Birds

More than 150 bird species has been observed over the past years. These includes migratory birds.

All photos taken in by Saldanha Nature and History.

Birds

Jackal buzzard - "Buteo rufofuscus"

<h5>Jackal buzzard - "Buteo rufofuscus"</h5><p> </p>

Verreaux's (black) eagle - "Aquila verreauxii"

<h5>Verreaux's (black) eagle - "Aquila verreauxii"</h5><p> </p>

Yellow-billed Kite - "Milvus aegyptius"

<h5>Yellow-billed Kite - "Milvus aegyptius"</h5><p> </p>

Yellow-billed Kite - "Milvus aegyptius"

<h5>Yellow-billed Kite - "Milvus aegyptius"</h5><p> </p>

Yellow-billed Kite (juvenile) - "Milvus aegyptius"

<h5>Yellow-billed Kite (juvenile) - "Milvus aegyptius"</h5><p> </p>

Lanner falcon - "Falco biamicus"

<h5>Lanner falcon - "Falco biamicus"</h5><p> </p>

Lanner falcon - "Falco biamicus"

<h5>Lanner falcon - "Falco biamicus"</h5><p> </p>

African goshawk - "Accipiter tachiro"

<h5>African goshawk - "Accipiter tachiro"</h5><p>The African goshawk generally occurs in forest and diverse dense woodland in both lowland and montane areas. The Afican Goshawk.s bill is black, the eyes are yellow and the legs and feet are yellow. Its main prey is birds up to the size of hornbills or francolins. It also feeds on small mammals and lizards. It is an ambush hunter, waiting on a perch until the prey is observed then swooping down to catch it. The African goshawk is territorial. </p>

Black-shouldered Kite - "Elanus caeruleus"

<h5>Black-shouldered Kite - "Elanus caeruleus"</h5><p> </p>

Rock Kestrel - "Falco tinnunculus"

<h5>Rock Kestrel - "Falco tinnunculus"</h5><p> </p>

Barn owl (juvenile) - "Tyto alba"

<h5>Barn owl (juvenile) - "Tyto alba"</h5><p> </p>

Spotted Eagle-Owl - " Bubo africanus"

<h5>Spotted Eagle-Owl - " Bubo africanus"</h5><p> </p>

Spotted Eagle-Owl - " Bubo africanus"

<h5>Spotted Eagle-Owl - " Bubo africanus"</h5><p> </p>

White-necked Raven - "Corvus albicollis"

<h5>White-necked Raven - "Corvus albicollis"</h5><p> </p>

Pied crow - "Corvus albus"

<h5>Pied crow - "Corvus albus"</h5><p> </p>

Secretarybird - "Sagittarius serpentarius"

<h5>Secretarybird - "Sagittarius serpentarius"</h5><p> </p>

Blue crane - "Anthropoides paradiseus"

<h5>Blue crane - "Anthropoides paradiseus"</h5><p> </p>

Cape gannet - "Morus capensis"

<h5>Cape gannet - "Morus capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Kelp gull - "Larus dominicanus"

<h5> Kelp gull - "Larus dominicanus"</h5><p> </p>

Hartlaub`s Gull - "Larus hartluabii"

<h5>Hartlaub`s Gull - "Larus hartluabii"</h5><p> </p>

African Black Oystercatcher -" Haematopus moquini"

<h5>African Black Oystercatcher -" Haematopus moquini"</h5><p> </p>

Kelp gull (chicken) - "Larus dominicanus"

<h5> Kelp gull (chicken) - "Larus dominicanus"</h5><p> </p>

Common tern - " Sterna hirundo"

<h5>Common tern - " Sterna hirundo" </h5><p> </p>

White-breasted cormorant - "Phalacrocorax lucidus"

<h5>White-breasted cormorant - "Phalacrocorax lucidus"</h5><p> </p>

Cape cormorant - "Phalacrocorax capensis"

