Madikwe Bird Checklist

More than 340 bird species have been recorded at Madikwe, where Kalahari, bushveld and wetland birds overlap in one reserve.

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	Common name	Scientific name	Notes
Gamebirds
	Common Ostrich	Struthio camelus	The largest bird in the world; flightless. Where: open plains.
	Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix
	Coqui Francolin	Peliperdix coqui
	Crested Francolin	Dendroperdix sepaena
	Harlequin Quail	Coturnix delegorguei	A summer visitor in good rainfall years.
	Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris
	Kurrichane Buttonquail	Turnix sylvaticus
	Natal Spurfowl	Pternistis natalensis
	Swainson's Spurfowl	Pternistis swainsonii	The harsh dawn crowing from a termite mound is a standard bushveld alarm clock.
Waterbirds & waders
	African Black Duck	Anas sparsa	Where: the running water of the Marico.
	African Darter	Anhinga rufa	The snakebird, swimming with only its neck above water.
	African Finfoot	Podica senegalensis	Secretive and much sought after. Where: overhanging vegetation on the Marico River.
	African Jacana	Actophilornis africanus	The lily-trotter.
	African Wattled Lapwing	Vanellus senegallus
	Black Crake	Zapornia flavirostra
	Black-winged Pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	Status: Near Threatened.
	Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
	Blacksmith Lapwing	Vanellus armatus
	Bronze-winged Courser	Rhinoptilus chalcopterus	Nocturnal; often picked up in spotlights on night drives.
	Burchell's Courser	Cursorius rufus	Status: Vulnerable.
	Caspian Plover	Charadrius asiaticus	A scarce non-breeding migrant to burnt or short grassland.
	Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
	Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
	Corn Crake	Crex crex	A scarce Palaearctic migrant.
	Crowned Lapwing	Vanellus coronatus
	Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Status: Near Threatened.
	Double-banded Courser	Rhinoptilus africanus
	Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca
	Fulvous Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor
	Garganey	Spatula querquedula	A rare Palaearctic vagrant.
	Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
	Greater Painted-snipe	Rostratula benghalensis
	Grey-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
	Hottentot Teal	Spatula hottentota
	Kittlitz's Plover	Charadrius pecuarius
	Knob-billed Duck	Sarkidiornis melanotos
	Lesser Flamingo	Phoeniconaias minor	Status: Near Threatened. An irregular visitor to flooded pans.
	Lesser Moorhen	Paragallinula angulata	A summer breeding visitor to flooded pans.
	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	The dabchick.
	Little Stint	Calidris minuta
	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa	Status: Endangered.
	Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis
	Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta
	Red-billed Teal	Anas erythrorhyncha
	Red-knobbed Coot	Fulica cristata
	Reed Cormorant	Microcarbo africanus
	Ruff	Calidris pugnax
	South African Shelduck	Tadorna cana
	Southern Pochard	Netta erythrophthalma
	Spotted Thick-knee	Burhinus capensis	The dikkop, calling through the night.
	Spur-winged Goose	Plectropterus gambensis
	Temminck's Courser	Cursorius temminckii	Where: recently burnt ground and short grass.
	Three-banded Plover	Charadrius tricollaris
	White-breasted Cormorant	Phalacrocorax lucidus
	White-faced Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna viduata
	Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
	Yellow-billed Duck	Anas undulata
Herons, storks & ibises
	Abdim's Stork	Ciconia abdimii	An intra-African summer migrant, often in large flocks after rain.
	African Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus
	African Spoonbill	Platalea alba
	Black Heron	Egretta ardesiaca	Canopy-feeds, umbrella-ing its wings over the water.
	Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	Status: Vulnerable. Where: the Marico River and cliff ledges.
	Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
	Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala	Often hunting well away from water.
	Dwarf Bittern	Ixobrychus sturmii	A scarce summer visitor to flooded pans.
	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus
	Great Egret	Ardea alba
	Green-backed Heron	Butorides striata
	Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
	Hadeda Ibis	Bostrychia hagedash
	Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta	Builds an enormous domed stick nest that other species later inherit.
	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
	Marabou Stork	Leptoptilos crumenifer
	Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides
	Western Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
	White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis	Status: Endangered in South Africa.
Vultures, eagles & hawks
	African Fish Eagle	Icthyophaga vocifer	Where: the Marico River and the larger dams.
	African Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides typus	The gymnogene; raids nest holes using double-jointed legs.
