Lesser Moorhen
Secluded inland waters. Small shield and culmen red; rest of bill yellow.
Colour: Black
House Crow
Commensal with humans. Introduced. Has grey mantle and breast but looks all black.
Fork-tailed Drongo
Broad-leaved & acacia bushveld. Forked tail diagnostic. Ruby-red eye, noisy and conspicuous.
Dusky Indigobird
Bushveld. Three almost identical species when breeding. When breeding, a variation between a whitish bill and reddish leg colours distinguish the species.(1) Red bill red leg; (2) whitish bill white leg; (3) Whiteish bill red leg.
Crowned Cormorant
Cape west coast. Like a short-tailed Reed Cormorant with permanent crest.
Southern Crested Guineafowl
Lowland riverine forests and dune forests. Pale beak; black tufted head and neck.
Common Square-tailed Drongo
Forest & dense river fringes. Tail has shallow fork only. Wine-red eyes. Noisy.
