SABAP2: Southern African Bird Atlas Project 2

Rank	Common name	Afrikaans name	Scientific name	Status	Total cards with species	Total cards	Reporting rate
1	Red-winged Starling	Rooivlerkspreeu	Onychognathus morio		84.0	92.0	91.3
2	Cape Turtle-Dove	Gewone Tortelduif	Streptopelia capicola		83.0	92.0	90.2
3	African Stonechat	Gewone Bontrokkie	Saxicola torquatus		79.0	92.0	85.9
4	Pied Starling	Witgatspreeu	Spreo bicolor		79.0	92.0	85.9
5	Cape Robin-Chat	Gewone Janfrederik	Cossypha caffra		77.0	92.0	83.7
6	Speckled Pigeon	Kransduif	Columba guinea		75.0	92.0	81.5
7	Common Fiscal	Fiskaallaksman	Lanius collaris		73.0	92.0	79.3
8	Red-eyed Dove	Grootringduif	Streptopelia semitorquata		68.0	92.0	73.9
9	Bokmakierie Bokmakierie	Bokmakierie	Telophorus zeylonus		66.0	92.0	71.7
10	Greater Striped Swallow	Grootstreepswael	Hirundo cucullata		66.0	92.0	71.7
11	Levaillant's Cisticola	Vleitinktinkie	Cisticola tinniens		65.0	92.0	70.7
12	African Red-eyed Bulbul	Rooioogtiptol	Pycnonotus nigricans		63.0	92.0	68.5
13	Cape Wagtail	Gewone Kwikkie	Motacilla capensis		61.0	92.0	66.3
14	Cape White-eye	Kaapse Glasogie	Zosterops virens		61.0	92.0	66.3
15	Rock Martin	Kransswael	Hirundo fuligula		59.0	92.0	64.1
16	Cape Longclaw	Oranjekeelkalkoentjie	Macronyx capensis		59.0	92.0	64.1
17	Cape Weaver	Kaapse Wewer	Ploceus capensis		58.0	92.0	63.0
18	Cape Canary	Kaapse Kanarie	Serinus canicollis		57.0	92.0	62.0
19	Red-knobbed Coot	Bleshoender	Fulica cristata		57.0	92.0	62.0
20	Long-tailed Widowbird	Langstertflap	Euplectes progne		56.0	92.0	60.9
21	Ground Woodpecker	Grondspeg	Geocolaptes olivaceus		54.0	92.0	58.7
22	Helmeted Guineafowl	Gewone Tarentaal	Numida meleagris		54.0	92.0	58.7
23	Yellow-billed Duck	Geelbekeend	Anas undulata		54.0	92.0	58.7
24	Jackal Buzzard	Rooiborsjakkalsvoel	Buteo rufofuscus		53.0	92.0	57.6
25	Hadeda Ibis	Hadeda	Bostrychia hagedash		53.0	92.0	57.6
26	Red-collared Widowbird	Rooikeelflap	Euplectes ardens		52.0	92.0	56.5
27	Crested Barbet	Kuifkophoutkapper	Trachyphonus vaillantii		51.0	92.0	55.4
28	Neddicky Neddicky	Neddikkie	Cisticola fulvicapilla		48.0	92.0	52.2
29	Malachite Sunbird	Jangroentjie	Nectarinia famosa		48.0	92.0	52.2
30	Laughing Dove	Rooiborsduifie	Streptopelia senegalensis		46.0	92.0	50.0
31	Cape Bunting	Rooivlerkstreepkoppie	Emberiza capensis		45.0	92.0	48.9
32	Little Grebe	Kleindobbertjie	Tachybaptus ruficollis		45.0	92.0	48.9
33	Cape Rock-Thrush	Kaapse Kliplyster	Monticola rupestris		44.0	92.0	47.8
34	White-rumped Swift	Witkruiswindswael	Apus caffer		44.0	92.0	47.8
35	African Black Swift	Swartwindswael	Apus barbatus		44.0	92.0	47.8
36	Cape Grassbird	Grasvoel	Sphenoeacus afer		43.0	92.0	46.7
37	Black-headed Heron	Swartkopreier	Ardea melanocephala		41.0	92.0	44.6
38	Southern Masked-Weaver	Swartkeelgeelvink	Ploceus velatus		41.0	92.0	44.6
39	Rock Kestrel	Kransvalk	Falco rupicolus		41.0	92.0	44.6
40	Southern Red Bishop	Rooivink	Euplectes orix		41.0	92.0	44.6
