Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3055_2540: Species List

A species list of plants and animals surveyed during the Karoo BioGaps Project for Pentad 3055_2540 representative of the Karoo Escarpment Grassland vegetation type in Dry Highveld Grassland Bioregion. This site is near the R390 between Steynsberg and Venterstad.

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Familiar Chat ¹
Cercomela familiaris

Sickle-winged Chat ²
Cercomela sinuata

Chat Flycatcher ³
Agricola infuscatus

Malachite Sunbird ⁴
Nectarinia famosa

Dusky Sunbird ⁵
Cinnyris fuscus

Southern Grey-headed Sparrow ²
Passer diffusus

House Sparrow ⁶
Passer domesticus

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ⁷
Passer griseus

Cape Sparrow ⁸
Passer melanurus

Fairy Flycatcher ⁹
Stenostira scita

Cape Crombec ²
Sylvietta rufescens

African Red-eyed Bulbul ⁹
Pycnonotus nigricans

African Pied Starling ³
Lamprotornis bicolor

Cape Starling ¹⁰
Lamprotornis nitens

Red-winged Starling ¹¹
Onychognathus morio

Pale-winged Starling ¹²
Onychognathus nabouroup

Wattled Starling ¹³
Creatophora cinerea

Layard's Warbler ¹⁴
Sylvia layardi

Rufous-vented Warbler ⁹
Sylvia subcaerulea

Olive Thrush ¹⁵
Turdus olivaceus

Karoo Thrush ¹⁶
Turdus smithi

Orange River White-eye ¹⁷
Zosterops pallidus

Cape White-eye ¹⁸
Zosterops virens

Cape Bunting ²
Emberiza capensis

Lark-like Bunting ²
Emberiza impetuani

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting ¹⁹
Emberiza tahapisi

Chinspot Batis ⁹
Batis molitor

Pin-tailed Whydah ²⁰
Vidua macroura

Common Waxbill ²¹
Estrilda astrild

Red-headed Finch ²²
Amadina erythrocephala

Black-faced Quailfinch ²³
Ortygospiza atricollis

Bokmakierie ²⁴
Telophorus zeylonus

Cape Wagtail ²⁴
Motacilla capensis

African Pipit ²⁵
Anthus cinnamomeus

Yellow-tufted Pipit ¹¹
Anthus crenatus

Plain-backed Pipit ²
Anthus leucophrys

Long-billed Pipit ²⁶
Anthus similis

Orange-throated Longclaw ²
Macronyx capensis

Cape Weaver ²⁷
Ploceus capensis

Southern Masked-Weaver ²
Ploceus velatus

Southern Red Bishop ²⁴
Euplectes orix

Long-tailed Widowbird ²⁸
Euplectes progne

Red-billed Quelea ²⁹
Quelea quelea

Southern Penduline Tit ³⁰
Anthoscopus minutus

Sabota Lark
Calendulauda sabota

Cape Clapper Lark ²
Mirafra apiata

Mirafra apiata marjoriae ³¹

Eastern Clapper Lark ³²
Mirafra fasciolata

Large-billed Lark ³³
Galerida magnirostris

Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark ³⁴
Eremopterix verticalis

