Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3150_2525: Species List

A species list of plants and animals surveyed during the Karoo BioGaps Project for Pentad 3150_2525 representative of the Eastern Upper Karoo vegetation type in the Upper Karoo Bioregion. This Pentad is East of the N10, about halfway between Middelburg and Cradock.

All 403

African Reed Warbler ¹
Acrocephalus baeticatus

Lesser Swamp Warbler ²
Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Little Rush-Warbler ³
Bradypterus baboecala

Cape Bunting ⁴
Emberiza capensis

Golden-breasted Bunting ⁵
Emberiza flaviventris

Lark-like Bunting ⁴
Emberiza impetuani

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting ⁶
Emberiza tahapisi

Chinspot Batis ³
Batis molitor

Pririt Batis ⁷
Batis pririt

Village Indigobird ⁸
Vidua chalybeata

Variable Indigobird ⁹
Vidua funerea

Pin-tailed Whydah ¹⁰
Vidua macroura

Fork-tailed Drongo ¹¹
Dicrurus adsimilis

Common Waxbill ¹²
Estrilda astrild

Red-billed Firefinch ¹³
Lagonosticta senegala

Red-headed Finch ¹⁴
Amadina erythrocephala

Black-faced Quailfinch ¹⁵
Ortygospiza atricollis

Swee Waxbill ¹
Coccopygia melanotis

Bokmakierie ¹⁶
Telophorus zeylonus

Southern Boubou ¹⁷
Laniarius ferrugineus

Southern Tchagra ¹⁸
Tchagra tchagra

African Paradise-Flycatcher ¹⁹
Terpsiphone viridis

African Pied Wagtail ⁴
Motacilla aguimp

Cape Wagtail ¹⁶
Motacilla capensis

African Pipit ²⁰
Anthus cinnamomeus

Yellow-tufted Pipit ²¹
Anthus crenatus

Plain-backed Pipit ⁴
Anthus leucophrys

Long-billed Pipit ²²
Anthus similis

Buffy Pipit ⁴
Anthus vaalensis

Orange-throated Longclaw ⁴
Macronyx capensis

Black-headed Oriole ²
Oriolus larvatus

Eurasian Golden Oriole ²³
Oriolus oriolus

Cape Weaver ²⁴
Ploceus capensis

Southern Masked-Weaver ⁴
Ploceus velatus

Scaly Weaver ²⁵
Sporopipes squamifrons

Yellow-crowned Bishop ⁵
Euplectes afer

Southern Red Bishop ¹⁶
Euplectes orix

Red-billed Quelea ²⁶
Quelea quelea

Grosbeak Weaver ²⁷
Amblyospiza albifrons

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ²⁸
Plocepasser mahali

Southern Penduline Tit ²⁹
Anthoscopus minutus

Sabota Lark
Calendulauda sabota

Benguela Lark ¹
Certhilauda benguelensis

Agulhas Lark ³⁰
Certhilauda brevirostris

Cape Lark ³¹
Certhilauda curvirostris

Eastern Long-billed Lark ²¹
Certhilauda semitorquata

Karoo Long-billed Lark ⁴
Certhilauda subcoronata

Cape Clapper Lark ⁴
Mirafra apiata

Mirafra apiata marjoriae ³²

Melodious Lark ³³
Mirafra cheniana

Eastern Clapper Lark ³⁴
Mirafra fasciolata

Large-billed Lark ⁹
Galerida magnirostris

Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark ²
Eremopterix verticalis

Red-capped Lark ³⁵
Calandrella cinerea

Pink-billed Lark ³⁶
Spizocorys conirostris

Spike-heeled Lark ⁴
Chersomanes albofasciata

Yellow-bellied Eremomela ⁴
Eremomela icteropygialis

Desert Cisticola ²⁸
Cisticola aridulus

Piping Cisticola ²⁰
Cisticola fulvicapilla

Cisticola fulvicapilla fulvicapilla ²⁰

Zitting Cisticola ³⁷
Cisticola juncidis

Grey-backed Cisticola ³⁸
Cisticola subruficapilla

Cloud Cisticola ³⁹
Cisticola textrix

Levaillant's Cisticola ⁴⁰
Cisticola tinniens

Rufous-eared Warbler ⁴¹
Malcorus pectoralis

Drakensberg Prinia ¹
Prinia hypoxantha

Karoo Prinia ⁴²
Prinia maculosa

Bar-throated Apalis ³⁵
Apalis thoracica

Namaqua Prinia ²¹
Phragmacia substriata

White-necked Raven ⁴³
Corvus albicollis

Pied Crow ⁵
Corvus albus

Cape Crow ⁴⁴
Corvus capensis

White-throated Canary ³⁴
Crithagra albogularis

Black-throated Canary ⁴⁵
Crithagra atrogularis

Yellow Canary ³⁴
Crithagra flaviventris

Streaky-headed Seedeater ⁴
Crithagra gularis

Yellow-fronted Canary ⁴⁶
Crithagra mozambica

Crithagra mozambica mozambica ¹⁶

Black-headed Canary ³⁸
Serinus alario

Cape Canary ²⁸
Serinus canicollis

Eastern Rock Sengi ⁴⁷
Elephantulus myurus

Aardvark ⁴⁸
Orycteropus afer

Hares and Jackrabbits ²⁰
Lepus

Smith's Red Rockhare ¹
Pronolagus rupestris

Vervet Monkey ⁴⁹
Chlorocebus pygerythrus

South African Ground Squirrel ⁵⁰
Geosciurus inauris

Cape Porcupine ⁵¹
Hystrix africaeaustralis

Hairy-footed Gerbil ⁵²
Gerbillurus paeba

Grant's Rock Rat
Micaelamys granti

Namaqua Rock Rat ²¹
Micaelamys namaquensis

Greater Kudu ¹⁴
Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Steenbok ⁴¹
Raphicerus campestris