<h5>Cape cormorant - "Phalacrocorax capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Cape cormorant - "Phalacrocorax capensis"

<h5>Cape cormorant - "Phalacrocorax capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Cape cormorant - "Phalacrocorax capensis"

<h5>Cape cormorant - "Phalacrocorax capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Cape gannet (juvenile) - "Morus capensis"

<h5>Cape gannet (juvenile) - "Morus capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Whimbrel - "Numenius phaeopus"

<h5>Whimbrel - "Numenius phaeopus"</h5><p> </p>

Pied avocat - "Recurvirostra avosetta"

<h5>Pied avocat - "Recurvirostra avosetta"</h5><p>Black and White wading bird with a long thin upturned bill. It has a black cap and hind neck. in flight you can see 3 black patches on the upperwings. Underwing is only black at the tips. </p>

Ruddy turnstone - "Arenaria interpres"

<h5>Ruddy turnstone - "Arenaria interpres"</h5><p> </p>

Ruddy turnstone - "Arenaria interpres"

<h5>Ruddy turnstone - "Arenaria interpres"</h5><p> </p>

Ruddy turnstone - "Arenaria interpres"

<h5>Ruddy turnstone - "Arenaria interpres"</h5><p> </p>

White-fronted plover - "Charadrius marginatus"

<h5>White-fronted plover - "Charadrius marginatus"</h5><p> </p>

White-fronted Plover - "Charadrius marginatus"

<h5>White-fronted Plover - "Charadrius marginatus"</h5><p> </p>

Three-banded Plover - "Charadrius tricollaris"

<h5>Three-banded Plover - "Charadrius tricollaris"</h5><p> </p>

Curlew sandpiper - "Calidris ferruginea"

<h5>Curlew sandpiper - "Calidris ferruginea" </h5><p> </p>

Greater flamingo - "Phoenicopterus ruber"

<h5>Greater flamingo - "Phoenicopterus ruber"</h5><p> </p>

African penguin - "Spheniscus demersus"

<h5>African penguin - "Spheniscus demersus"</h5><p> </p>

Glossy ibis - "Plegadis falcinellus"

<h5>Glossy ibis - "Plegadis falcinellus"</h5><p> </p>

Glossy ibis - "Plegadis falcinellus"

<h5>Glossy ibis - "Plegadis falcinellus"</h5><p> </p>

Hadeda ibis - "Bostrychia hadedash"

<h5>Hadeda ibis - "Bostrychia hadedash"</h5><p> </p>

African sacred ibis - "Threskiornis aethiopicus"

<h5>African sacred ibis - "Threskiornis aethiopicus"</h5><p>A white bird with an unfeathered black neck and head. Flight feathers are blacked tipped. The scapular feathers are dark blue to black. </p>

African sacred ibis - "Threskiornis aethiopicus"

<h5>African sacred ibis - "Threskiornis aethiopicus"</h5><p> </p>

African Spoonbill - " Platalea alba"

<h5>African Spoonbill - " Platalea alba"</h5><p> </p>

Little Egret - "Egretta garzetta"

<h5>Little Egret - "Egretta garzetta"</h5><p>Black legs with Yellow toes. The bill is slender and black. It usually forages alone in shallow water for prey. </p>

Cattle egret - "Bubulcus ibis"

<h5>Cattle egret - "Bubulcus ibis"</h5><p> </p>

Black-headed heron - "Ardea melanocephala"

<h5>Black-headed heron - "Ardea melanocephala"</h5><p> </p>

Blackheaded heron - "Ardea melanocephala"

<h5>Blackheaded heron - "Ardea melanocephala"</h5><p> </p>

Grey heron - "Ardea Cinerea"

<h5>Grey heron - "Ardea Cinerea"</h5><p> </p>

Spurwinged goose - "Plectropterus gambensis"

<h5>Spurwinged goose - "Plectropterus gambensis"</h5><p> </p>

Eastern White Pelican - Pelecanus onocrotalus"

