Bird AlbumSouth Africa · Western Cape
Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
130 species and 74,045 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–December, with up to 96 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus
Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffer
Cape White-eyeZosterops virens
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceus
Cape SpurfowlPternistis capensis
Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus
Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis
Cape SugarbirdPromerops cafer
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
Cape CanarySerinus canicollis
Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa
Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta96 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 130 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kirstenhof Wetland10 km115 species
- Rondevlei NR10 km201 species
- Strandfontein WTP13 km244 species
- Intaka Island14 km146 species
- Rietvlei Wetlands Reserve17 km199 species
- Boulders Beach23 km156 species
All 130 species recorded here
- Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
- Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
- Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
- Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
- Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
- Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
- Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Forest Canary Crithagra scotops
- Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
- Cape Batis Batis capensis
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
- Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
- Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
- Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata
- Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
- Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Cape Siskin Crithagra totta
- Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
- Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
- Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
- Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
- Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
- Knysna Warbler Bradypterus sylvaticus
- Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- African Black Duck Anas sparsa
- Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
- Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
- Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
- Striped Flufftail Sarothrura affinis
- Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Cape Rock Thrush Monticola rupestris
- Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden?
August–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 96 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden?
130 species, from 74,045 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in November?
The most recorded in November: Southern Double-collared Sunbird, Cape Robin-Chat, Cape White-eye, Egyptian Goose and Olive Thrush.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.