RankCommon
name
Afrikaans
name
Scientific
name
StatusTotal
cards
with
species
Total
cards
Reporting
rate
1African Fish-EagleVisarendHaliaeetus vocifer4.04.0100.0
2Sombre GreenbulGewone WillieAndropadus importunus3.04.075.0
3Yellow-billed KiteGeelbekwouMilvus aegyptius3.04.075.0
4Reed CormorantRietduikerPhalacrocorax africanus3.04.075.0
5Black-backed PuffbackSneeubalDryoscopus cubla3.04.075.0
6White-breasted CormorantWitborsduikerPhalacrocorax carbo3.04.075.0
7Barn SwallowEuropese SwaelHirundo rustica3.04.075.0
8Green-backed CamaropteraGroenrugkwêkwêvoelCamaroptera brachyura3.04.075.0
9White-fronted PloverVaalstrandkiewietCharadrius marginatus3.04.075.0
10Egyptian GooseKolgansAlopochen aegyptiacus3.04.075.0
11Red-capped Robin-ChatNataljanfrederikCossypha natalensis2.04.050.0
12Crowned HornbillGekroonde NeushoringvoelTockus alboterminatus2.04.050.0
13Common GreenshankGroenpootruiterTringa nebularia2.04.050.0
14Burchell's CoucalGewone VleiloerieCentropus burchellii2.04.050.0
15Goliath HeronReusereierArdea goliath2.04.050.0
16Yellow-bellied GreenbulGeelborswillieChlorocichla flaviventris2.04.050.0
17Marsh SandpiperMoerasruiterTringa stagnatilis2.04.050.0
18Yellow-fronted CanaryGeeloogkanarieCrithagra mozambicus2.04.050.0
19Common TernGewone SterretjieSterna hirundo2.04.050.0
20Ruff RuffKemphaanPhilomachus pugnax2.04.050.0
21Pied KingfisherBontvisvangerCeryle rudis2.04.050.0
22Grey HeronBloureierArdea cinerea2.04.050.0
23Dark-capped BulbulSwartoogtiptolPycnonotus tricolor2.04.050.0
24Little StintKleinstrandloperCalidris minuta2.04.050.0
25Purple-crested TuracoBloukuifloerieGallirex porphyreolophus2.04.050.0
26Red-billed TealRooibekeendAnas erythrorhyncha2.04.050.0
27Black-winged StiltRooipootelsieHimantopus himantopus2.04.050.0
28Yellow-billed DuckGeelbekeendAnas undulata2.04.050.0
29Kittlitz's PloverGeelborsstrandkiewietCharadrius pecuarius2.04.050.0
30Fan-tailed WidowbirdKortstertflapEuplectes axillaris2.04.050.0
31Cape Turtle-DoveGewone TortelduifStreptopelia capicola2.04.050.0
32Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdSwartblestinkerPogoniulus bilineatus2.04.050.0
33Little EgretKleinwitreierEgretta garzetta2.04.050.0
34Red-fronted TinkerbirdRooiblestinkerPogoniulus pusillus2.04.050.0
35Great EgretGrootwitreierEgretta alba1.04.025.0
36Wood SandpiperBosruiterTringa glareola1.04.025.0
37African JacanaGrootlangtoonActophilornis africanus1.04.025.0
38House SparrowHuismossiePasser domesticus1.04.025.0
39White-winged TernWitvlerksterretjieChlidonias leucopterus1.04.025.0
40Rufous-winged CisticolaSwartrugtinktinkieCisticola galactotes1.04.025.0
41Lesser FlamingoKleinflaminkPhoenicopterus minorNT1.04.025.0
42Cape LongclawOranjekeelkalkoentjieMacronyx capensis1.04.025.0
43Purple HeronRooireierArdea purpurea1.04.025.0
44Green Wood-HoopoeRooibekkakelaar Phoeniculus purpureus1.04.025.0
45Crested GuineafowlKuifkoptarentaalGuttera edouardi1.04.025.0
46Collared SunbirdKortbeksuikerbekkieHedydipna collaris1.04.025.0
47Little TernKleinsterretjieSterna albifrons1.04.025.0
48African SpoonbillLepelaarPlatalea alba1.04.025.0
49African PipitGewone KoesterAnthus cinnamomeus1.04.025.0
50Brown-hooded KingfisherBruinkopvisvangerHalcyon albiventris1.04.025.0
51Grey SunbirdGryssuikerbekkieCyanomitra veroxii1.04.025.0
52Hadeda IbisHadedaBostrychia hagedash1.04.025.0
53Cape WagtailGewone KwikkieMotacilla capensis1.04.025.0
