Bitou Bird Checklist – We have 300 bird species in the Bitou

Date: April 2, 2014 | Posted in News | Plettenberg Bay News

Gareth Robbins of Golden Orb Tours submitted to us a updated Bird List for the Bitou. The good news is that we have 300 different bird species in and around our surrounds!

Birds of Bitou Check List

	Family	Species	Status	Habitat		Habitat descriptions:
1	Albatross	Grey-headed	V	6
2		Indian Yellow-nosed	U	6		1 = Fynbos/Montane
3		Shy	C	6		2 = Forest/Thicket
4	Apalis	Bar-throated	C	3		3 = Urban/Wooded
5	Avocet	Pied	C	4,5		4 = Wetland (incl. estuary)
6	Barbet	Black-collared	R	3		5 = Grassland/Agricultural
7	Batis	Cape	C	2		6 = Coastal/Marine
8	Bee-eater	European	R	3
9		Southern Carmine	V	3
10		White-fronted	R	3		Top 12 Birds:
11	Bishop	Southern Red	R	4
12		Yellow	C	4		1) African Finfoot
13	Bittern	Dwarf	V	4		2) Chorister Robin-Chat
14		Little	R	4		3) Knysna Turaco
15	Brownbul	Terrestrial	C	1,2		4) Knysna Warbler
16	Bokmakierie		U	5		5) Knysna Woodpecker
17	Boubou	Southern	U	2, 3		6) Lemon Dove
18	Bulbul	Cape	U	2, 3		7) Narina Trogon
19	Bunting	Cape	C	1,5		8) Olive Bush-Shrike
20		Cinnamon-breasted	U	1		9) Tambourine Dove
21		Golden-breasted	V	3		10) Victorin’s Warbler
22	Bush-shrike	Olive	C	2		11) White-backed Night-Heron
23	Bustard	Denham’s	U	5		12) White-starred Robin
24	Buzzard	Forest	C	2
25		Jackal	C	1, 2
26		Steppe	CS	1, 5	Orange Breasted Sunbird – Photo by Gareth Robbins
27	Camaroptera	Green-backed	C	2
28	Canary	Brimstone	C	1, 3
29		Cape	C	2, 3
30		Forest	C	2, 3
31		White-throated	R	1
32	Chat	Familiar	U	1, 5
33	Cisticola	Cloud	C	5
34		Grey-backed	U	1, 4
35		Lazy	U	1	African Black Oystercatcher – Photo by Gareth Robbins.
36		Levaillant’s	A	4
37		Zitting	U	5
38	Coot	Red-knobbed	C	4
39	Cormorant	Cape	R	4, 6
40		Crowned	R	6
41		Reed	A	4
42		White-breasted	C	4, 6
43	Coucal	Burchell’s	C	3, 4
44	Crake	Baillon’s	R	4	Cape Weaver Male – Photo By Gareth Robbins.
45		Black	C	4
46	Crane	Blue	C	4, 5
47	Crow	Cape	A	5
48		Pied	C	3, 5
49	Cuckoo	African Emerald	CS	2
50		Black	RS	2
51		Dideric	CS	3, 5
52		Jacobin	RS	2, 3
53		Klaas’s	C	2, 3, 4	Male Amur Falcon – Photo By Gareth Robbins.
54		Red-chested	CS	2, 3
55	Cuckooshrike	Black	U	2, 3
56		Grey	C	2
57	Curlew	Eurasian	US	4
58	Darter	African	C	4
59	Dove	Cape Turtle-	A	3, 5
60		Emerald-spotted Wood-	R	2
61		Laughing	A	3, 5
62		Lemon	U	2
63		Namaqua	R	2, 3, 5
64		Red-eyed	A	2, 3, 5
65		Rock	A	3, 5, 6
66		Tambourine	U	2
67	Drongo	Fork-tailed	A	2, 3, 5
68	Duck	African Black	R	4
69		Comb	V	4
70		Maccoa	R	4
71		White-backed	R	4
72		White-faced	U	4
73		Yellow-billed	A	4
74	Eagle	African Crowned	R	2
75		African Fish-	C	4
76		Booted	R	3, 5
77		Long-crested	U	1, 2, 5
78		Martial	V	5
79		Verreaux’s	R	1
