BIRDS OF YZERFONTEIN AND SURROUNDS

The following is a list of birds typically seen in the vicinity of Yzerfontein. The numbers that separate the English and Afrikaans names are from the Roberts’ Bird guide and help to clump similar species together for easier reference.

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1. BIRDS OF YZERFONTEIN AND SURROUNDS
2. Common Ostritch 01 Volstruis
3. African Penguin 03 Brilpikkewyn
4. Black-necked Grebe 07 Swartnekdobbertjie
5. Little Grebe (Dabchick) 08 Kleindobbertjie
6. Great White Pelican 49 Witpelikaan
7. Cape Gannet 53 Witmalgas
8. White-breasted Cormorant 55 Witborsduiker
9. Cape Cormorant 56 Trekduiker
10. Bank Cormorant 57 Bankduiker
11. Reed Cormorant 58 Rietduiker
12. Crowned Cormorant 59 Kuifkopduiker
13. African Darter 60 Slanghalsvoël
14. Grey Heron 62 Bloureier
15. Black-headed Heron 63 Swartkopreier
16. Purple Heron 65 Rooireier
17. Great Egret 66 Grootwitreier
18. Little Egret 67 Kleinwitreier
19. Intermediate Egret 68 Geelbekwitreier
20. Western Cattle Egret 71 Bosluisvoël
21. Black-crowned Night Heron 76 Gewone Nagreier
22. Little Bittern 78 Woudapie
23. African Sacred Ibis 91 Skoorsteenveër
24. Glossy Ibis 93 Glansibis
25. Hadeda Ibis 94 Hadeda
26. African Spoonbill 95 Lepelaar
27. Greater Flamingo 96 Grootflamink
28. Lesser Flamingo 97 Kleinflamink
29. Egyptian Goose 102 Kolgans
30. South African Shelduck 103 Kopereend
31. Yellow-billed Duck 104 Geelbekeend
32. Cape Teal 106 Teeleend
33. Red-billed Teal 108 Rooibekeend
34. Cape Shoveler 112 Kaapse Slopeend
35. Spur-winged Goose 116 Wildemakou
36. Secretary Bird 117 Sekretarisvoël
37. Yellow-billed Kite 126 Geelbekwou
38. Black Kite 126 Swartwou
39. Black-shouldered Kite 127 Blouvalk
40. Booted Eagle 136 Dwergarend
41. African Fish Eagle 148 Grootjagarend
42. Common Buzzard 149 Bruinjakkalsvoël
43. Jackal Buzzard 152 Rooiborsjakkalsvoël
44. Black Sparrowhawk 158 Swartsperwer
45. Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk 162 Bleeksingvalk
46. African Marsh Harrier 165 Afrikaanse Paddavreter
47. Black Harrier 168 Witkruispaddavreter
48. Osprey 170 Visvalk
49. Rock Kestrel 181 Rooivalk
50. Lesser Kestrel 183 Kleinrooivalk
51. Grey-winged Francolin 190 Bergpatrys
52. Cape Spurfowl 195 Kaapse Fisant
53. Common Quail 200 Afrikaanse Kwartel
54. Helmeted Guineafowl 203 Gewone Tarentaal
55. Blue Crane 208 Bloukraanvoël
56. African Rail 210 Grootriethaan
57. Black Crake 213 Swartriethaan
58. African Swamphen 223 Grootkoningriethaan
59. Common Moorhen 226 Waterhoender
60. Red-knobbed Coot 228 Bleshoender
61. Southern Black Korhaan 239 Swartkorhaan
62. Eurasian Oystercatcher 243 Bonttobie
63. African Black Oystercatcher 244 Swarttobie
64. Common Ringed Plover 245 Ringnekstrandkiewiet
65. White-fronted Plover 246 Vaalstrandkiewiet
66. Chestnut-banded Plover 247 Rooibandstrandkiewiet
67. Kittlitz’s Plover 248 Geelborsstrandkiewiet
68. Three-banded Plover 249 Driebandstrandkiewiet
69. Grey Plover 254 Grysstrandkiewiet
70. Crowned Lapwing 255 Kroonkiewiet
71. Blacksmith Lapwing 258 Bontkiewiet
72. Ruddy Turnstone 262 Steenloper
73. Common Sandpiper 264 Gewone Ruiter
74. Wood Sandpiper 266 Bosruiter
75. Common Redshank 268 Rooipootruiter
76. Marsh Sandpiper 269 Moerasruiter
77. Common Greenshank 270 Groenpootruiter
78. Red Knot 271 Knoet
79. Curlew Sandpiper 272 Krombekstrandloper
80. Little Stint 274 Kleinstrandloper
81. Sanderling 281 Drietoonstrandloper
82. Ruff 284 Kemphaan
83. Eurasian Curlew 289 Grootwulp
84. Common Whimbrel 290 Kleinwulp
85. Pied Avocet 294 Bontelsie
86. Black-winged Stilt 295 Rooipootelsie
87. Spotted Thick-knee 297 Dikkop
88. Water Thick-knee 298 Waterdikkop
89. Cape (Kelp) Gull 312 Swartrugmeeu
90. Greyheaded Gull 315 Gryskopmeeu
91. Hartlaub’s Gull 316 Hartlaubse Meeu
92. Sabine’s Gull 318 Mikstertmeeu
93. Caspian Tern 322 Reuse Sterretjie
94. Greater Crested (Swift) Tern 324 Geelbeksterretjie
