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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.

South African Swallow 1
Petrochelidon spilodera
White-throated Swallow 2
Hirundo albigularis
Barn Swallow 3
Hirundo rustica
Plain Martin 4
Riparia paludicola
Rock Martin 5
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Greater Striped Swallow 6
Cecropis cucullata
Southern Fiscal 7
Lanius collaris
Cape Robin-Chat 8
Cossypha caffra
Mountain Wheatear 9
Oenanthe monticola
Southern Anteater-Chat 10
Myrmecocichla formicivora
African Stonechat 1
Saxicola torquatus
Karoo Scrub-Robin 11
Cercotrichas coryphoeus
Short-toed Rock-Thrush 12
Monticola brevipes
Fiscal Flycatcher 13
Melaenornis silens
Familiar Chat 14
Cercomela familiaris
Sickle-winged Chat 15
Cercomela sinuata
Chat Flycatcher 4
Agricola infuscatus
Malachite Sunbird 16
Nectarinia famosa
Dusky Sunbird 17
Cinnyris fuscus
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow 15
Passer diffusus
House Sparrow 7
Passer domesticus
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow 18
Passer griseus
Cape Sparrow 19
Passer melanurus
Fairy Flycatcher 20
Stenostira scita
Cape Crombec 15
Sylvietta rufescens
African Red-eyed Bulbul 20
Pycnonotus nigricans
African Pied Starling 4
Lamprotornis bicolor
Cape Starling 21
Lamprotornis nitens
Red-winged Starling 8
Onychognathus morio
Pale-winged Starling 22
Onychognathus nabouroup
Wattled Starling 23
Creatophora cinerea
Layard's Warbler 11
Sylvia layardi
Rufous-vented Warbler 20
Sylvia subcaerulea
Olive Thrush 24
Turdus olivaceus
Karoo Thrush 25
Turdus smithi
Orange River White-eye 26
Zosterops pallidus
Cape White-eye 27
Zosterops virens
Cape Bunting 15
Emberiza capensis
Lark-like Bunting 15
Emberiza impetuani
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting 28
Emberiza tahapisi
Chinspot Batis 20
Batis molitor
Pin-tailed Whydah 29
Vidua macroura
Common Waxbill 30
Estrilda astrild
Red-headed Finch 31
Amadina erythrocephala
Black-faced Quailfinch 32
Ortygospiza atricollis
Bokmakierie 33
Telophorus zeylonus
Cape Wagtail 33
Motacilla capensis
African Pipit 34
Anthus cinnamomeus
Yellow-tufted Pipit 8
Anthus crenatus
Plain-backed Pipit 15
Anthus leucophrys
Long-billed Pipit 35
Anthus similis
Orange-throated Longclaw 15
Macronyx capensis
Cape Weaver 36
Ploceus capensis
Southern Masked-Weaver 15
Ploceus velatus
Southern Red Bishop 33
Euplectes orix
Long-tailed Widowbird 6
Euplectes progne
Red-billed Quelea 37
Quelea quelea
Southern Penduline Tit 38
Anthoscopus minutus
Sabota Lark
Calendulauda sabota
Cape Clapper Lark 15
Mirafra apiata
Mirafra apiata marjoriae 39
Eastern Clapper Lark 40
Mirafra fasciolata
Large-billed Lark 41
Galerida magnirostris
Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark 42
Eremopterix verticalis
Red-capped Lark 4
Calandrella cinerea
Spike-heeled Lark 15
Chersomanes albofasciata
Yellow-bellied Eremomela 15
Eremomela icteropygialis
Desert Cisticola 7
Cisticola aridulus
Piping Cisticola 34
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Zitting Cisticola 43
Cisticola juncidis
Grey-backed Cisticola 44
Cisticola subruficapilla
Cloud Cisticola 45
Cisticola textrix
Levaillant's Cisticola 46
Cisticola tinniens
Rufous-eared Warbler 47
Malcorus pectoralis
Black-chested Prinia 15
Prinia flavicans
Drakensberg Prinia 11
Prinia hypoxantha
Karoo Prinia 1
Prinia maculosa
Namaqua Prinia 8
Phragmacia substriata
White-necked Raven 48
Corvus albicollis
Pied Crow 12
Corvus albus
White-throated Canary 40
Crithagra albogularis
Yellow Canary 40
Crithagra flaviventris
Black-headed Canary 44
Serinus alario
Cape Canary 7
Serinus canicollis

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