54Common WaxbillRooibeksysieEstrilda astrild1.04.025.0
55Black-headed HeronSwartkopreierArdea melanocephala1.04.025.0
56Terrestrial BrownbulBoskrapperPhyllastrephus terrestris1.04.025.0
57Black-chested Snake-EagleSwartborsslangarendCircaetus pectoralis1.04.025.0
58Purple-banded SunbirdPurperbandsuikerbekkieCinnyris bifasciatus1.04.025.0
59Glossy IbisGlansibisPlegadis falcinellus1.04.025.0
60Tawny-flanked PriniaBruinsylangstertjiePrinia subflava1.04.025.0
61Caspian TernReusesterretjieSterna caspiaNT1.04.025.0
62Grey WaxbillGryssysieEstrilda perreini1.04.025.0
63Speckled MousebirdGevlekte MuisvoelColius striatus1.04.025.0
64Cape Glossy StarlingKleinglansspreeuLamprotornis nitens1.04.025.0
65African Sacred IbisSkoorsteenveerThreskiornis aethiopicus1.04.025.0
66Rattling CisticolaBosveldtinktinkieCisticola chiniana1.04.025.0
67Grey-headed GullGryskopmeeuLarus cirrocephalus1.04.025.0
68African DarterSlanghalsvoelAnhinga rufa1.04.025.0
69Fork-tailed DrongoMikstertbyvangerDicrurus adsimilis1.04.025.0
70Curlew SandpiperKrombekstrandloperCalidris ferruginea1.04.025.0
71Orange-breasted WaxbillRooiassieAmandava subflava1.04.025.0
72Red-chested CuckooPiet-my-vrouCuculus solitarius1.04.025.0
73White-faced DuckNonnetjie-eendDendrocygna viduata1.04.025.0
74Gorgeous Bush-ShrikeKonkoitTelophorus quadricolor1.04.025.0
75Yellow-billed StorkNimmersatMycteria ibisNT1.04.025.0
76Neddicky NeddickyNeddikkieCisticola fulvicapilla1.04.025.0
77Collared PratincoleRooivlerksprinkaanvoelGlareola pratincolaNT1.04.025.0
78Wire-tailed SwallowDraadstertswaelHirundo smithii1.04.025.0
79Blacksmith LapwingBontkiewietVanellus armatus1.04.025.0
80African FirefinchKaapse VuurvinkieLagonosticta rubricata1.04.025.0
81African OpenbillOopbekooievaarAnastomus lamelligerusNT1.04.025.0
82Zitting CisticolaLanderyklopkloppieCisticola juncidis1.04.025.0
83Three-banded PloverDriebandstrandkiewietCharadrius tricollaris1.04.025.0
84Bronze MannikinGewone FretSpermestes cucullatus1.04.025.0
85Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveGroenvlekduifieTurtur chalcospilos1.04.025.0
86Southern BoubouSuidelike WaterfiskaalLaniarius ferrugineus1.04.025.0
87Hamerkop HamerkopHamerkopScopus umbretta1.04.025.0
88Pied AvocetBontelsieRecurvirostra avosetta1.04.025.0
89Little GrebeKleindobbertjieTachybaptus ruficollis1.04.025.0
90Rufous-naped LarkRooineklewerikMirafra africana1.04.025.0
91Comb DuckKnobbeleendSarkidiornis melanotos1.04.025.0
92Common FiscalFiskaallaksmanLanius collaris1.04.025.0
93Cattle EgretVeereierBubulcus ibis1.04.025.0
94Lesser Swamp-WarblerKaapse RietsangerAcrocephalus gracilirostris1.04.025.0
95Common WhimbrelKleinwulpNumenius phaeopus1.04.025.0
96Southern Red BishopRooivinkEuplectes orix1.04.025.0
97Red-eyed DoveGrootringduifStreptopelia semitorquata1.04.025.0
98Rosy-throated LongclawRooskeelkalkoentjieMacronyx ameliaeNT1.04.025.0
99White-starred RobinWitkoljanfrederikPogonocichla stellata1.04.025.0
100Bar-tailed GodwitBandstertgrietLimosa lapponica1.04.025.0
101Common Ringed PloverRingnekstrandkiewietCharadrius hiaticula1.04.025.0
102Dark-backed WeaverBosmusikantPloceus bicolor1.04.025.0
103Whiskered TernWitbaardsterretjieChlidonias hybrida1.04.025.0
104Spur-winged GooseWildemakouPlectropterus gambensis1.04.025.0
105Yellow-throated LongclawGeelkeelkalkoentjieMacronyx croceus1.04.025.0

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.