Tankwa Karoo National Park is a Scientific National Park in South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. The park lies about 70 km due west of Sutherland

Sutherland, Northern Cape

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 near the border of the Northern Cape

Northern Cape

The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of an international park shared with Botswana...

 and Western Cape

Western Cape

The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...

, in one of the most arid regions of South Africa, receiving 50 to 70 mm of precipitation in an average year. The mean January temperature in the park is 38.9 °C, and in July the average is 5.7 °C. Before this Park's proclamation, the only protected area of Succulent Karoo

Succulent Karoo

The Succulent Karoo is a desert ecoregion of South Africa and Namibia.-Setting:The Succulent Karoo stretches along the coastal strip of southwestern Namibia and South Africa's Northern Cape Province, where the cold Benguela Current offshore creates frequent fogs. The ecoregion extends inland into...

 was the 2 square kilometre patch of the Gamka Mountain Nature Reserve. Succulent Karoo has, together with the Cape Floral Kingdom, been declared a Biodiversity Hotspot

Biodiversity hotspot

A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity that is under threat from humans.The concept of biodiversity hotspots was originated by Norman Myers in two articles in “The Environmentalist” , revised after thorough analysis by Myers and others in...

 by Conservation International

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Tankwa's area has been increased from an initial 280 to 1110 km². It is bounded on the east by the Roggeveld Mountains

Roggeveld Mountains

The Roggeveld Mountains is a mountain range situated mainly in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The range is named after the Roggeveld plateau, lying east of the eponymous mountain range. Unmarked on many regional maps, it occupies a remote part of the Northern Cape, seldom visited by...

, on the west by the Cederberg

Cederberg

The Cederberg mountains and nature reserve are located near Clanwilliam, approximately 300 km north of Cape Town, South Africa at about . The mountain range is named after the endangered Clanwilliam Cedar , which is a tree endemic to the area. The mountains are noted for dramatic rock...

, to the north by the Kouebokkeveld Mountains

Kouebokkeveld Mountains

The Koue Bokkeveld Mountains is a mountain range in South Africa lying south and east of Citrusdal in the Western Cape Province. The range runs north-south, falls within the catchment area of the Olifants River and contributes substantially to its flow. Elevations of the range are an average of...

 and on the south by the scattered foothills of the Koedoesberge and Klein Roggeveld Mountains, and the Tankwa River. The park's headquarters are located at Paulshoek on the Renoster River in an old farmhouse converted to offices and a visitor reception area.

In 1998 Conrad Strauss sold 280 km² of sheep farm to the South African National Parks. The park has started with the reintroduction of game that used to occur naturally in the area. Research was done beforehand to ensure that introduced animals would survive on the overgrazed veld. The vegetation in the park falls within the Succulent Karoo biome and has been described as very sparse shrubland and Dwarf Shrubland. The park is home to a large variety of birds, such as the Black-headed Canary

Black-headed Canary

The Black-headed Canary is a species of finch found in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. It is sometimes placed in genus Alario as Alario alario...

, Ludwig’s Bustard, and the Blackeared Sparrowlark. Peak birding season is August to October.

List of mammals

Antidorcas marsupialis - Springbok Canis mesomelas - Black-backed jackal Black-backed Jackal The black-backed jackal , also known as the silver-backed or red jackal, is a species of jackal which inhabits two areas of the African continent separated by roughly 900 km. One region includes the southern-most tip of the continent, including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe... Chrysochloris asiatica - Cape golden mole Cape Golden Mole The Cape Golden Mole is a small, insectivorous mammal of the family Chrysochloridae, the golden moles. It is native to certain south western regions of South Africa.-External links:*... Cynictis penicillata - Yellow mongoose Yellow Mongoose The Yellow Mongoose , sometimes referred to as the Red Meerkat, is a small mammal averaging about 1 lb in weight and about 20 in in length... Felis lybica - African wildcat Felix caracal - Caracal Caracal The caracal is a fiercely territorial medium-sized cat ranging over Western Asia, South Asia and Africa.The word caracal comes from the Turkish word "karakulak", meaning "black ear". In North India and Pakistan, the caracal is locally known as syahgosh or shyahgosh, which is a Persian term... Genetta genetta - Small-spotted genet Hystrix africaeaustralis - Porcupine Porcupine Porcupines are rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that defend or camouflage them from predators. They are indigenous to the Americas, southern Asia, and Africa. Porcupines are the third largest of the rodents, behind the capybara and the beaver. Most porcupines are about long, with... Ictonyx striatus - Striped polecat/Zorilla Striped Polecat The Striped Polecat is a member of the Mustelidae family which somewhat resembles a skunk. It is found in savannahs and open country in sub-saharan Africa excluding the Congo basin and west Africa.Like other polecats, this carnivore is nocturnal... Lepus capensis - Cape hare Cape Hare The Cape, Common or Brown Hare is a hare natively found throughout Africa, and has spread to many parts of the Europe, Middle East and Asia. The Cape Hare is a nocturnal herbivore.They are fast...