80	Egret	Cattle	A	4, 5
81		Great	R	4
82		Little	A	4, 6
83		Yellow-billed	R	4
84	Falcon	Amur	US	5
85		Lanner	R	5
86		Sooty	R	3,4
87		Peregrine	U	2, 5
88	Firefinch	African	R	2, 3
89	Fiscal	Common	A	4, 5
90	Finfoot	African	R	4
91	Flamingo	Greater	R	4
92		Lesser	R	4
93	Flufftail	Buff-spotted	R	2, 3
94		Red-chested	U	4
95		Striped	U	1
96	Flycatcher	African Dusky	C	2, 3
97		African Paradise-	CS	2, 3
98		Blue-mantled Crested	C	2
99		Fiscal	A	3
100		Spotted	US	5
101	Francolin	Red-winged	U	1
102		Grey-winged	U	1
103	Frigatebird	Greater	V	6
104	Gannet	Cape	C	6
105	Godwit	Bar-tailed	CS	4,6
106	Goose	Egyptian	A	4
107		Spur-winged	C	4
108	Goshawk	African	C	2
109	Grassbird	Cape	C	1
110	Grebe	Great Crested	R	4
111		Little	A	4
112	Greenbul	Sombre	A	2
113	Greenshank	Common	C	4
114	Guineafowl	Helmeted	C	3, 5
115	Gull	Kelp	A	4, 6
116		Grey-headed	U	4
117	Hamerkop		U	4
118	Harrier	African Marsh-	U	4
119		Black	U	1, 5
120	Hawk	African Cuckoo	R	1, 2
121		African Harrier-	U	2, 3
122	Heron	Black-crowned Night-	C	4
123		Black-headed	A	5, 6
124		Goliath	R	4
125		Green-backed	U	4
126		Grey	C	4
127		Purple	C	4
128		Squacco	R	4
129		White-backed Night-	U	4
130	Hobby	Eurasian	RS	2, 5
131	Honeybird	Brown-backed	U	5
132	Honeyguide	Greater	U	1, 2
133		Lesser	U	2
134		Scaly-throated	C	2
135	Hoopoe	African	C	3, 5
136	Hornbill	Crowned	V	3
137	Ibis	African Sacred	A	4, 5
138		Glossy	U	4
139		Hadeda	A	2, 3, 5
140	Jacana	African	C	4
141	Jaeger	Parasitic	US	6
142	Kestrel	Rock	C	1, 5
143	Kingfisher	African Pygmy-	V	3
144		Brown-hooded	C	3, 5
145		Giant	C	4
146		Half-collared	C	4
147		Malachite	C	4
148		Pied	C	4
149	Kite	Black-shouldered	C	2,3,5
150		Yellow-billed	U	5
151	Lapwing	Blacksmith	A	4
152		Black-winged	U	5
153		Crowned	C	5
154	Lark	Red-capped	R	5
155	Longclaw	Cape	U	5
156	Mallard		C	4
157	Martin	Banded	US	4,5
158		Brown-throated	U	1, 3, 4
159		Common House	RS	1, 3
160		Rock	C	1, 3, 5
161	Moorhen	Common	A	4
162	Mousebird	Red-faced	C	3
163		Speckled	C	2, 3
164	Neddicky		C	1, 5
165	Nightjar	European	US	1, 3
166		Fiery-necked	U	1, 2, 3, 5
167	Openbill	African	V	4
168	Oriole	Black-headed	C	2, 3, 5
169		Eurasian Golden	RS	3, 5
170	Osprey		CS	4, 6
171	Owl	African Wood-	C	2
172		Barn	U	3, 6
173		Cape Eagle-	U	1
174		Spotted Eagle-	U	3, 5
175	Oystercatcher	African Black	C	4, 6
176	Penguin	African	U	6
177	Petrel	Blue	V	6
178		Pintado	U	6
179		Southern Giant-	U	6
180		White-chinned	C	6
181	Pigeon	African Olive-	C	2
182		Speckled	A	3, 5, 6
183	Pipit	African	U	1, 5
184		Long-billed	U	1
185		Plain-backed	U	4, 5
186	Plover	Common Ringed	CS	4
187		Greater Sand	RS	4
188		Grey	A	4
189		Kittlitz’s	C	4
190		Lesser Sand	RS	4
191		Three-banded	C	4
192		White-fronted	C	4, 6
193	Pochard	Southern	R	4