Bush Duiker ⁵³
Sylvicapra grimmia

Mountain Reedbuck ⁵⁴
Redunca fulvorufula

Aardwolf ⁵⁵
Proteles cristata

Yellow Mongoose ⁵⁶
Cynictis penicillata

Meerkat ⁵⁷
Suricata suricatta

Caracal ⁵⁸
Caracal caracal

Bat-eared Fox ⁵⁹
Otocyon megalotis

Theridion proximum

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Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3150_2525: Species List

African Reed Warbler 1 Acrocephalus baeticatus

Lesser Swamp Warbler 2 Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Little Rush-Warbler 3 Bradypterus baboecala

Cape Bunting 4 Emberiza capensis

Golden-breasted Bunting 5 Emberiza flaviventris

Lark-like Bunting 4 Emberiza impetuani

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting 6 Emberiza tahapisi

Chinspot Batis 3 Batis molitor

Pririt Batis 7 Batis pririt

Village Indigobird 8 Vidua chalybeata

Variable Indigobird 9 Vidua funerea

Pin-tailed Whydah 10 Vidua macroura

Fork-tailed Drongo 11 Dicrurus adsimilis

Common Waxbill 12 Estrilda astrild

Red-billed Firefinch 13 Lagonosticta senegala

Red-headed Finch 14 Amadina erythrocephala

Black-faced Quailfinch 15 Ortygospiza atricollis

Swee Waxbill 1 Coccopygia melanotis

Bokmakierie 16 Telophorus zeylonus

Southern Boubou 17 Laniarius ferrugineus

Southern Tchagra 18 Tchagra tchagra

African Paradise-Flycatcher 19 Terpsiphone viridis

African Pied Wagtail 4 Motacilla aguimp

Cape Wagtail 16 Motacilla capensis

African Pipit 20 Anthus cinnamomeus

Yellow-tufted Pipit 21 Anthus crenatus

Plain-backed Pipit 4 Anthus leucophrys

Long-billed Pipit 22 Anthus similis

Buffy Pipit 4 Anthus vaalensis

Orange-throated Longclaw 4 Macronyx capensis

Black-headed Oriole 2 Oriolus larvatus

Eurasian Golden Oriole 23 Oriolus oriolus

Cape Weaver 24 Ploceus capensis

Southern Masked-Weaver 4 Ploceus velatus

Scaly Weaver 25 Sporopipes squamifrons

Yellow-crowned Bishop 5 Euplectes afer

Southern Red Bishop 16 Euplectes orix

Red-billed Quelea 26 Quelea quelea

Grosbeak Weaver 27 Amblyospiza albifrons

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver 28 Plocepasser mahali

Southern Penduline Tit 29 Anthoscopus minutus

Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota

Benguela Lark 1 Certhilauda benguelensis

Agulhas Lark 30 Certhilauda brevirostris

Cape Lark 31 Certhilauda curvirostris

Eastern Long-billed Lark 21 Certhilauda semitorquata

Karoo Long-billed Lark 4 Certhilauda subcoronata

Cape Clapper Lark 4 Mirafra apiata

Mirafra apiata marjoriae 32

Melodious Lark 33 Mirafra cheniana

Eastern Clapper Lark 34 Mirafra fasciolata

Large-billed Lark 9 Galerida magnirostris

Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark 2 Eremopterix verticalis

Red-capped Lark 35 Calandrella cinerea

Pink-billed Lark 36 Spizocorys conirostris

Spike-heeled Lark 4 Chersomanes albofasciata

Yellow-bellied Eremomela 4 Eremomela icteropygialis

Desert Cisticola 28 Cisticola aridulus

Piping Cisticola 20 Cisticola fulvicapilla

Cisticola fulvicapilla fulvicapilla 20

Zitting Cisticola 37 Cisticola juncidis

Grey-backed Cisticola 38 Cisticola subruficapilla

Cloud Cisticola 39 Cisticola textrix

Levaillant's Cisticola 40 Cisticola tinniens

Rufous-eared Warbler 41 Malcorus pectoralis

Drakensberg Prinia 1 Prinia hypoxantha

Karoo Prinia 42 Prinia maculosa

Bar-throated Apalis 35 Apalis thoracica

Namaqua Prinia 21 Phragmacia substriata

White-necked Raven 43 Corvus albicollis

Pied Crow 5 Corvus albus

Cape Crow 44 Corvus capensis

White-throated Canary 34 Crithagra albogularis

Black-throated Canary 45 Crithagra atrogularis

Yellow Canary 34 Crithagra flaviventris

Streaky-headed Seedeater 4 Crithagra gularis

Yellow-fronted Canary 46 Crithagra mozambica

Crithagra mozambica mozambica 16

Black-headed Canary 38 Serinus alario