	African Hawk-Eagle	Aquila spilogaster
	African Marsh Harrier	Circus ranivorus	Status: Endangered in South Africa.
	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Status: Endangered. Rocks side to side in flight, almost tailless.
	Black-chested Snake Eagle	Circaetus pectoralis
	Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus
	Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus
	Brown Snake Eagle	Circaetus cinereus
	Cape Vulture	Gyps coprotheres	Status: Vulnerable. Endemic to southern Africa.
	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Status: Endangered. A rare vagrant; regionally extinct as a breeder.
	Gabar Goshawk	Micronisus gabar	A melanistic all-black form is regular.
	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Status: Critically Endangered. Scarce.
	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Status: Endangered. The largest vulture here, and the one that opens a carcass.
	Lesser Spotted Eagle	Clanga pomarina	A scarce Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Little Sparrowhawk	Accipiter minullus
	Lizard Buzzard	Kaupifalco monogrammicus
	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	Status: Endangered. The most powerful eagle in Africa.
	Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	A scarce Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Ovambo Sparrowhawk	Accipiter ovampensis
	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Status: Endangered. Where: striding across the open plains, hunting snakes and rodents on foot.
	Shikra	Accipiter badius	Formerly the little banded goshawk.
	Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk	Melierax canorus	Where: perched on roadside poles and dead trees in the drier west.
	Steppe Buzzard	Buteo vulpinus	A common Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis	Status: Endangered. A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax	Status: Endangered in South Africa.
	Verreaux's Eagle	Aquila verreauxii	The black eagle. Where: the Dwarsberg cliffs, hunting dassies.
	Wahlberg's Eagle	Hieraaetus wahlbergi	An intra-African breeding migrant, present roughly September to March.
	White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus	Status: Critically Endangered. The commonest vulture at carcasses.
	Yellow-billed Kite	Milvus aegyptius	An intra-African summer migrant.
Falcons & kestrels
	Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo	A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Greater Kestrel	Falco rupicoloides
	Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus	Status: Vulnerable in South Africa.
	Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	A Palaearctic summer migrant that roosts communally.
	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	Where: cliffs on the Dwarsberg.
	Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	Status: Near Threatened. A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Rock Kestrel	Falco rupicolus
Bustards, korhaans & cranes
	Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori	Status: Near Threatened. The heaviest flying bird in the world.
	Northern Black Korhaan	Afrotis afraoides	Noisy in flight; endemic to southern Africa.
	Red-crested Korhaan	Lophotis ruficrista	The male drops out of the sky in a display dive.
Sandgrouse, doves & pigeons
	African Green Pigeon	Treron calvus	Where: fruiting figs and sycamores.
	Cape Turtle Dove	Streptopelia capicola	The ring-necked dove, and the soundtrack to every bushveld afternoon.
	Double-banded Sandgrouse	Pterocles bicinctus	Comes to water at dusk.
	Laughing Dove	Spilopelia senegalensis
	Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis
	Namaqua Sandgrouse	Pterocles namaqua	Flies to water in the early morning.
	Red-eyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata
	Speckled Pigeon	Columba guinea
	Yellow-throated Sandgrouse	Pterocles gutturalis	Status: Vulnerable in South Africa.
Cuckoos, coucals & turacos
	African Cuckoo	Cuculus gularis	A summer migrant; parasitises the fork-tailed drongo.
	Black Cuckoo	Cuculus clamosus
	Burchell's Coucal	Centropus burchellii	The bottle-bird, whose bubbling call is said to bring rain.
	Diederik Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx caprius	Named for its call; parasitises weavers and bishops.
	Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius
	Grey Go-away-bird	Corythaixoides concolor	The grey lourie, and the bush's self-appointed alarm system.
	Jacobin Cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus
	Klaas's Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx klaas
	Levaillant's Cuckoo	Clamator levaillantii
	Red-chested Cuckoo	Cuculus solitarius	The piet-my-vrou of the summer rains.
Owls & nightjars
	African Grass Owl	Tyto capensis	Status: Vulnerable in South Africa.
	African Scops Owl	Otus senegalensis	Tiny, and almost impossible to find against the bark.
	Barn Owl	Tyto alba
	European Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Fiery-necked Nightjar	Caprimulgus pectoralis	Good-Lord-deliver-us.
	Freckled Nightjar	Caprimulgus tristigma	Where: bare rock on the koppies.