Lepus saxatilis - Scrub Hare Scrub Hare The Scrub Hare, Lepus saxatilis, is a species of hare found in South Africa, parts of central Africa, and Namibia. It is found at about 1 - 2 km above sea level. Its dorsal fur is gray and black, while its ventral fur is white. It has a black and white tail, while it has lighter fur around its... Malacothrix typica - Gerbil mouse Mellivora capensis - Ratel/Honey badger Mus domesticus - House mouse House mouse The house mouse is a small rodent, a mouse, one of the most numerous species of the genus Mus.As a wild animal the house mouse mainly lives associated with humans, causing damage to crops and stored food.... Oreotragus oreotragus - Klipspringer Klipspringer The Klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus, is a small species of African antelope.-Name:The word klipspringer literally means "rock jumper" in Afrikaans/Dutch... Orycteropus afer - Aardvark Aardvark The aardvark is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa... /Antbear Otocyon megalotis - Bat-eared fox Bat-eared Fox The bat-eared fox is a canid of the African savanna, named for its large ears. Fossil records show this canid to first appear during the middle Pleistocene, about 800,000 years ago.... Otomys unisulcatis - Karoo bushrat Palea capreolus - Grey Rhebok Grey Rhebok The Grey Rhebok or Grey Rhebuck is a species of antelope endemic to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland.... Panthera pardus - Leopard Leopard The leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...

Papio cynocephalus ursinus - Chacma baboon Chacma Baboon The Chacma baboon , also known as the Cape baboon, is, like all other baboons, from the Old World monkey family. With a body length of up to 115 cm and a weight from 15 to 31 kg, it is among the largest and heaviest baboon species. The Chacma is generally dark brown to gray in color,... Procavia capensis - Rock dassie/Hyrax Hyrax A hyrax is any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. The rock hyrax Procavia capensis, the yellow-spotted rock hyrax Heterohyrax brucei, the western tree hyrax Dendrohyrax dorsalis, and the southern tree hyrax, Dendrohyrax arboreus live in Africa... Proteles cristatus - Aardwolf Aardwolf The aardwolf is a small, insectivorous mammal, native to Eastern and Southern Africa. The name means "earth wolf" in Afrikaans/Dutch. It is also called "maanhaar jackal". It is related to hyenas, but unlike its relatives, it does not hunt large prey. This unusual animal preys on insects... Raphicerus campestris - Steenbok Steenbok The Steenbok, Raphicerus campestris, is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa. It is sometimes known as the Steinbuck or Steinbok.- Description :... Rhabdomys pumilio - Striped mouse Suricata suricatta - Meerkat Meerkat The meerkat or suricate, Suricata suricatta, is a small mammal belonging to the mongoose family. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan"... Sylvicapra grimmia - Grey duiker Tragelaphus strepsiceros' - Kudu Kudu The kudus are two species of antelope of the genus Tragelaphus:*Lesser Kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis*Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros- Etymology :... Vulpes chama - Cape fox Cape Fox The Cape fox , also called the cama fox or the silver-backed fox, is a small fox.It has black or silver gray fur with flanks and underside in light yellow. The tip of its tail is always black....

