Cape Gannet
Coastal. This mostly white seabird has a distinctive yellow wash over its head and hind-neck.
Regional Status: Near Endemic
Cape Cormorant
Cape and Namibian coasts. Flocks fly over the sea in long, undulating lines.
Cape Bunting
Various dry habitats. Black-and-white streaked head; rufous wings, crown, mantle; below washed grey-brown.
Cape Batis
Forest fringes. Male has a broad black breast-band and rufous flanks. Female has rufous throat, flanks and breast-band.
Burchell’s Coucal
Thickets. Rufous wings; black cap and tail; faint barring on upper-tail coverts; underparts white.
Burchell’s Courser
Short grasslands. Mainly chestnut colouring; grey nape; white belly and legs.
Burchell’s Sandgrouse
Sandveld. Usually in pairs or flocks at waterholes. More ochre and heavily speckled than other sandgrouse. Female with yellow face and throat, male grey-blue and more rufous overall.
Bokmakierie
Suburbia. Grey crown and mantle; rest green above, yellow below; bold black breast-band.
Boulder Chat
Rocky regions. Zimbabwe and Botswana. White spots on upper wing and tail tip.