41	Alpine Swift	Witpenswindswael	Tachymarptis melba		40.0	92.0	43.5
42	Wailing Cisticola	Huiltinktinkie	Cisticola lais		39.0	92.0	42.4
43	Swainson's Spurfowl	Bosveldfisant	Pternistis swainsonii		38.0	92.0	41.3
44	Red-chested Cuckoo	Piet-my-vrou	Cuculus solitarius		38.0	92.0	41.3
45	Familiar Chat	Gewone Spekvreter	Cercomela familiaris		38.0	92.0	41.3
46	Common Moorhen	Grootwaterhoender	Gallinula chloropus		38.0	92.0	41.3
47	White-throated Swallow	Witkeelswael	Hirundo albigularis		36.0	92.0	39.1
48	Reed Cormorant	Rietduiker	Phalacrocorax africanus		35.0	92.0	38.0
49	Black-shouldered Kite	Blouvalk	Elanus caeruleus		35.0	92.0	38.0
50	Southern Grey-headed Sparrow	Gryskopmossie	Passer diffusus		34.0	92.0	37.0
51	White-necked Raven	Withalskraai	Corvus albicollis		34.0	92.0	37.0
52	Streaky-headed Seedeater	Streepkopkanarie	Crithagra gularis		33.0	92.0	35.9
53	Banded Martin	Gebande Oewerswael	Riparia cincta		32.0	92.0	34.8
54	Cattle Egret	Veereier	Bubulcus ibis		32.0	92.0	34.8
55	Mountain Wheatear	Bergwagter	Oenanthe monticola		30.0	92.0	32.6
56	Pin-tailed Whydah	Koningrooibekkie	Vidua macroura		30.0	92.0	32.6
57	Common Waxbill	Rooibeksysie	Estrilda astrild		29.0	92.0	31.5
58	Barn Swallow	Europese Swael	Hirundo rustica		29.0	92.0	31.5
59	Zitting Cisticola	Landeryklopkloppie	Cisticola juncidis		29.0	92.0	31.5
60	Karoo Prinia	Karoolangstertjie	Prinia maculosa		28.0	92.0	30.4
61	Yellow Bishop	Kaapse Flap	Euplectes capensis		28.0	92.0	30.4
62	Speckled Mousebird	Gevlekte Muisvoel	Colius striatus		27.0	92.0	29.3
63	Egyptian Goose	Kolgans	Alopochen aegyptiacus		27.0	92.0	29.3
64	Lesser Swamp-Warbler	Kaapse Rietsanger	Acrocephalus gracilirostris		26.0	92.0	28.3
65	Olive Thrush	Olyflyster	Turdus olivaceus		26.0	92.0	28.3
66	Anteating Chat	Swartpiek	Myrmecocichla formicivora		24.0	92.0	26.1
67	Cape Vulture	Kransaasvoel	Gyps coprotheres	VU	23.0	92.0	25.0
68	Southern Bald Ibis	Kalkoenibis	Geronticus calvus	VU	23.0	92.0	25.0
69	Buff-streaked Chat	Bergklipwagter	Oenanthe bifasciata		23.0	92.0	25.0
70	Bearded Vulture	Baardaasvoel	Gypaetus barbatus	EN	22.0	92.0	23.9
71	Grey-winged Francolin	Bergpatrys	Scleroptila africanus		22.0	92.0	23.9
72	Amur Falcon	Oostelike Rooipootvalk	Falco amurensis		20.0	92.0	21.7
73	Wing-snapping Cisticola	Kleinste Klopkloppie	Cisticola ayresii		20.0	92.0	21.7
74	Southern Boubou	Suidelike Waterfiskaal	Laniarius ferrugineus		20.0	92.0	21.7
75	Common Myna	Indiese Spreeu	Acridotheres tristis		19.0	92.0	20.7
76	Drakensberg Prinia	Drakensberglangstertjie	Prinia hypoxantha		18.0	92.0	19.6
77	Cinnamon-breasted Bunting	Klipstreepkoppie	Emberiza tahapisi		18.0	92.0	19.6
78	African Black Duck	Swarteend	Anas sparsa		17.0	92.0	18.5
79	Little Swift	Kleinwindswael	Apus affinis		16.0	92.0	17.4
80	Cape Sparrow	Gewone Mossie	Passer melanurus		16.0	92.0	17.4
81	Cloud Cisticola	Gevlekte Klopkloppie	Cisticola textrix		16.0	92.0	17.4
82	Karoo Thrush	Geelbeklyster	Turdus smithi		15.0	92.0	16.3