194	Prinia	Karoo	C	1
195	Puffback	Black-backed	C	2
196	Quail	Common	U	1
197	Quailfinch	African	U	1
198	Quelea	Red-billed	R	4,5
199	Rail	African	U	4
200	Raven	White-necked	C	1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6
201	Redshank	Common	RS	4
202	Robin	White-browed Scrub-	R	2
203		White-starred	C	2
204	Robin-Chat	Cape	A	1, 2, 3, 5
205		Chorister	C	2, 3
206	Rock-Thrush	Cape	U	1, 6
207	Roller	European	V	5
208	Ruff		CS	4
209	Sanderling		US	4, 6
210	Sandpiper	Common	US	4
211		Curlew	CS	4
212		Marsh	US	4
213		Terek	RS	4
214		Wood	CS	4
215	Saw-wing	Black	CS	2, 3, 5
216	Secretarybird		R	5
217	Seedeater	Streaky-headed	A	3, 5
218	Shelduck	South African	C	4
219	Shoveler	Cape	C	4
220		Northern	R	4
221	Shrike	Red-backed	R	3,5
222	Siskin	Cape	U	1
223	Skua	Subantarctic	C	6
224		South Polar	V	6
225	Snipe	African	U	4
226	Sparrow	House	A	3, 5
227		Southern Grey-headed	A	3, 5
228	Sparrowhawk	Black	R	4, 5
229		Little	R	3, 5
230		Rufous-chested	R	4,5
231	Spoonbill	African	C	4
232	Spurfowl	Cape	U	1
233		Red-necked	C	1, 2, 3
234	Starling	Black-bellied	C	2
235		Common	A	3, 5
236		Red-winged	A	2, 3, 5, 6
237		Wattled	R	3, 5
238	Stilt	Black-winged	A	4
239	Stint	Little	CS	4
240	Stonechat	African	C	1, 5
241	Stork	White	US	5
242	Sugarbird	Cape	C	1
243	Sunbird	Amethyst	A	1, 2, 3, 5
244		Collared	C	2
245		Greater Double-collared	A	1, 2, 3, 5
246		Grey	U	2,3
247		Malachite	C	1,3
248		Orange-breasted	C	1
249		Southern Double-collared	C	1, 2, 3, 5
250	Swallow	Barn	AS	1, 3, 5
251		Greater Striped	AS	4, 3, 5
252		Lesser Striped	RS	1, 3
253		White-throated	CS	3, 4, 5
254	Swamphen	African Purple	R	4
255	Swift	African Black	C	2, 3, 6
256		African Palm-	R	3
257		Alpine	C	3, 6
258		Little	RS	5
259		White-rumped	AS	1, 2, 3, 5
260	Tchagra	Southern	U	1, 2
261	Teal	Cape	A	4
262		Hottentot	U	4
263		Red-billed	A	4
264	Tern	Caspian	C	4, 6
265		Common	RS	6
266		Roseate	U	6
267		Sandwich	C	4, 6
268		Swift	C	4, 6
269		Whiskered	U	4,5
270		White-winged	U	4,5
271	Thick-knee	Spotted	C	3, 5
272		Water	U	3, 4, 6
273	Thrush	Olive	C	2, 3, 5
274	Trogon	Narina	C	2
275	Tropicbird	Red-tailed	V	6
276		White-tailed	V	6
277	Turaco	Knysna	A	2, 3
278	Turnstone	Ruddy	R	4, 6
279	Vulture	Palm-nut	V	5
280	Wagtail	Cape	A	3, 4, 5, 6
281	Warbler	Great Reed-	RS	4
282		Knysna	U	2, 3
283		Lesser Swamp-	C	4
284		Little Rush-	C	4
285		Victorin’s	C	1
286		Willow	RS	3, 4, 5
287		Yellow-throated Woodland-	C	2
288	Waxbill	Common	C	3, 4, 5
289		Swee	C	2, 3, 5
290	Weaver	Cape	A	3, 5
291		Southern Masked	V	3, 5
292	Wheatear	Capped	U	5
293	Whimbrel	Common	C	4
294	White-eye	Cape	A	2, 3, 5
295	Whydah	Pin-tailed	A	3, 5
296	Wood-Hoopoe	Green	C	2, 3
297	Woodpecker	Cardinal	R	2, 3
298		Ground	R	1
299		Knysna	C	2, 3
300		Olive	C	2, 3