95. Sandwich Tern 326 Grootsterretjie
96. Common Tern 327 Gewone Sterretje
97. Arctic Tern 328 Arktiese Sterretjie
98. Antarctic Tern 329 Grysborssterretjie
99. Little Tern 335 Kleinsterretjie
100. White-winged Tern 339 Witvlerksterretjie
101. Rock Dove 348 Tuinduif
102. Speckled Pigeon 349 Kransduif
103. Red-eyed Dove 352 Grootringduif
104. Ring-necked (Cape Turtle) Dove 354 Gewone Tortelduif
105. Laughing Dove 355 Rooiborsduifie
106. Namaqua Dove 356 Namakwaduifie
107. Klaas’s Cuckoo 385 Meitjie
108. Western Barn Owl 392 Nonnetjieuil
109. Spotted Eagle-owl 401 Gevlekte Ooruil
110. Fiery-necked Nightjar 405 Afrikaanse Naguil
111. Common Swift 411 Europese Windswael
112. African Black Swift 412 Swartwindswael
113. White-rumped Swift 415 Witkruiswindswael
114. Little Swift 417 Kleinwindswael
115. Speckled Mousebird 424 Gevlekte Muisvoël
116. White-backed Mousebird 425 Witkruismuisvoël
117. Red-faced Mousebird 426 Rooiwang Muisvoël
118. Pied Kingfisher 428 Bontvisvanger
119. European Bee-eater 438 Europese Byvanger
120. African Hoopoe 451 Hoephoep
121. Cardinal Woodpecker 486 Kardinaalspeg
122. Cape Clapper Lark 495 Hoëveldklappertjie
123. Karoo Lark 502 Karoolewerik
124. Red-capped Lark 507 Rooikoplewerik
125. Large-billed (Thick-billed) Lark 512 Dikbeklewerik
126. Barn (European) Swallow 518 Europese Swael
127. White-throated Swallow 520 Witkeelswael
128. Pearl-breasted Swallow 523 Pêrelborsswael
129. Greater Striped Swallow 526 Grootstreepswael
130. Rock Martin 529 Kransswael
131. Brownthroated Martin 533 Afrikaanse Oewerswael
132. Banded Martin 534 Gebande Oewerswael
133. Pied Crow 548 Witborskraai
134. Southern Grey Tit 551 Piet-tjou-tjougrysmees
135. Cape Penduline Tit 557 Kaapse Kapokvoël
136. Cape Bulbul 566 Kaapse Tiptol
137. Karoo Thrush 577 Geelbeklyster
138. Capped Wheatear 587 Hoëveldskaapwagter
139. Familiar Chat 589 Gewone Spekvreter
140. Ant-eating Chat 595 Swartpiek
141. African Stonechat 596 Gewone Bontrokkie
142. Cape Robin-chat 601 Gewone Janfrederik
143. Karoo Scrub Robin 614 Slangverklikker
144. Chestnut-vented Warbler 621 Bosveldtjerriktik
145. Layard’s Warbler 622 Grystjerriktik
146. Lesser Swamp Warbler 635 Kaapse Rietsanger
147. Lesser Rush Warbler 638 Kaapse Vleisanger
148. Bar-throated Apalis 645 Bandkeelkleinjantjie
149. Long-billed Crombec 651 Bosveldstompstert
150. Cape Grassbird 661 Grasvoël
151. Zitting Cisticola 664 Landeryklopkloppie
152. Cloud Cisticola 666 Gevlekte Klopkloppie
153. Grey-backed Cisticola 669 Grysrugtinktinkie
154. Levaillant’s Cisticola 677 Vleitinktinkie
155. Neddicky 681 Neddikkie
156. Karoo Prinia 686 Karoolangstertjie
157. Fiscal Flycatcher 698 Fiskaalvlieëvanger
158. Cape Wagtail 713 Gewone Kwikkie
159. African Pipit 716 Gewone Koester
160. Nicholson’s Pipit 717 Nicholson’s Koester
161. Cape Longclaw 727 Oranjekeelkalkoentjie
162. Common (Southern) Fiscal 732 Fiskaallaksman
163. Southern Boubou 736 Suidelike Waterfiskaal
164. Bokmakierie 746 Bokmakierie
165. Common Starling 757 Europese Spreeu
166. Pied Starling 759 Witgatspreeu
167. Wattled Starling 760 Lelspreeu
168. Cape Sugarbird 773 Kaapse Suikervoël
169. Malachite Sunbird 775 Jangroentjie
170. Southern Double-collared Sunbird 783 Klein-rooiborssuikerbekkie
171. Cape White-eye 796 Kaapse Glasogie
172. House Sparrow 801 Huismossie
173. Cape Sparrow 803 Gewone Mossie
174. Southern Grey-headed Sparrow 804 Gryskopmossie
175. Cape Weaver 813 Kaapse Wewer
176. Southern Masked Weaver 814 Swartkeelgeelvink
177. Southern Red Bishop 824 Rooivink
178. Yellow Bishop 827 Kaapse Flap
179. Common Waxbill 846 Rooibeksysie
180. Pintailed Whydah 860 Koningrooibekkie
181. Cape Canary 872 Kaapse Kanarie
182. Brimstone Canary 877 DikbekKanarie
183. Yellow Canary 878 Geelkanarie
184. White-throated Canary 879 Witkeelkanarie
185. Cape Bunting 885 Rooivlerkstreepkoppie
186. Lark-like Bunting 887 Vaalstreepkoppie