List of birds

62 Grey Heron Grey Heron The Grey Heron , is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in the milder south and west, but many birds retreat in winter from the ice in colder regions...  Bloureier Ardea cinerea L. 84 Black Stork Black Stork The Black Stork Ciconia nigra is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It is a widespread, but rare, species that breeds in the warmer parts of Europe, predominantly in central and eastern regions. This is a shy and wary species, unlike the closely related White Stork. It is seen in...  Grootswartooievaar Ciconia nigra L. 94 Hadeda Ibis Hadeda Bostrychia hagedash Latham 96 Greater Flamingo Greater Flamingo The Greater Flamingo is the most widespread species of the flamingo family. It is found in parts of Africa, southern Asia , and southern Europe...  Grootflamink Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas 102 Egyptian Goose Egyptian Goose The Egyptian Goose is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae, and is the only extant member of the genus Alopochen...  Kolgans Alopochen aegyptiacus L. 103 South African Shelduck Kopereend 108 Red-billed Teal Red-billed Teal The Red-billed Teal, 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...  Rooibekeend 112 Cape Shoveller Kaapse Slopeend 118 Secretarybird Sekretarisvoël 126 Yellowbilled Kite Geelbekwou 131 Verreaux's Eagle Verreaux's Eagle Verreaux's Eagle , alternatively known as the Black Eagle , is a large bird of prey. This eagle lives in hilly and mountaineous regions of southern and eastern Africa , and very locally in Western Asia.- Description :It is long. Males weigh and females weigh...  Witkruisarend 136 Booted Eagle Booted Eagle The Booted Eagle is a medium-sized bird of prey. It is about in length and has a wingspan of . Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae....  Dwergarend 140 Martial Eagle Martial Eagle The Martial Eagle , is a very large eagle found in open and semi-open habitats of sub-Saharan Africa. It is the only member of the genus Polemaetus.-Description:...  Breëkoparend 143 Black-chested Snake Eagle Swartborsslangarend 149 Steppe Buzzard Bruinjakkalsvoël 152 Jackal Buzzard Jackal Buzzard The Jackal Buzzard is a 45–55 cm long African bird of prey. The taxonomy on this species is confusing, with some taxonomists considering this species, the Archer's Buzzard, and the Augur Buzzard to be the same superspecies. Many taxonomists consider them all to be distinct, having different...  Rooiborsjakkalsvoël 162 Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk Bleeksingvalk 168 Black Harrier Black Harrier The Black Harrier, Circus maurus, is a medium-sized African harrier of South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.When perched, this bird appears all black. However, in flight a white rump and flight feathers become visible. Its morphology is comparable to that of other harriers, with a slim body, narrow...  Witkruisvleivalk 171 Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon The Peregrine Falcon , also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the Duck Hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache"...  Swerfvalk 172 Lanner Falcon Lanner Falcon The Lanner Falcon is a large bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia. It is mainly resident, but some birds disperse more widely after the breeding season.-Description:...  Edelvalk 181 Rock Kestrel Kransvalk 182 Greater Kestrel Greater Kestrel The Greater Kestrel or White-eyed Kestrel is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is one of the largest kestrels and is found in open country in southern and eastern Africa.-Description:...  Grootrooivalk 183 Lesser Kestrel Lesser Kestrel The Lesser Kestrel is a small falcon. This species breeds from the Mediterranean across southern central Asia to China and Mongolia. It is a summer migrant, wintering in Africa and Pakistan and sometimes even to India and Iraq. It is rare north of its breeding range, and declining in its European...  Kleinrooivalk 190 Grey-winged Francolin Grey-winged Francolin The Grey-winged Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....  Bergpatrys 195 Cape Spurfowl Kaapse fisant 200 Common Quail Common Quail The Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix, is a small bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is widespread and is found in parts of Europe, .- Description :It is a small rotund bird, essentially streaked brown with...  Afrikaanse kwartel 203 Helmeted Guineafowl Helmeted Guineafowl The Helmeted Guineafowl is the best known of the guineafowl bird family, Numididae, and the only member of the genus Numida...  Gewone tarentaal 228 Red-knobbed Coot Red-knobbed Coot The Red-knobbed Coot or Crested Coot, , is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae.It is a resident breeder across much of Africa and in southernmost Spain on freshwater lakes and ponds. It builds a nest of dead reeds near the water's edge or more commonly afloat, laying about 8...  Bleshoender 230 Kori Bustard Kori Bustard The Kori Bustard is a large bird native to Africa. It is a member of the bustard family. It may be the heaviest bird capable of flight....  Gompou 232 Ludwig's Bustard Ludwig's Bustard The Ludwig's Bustard is a species of bird in the bustard family. It is a mid-to-large sized species. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its habitats include semi-arid grasslands....  Ludwigse Pou 235 Karoo Bustard Karoo Bustard The Karoo Bustard , also known as Karoo Korhaan, is a species of bird in the Otididae family.It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....  