Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3050_2500: Species List

A species list of plants and animals surveyed during the Karoo BioGaps Project for Pentad 3050_2500 representative of the Eastern Upper Karoo vegetation type in the Upper Karoo Bioregion. This site is off the N9 between Colesburg and Noupoort.

South African Swallow 1
Petrochelidon spilodera
Common House Martin 2
Delichon urbicum
White-throated Swallow 3
Hirundo albigularis
Barn Swallow 4
Hirundo rustica
Plain Martin 5
Riparia paludicola
Rock Martin 6
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Greater Striped Swallow 7
Cecropis cucullata
Southern Fiscal 8
Lanius collaris
Cape Robin-Chat 9
Cossypha caffra
Mountain Wheatear 10
Oenanthe monticola
Capped Wheatear 11
Oenanthe pileata
Southern Anteater-Chat 12
Myrmecocichla formicivora
African Stonechat 1
Saxicola torquatus
Spotted Flycatcher 13
Muscicapa striata
Karoo Scrub-Robin 14
Cercotrichas coryphoeus
Sentinel Rock-Thrush 15
Monticola explorator
Cape Rock-Thrush 1
Monticola rupestris
Fiscal Flycatcher 16
Melaenornis silens
Familiar Chat 17
Cercomela familiaris
Karoo Chat 18
Cercomela schlegelii
Sickle-winged Chat 18
Cercomela sinuata
Tractrac Chat 19
Cercomela tractrac
Chat Flycatcher 5
Agricola infuscatus
Grey Tit 20
Melaniparus afer
Ashy Tit 21
Melaniparus cinerascens
House Sparrow 8
Passer domesticus
Cape Sparrow 22
Passer melanurus
African Red-eyed Bulbul 23
Pycnonotus nigricans
African Pied Starling 5
Lamprotornis bicolor
Cape Starling 24
Lamprotornis nitens
Pale-winged Starling 25
Onychognathus nabouroup
Wattled Starling 26
Creatophora cinerea
Rufous-vented Warbler 23
Sylvia subcaerulea
African Reed Warbler 14
Acrocephalus baeticatus
Cape Bunting 18
Emberiza capensis
Lark-like Bunting 18
Emberiza impetuani
Pririt Batis 27
Batis pririt
Pin-tailed Whydah 28
Vidua macroura
Common Waxbill 29
Estrilda astrild
Bokmakierie 30
Telophorus zeylonus
Cape Wagtail 30
Motacilla capensis
African Pipit 31
Anthus cinnamomeus
Long-billed Pipit 32
Anthus similis
Buffy Pipit 18
Anthus vaalensis
Southern Masked-Weaver 18
Ploceus velatus
Southern Red Bishop 30
Euplectes orix
Benguela Lark 14
Certhilauda benguelensis
Agulhas Lark 33
Certhilauda brevirostris
Cape Lark 34
Certhilauda curvirostris
Eastern Long-billed Lark 9
Certhilauda semitorquata
Karoo Long-billed Lark 18
Certhilauda subcoronata
Eastern Clapper Lark 35
Mirafra fasciolata
Large-billed Lark 20
Galerida magnirostris
Black-eared Sparrow-Lark 20
Eremopterix australis
Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark 36
Eremopterix verticalis
Red-capped Lark 5
Calandrella cinerea
Pink-billed Lark 37
Spizocorys conirostris
Spike-heeled Lark 18
Chersomanes albofasciata
Yellow-bellied Eremomela 18
Eremomela icteropygialis
Piping Cisticola 31
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Zitting Cisticola 38
Cisticola juncidis
Grey-backed Cisticola 39
Cisticola subruficapilla
Levaillant's Cisticola 40
Cisticola tinniens
Rufous-eared Warbler 41
Malcorus pectoralis
Drakensberg Prinia 14
Prinia hypoxantha
Karoo Prinia 1
Prinia maculosa
Namaqua Prinia 9
Phragmacia substriata
Pied Crow 42
Corvus albus
White-throated Canary 35
Crithagra albogularis
Black-throated Canary 43
Crithagra atrogularis
Yellow Canary 35
Crithagra flaviventris
Black-headed Canary 39
Serinus alario

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