83	African Pipit	Gewone Koester	Anthus cinnamomeus		15.0	92.0	16.3
84	Hamerkop Hamerkop	Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta		15.0	92.0	16.3
85	Giant Kingfisher	Reusevisvanger	Megaceryle maximus		15.0	92.0	16.3
86	Long-billed Pipit	Nicholsonse Koester	Anthus similis		14.0	92.0	15.2
87	Red-throated Wryneck	Draaihals	Jynx ruficollis		14.0	92.0	15.2
88	Spur-winged Goose	Wildemakou	Plectropterus gambensis		13.0	92.0	14.1
89	Verreaux's Eagle	Witkruisarend	Aquila verreauxii		13.0	92.0	14.1
90	Cape Batis	Kaapse Bosbontrokkie	Batis capensis		13.0	92.0	14.1
91	Blacksmith Lapwing	Bontkiewiet	Vanellus armatus		12.0	92.0	13.0
92	Grey Heron	Bloureier	Ardea cinerea		12.0	92.0	13.0
93	Brown-throated Martin	Afrikaanse Oewerswael	Riparia paludicola		12.0	92.0	13.0
94	African Quailfinch	Gewone Kwartelvinkie	Ortygospiza atricollis		12.0	92.0	13.0
95	African Paradise-Flycatcher	Paradysvlieevanger	Terpsiphone viridis		12.0	92.0	13.0
96	Horus Swift	Horuswindswael	Apus horus		12.0	92.0	13.0
97	Lanner Falcon	Edelvalk	Falco biarmicus	NT	11.0	92.0	12.0
98	African Harrier-Hawk	Kaalwangvalk	Polyboroides typus		11.0	92.0	12.0
99	Fiscal Flycatcher	Fiskaalvlieivanger	Sigelus silens		11.0	92.0	12.0
100	Steppe Buzzard	Bruinjakkalsvoel	Buteo vulpinus		11.0	92.0	12.0
101	African Reed-Warbler	Kleinrietsanger	Acrocephalus baeticatus		10.0	92.0	10.9
102	Common Quail	Afrikaanse Kwartel	Coturnix coturnix		10.0	92.0	10.9
103	Willow Warbler	Hofsanger	Phylloscopus trochilus		10.0	92.0	10.9
104	Dark-capped Bulbul	Swartoogtiptol	Pycnonotus tricolor		10.0	92.0	10.9
105	Secretarybird Secretarybird	Sekretarisvoel	Sagittarius serpentarius	NT	10.0	92.0	10.9
106	House Sparrow	Huismossie	Passer domesticus		10.0	92.0	10.9
107	Black-throated Canary	Bergkanarie	Crithagra atrogularis		10.0	92.0	10.9
108	African Olive-Pigeon	Geelbekbosduif	Columba arquatrix		9.0	92.0	9.8
109	Cape Crow	Swartkraai	Corvus capensis		9.0	92.0	9.8
110	Yellow-crowned Bishop	Goudgeelvink	Euplectes afer		8.0	92.0	8.7
111	Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk	Rooiborssperwer	Accipiter rufiventris		8.0	92.0	8.7
112	Common House-Martin	Huisswael	Delichon urbicum		7.0	92.0	7.6
113	Black-collared Barbet	Rooikophoutkapper	Lybius torquatus		7.0	92.0	7.6
114	African Hoopoe	Hoephoep	Upupa africana		7.0	92.0	7.6
115	Common Ostrich	Volstruis	Struthio camelus		7.0	92.0	7.6
116	Pied Crow	Witborskraai	Corvus albus		7.0	92.0	7.6
117	Barratt's Warbler	Ruigtesanger	Bradypterus barratti		7.0	92.0	7.6
118	Fork-tailed Drongo	Mikstertbyvanger	Dicrurus adsimilis		7.0	92.0	7.6
119	Golden-breasted Bunting	Rooirugstreepkoppie	Emberiza flaviventris		6.0	92.0	6.5
120	Black Harrier	Witkruisvleivalk	Circus maurus	NT	6.0	92.0	6.5
121	Eastern Clapper Lark	Hoeveldklappertjie	Mirafra fasciolata		6.0	92.0	6.5
122	African Rock Pipit	Klipkoester	Anthus crenatus		6.0	92.0	6.5