Vaalkorhaan 248 Kittlitz’s Plover Geelborsstrandkiewiet 249 Three-banded Plover Three-banded Plover The Three-banded Plover or Three-banded Sandplover, Charadrius tricollaris, is a small wader. This plover is resident in much of eastern and southern Africa and Madagascar, mainly on inland rivers, pools and lakes. Its nest is a bare scrape on shingle.The adult Three-banded Plover is 18 cm in...  Driebandstrandkiewiet 258 Blacksmith Lapwing Blacksmith Lapwing The Blacksmith Lapwing or Blacksmith Plover occurs commonly from Kenya through central Tanzania to southern and southwestern Africa...  Bontkiewiet 269 Marsh Sandpiper Marsh Sandpiper The Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis, is a small wader. It is a rather small shank, and breeds in open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands from easternmost Europe to central Asia....  Moerasruiter 286 African Snipe African Snipe The African Snipe, Gallinago nigripennis, also known as the Ethiopian Snipe, is a small stocky wader. It breeds in eastern and southern Africa in wet mountain moorland and swamps at altitudes of 1700 - 4000m. When not breeding it disperses widely, including into coastal lowlands.-Description:This...  Afrikaanse Snip 294 Avocet Avocet The four species of Avocets are a genus, Recurvirostra, of waders in the same avian family as the stilts.Avocets have long legs and long, thin, upcurved bills which they sweep from side to side when feeding in the brackish or saline wetlands they prefer...  Bontelsie 295 Black-winged Stilt Black-winged Stilt The Black-winged Stilt or Common Stilt is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family . Opinions differ as to whether the birds treated under the scientific name H. himantopus ought to be treated as a single species and if not, how many species to recognize...  Rooipootelsie 297 Spotted Thick-knee Spotted Thick-knee The Spotted Thick-knee, Burhinus capensis, also known as the Spotted Dikkop or Cape Thick-knee, is a stone-curlew in the family Burhinidae.- Description :...  Gewone dikkop 299 Burchell's Courser Burchell's Courser The Burchell's Courser Cursorius rufus is a wader in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae.Although classed as waders, these are birds of dry open country, preferably semi-desert, where they typically hunt their insect prey by running on the ground.This is a small bird that lives in the...  Bloukopdrawwertjie 301 Double-banded Courser Double-banded Courser The Double-banded Courser is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family.It is sometimes classified as the sole member of the genus Smutsornis as Smutsornis africanus....  Dubbelbanddrawwertjie 344 Namaqua Sandgrouse Namaqua Sandgrouse The Namaqua Sandgrouse is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . 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349 Speckled Pigeon Speckled Pigeon The Speckled Pigeon or Rock Pigeon is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara. It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over a good deal of its range, although there are sizeable gaps in its distribution.This species builds a large stick nest...  Kransduif 354 Cape Turtle Dove Gewone tortelduif 355 Laughing Dove Laughing Dove The Laughing Dove is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara, the Middle East and southern Asia east to India. In India it is also known as the Little Brown Dove...  Rooiborsduifie 356 Namaqua Dove Namaqua Dove The Namaqua Dove is a small pigeon. It is the only species in the genus Oena. .-Description:The Namaqua Dove is a tiny sparrow-sized pigeon, typically 22 cm in length with a 28–33 cm wingspan, and weighing 40g. It has a very long black tapered tail, and the size and shape have led to...  Namakwaduifie 392 Barn Owl Barn Owl The Barn Owl is the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as Common Barn Owl, to distinguish it from other species in the barn-owl family Tytonidae. These form one of two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical...  Nonnetjie – uil 401 Spotted Eagle Owl Spotted Eagle Owl The Spotted Eagle-Owl is a medium-sized species of owl, one of the smallest of the Eagle owls. Its height is forty-five cm and its weight is from 480 to 850g . It has a to wingspan. The facial disk is off white to pale ochre and the eyes are yellow...  Gevlekte ooruil 412 African Black Swift Swartwindswael 415 White-rumped Swift White-rumped Swift The White-rumped Swift is a small swift. Although this bird is superficially similar to a House Martin, it is completely unrelated to that passerine species. The resemblances between the swallows and swifts are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles.Swifts have very short legs...  Witkruiswindswael 417 Little Swift Little Swift The Little Swift , is a small bird, superficially similar to a Barn Swallow or House Martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles...  Kleinwindswael 418 Alpine Swift Alpine Swift The Alpine Swift syn. is a species of Swift. The bird is superficially similar to a large Barn Swallow or House Martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes...  Witpenswindswael 425 White-backed Mousebird White-backed Mousebird The White-backed Mousebird is a large species of mousebird. It is distributed in western and central regions of southern Africa from Namibia and southern Botswana eastwards to Central Transvaal and the eastern Cape....  Witkruismuisvoël 426 Red-faced Mousebird Red-faced Mousebird The Red-faced Mousebird is a species of mousebird or coly. It is a common in southern Africa from Zaire, Zambia and Tanzania south to the Cape. Its habitat is savanna with thickets, fynbos scrub, other open woodland, gardens and orchards.This bird is about 34 cm long, with the tail...  