Birds of South Africa

759 species recorded at 82 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Egyptian GooseEgyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaHadada IbisHadada IbisBostrychia hagedashBlacksmith LapwingBlacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusBarn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaRing-necked DoveRing-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaCommon BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusHelmeted GuineafowlHelmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisRed-eyed DoveRed-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataCape WagtailCape WagtailMotacilla capensisGrey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinereaBlack KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransLaughing DoveLaughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisPied CrowPied CrowCorvus albusWestern Cattle EgretWestern Cattle EgretArdea ibis

Most recorded

African Sacred IbisAfrican Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusYellow-billed DuckYellow-billed DuckAnas undulataCape Robin-ChatCape Robin-ChatDessonornis cafferReed CormorantReed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusCape White-eyeCape White-eyeZosterops virensFork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisGreat CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSouthern FiscalSouthern FiscalLanius collarisKelp GullKelp GullLarus dominicanusSouthern Masked WeaverSouthern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusRed-winged StarlingRed-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioRed-knobbed CootRed-knobbed CootFulica cristataSpeckled PigeonSpeckled PigeonColumba guineaCommon MoorhenCommon MoorhenGallinula chloropus

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Strandfontein WTPWestern Cape244 species
  2. Kirstenbosch Botanical GardenWestern Cape130 species
  3. Marievale Bird SanctuaryGauteng334 species
  4. Rietvlei NRGauteng359 species
  5. Kruger NP – Skukuza CampMpumalanga439 species
  6. Mkhuze GRKwaZulu-Natal460 species
  7. West Coast NPWestern Cape246 species
  8. Zaagkuildrift RdLimpopo390 species
  9. Kruger NP – Satara CampMpumalanga432 species
  10. Rondevlei NRWestern Cape201 species
  11. Kruger NP – Lower Sabie Rest CampMpumalanga410 species
  12. West Coast NP – Geelbek hides vicinityWestern Cape228 species
All 82 hotspots
  1. De Hoop Nature ReserveWestern Cape273 species
  2. Rooi-ElsWestern Cape174 species
  3. Phinda GR – AirfieldKwaZulu-Natal438 species
  4. St Lucia – iGwalagwala TrailKwaZulu-Natal345 species
  5. Pilanesberg NPNorth West373 species
  6. Suikerbosrand NRGauteng325 species
  7. St Lucia – iMfolozi River mouthKwaZulu-Natal398 species
  8. iSimangaliso WP – Eastern ShoresKwaZulu-Natal409 species
  9. Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenGauteng264 species
  10. Harold Porter Botanical GardensWestern Cape169 species
  11. Kruger NP – Berg-en-Dal CampMpumalanga406 species
  12. Kruger NP – Letaba CampLimpopo387 species
  13. PaardevleiWestern Cape199 species
  14. Kgomo-KgomoNorth West346 species
  15. Polokwane GRLimpopo340 species
  16. Benfontein NRFree State288 species
  17. Stony Point – Penguin ColonyWestern Cape161 species
  18. Eshowe – Dlinza ForestKwaZulu-Natal305 species
  19. Nylsvley Nature ReserveLimpopo387 species
  20. Wakkerstroom areaMpumalanga385 species
  21. Manyoni GR – Zebra Hills LodgeKwaZulu-Natal322 species
  22. Delta ParkGauteng175 species
  23. Boulders BeachWestern Cape156 species
  24. West Coast NP – Seeberg hideWestern Cape196 species
  25. Mkhombo Nature ReserveMpumalanga363 species
  26. Rietvlei Wetlands ReserveWestern Cape199 species
  27. Wakkerstroom Wetland NR – bridge/causewayMpumalanga276 species
  28. Kruger NP – Pafuri/S63 areaLimpopo376 species
  29. Kruger NP – Punda Maria CampLimpopo375 species
  30. Bonamanzi GRKwaZulu-Natal377 species
  31. Kruger NP – Lower Sabie-Nkuhlu RoadMpumalanga348 species
  32. Sani Pass (ZA) – low elevationKwaZulu-Natal256 species
  33. KwaDukuza – Sappi Stanger hideKwaZulu-Natal283 species
  34. Borakalalo NPNorth West362 species
  35. Intaka IslandWestern Cape146 species
  36. Madikwe GRNorth West342 species
  37. Kruger NP – Skukuza-Nkuhlu Road/H4-1Mpumalanga343 species
  38. Kruger NP – H7/Orpen-Satara RoadMpumalanga355 species
  39. West Coast NP – Abrahamskraal hideWestern Cape177 species
  40. Kruger NP – Lake Panic Bird HideMpumalanga311 species
  41. Kliphoek Salt PansWestern Cape196 species
  42. Kruger NP – Malelane GateMpumalanga355 species
  43. Macassar Sewage WorksWestern Cape186 species
  44. Pietermaritzburg – Darvill Resources ParkKwaZulu-Natal299 species
  45. Wakkerstroom Wetland NRMpumalanga360 species
  46. Kruger NP – Shingwedzi CampLimpopo343 species
  47. Kruger NP – Pretoriuskop Rest CampMpumalanga372 species
  48. Table Mt. NP – Cape Point SectionWestern Cape186 species
  49. DO NOT USE** Ndumo GRKwaZulu-Natal396 species
  50. Kruger NP – Satara-Tshokwane RoadMpumalanga364 species
  51. Mkhuze GR – Kumasinga HideKwaZulu-Natal334 species
  52. Kruger NP – Mopani CampLimpopo362 species
  53. Kruger NP – Lower Sabie to Crocodile BridgeMpumalanga353 species
  54. Midmar Dam – South ShoreKwaZulu-Natal250 species
  55. Marloth ParkMpumalanga341 species
  56. Umlalazi NRKwaZulu-Natal315 species
  57. Kruger NP – Olifants CampMpumalanga374 species
  58. Kruger NP – Mahonie Loop/S99Limpopo328 species
  59. Kirstenhof WetlandWestern Cape115 species
  60. Eagle Canyon Golf EstateGauteng161 species
  61. Tembe Elephant ParkKwaZulu-Natal331 species
  62. DO NOT USE** Hluhluwe-Imfolozi GRKwaZulu-Natal408 species
  63. Table Mt. NP – Cape of Good HopeWestern Cape168 species
  64. Augrabies Falls NPNorthern Cape254 species
  65. Muzi PanKwaZulu-Natal337 species
  66. Kruger NP – H1-4/Satara Camp to Olifants RiverMpumalanga351 species
  67. Darling Hills/Groote Post RoadWestern Cape184 species
  68. Karoo NPWestern Cape218 species
  69. Kruger NP – Pafuri CampLimpopo338 species
  70. Mpempe PanKwaZulu-Natal309 species

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All species recorded · 759