Spotted Ground-thrush
Coastal forests. Above dark brown with two white wing-bars; face and underparts white, heavily marked and spotted black; bill black; legs pink.
Archives: Birds
Bird species database for Newman’s Birds of Southern Africa.
Spotted Flycatcher
Woodland. Dark grey-brown above, crown streaked dark; below whitish; breast and flanks indistinctly streaked brown; soft parts black.
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Widespread. Dark brown above with prominent ‘ear’ tufts; dark border to facial disc; below finely barred and blotched with dark brown, white and buff; eyes yellow.
Spike-heeled Lark
Grasslands and scrub. SE race has rufous colouring overall; short tail.
Spectacled Weaver
Wetlands. All-yellow; wings darker; head with orange wash; bill and eye-stripe black; male with black bib; eyes pale.
Speckled Mousebird
Bush and suburbia. Brown wings and upper tail; light brown crested head and underparts; mask and upper mandible black; lower mandible white; legs black.
Speckled Pigeon
Cliffs. Streaked neck; wings and upper body rufous; wings with white spots.
Southern White-crowned Shrike
Woodland. White crown; light brown mantle; dark wings; tail, lores and ear coverts, throat and breast white; belly to vent light brown.