Rooiwangmuisvoël 438 European Bee-eater European Bee-eater The European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southern Europe and in parts of north Africa and western Asia. It is strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa, India and Sri Lanka...  Europese byvreter 451 African Hoopoe Hoephoep 465 Acacia Pied Barbet Bonthoutkapper 474 Greater Honeyguide Greater Honeyguide The Greater Honeyguide is a bird in the family Indicatoridae, paleotropical near passerine birds related to the woodpeckers. Its English and scientific names refer to its habit of guiding people to bee colonies....  Grootheuningwyser 476 Lesser Honeyguide Lesser Honeyguide The Lesser Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia,...  Kleinheuningwyser 495 Cape Clapper Lark Kaapse klappertjie 500.3 Karoo Long-billed Lark Karoo Long-billed Lark The Karoo Long-billed Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Namibia and South Africa.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...  Karoolangbeklewerik 502 Karoo Lark Karoo Lark The Karoo Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is endemic to South Africa.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...  Karoolewerik 506 Spike-heeled Lark Spike-heeled Lark The Spike-heeled Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Chersomanes....  Vlaktelewerik 507 Red-capped Lark Red-capped Lark The Red-capped Lark, Calandrella cinerea, is a small passerine bird. This lark breeds in the highlands of eastern Africa southwards from Ethiopia and northern Somalia. In the south, its range stretches across the continent to Angola and south to the Cape in South Africa.This is a species of short...  Rooikoplewerik 512 Large-billed Lark Large-billed Lark The Large-billed Lark or Southern Thick-billed Lark, Galerida magnirostris is a small passerine bird. It is a resident breeder in southern South Africa, Lesotho and southernmost Namibia.-Habitat and breeding:...  Dikbeklewerik 516 Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark Grey-backed Sparrow-lark The Grey-backed Sparrow-lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....  Grysruglewerik 517 Black-eared Sparrow-Lark Black-eared Sparrow-lark The Black-eared Sparrow-lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa....  Swartoorlewerik 518 Barn Swallow Barn Swallow The Barn Swallow is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas...  Europese swael 526 Greater Striped Swallow Greater Striped Swallow The Greater Striped Swallow is a large swallow. It breeds in southern Africa, mainly in South Africa, Namibia and southern Zimbabwe. It is migratory wintering further north in Angola, Tanzania and southern Zaire.This is a bird of dry open country, such as grassland, and has a preference for hills...  Grootstreepswael 529 Rock Martin Kransswael 533 Brown-throated Martin Afrikaanse Oewerswael 547 Cape Crow Cape Crow The Cape Crow or Black Crow is slightly larger than the Carrion Crow and is completely black with a slight gloss of purple in the feathers. It has proportionately longer legs, wings and tail too and has a much longer, slimmer bill that seems to be designed for probing into the ground for...  Swartkraai 548 Pied Crow Pied Crow The Pied Crow is a widely distributed African bird species in the crow genus.Structurally, the Pied Crow is better thought of as a small crow-sized Raven, especially as it can hybridise with the Somali Crow where their ranges meet in the Horn of Africa...  Witborskraai 550 White-necked Raven White-necked Raven The White-necked Raven, Corvus albicollis, is somewhat smaller than the Common Raven or indeed its nearest relative, the Thick-billed Raven C. crassirostris.-Description:...  Withalskraai 551 Grey Tit Grey Tit The Grey Tit is a species of bird in the Paridae family.It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.-References:...  Pietjoutjougrysmees 557 Cape Penduline-Tit Kaapse kapokvoël 566 Cape Bulbul Cape Bulbul 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 southern South Africa. This species nests mainly in the southern spring from September to November...  Kaapse tiptol 567 African Red-eyed Bulbul Rooioogtiptol 577.1 Karoo Thrush Karoo Thrush The Karoo Thrush is a member of the thrush family in Africa. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of the Olive Thrush , but is increasingly treated as a separate species. This medium-sized bird has a length of about 24 cm...  Bruinlyster 586 Mountain Wheatear Mountain Wheatear The Mountain Wheatear or Mountain Chat, Oenanthe monticola, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae....  Bergwagter 587 Capped Wheatear Capped Wheatear The Capped Wheatear, Oenanthe pileata, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae....  Hoëveldskaapwagter 589 Familiar Chat Familiar Chat The Familiar Chat, Cercomela familiaris, is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara in rocky and mountainous habitat and around human habitation.-Description:...  Gewone spekvreter 590 Tractrac Chat Tractrac Chat The Tractrac Chat, Cercomela tractrac, is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in southernmost Angola, western Namibia and western South Africa....  Woestynspekvreter 591 Sickle-winged Chat Sickle-winged Chat The Sickle-winged Chat, Cercomela sinuata, is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae endemic to southern Africa. It is a common resident breeder in South Africa and Lesotho, and is also found in southernmost areas of Botswana and Namibia. Its habitat is Karoo...  Vlaktespekvreter