<h5>Eastern White Pelican - Pelecanus onocrotalus"</h5><p> </p>

Egyptian goose - "Alopochen aegyptiaca"

<h5>Egyptian goose - "Alopochen aegyptiaca"</h5><p> </p>

Egyptian goose - "Alopochen aegyptiaca"

<h5>Egyptian goose - "Alopochen aegyptiaca"</h5><p> </p>

Cape shoveler - "Anas smithii"

<h5>Cape shoveler - "Anas smithii"</h5><p> </p>

Little grebe - "Tachybaptus ruficollis"

<h5>Little grebe - "Tachybaptus ruficollis"</h5><p> </p>

Cape Teal - "Anas Capensis"

<h5>Cape Teal - "Anas Capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Yellowbilled duck - "Anas undulata"

<h5>Yellowbilled duck - "Anas undulata"</h5><p> </p>

Red-billed teal - "Anas erythrorhyncha"

<h5>Red-billed teal - "Anas erythrorhyncha"</h5><p> </p>

South African Shelduck - "Tardorna cana"

<h5>South African Shelduck - "Tardorna cana"</h5><p> </p>

South African shelduck - "Tadorna cana"

<h5>South African shelduck - "Tadorna cana"</h5><p> </p>

Red-knobbed coot - "Fulica cristata"

<h5>Red-knobbed coot - "Fulica cristata"</h5><p> </p>

Red-knobbed coot - "Fulica cristata"

<h5>Red-knobbed coot - "Fulica cristata"</h5><p> </p>

Common Moorhen - " Gallinula cloropus"

<h5>Common Moorhen - " Gallinula cloropus"</h5><p> </p>

Common moorhen - "Gallinula chloropus"

<h5>Common moorhen - "Gallinula chloropus"</h5><p> </p>

African Rail - "Rallus caerulescens"

<h5>African Rail - "Rallus caerulescens"</h5><p> </p>

Spotted thick-knee - "Burhinus capensis"

<h5>Spotted thick-knee - "Burhinus capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Spotted thick-knee (Chick) - "Burhinus capensis"

<h5>Spotted thick-knee (Chick) - "Burhinus capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Crowned lapwing - Vanellus coronatus"

<h5>Crowned lapwing - Vanellus coronatus"</h5><p> </p>

Blacksmith lapwing - "Vanellus armatus"

<h5>Blacksmith lapwing - "Vanellus armatus"</h5><p> </p>

Black-winged stilt - " Himantopus himantopus"

<h5>Black-winged stilt - " Himantopus himantopus"</h5><p> </p>

Black-winged stilt (Chick) - " Himantopus himantopus"

<h5>Black-winged stilt (Chick) - " Himantopus himantopus"</h5><p> </p>

Grey-winged Francolin "Scleroptila africanus"

<h5>Grey-winged Francolin "Scleroptila africanus" </h5><p> </p>

Southern black korhaan - "Eupodotis afra"

<h5>Southern black korhaan - "Eupodotis afra"</h5><p> </p>

Helmeted guineafowl - "Numida meleagris"

<h5>Helmeted guineafowl - "Numida meleagris"</h5><p> </p>

Helmeted guineafowl - "Numida meleagris"

<h5>Helmeted guineafowl - "Numida meleagris"</h5><p> </p>

Namaqua sandgrouse - "Pterocles namaqua"

<h5>Namaqua sandgrouse - "Pterocles namaqua"</h5><p> </p>

Rock pigeon - "Columba guinea"

<h5>Rock pigeon - "Columba guinea"</h5><p> </p>

Redeyed dove - " Streptopelia semitorguata"

<h5>Redeyed dove - " Streptopelia semitorguata"</h5><p> </p>

Cape turtle dove - "Streptopelia capicola"

<h5>Cape turtle dove - "Streptopelia capicola"</h5><p> </p>

Laughing dove - "Streptopelia senegalensis"

