit (Anthus caffer) is a species of bird in the pipit and wagtail family Motacillidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna. [more]

Wikipedia: Cape wagtail Source: OTHER 1200px-Cape_wagtail_%28Motacilla_capensis%29.jpg
The Cape wagtail (Motacilla capensis), also known as Wells's wagtail, is a small insectivorous bird which is widespread in southern Africa. It frequents water's edge, lawns and gardens. It is a mostly resident, territorial species, but has been known to undertake limited altitudinal migration or form flocks outside of the breeding season.^[3] Like other wagtails they are passerine birds of the family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. [more]

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The citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola) is a small songbird in the family Motacillidae. [more]
Song: The song is a loose repetition of phrases, comprised of disyllabic or monosyllabic contact calls. [Link]
Calls: Contact call resembles Yellow Wagtail, but is harsher with a more buzzing quality, and of shorter duration. The pitch is more constant, lacking the rise and fall of Yellow Wagtail. [Link]
Physical details: length=17 cm, wingspan=24-27 cm, weight=18-25 g

Wikipedia: Mountain wagtail Source: OTHER 1200px-Mountain_wagtail%2C_Motacilla_clara.jpg
General: The mountain wagtail (Motacilla clara), also known as the long-tailed wagtail or grey-backed wagtail, is a species of wagtail of the family Motacillidae from sub-Saharan Africa.^[2] [more]

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The African pied wagtail, or African wagtail, (Motacilla aguimp) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. [more]

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The Cape longclaw or orange-throated longclaw (Macronyx capensis) is a passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which comprises the longclaws, pipits and wagtails.^[2] It occurs in Southern Africa in Zimbabwe and southern and eastern South Africa. This species is found in coastal and mountain grassland, often near water.^[2] [more]

Wikipedia: Rosy-throated longclaw Source: OTHER Macronyx_ameliae_-East_Africa-8.jpg
The rosy-throated longclaw, also known as the rosy-breasted longclaw (Macronyx ameliae) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.^[1] [more]

Wikipedia: Yellow-throated longclaw Source: OTHER 1200px-Serengeti_Gelbkehlpieper1.jpg
The yellow-throated longclaw (Macronyx croceus) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and sandy shores. [more]

Wikipedia: Golden pipit Source: OTHER Pipit_Golden_by_Mark_Tittley.jpg
The golden pipit (Tmetothylacus tenellus) is a distinctive pipit of dry country grassland, savanna and shrubland in eastern Africa. It is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, and has occurred as a vagrant to Oman, South Africa and Zimbabwe.^[1] [more]

Wikipedia: Queen whydah Source: OTHER Whydah_Shaft-tailed_2007_0107_1225_15AA.jpg
The shaft-tailed whydah or queen whydah (Vidua regia) is a small, sparrow-like bird in the genus Vidua. During the breeding season the male has black crown and upper body plumage, golden breast and four elongated black tail shaft feathers with expanded tips. After the breeding season is over, the male sheds its long tail and grows olive brown female-like plumage. [more]

Wikipedia: Broad-tailed paradise-whydah Source: OTHER Vidua_obtusa_male.jpg
The broad-tailed paradise whydah (Vidua obtusa) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae.^[2] It is found woodland and acacia savanna habitat in Sub-Saharan Africa from Angola to Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique. A brood parasite, it has a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being of least concern. [more]

Wikipedia: Pin-tailed whydah Source: OTHER 1200px-Pin-tailed_whydah_%28Vidua_macroura%29_breeding_male.jpg
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa.
The pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura) is a small songbird with a conspicuous pennant-like tail in breeding males. It is a resident breeding bird in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. [more]

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The village indigobird or the steelblue widowfinch (or in U.S. aviculture the Combassou finch) (Vidua chalybeata) is a small songbird belonging to the family Viduidae. It is distinguishable from other indigobird species by bill and leg colours, the colour tinge of the male's breeding plumage, song, and to lesser extent, the nestling's plumage and mouth pattern.^[2] The bill colour can be red or white depending on the population, and there is some regional variation in the colour tone of the male's plumage. [more]

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The dusky indigobird, variable indigobird, or black widowfinch (Vidua funerea) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is moist savanna. [more]

Wikipedia: Variable indigobird Source: OTHER Male_Variable_Indigobird_%28Vidua_funerea%29.jpg
The dusky indigobird, variable indigobird, or black widowfinch (Vidua funerea) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is moist savanna. [more]

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This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, Africa.
The bronze mannikin or bronze munia (Spermestes cucullata) is a small passerine (i.e. perching) bird of the Afrotropics. This very social estrildid finch is an uncommon to locally abundant bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, where it is resident, nomadic or irruptive in mesic savanna or forest margin habitats.^[5][6] It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 8,100,000 km². It is the smallest and most widespread of four munia species on the African mainland, the other being black-and-white, red-backed and magpie mannikin. It co-occurs with the Madagascan mannikin on the Comoro Islands, and was introduced to Puerto Rico. Especially in the West Africa, it is considered a pest in grain and rice fields. It is locally trapped for the pet bird trade.^[4] [more]