592 Karoo Chat Karoo Chat The Karoo Chat, Cercomela schlegelii, is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in southwesternmost Angola, western Namibia and western South Africa...  Karoospekvreter 614 Karoo Scrub-Robin Karoo Scrub-robin The Karoo Scrub-robin or Karoo Robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation....  Slangverklikker 621 Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler Bosveldtjeriktik 622 Layard's Tit-Babbler Grystjeriktik 631 African Reed-Warbler African Reed-warbler 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...  Kleinrietsanger 643 Willow Warbler Willow Warbler The Willow Warbler is a very common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia, from Ireland east to the Anadyr River basin in eastern Siberia...  Hofsanger 651 Long-billed Crombec Bosveldstompstertjie 653 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Yellow-bellied Eremomela The Yellow-bellied Eremomela 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.The Yellow-bellied Eremomela is a common breeding species in Africa...  Geelpensbossanger 654 Karoo Eremomela Groenbossanger 669 Grey-backed Cisticola Grysrugtinktinkie 686 Karoo Prinia Karoo Prinia The Karoo Prinia or Spotted Prinia, Prinia maculosa, is a small passerine bird. This prinia is a southern African endemic resident breeder in Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland....  Karoolangstertjie 687 Namaqua Warbler Namakwalangstertjie 688 Rufous-eared Warbler Rufous-eared Warbler The Rufous-eared Warbler is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. It is the only species in the genus Malcorus....  Rooioorlangstertjie 703 Pririt Batis Pririt Batis The Pririt Batis also known as the Pririt Puff-back Flycatcher or Pririt Puffback, is a small passerine bird in the wattle-eye family. It is resident in western and central southern Africa....  Priritbosbontrokkie 706 Fairy Flycatcher Feëvlieëvanger 713 Cape Wagtail Cape Wagtail The Cape Wagtail is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which includes the wagtails, pipits and longclaws....  Gewone kwikkie 716 African Pipit African Pipit The African Pipit 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...  Gewone koester 717 Long-billed Pipit Long-billed Pipit The Long-billed Pipit or Brown Rock Pipit 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...  Nicholsonse koester 732 Common Fiscal Common Fiscal The Common Fiscal is a member of the shrike family found through most of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is also sometimes named Fiscal Shrike, as well as Jackie Hangman or Butcher Bird due to its habit of impaling its prey on acacia thorns to store the food for later consumption. It is sometimes split...  Fiskaallaksman 746 Bokmakierie Bokmakierie The Bokmakierie is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and was once included in that group...  Bokmakierie 757 European Starling European Starling The Common Starling , also known as the European Starling or just Starling, is a passerine bird in the family Sturnidae.This species of starling is native to most of temperate Europe and western Asia...  Europese Spreeu 759 African Pied Starling African Pied Starling The African Pied Starling, Lamprotornis bicolor, is a bird endemic to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. It is common in most of its range, but largely absent from the arid northwest and the eastern lowlands of South Africa...  Witgatspreeu 760 Wattled Starling Wattled Starling The Wattled Starling is a nomadic resident in eastern and southern Africa. It is a species of grassland, open woodland and cultivation....  Lelspreeu (Vaalspreeu) 770 Pale-winged Starling Pale-winged Starling The Pale-winged Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....  