	Marsh Owl	Asio capensis
	Pearl-spotted Owlet	Glaucidium perlatum	False eyes on the back of the head; often calls in daylight.
	Pennant-winged Nightjar	Caprimulgus vexillarius	A scarce intra-African summer migrant.
	Rufous-cheeked Nightjar	Caprimulgus rufigena	A summer breeding migrant.
	Southern White-faced Owl	Ptilopsis granti
	Spotted Eagle-Owl	Bubo africanus
	Verreaux's Eagle-Owl	Bubo lacteus	The giant eagle-owl, with pink eyelids.
Swifts, swallows & martins
	African Black Swift	Apus barbatus
	African Palm Swift	Cypsiurus parvus
	Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba
	Banded Martin	Neophedina cincta
	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	The European swallow; abundant from October to April.
	Brown-throated Martin	Riparia paludicola
	Common House Martin	Delichon urbicum	A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Common Swift	Apus apus	A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Greater Striped Swallow	Cecropis cucullata
	Lesser Striped Swallow	Cecropis abyssinica
	Little Swift	Apus affinis
	Pearl-breasted Swallow	Hirundo dimidiata
	Red-breasted Swallow	Cecropis semirufa	Nests in culverts and under bridges.
	Rock Martin	Ptyonoprogne fuligula
	White-rumped Swift	Apus caffer
Kingfishers, bee-eaters & rollers
	African Pygmy Kingfisher	Ispidina picta	A summer migrant; hunts insects well away from water.
	Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus	A scarce summer migrant.
	Brown-hooded Kingfisher	Halcyon albiventris
	European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	A Palaearctic summer migrant, usually heard before it is seen.
	Giant Kingfisher	Megaceryle maxima	Where: the Marico River.
	Grey-headed Kingfisher	Halcyon leucocephala	A summer migrant.
	Lilac-breasted Roller	Coracias caudatus	The most photographed bird in the reserve.
	Little Bee-eater	Merops pusillus
	Malachite Kingfisher	Corythornis cristatus
	Olive Bee-eater	Merops superciliosus	A scarce visitor.
	Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	Hovers before diving.
	Purple Roller	Coracias naevius	Rolls and tumbles in a noisy display flight.
	Southern Carmine Bee-eater	Merops nubicoides	A spectacular non-breeding summer visitor.
	Striped Kingfisher	Halcyon chelicuti
	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater	Merops hirundineus
	White-fronted Bee-eater	Merops bullockoides	Nests colonially in river banks.
	Woodland Kingfisher	Halcyon senegalensis	A summer migrant whose trilling call announces the rains.
Hornbills, hoopoes & barbets
	Acacia Pied Barbet	Tricholaema leucomelas
	African Grey Hornbill	Lophoceros nasutus
	African Hoopoe	Upupa africana
	Black-collared Barbet	Lybius torquatus	Duets in a bell-like two-note phrase.
	Common Scimitarbill	Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
	Crested Barbet	Trachyphonus vaillantii	The long trilling call is one of the standard garden sounds.
	Green Wood Hoopoe	Phoeniculus purpureus	The red-billed woodhoopoe; travels in cackling family parties.
	Southern Ground Hornbill	Bucorvus leadbeateri	Status: Endangered. Booming calls carry for kilometres at dawn.
	Southern Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus rufirostris
	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill	Tockus leucomelas
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Woodpeckers, honeyguides & mousebirds
	Bearded Woodpecker	Chloropicus namaquus	Drums loudly on dead wood.
	Bennett's Woodpecker	Campethera bennettii
	Brown-backed Honeybird	Prodotiscus regulus
	Cardinal Woodpecker	Dendropicos fuscescens
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker	Campethera abingoni
	Greater Honeyguide	Indicator indicator	Will lead a follower to a bees' nest.
	Lesser Honeyguide	Indicator minor
	Meyer's Parrot	Poicephalus meyeri	Where: large trees along the drainage lines.
	Red-faced Mousebird	Urocolius indicus
Larks, pipits & wagtails
	African Pipit	Anthus cinnamomeus
	Buffy Pipit	Anthus vaalensis
	Bushveld Pipit	Anthus caffer
	Cape Wagtail	Motacilla capensis
	Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix leucotis
	Dusky Lark	Pinarocorys nigricans	A scarce intra-African summer migrant.
	Flappet Lark	Mirafra rufocinnamomea	Claps its wings in a display flight.
	Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix verticalis
	Long-billed Pipit	Anthus similis
	Melodious Lark	Mirafra cheniana	Status: Near Threatened. Endemic to South Africa.
	Monotonous Lark	Mirafra passerina	Calls day and night after good rain.
	Red-capped Lark	Calandrella cinerea
	Rufous-naped Lark	Mirafra africana	Sings from a fence post or termite mound.
	Sabota Lark	Calendulauda sabota
	Spike-heeled Lark	Chersomanes albofasciata
	Striped Pipit	Anthus lineiventris	Where: rocky hill slopes.
Bulbuls, thrushes, chats & babblers
	African Red-eyed Bulbul	Pycnonotus nigricans	A dry-west species; overlaps with the dark-capped here.
	African Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus
	Ant-eating Chat	Myrmecocichla formicivora	Nests in a tunnel in an earth bank.
	Arrow-marked Babbler	Turdoides jardineii	Travels in noisy, chattering groups.
	Cape Rock Thrush	Monticola rupestris
	Capped Wheatear	Oenanthe pileata
	Dark-capped Bulbul	Pycnonotus tricolor
	Familiar Chat	Oenanthe familiaris	Flicks its wings on landing.
	Groundscraper Thrush	Turdus litsitsirupa	Stands very upright, then runs and stabs.
	Kalahari Scrub Robin	Cercotrichas paena
	Kurrichane Thrush	Turdus libonyana
	Mocking Cliff Chat	Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris	Where: the Dwarsberg cliffs and rocky gorges.
	Olive Thrush	Turdus olivaceus
	Short-toed Rock Thrush	Monticola brevipes
	Southern Pied Babbler	Turdoides bicolor	Endemic to the arid south-west; a Madikwe speciality.
	White-browed Scrub Robin	Cercotrichas leucophrys
Warblers, cisticolas & apalises
	African Yellow Warbler	Iduna natalensis
	Bar-throated Apalis	Apalis thoracica
	Barred Wren-Warbler	Calamonastes fasciolatus
	Black-chested Prinia	Prinia flavicans
	Burnt-necked Eremomela	Eremomela usticollis
	Chestnut-vented Warbler	Curruca subcoerulea	The tit-babbler.
	Common Whitethroat	Curruca communis	A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Desert Cisticola	Cisticola aridulus
	Grey-backed Camaroptera	Camaroptera brevicaudata	The bleating warbler; calls like a lamb.
	Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Lazy Cisticola	Cisticola aberrans
	Long-billed Crombec	Sylvietta rufescens	Looks as though its tail has been bitten off.
	Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Neddicky	Cisticola fulvicapilla
	Olive-tree Warbler	Hippolais olivetorum	A scarce Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Rattling Cisticola	Cisticola chiniana	The commonest cisticola of the bushveld.
	Tawny-flanked Prinia	Prinia subflava
	Tinkling Cisticola	Cisticola rufilatus
	Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Yellow-bellied Eremomela	Eremomela icteropygialis
	Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	The fan-tailed cisticola.
Flycatchers, batises & tits
	African Paradise Flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis	A summer breeding migrant with a streaming rufous tail.
	Ashy Tit	Melaniparus cinerascens
	Cape Penduline Tit	Anthoscopus minutus	Builds a felted nest with a false entrance.
	Chinspot Batis	Batis molitor	Three blind mice, sung down the scale.
	Fairy Flycatcher	Stenostira scita	A scarce winter visitor.
	Fiscal Flycatcher	Melaenornis silens
	Grey Tit-Flycatcher	Myioparus plumbeus	Fans its black and white tail constantly.
	Marico Flycatcher	Melaenornis mariquensis	Named for the Marico, the river that forms the reserve's eastern boundary.
	Southern Black Flycatcher	Melaenornis pammelaina
	Southern Black Tit	Melaniparus niger
	Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	A Palaearctic summer migrant.
Shrikes, bush-shrikes & helmet-shrikes
	Black Cuckooshrike	Campephaga flava
	Black-backed Puffback	Dryoscopus cubla	Puffs out its rump feathers into a white ball when displaying.
	Black-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra senegalus
	Brown-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra australis	Formerly the three-streaked tchagra.
	Brubru	Nilaus afer	Calls like a distant telephone.
	Common Fiscal	Lanius collaris	The butcher bird; impales prey on thorns.