<h5>Laughing dove - "Streptopelia senegalensis"</h5><p> </p>

Laughing dove (juvenile) - "Streptopelia senegalensis"

<h5>Laughing dove (juvenile) - "Streptopelia senegalensis"</h5><p> </p>

Namaqua dove - "Oena capensis"

<h5>Namaqua dove - "Oena capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Southern Fiscal - "Lanius collaris"

<h5>Southern Fiscal - "Lanius collaris"</h5><p> </p>

Pied Starling - " Lamprotornis bicolor"

<h5>Pied Starling - " Lamprotornis bicolor"</h5><p> </p>

Common starling - "Sturnus vulgaris"

<h5>Common starling - "Sturnus vulgaris"</h5><p> </p>

Cape weaver - "Ploceus capensis"

<h5>Cape weaver - "Ploceus capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Cape weaver "Ploceus capensis"

<h5>Cape weaver "Ploceus capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Cape weaver - "Ploceus capensis"

<h5>Cape weaver - "Ploceus capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Southern red bishop - "Euplectes orix"

<h5>Southern red bishop - "Euplectes orix"</h5><p> </p>

Bokmakierie - "Telophorus zeylonus"

<h5>Bokmakierie - "Telophorus zeylonus"</h5><p> </p>

Cape robin chat (Jan Fredrick) - "Cossypha caffra"

<h5>Cape robin chat (Jan Fredrick) - "Cossypha caffra"</h5><p>The Cape robin-chat is a small passerine bird. It can be found in forest scrub and ravines, fynbos, karoo, plantations, gardens and parks. It roosts up to 3 metres aboves ground, in dense cover. The tail is regularly jerked up to an angle of 60 degrees, and may flick the wings and fan the tail. </p>

Cape Bulbul - "Pycnonotus capensis"

<h5>Cape Bulbul - "Pycnonotus capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Red-faced mousebird - "Urocolius indicus"

<h5>Red-faced mousebird - "Urocolius indicus"</h5><p>It is a species of mousebird in Southern Africa. The red-faced mousebird is a frugivore which subsists on fruits, berries, leaves, seeds and nectar. This is a social bird feeding together in small groups of about half a dozen birds. It engages in mutual preening and roosts in groups at night. </p>

Speckled Mousebird - "Colius striatus"

<h5>Speckled Mousebird - "Colius striatus"</h5><p>It is a species of mousebird in Southern Africa. The Speckled Mousebird is a frugivore which subsists on fruits, berries, leaves, seeds and nectar. This is a social bird feeding together in small groups of about half a dozen birds. It engages in mutual preening and roosts in groups at night. </p>

White-throuted Swallow - "Hirundo albigularis"

<h5>White-throuted Swallow - "Hirundo albigularis" </h5><p> </p>

European bee-eater - "Merops apiaster"

<h5>European bee-eater - "Merops apiaster"</h5><p> </p>

European bee-eater - "Merops apiaster"

<h5>European bee-eater - "Merops apiaster"</h5><p> </p>

Grassbird - " Sphenoeacus afer"

<h5>Grassbird - " Sphenoeacus afer"</h5><p> </p>

Lesser swamp warbler or Cape reed-warbler - "Acrocephalus gracilirostris"

<h5>Lesser swamp warbler or Cape reed-warbler - "Acrocephalus gracilirostris"</h5><p> </p>

Grey-backed cisticola- "Cisticola subruficapilla"

<h5>Grey-backed cisticola- "Cisticola subruficapilla" </h5><p> </p>

Levaillant's cisticola - "Cisticola tinniens"

<h5>Levaillant's cisticola - "Cisticola tinniens" </h5><p> </p>

African stonechat - "Saxicola torquatus"

<h5>African stonechat - "Saxicola torquatus"</h5><p> </p>

Ant-eating chat - "Myrmecocichla formicivora"

<h5>Ant-eating chat - "Myrmecocichla formicivora"</h5><p> </p>

Cape wagtail - "Motacilla capensis"