Red-capped Lark ³
Calandrella cinerea

Spike-heeled Lark ²
Chersomanes albofasciata

Yellow-bellied Eremomela ²
Eremomela icteropygialis

Desert Cisticola ⁶
Cisticola aridulus

Piping Cisticola ²⁵
Cisticola fulvicapilla

Zitting Cisticola ³⁵
Cisticola juncidis

Grey-backed Cisticola ³⁶
Cisticola subruficapilla

Cloud Cisticola ³⁷
Cisticola textrix

Levaillant's Cisticola ³⁸
Cisticola tinniens

Rufous-eared Warbler ³⁹
Malcorus pectoralis

Black-chested Prinia ²
Prinia flavicans

Drakensberg Prinia ¹⁴
Prinia hypoxantha

Karoo Prinia ⁴⁰
Prinia maculosa

Namaqua Prinia ¹¹
Phragmacia substriata

White-necked Raven ⁴¹
Corvus albicollis

Pied Crow ⁴²
Corvus albus

White-throated Canary ³²
Crithagra albogularis

Yellow Canary ³²
Crithagra flaviventris

Black-headed Canary ³⁶
Serinus alario

Cape Canary ⁶
Serinus canicollis

Aardvark ¹⁷
Orycteropus afer

Hares and Jackrabbits ²⁵
Lepus

Chacma Baboon ⁴³
Papio ursinus

South African Ground Squirrel ⁴⁴
Geosciurus inauris

Cape Porcupine ¹²
Hystrix africaeaustralis

Grant's Rock Rat
Micaelamys granti

Namaqua Rock Rat ¹¹
Micaelamys namaquensis

Springbok ⁴⁵
Antidorcas marsupialis

Steenbok ³⁹
Raphicerus campestris

Hartebeest ⁴⁶
Alcelaphus buselaphus

Red Hartebeest ⁴⁷
Alcelaphus buselaphus caama

Mountain Reedbuck ⁴³
Redunca fulvorufula

Genets ⁴⁸
Genetta

Aardwolf ⁴⁹
Proteles cristata

Cape Grey Mongoose ³¹
Herpestes pulverulentus

Yellow Mongoose ⁵⁰
Cynictis penicillata

Meerkat ⁵¹
Suricata suricatta

Black-footed Cat ⁵²
Felis nigripes

Caracal ⁵³
Caracal caracal

Black-backed Jackal ⁵⁴
Canis mesomelas

Caesetius murinus

Langona tortuosa

Pellenes bulawayoensis

Parabuthus planicauda ⁵⁵

Uroplectes triangulifer ⁵⁶

Opistophthalmus austeroides ⁵⁵

Hadogenes trichiurus ⁵⁵

Citrus Swallowtail ⁵⁷
Papilio demodocus

Citrus Swallowtail ⁵⁸
Papilio demodocus demodocus

Spialia agylla ⁵⁹

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Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3055_2540: Species List

Familiar Chat 1 Cercomela familiaris

Sickle-winged Chat 2 Cercomela sinuata

Chat Flycatcher 3 Agricola infuscatus

Malachite Sunbird 4 Nectarinia famosa

Dusky Sunbird 5 Cinnyris fuscus

Southern Grey-headed Sparrow 2 Passer diffusus

House Sparrow 6 Passer domesticus

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow 7 Passer griseus

Cape Sparrow 8 Passer melanurus

Fairy Flycatcher 9 Stenostira scita

Cape Crombec 2 Sylvietta rufescens

African Red-eyed Bulbul 9 Pycnonotus nigricans

African Pied Starling 3 Lamprotornis bicolor

Cape Starling 10 Lamprotornis nitens

Red-winged Starling 11 Onychognathus morio

Pale-winged Starling 12 Onychognathus nabouroup

Wattled Starling 13 Creatophora cinerea

Layard's Warbler 14 Sylvia layardi

Rufous-vented Warbler 9 Sylvia subcaerulea

Olive Thrush 15 Turdus olivaceus

Karoo Thrush 16 Turdus smithi

Orange River White-eye 17 Zosterops pallidus

Cape White-eye 18 Zosterops virens

Cape Bunting 2 Emberiza capensis

Lark-like Bunting 2 Emberiza impetuani

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting 19 Emberiza tahapisi

Chinspot Batis 9 Batis molitor

Pin-tailed Whydah 20 Vidua macroura

Common Waxbill 21 Estrilda astrild

Red-headed Finch 22 Amadina erythrocephala

Black-faced Quailfinch 23 Ortygospiza atricollis

Bokmakierie 24 Telophorus zeylonus

Cape Wagtail 24 Motacilla capensis

African Pipit 25 Anthus cinnamomeus

Yellow-tufted Pipit 11 Anthus crenatus

Plain-backed Pipit 2 Anthus leucophrys

Long-billed Pipit 26 Anthus similis

Orange-throated Longclaw 2 Macronyx capensis

Cape Weaver 27 Ploceus capensis

Southern Masked-Weaver 2 Ploceus velatus

Southern Red Bishop 24 Euplectes orix

Long-tailed Widowbird 28 Euplectes progne

Red-billed Quelea 29 Quelea quelea

Southern Penduline Tit 30 Anthoscopus minutus

Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota

Cape Clapper Lark 2 Mirafra apiata

Eastern Clapper Lark 32 Mirafra fasciolata

Large-billed Lark 33 Galerida magnirostris

Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark 34 Eremopterix verticalis

Red-capped Lark 3 Calandrella cinerea

Spike-heeled Lark 2 Chersomanes albofasciata

Yellow-bellied Eremomela 2 Eremomela icteropygialis

Desert Cisticola 6 Cisticola aridulus

Piping Cisticola 25 Cisticola fulvicapilla

Zitting Cisticola 35 Cisticola juncidis

Grey-backed Cisticola 36 Cisticola subruficapilla

Cloud Cisticola 37 Cisticola textrix

Levaillant's Cisticola 38 Cisticola tinniens

Rufous-eared Warbler 39 Malcorus pectoralis

Black-chested Prinia 2 Prinia flavicans

Drakensberg Prinia 14 Prinia hypoxantha

Karoo Prinia 40 Prinia maculosa

Namaqua Prinia 11 Phragmacia substriata

White-necked Raven 41 Corvus albicollis

Pied Crow 42 Corvus albus

White-throated Canary 32 Crithagra albogularis

Yellow Canary 32 Crithagra flaviventris

Black-headed Canary 36 Serinus alario

Cape Canary 6 Serinus canicollis

Aardvark 17 Orycteropus afer

Hares and Jackrabbits 25 Lepus

Chacma Baboon 43 Papio ursinus

South African Ground Squirrel 44 Geosciurus inauris

Cape Porcupine 12 Hystrix africaeaustralis

Grant's Rock Rat Micaelamys granti

Namaqua Rock Rat 11 Micaelamys namaquensis

Springbok 45 Antidorcas marsupialis

Steenbok 39 Raphicerus campestris

Hartebeest 46 Alcelaphus buselaphus