123	Mocking Cliff-Chat	Dassievoel	Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris		6.0	92.0	6.5
124	Spotted Eagle-Owl	Gevlekte Ooruil	Bubo africanus		6.0	92.0	6.5
125	Black-chested Prinia	Swartbandlangstertjie	Prinia flavicans		6.0	92.0	6.5
126	Sentinel Rock-Thrush	Langtoonkliplyster	Monticola explorator		5.0	92.0	5.4
127	Diderick Cuckoo	Diederikkie	Chrysococcyx caprius		5.0	92.0	5.4
128	Rock Dove	Tuinduif	Columba livia		5.0	92.0	5.4
129	Swee Waxbill	Suidelike Swie	Coccopygia melanotis		5.0	92.0	5.4
130	White-breasted Cormorant	Witborsduiker	Phalacrocorax carbo		5.0	92.0	5.4
131	Greater Double-collared Sunbird	Groot-rooibandsuikerbekkie	Cinnyris afer		5.0	92.0	5.4
132	Yellow-breasted Pipit	Geelborskoester	Anthus chloris	VU	5.0	92.0	5.4
133	Drakensberg Siskin	Bergpietjiekanarie	Crithagra symonsi		5.0	92.0	5.4
134	Cape Glossy Starling	Kleinglansspreeu	Lamprotornis nitens		4.0	92.0	4.3
135	White Stork	Witooievaar	Ciconia ciconia		4.0	92.0	4.3
136	Desert Cisticola	Woestynklopkloppie	Cisticola aridulus		4.0	92.0	4.3
137	Lesser Kestrel	Kleinrooivalk	Falco naumanni	VU	4.0	92.0	4.3
138	Lazy Cisticola	Luitinktinkie	Cisticola aberrans		4.0	92.0	4.3
139	Little Rush-Warbler	Kaapse Vleisanger	Bradypterus baboecala		3.0	92.0	3.3
140	Lesser Honeyguide	Kleinheuningwyser	Indicator minor		3.0	92.0	3.3
141	South African Cliff-Swallow	Familieswael	Hirundo spilodera		3.0	92.0	3.3
142	African Darter	Slanghalsvoel	Anhinga rufa		3.0	92.0	3.3
143	Common Swift	Europese Windswael	Apus apus		3.0	92.0	3.3
144	Fan-tailed Widowbird	Kortstertflap	Euplectes axillaris		3.0	92.0	3.3
145	Red-capped Lark	Rooikoplewerik	Calandrella cinerea		3.0	92.0	3.3
146	Yellow Canary	Geelkanarie	Crithagra flaviventris		3.0	92.0	3.3
147	Little Bittern	Kleinrietreier (Woudapie)	Ixobrychus minutus		3.0	92.0	3.3
148	African Dusky Flycatcher	Donkervlieevanger	Muscicapa adusta		3.0	92.0	3.3
149	Grey Crowned Crane	Mahem	Balearica regulorum	VU	3.0	92.0	3.3
150	African Snipe	Afrikaanse Snip	Gallinago nigripennis		3.0	92.0	3.3
151	African Wattled Lapwing	Lelkiewiet	Vanellus senegallus		2.0	92.0	2.2
152	Red-billed Quelea	Rooibekkwelea	Quelea quelea		2.0	92.0	2.2
153	Crowned Lapwing	Kroonkiewiet	Vanellus coronatus		2.0	92.0	2.2
154	Long-crested Eagle	Langkuifarend	Lophaetus occipitalis		2.0	92.0	2.2
155	Three-banded Plover	Driebandstrandkiewiet	Charadrius tricollaris		2.0	92.0	2.2
156	African Sacred Ibis	Skoorsteenveer	Threskiornis aethiopicus		2.0	92.0	2.2
157	Natal Spurfowl	Natalse Fisant	Pternistis natalensis		2.0	92.0	2.2
158	White-backed Duck	Witrugeend	Thalassornis leuconotus		2.0	92.0	2.2
159	Blue Korhaan	Bloukorhaan	Eupodotis caerulescens	NT	2.0	92.0	2.2
160	Bush Blackcap	Rooibektiptol	Lioptilus nigricapillus	NT	2.0	92.0	2.2
161	Red-billed Teal	Rooibekeend	Anas erythrorhyncha		2.0	92.0	2.2
162	Malachite Kingfisher	Kuifkopvisvanger	Alcedo cristata		2.0	92.0	2.2
163	Blue Crane	Bloukraanvoel	Anthropoides paradiseus	VU	2.0	92.0	2.2