	Crimson-breasted Shrike	Laniarius atrococcineus	Unmistakable, and a Kalahari-edge speciality.
	Grey-headed Bush-Shrike	Malaconotus blanchoti	The ghost bird; a long mournful hoot from deep cover.
	Lesser Grey Shrike	Lanius minor	A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Magpie Shrike	Urolestes melanoleucus	The long-tailed shrike, in loose family parties.
	Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike	Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
	Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Southern Boubou	Laniarius ferrugineus	Duets so tightly that two birds sound like one.
	Southern White-crowned Shrike	Eurocephalus anguitimens
	White-crested Helmet-Shrike	Prionops plumatus	Moves through the bush in tight, restless flocks.
Starlings, oxpeckers & orioles
	Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus larvatus
	Burchell's Starling	Lamprotornis australis	Large, long-tailed, and a dry-west speciality.
	Cape Glossy Starling	Lamprotornis nitens
	Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	A Palaearctic summer migrant.
	Greater Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chalybaeus
	Red-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus erythrorhynchus	Where: on buffalo, giraffe, rhino and impala.
	Red-winged Starling	Onychognathus morio
	Violet-backed Starling	Cinnyricinclus leucogaster	The plum-coloured starling; a summer breeding migrant.
	Wattled Starling	Creatophora cinerea	Nomadic, following locust and caterpillar outbreaks.
Sunbirds & white-eyes
	Cape White-eye	Zosterops virens
	Marico Sunbird	Cinnyris mariquensis	Named for the Marico River.
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird	Chalcomitra senegalensis
	White-bellied Sunbird	Cinnyris talatala
Weavers, bishops & widowbirds
	Lesser Masked Weaver	Ploceus intermedius
	Red-billed Buffalo Weaver	Bubalornis niger	Builds a huge communal stick mass, often in a knob thorn.
	Red-billed Quelea	Quelea quelea	Can flock in tens of thousands after good rains.
	Red-headed Weaver	Anaplectes rubriceps	Weaves with twigs and leaf ribs rather than grass.
	Scaly-feathered Weaver	Sporopipes squamifrons	The moustached finch of the dry west.
	Southern Masked Weaver	Ploceus velatus
	Village Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus	The spotted-backed weaver.
	White-browed Sparrow-Weaver	Plocepasser mahali	Untidy grass nests hang on the west side of acacias.
	White-winged Widowbird	Euplectes albonotatus
	Yellow-crowned Bishop	Euplectes afer
Waxbills, finches, canaries & buntings
	African Quailfinch	Ortygospiza atricollis
	Black-cheeked Waxbill	Brunhilda charmosyna
	Black-throated Canary	Crithagra atrogularis
	Blue Waxbill	Uraeginthus angolensis	Abundant, and always around water.
	Cape Bunting	Emberiza capensis
	Cinnamon-breasted Bunting	Emberiza tahapisi	Where: rocky hill slopes.
	Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild
	Cut-throat Finch	Amadina fasciata
	Golden-breasted Bunting	Emberiza flaviventris
	Green-winged Pytilia	Pytilia melba	The melba finch.
	Jameson's Firefinch	Lagonosticta rhodopareia
	Lark-like Bunting	Emberiza impetuani
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah	Vidua paradisaea	The male grows an extravagant tail in summer.
	Pin-tailed Whydah	Vidua macroura
	Purple Indigobird	Vidua purpurascens
	Red-billed Firefinch	Lagonosticta senegala
	Red-headed Finch	Amadina erythrocephala
	Shaft-tailed Whydah	Vidua regia	A dry-west speciality; parasitises the violet-eared waxbill.
	Streaky-headed Seedeater	Crithagra gularis
	Village Indigobird	Vidua chalybeata	The steel-blue widowfinch.
	Violet-eared Waxbill	Granatina granatina	A Kalahari speciality worth the trip on its own.
	Yellow-fronted Canary	Crithagra mozambica
Sparrows, crows & others
	Cape Crow	Corvus capensis	The black crow.
	Cape Sparrow	Passer melanurus
	Fork-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus adsimilis	A ruthless mimic that steals food by faking alarm calls.
	Great Sparrow	Passer motitensis	A dry-west speciality.
	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced.
	Pied Crow	Corvus albus
	Southern Grey-headed Sparrow	Passer diffusus
	Yellow-throated Petronia	Gymnoris superciliaris	The yellow-throated sparrow.