<h5>Cape wagtail - "Motacilla capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Cape wagtail - "Motacilla capensis"

<h5>Cape wagtail - "Motacilla capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Cape canary - "Serinus canicollis"

<h5>Cape canary - "Serinus canicollis"</h5><p> </p>

Yellow canary - " Crithagra flaviventris"

<h5>Yellow canary - " Crithagra flaviventris"</h5><p> </p>

Blackheaded canary - "Serines alario"

<h5>Blackheaded canary - "Serines alario"</h5><p> </p>

Chestnutvented titbabbler - "Parisoma subcearuleum"

<h5>Chestnutvented titbabbler - "Parisoma subcearuleum"</h5><p> </p>

Capped wheatear - "Oenanthe pileata"

<h5>Capped wheatear - "Oenanthe pileata"</h5><p> </p>

African stonechat - "Saxicola torquatus"

<h5>African stonechat - "Saxicola torquatus"</h5><p> </p>

Grey tit - "Melaniparus afer"

<h5>Grey tit - "Melaniparus afer"</h5><p> </p>

Cape banting - "Emberiza capensis"

<h5>Cape banting - "Emberiza capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Cape longclaw - "Macronyx capensis"

<h5>Cape longclaw - "Macronyx capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Cape longclaw - "Macronyx capensis"

<h5>Cape longclaw - "Macronyx capensis"</h5><p> </p>

Red-capped lark - "Calandrella cinerea"

<h5>Red-capped lark - "Calandrella cinerea" </h5><p> </p>

Large-billed Lark - "Galerida magnirostris"

<h5>Large-billed Lark - "Galerida magnirostris" </h5><p> </p>

Large-billed Lark - "Galerida magnirostris"

<h5>Large-billed Lark - "Galerida magnirostris" </h5><p> </p>

Karoo scrub-robin - "Cercotrichas coryphoeus"

<h5> Karoo scrub-robin - "Cercotrichas coryphoeus"</h5><p> </p>

Cape sparrow (Female) - "Passer melanurus"

<h5>Cape sparrow (Female) - "Passer melanurus"</h5><p>The Cape sparrow or mossie (Passer melanurus) is a bird of the sparrow family. The species inhabits semi-arid savannah, cultivated areas and towns. It ranges from the central coast of Angola to eastern South Africa and Swaziland. Three subspecies are distinguished in different parts of its range. Cape sparrows primarily eat seeds, and also eat soft plant parts and insects. </p>

Cape sparrow (Male) - "Passer melanurus"

<h5>Cape sparrow (Male) - "Passer melanurus"</h5><p>The Cape sparrow or mossie (Passer melanurus) is a bird of the sparrow family. The species inhabits semi-arid savannah, cultivated areas and towns. It ranges from the central coast of Angola to eastern South Africa and Swaziland. Three subspecies are distinguished in different parts of its range. Cape sparrows primarily eat seeds, and also eat soft plant parts and insects. </p>

Cape white-eye - "Zosterops virens"

<h5>Cape white-eye - "Zosterops virens"</h5><p> </p>

Lesser double-collared sunbird - "Nectarinia chalybea"

<h5>Lesser double-collared sunbird - "Nectarinia chalybea" </h5><p> </p>

Malachite sunbird - "Nectarinia famosa

<h5>Malachite sunbird - "Nectarinia famosa</h5><p> </p>

Malachite sunbird - "Nectarinia famosa

<h5>Malachite sunbird - "Nectarinia famosa</h5><p> </p>

Black Harrier - "Circus maurus"

<h5>Black Harrier - "Circus maurus"</h5><p>Black Harriers are southern Africa's rarest endemic raptor which is now on the endangered specie list. It is a medium-sized African harrier whose range extends from South Africa to Botswana and Namibia. It has a wingspan of 105–115 cm and a body length of 44–50 cm. When perched, this bird appears all black. However, in flight a white rump and flight feathers become visible. </p>

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