164	Half-collared Kingfisher	Blouvisvanger	Alcedo semitorquata	NT	2.0	92.0	2.2
165	African Marsh-Harrier	Afrikaanse Vleivalk	Circus ranivorus	VU	2.0	92.0	2.2
166	Olive Woodpecker	Gryskopspeg	Dendropicos griseocephalus		2.0	92.0	2.2
167	Buffy Pipit	Vaalkoester	Anthus vaalensis		2.0	92.0	2.2
168	South African Shelduck	Kopereend	Tadorna cana		2.0	92.0	2.2
169	Red-footed Falcon	Westelike Rooipootvalk	Falco vespertinus		2.0	92.0	2.2
170	Plain-backed Pipit	Donkerkoester	Anthus leucophrys		2.0	92.0	2.2
171	African Wood-Owl	Bosuil	Strix woodfordii		2.0	92.0	2.2
172	Cuckoo Finch	Koekoekvink	Anomalospiza imberbis		1.0	92.0	1.1
173	African Rail	Grootriethaan	Rallus caerulescens		1.0	92.0	1.1
174	Barn Owl	Nonnetjie-uil	Tyto alba		1.0	92.0	1.1
175	Black-winged Lapwing	Grootswartvlerkkiewiet	Vanellus melanopterus	NT	1.0	92.0	1.1
176	Peregrine Falcon	Swerfvalk	Falco peregrinus	NT	1.0	92.0	1.1
177	Greater Honeyguide	Grootheuningwyser	Indicator indicator		1.0	92.0	1.1
178	Glossy Ibis	Glansibis	Plegadis falcinellus		1.0	92.0	1.1
179	Klaas's Cuckoo	Meitjie	Chrysococcyx klaas		1.0	92.0	1.1
180	African Fish-Eagle	Visarend	Haliaeetus vocifer		1.0	92.0	1.1
181	Garden Warbler	Tuinsanger	Sylvia borin		1.0	92.0	1.1
182	Fairy Flycatcher	Feevlieievanger	Stenostira scita		1.0	92.0	1.1
183	Green Wood-Hoopoe	Rooibekkakelaar	Phoeniculus purpureus		1.0	92.0	1.1
184	Amethyst Sunbird	Swartsuikerbekkie	Chalcomitra amethystina		1.0	92.0	1.1
185	Black-rumped Buttonquail Buttonquail	Swartrugkwarteltjie	Turnix nanus	EN	1.0	92.0	1.1
186	White-bellied Korhaan	Witpenskorhaan	Eupodotis senegalensis	VU	1.0	92.0	1.1
187	Southern Black Tit	Gewone Swartmees	Parus niger		1.0	92.0	1.1
188	Yellow-billed Kite	Geelbekwou	Milvus aegyptius		1.0	92.0	1.1
189	Eastern Long-billed Lark	Grasveldlangbeklewerik	Certhilauda semitorquata		1.0	92.0	1.1
190	Freckled Nightjar	Donkernaguil	Caprimulgus tristigma		1.0	92.0	1.1
191	Bar-throated Apalis	Bandkeelkleinjantjie	Apalis thoracica		1.0	92.0	1.1
192	Gurney's Sugarbird	Rooiborssuikervoiel	Promerops gurneyi		1.0	92.0	1.1
193	Little Egret	Kleinwitreier	Egretta garzetta		1.0	92.0	1.1
194	Cape Eagle-Owl	Kaapse Ooruil	Bubo capensis		1.0	92.0	1.1
195	Tawny-flanked Prinia	Bruinsylangstertjie	Prinia subflava		1.0	92.0	1.1
196	Cardinal Woodpecker	Kardinaalspeg	Dendropicos fuscescens		1.0	92.0	1.1
197	Pied Kingfisher	Bontvisvanger	Ceryle rudis		1.0	92.0	1.1
198	Purple Heron	Rooireier	Ardea purpurea		1.0	92.0	1.1

These lists are compiled from the current SABAP2 database. This is a work in progress. Species with low reporting rates are mostly vagrants; although some will be skulking residents, rarely seen. The data is not yet fully vetted, so if you find a species that you believe is totally incorrect, please send an email to info@sabap2.org

These lists are based on the pentads which overlap with the specified locality, so they might well include species that technically only occur outside the locality.