Bleekvlerkspreeu 775 Malachite Sunbird Malachite Sunbird The Malachite Sunbird, Nectarinia famosa is a small nectivorous bird found in the southern part of the Southern African region.- Taxonomy :...  Jangroentjie 783 Southern Double-collared Sunbird Southern Double-collared Sunbird The Southern Double-collared Sunbird or Lesser Double-collared Sunbird, Cinnyris chalybeus , is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern South Africa. It is mainly resident, but partially migratory in the north-east of its range.-Habitat:This sunbird is common in gardens, fynbos, forests and...  Kleinrooiborssuikerbekkie 788 Dusky Sunbird Dusky Sunbird The Dusky Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. This relatively dull sunbird is found in arid savanna, thickets and shrubland in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.-References:...  Namakwasuikerbekkie 801 House Sparrow House Sparrow The House Sparrow is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. One of about 25 species in the genus Passer, the House Sparrow occurs naturally in most of Europe, the Mediterranean region, and much of Asia...  Huismossie 803 Cape Sparrow Cape Sparrow The Cape Sparrow or Mossie is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. Brightly coloured and distinctive, it is coloured grey, brown, and chestnut, with some black and white markings on the male...  Gewone mossie 804 Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Southern Grey-headed Sparrow The Southern Grey-headed Sparrow 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 down to South Africa....  Gryskopmossie 813 Cape Weaver Cape Weaver The Cape Weaver is a resident breeding bird species endemic to South Africa.This common species occurs in grassland, agricultural and fynbos habitats, often near rivers...  Kaapse wewer 814 Southern Masked Weaver Swartkeelgeelvink 824 Southern Red Bishop Southern Red Bishop The Southern Red Bishop or Red Bishop is a small passerine bird belonging to the bishop and widowbird genus Euplectes in the weaver family Ploceidae. It is common in wetlands and grassland in Africa south of the Equator. North of the Equator, it is replaced by the Northern Red Bishop or Orange...  Rooivink 846 Common Waxbill Common Waxbill The Common Waxbill , also known as the St Helena Waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many other regions of the world and now has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km²...  Rooibeksysie 874 Cape Siskin Cape Siskin The Cape Siskin, Serinus totta, is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is an endemic resident breeder in the southern Cape Province of South Africa...  Kaapse pietjiekanarie 876 Black-headed Canary Black-headed Canary The Black-headed Canary is a species of finch found in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. It is sometimes placed in genus Alario as Alario alario...  Swartkopkanarie 878 Yellow Canary Yellow Canary The Yellow Canary 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....  Geelkanarie 879 White-throated Canary White-throated Canary The White-throated Canary is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.-Description:The White-throated Canary is a small bird about 15 cm long with generally dull-coloured plumage and a yellow or yellow-green rump. It has a heavy horn-coloured beak and brown irises. Its legs are brown...  Witkeelkanarie 885 Cape Bunting Cape Bunting The Cape Bunting, Emberiza capensis, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.-Taxonomy:There are a dozen subspecies, differing in plumage, but all have the distinctive head pattern and rufous in the wings. The northeastern race E. c. vincenti is very dark above, and slaty below. It...  Rooivlerkstreepkoppie 887 Lark-like Bunting Lark-like Bunting The Lark-like Bunting is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.... Vaalstreepkoppie