SAfrican Birding Spots

Moreleta Kloof
Faansie Peacock's checklist


This is a list of species recorded in Moreleta Kloof between 1994 and the present (updated August 1997) Each species is followed by the Southern African List number. Birds marked with an * are species which breed in the Kloof.

Dabchick , Tachybaptus ruficollis ,(008)
Whitebreasted Cormorant ,Phalacrocorax carbo, (55)
Reed Cormorant , Phalacrocorax africanus ,(058)
African Darter ,Anhinga rufa, (060)
Grey Heron , Ardea cinerea ,(062)
Blackheaded Heron , Ardea melanocephala ,(063)
Purple Heron , Ardea purpurea ,(065) 006.
Cattle Egret , Bulbulcus ibis,(071)
Hamerkop , Scopus umbretta ,(081) *
Sacred Ibis , Threskiornis aethiopicus ,(091)
Hadeda Ibis , Bostrychia hagedash ,(094)
Whitefaced Duck , Dendrocygna viduata ,(099)
Egyptian Goose , Alopochen aegyptiacus,(102)
Yellowbilled Kite , Milvus parasitus ,(126b)
Blackshouldered Kite , Elanus caeruleus ,(127)
Steppe Buzzard ,Buteo buteo ,(149)
Ovambo Sparrowhawk , Accipter ovampensis,(156) *
Helmeted Guineafowl , Numida meleagris ,(203) *
Kurrichane Buttonquail , Turnix sylvatica ,(205)
Redchested Flufftail ,Sarothura rufa ,(217)
Moorhen , Gallinula chloropus ,(226)*
Crowned Plover , Vanellus coronatus ,(255)
Blacksmith Plover , Vanellus armatus ,(258)
Wattled Plover , Vanellus senegallus ,(260)
Spotted Dikkop , Burhinus capensis ,(297)
Feral Pigeon , Columba livia ,(348)
Rock Pigeon , Columba guinea ,(349)
Redeyed Dove ,Streptopelia semitorquata ,(352)
Cape Turtle Dove ,Streptopelia capicola ,(354)
Laughing Dove , Streptopelia Senegalensis ,(355)
Grey Lourie , Corythaixoides concolor,(373)
Redchested Cuckoo , Cuculus solitarius ,(377)
Klaas's Cuckoo ,Chrysococcyx klaas, (385)
Diederik Cuckoo , Chrysococcyx caprius ,(386)
Burchell's Coucal , Centropus Burchelli ,(391a)
Marsh Owl , Asio capensis ,(395) *
Spotted Eagle Owl , Bubo africanus,(401)
Whiterumped Swift , Apus caffer ,(415)
Little Swift , Apus Affinis ,(417)
Palm Swift , Cypsiurus parvus ,(421)
Speckled Mousebird , Colius Striatus ,(424)
Redfaced Mousebird , Colius Indicus ,(426)
Pied Kingfisher ,Ceryle rudis ,(428)
Giant Kingfisher ,Ceryle maxima ,(429)
Brownhooded Kingfisher , Halycon albiventris ,(435)
European Bee-eater ,Merops asiaster ,(438)
Hoopoe , Upupa africana ,(451)
Redbilled Woodhoopoe , Phoeniculus purpureus ,(452)
Grey Hornbill , Tockus Nasitus,(457)
Blackcollared Barbet , Lubius Torquatus ,(464) *
Acacia Pied Barbet, Tricholaema leucomelas, (465)
Yellowfronted Tinker Barbet, Pogoniulus chrysoconus, (470)
Crested Barbet , Trachyphonus vaillantii ,(473) *
Lesser Honeyguide , Indicator minor ,(476)
Sharpbilled Honeyguide, Prodotiscus regulus, (478)
Goldentailed Woodpecker ,Campethera abingoni ,(483)
Cardinal Woodpecker , Dendropicos fuscescens ,(486)
Redthroated Wryneck , Jynx ruficollis ,(489)
European Swallow ,Hirundo rustica ,(518)
Whitethroated Swallow , Hirundo albigularis ,(520) *
Greater Striped Swallow , Hirundo cucullata ,(526) *
Black Cuckooshrike ,Campephaga flava ,(538)
Forktailed Drongo , Dicrurus adsimilis ,(541)
Blackheaded Oriole , Oriolus larvatus , (545)
Pied Crow , Corvus Albus , (548)
Blackeyed Bulbul , Pycnonotus barbatus , (568) *
Kurrichane Thrush, Turdus libonyana, (576)
Southern Olive Thrush , Turdus olivaceus , (577) *
Mountain Chat, Oenanthe monticola, (586)
Stonechat , Saxicola torquata ,(596)
Cape Robin , Cossypha caffra ,(601) *
Garden Warbler ,Sylvia borin ,(619)
Great Reed Warbler , Acrocephalus arundinaceus ,(628)
African Marsh Warbler , Acrocephalus baeticatus ,(631)
European Marsh Warbler , Acrocephalus palustris ,(633).
Cape Reed Warbler , Acrocephalus gracilirostris ,(635)
African Sedge Warbler ,Bradypterus baboecala ,(638)
Willow Warbler ,Phylloscopus trochilus ,(643)
Grassbird , Sphenoeacus afer ,(661 )
Fantailed Cisticola ,Cisticola juncidis ,(664)
Desert Cisticola ,Cisticola aridulus ,(665)
Levaillant's Cisticola ,Cisticola tinniens ,(677)
Neddicky , Cisticola fulvicapilla ,(681)
Tawnyflanked Prinia , Prinia subflava ,(683)*
Blackchested Prinia ,Prinia flavicans ,(685)
Spotted Flycatcher ,Muscicapa striata ,(689)
Fiscal Flycatcher,Sigelus silens ,(698)
Fairy Flycatcher ,Stenostira scita ,(706)
Paradise Flycatcher ,Terpsiphone viridis ,(710)
Cape Wagtail ,Motacilla capensis ,(713)
Grassveld Pipit, Anthus cinnamomeus, (716)
Fiscal Shrike , Lanius collaris ,(732)*
Redbacked Shrike , Lanius collurio ,(733)
Southern Boubou ,Laniarius ferrugineus ,(736)
Blackbacked Puffback, Dryoscopus cubla, (740)
Threestreaked Tchagra ,Tchagra australis ,(743)
Blackcrowned Tchagra ,Tchagra senegala ,(744)
Bokmakierie ,Telophorus zeylonus ,(746)
Indian Myna ,Acridotheres tristis ,(758)
Plumcoloured Starling ,Cinnyricinclus leucogaster ,(761)
Glossy Starling ,Lamprotornis nitens ,(764)
Whitebellied Sunbird ,Nectarinia talatala ,(787) *
Black Sunbird ,Nectarinia amethystina ,(792)
Cape White-eye ,Zosterops pallidus ,(796)
House Sparrow ,Passer Domesticus ,(801)
Cape Sparrow ,Passer melanurus ,(803)
Thickbilled Weaver ,Amblyospiza albifrons ,(807)
Cape Weaver ,Ploceus capensis ,(813) *
Southern Masked Weaver ,Ploceus velatus ,(814) *
Red Bishop ,Euplectus orix ,(824) *
Whitewinged Widow ,Euplectus albonotatus ,(829)
Redcollared Widow ,Euplectus ardens ,(831)
Jameson's Firefinch ,Lagonosticta rhodopareia ,(841)
Redbilled Firefinch ,Lagonosticta senegala ,(842)
Blue Waxbill ,Uraeginthus angolensis ,(844)*
Common Waxbill ,Estrilda astrild ,(846)
Quail Finch ,Ortygospiza atricollis ,(852)
Orangebreasted Waxbill ,Sporaeginthus subflavus ,(854)
Redheaded Finch ,Amadina erythrocephala ,(856)
Bronze Mannikin ,Spermestes cucullatus ,(857)
Pintailed Whydah ,Vidua macroura ,(860)
Yelloweyed Canary ,Serinus mozambicus ,(869)
Blackthroated Canary ,Serinus atrogularis ,(870)
Streakyheaded Canary ,Serinus gularis ,(881)
Cinnamonbreasted Rock Bunting ,Emberiza tahapisi ,(886)








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