Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3120_2215: Species List

A species list of plants and animals surveyed during the Karoo BioGaps Project for Pentad 3120_2215 representative of the Eastern Upper Karoo vegetation type in the Upper Karoo Bioregion. This site is about 14 Km NW of Loxton, on the R63.

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
Capped Wheatear 10
Oenanthe pileata
Southern Anteater-Chat 11
Myrmecocichla formicivora
Spotted Flycatcher 12
Muscicapa striata
Karoo Scrub-Robin 13
Cercotrichas coryphoeus
Familiar Chat 14
Cercomela familiaris
Karoo Chat 15
Cercomela schlegelii
Sickle-winged Chat 15
Cercomela sinuata
Tractrac Chat 16
Cercomela tractrac
Chat Flycatcher 4
Agricola infuscatus
Malachite Sunbird 17
Nectarinia famosa
Dusky Sunbird 18
Cinnyris fuscus
Grey Tit 19
Melaniparus afer
House Sparrow 7
Passer domesticus
Cape Sparrow 20
Passer melanurus
Cape Crombec 15
Sylvietta rufescens
African Red-eyed Bulbul 21
Pycnonotus nigricans
European Starling 22
Sturnus vulgaris
African Pied Starling 4
Lamprotornis bicolor
Wattled Starling 23
Creatophora cinerea
Rufous-vented Warbler 10
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
Common Waxbill 28
Estrilda astrild
Bokmakierie 29
Telophorus zeylonus
Cape Wagtail 29
Motacilla capensis
African Pipit 30
Anthus cinnamomeus
Yellow-tufted Pipit 8
Anthus crenatus
Southern Masked-Weaver 15
Ploceus velatus
Southern Red Bishop 29
Euplectes orix
Southern Penduline Tit 31
Anthoscopus minutus
Karoo Lark 19
Calendulauda albescens
Sabota Lark
Calendulauda sabota
Benguela Lark 13
Certhilauda benguelensis
Agulhas Lark 32
Certhilauda brevirostris
Cape Lark 33
Certhilauda curvirostris
Eastern Long-billed Lark 8
Certhilauda semitorquata
Karoo Long-billed Lark 15
Certhilauda subcoronata
Eastern Clapper Lark 34
Mirafra fasciolata
Large-billed Lark 19
Galerida magnirostris
Black-eared Sparrow-Lark 19
Eremopterix australis
Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark 35
Eremopterix verticalis
Red-capped Lark 4
Calandrella cinerea
Spike-heeled Lark 15
Chersomanes albofasciata
Yellow-rumped Eremomela 13
Eremomela gregalis
Yellow-bellied Eremomela 15
Eremomela icteropygialis
Grey-backed Cisticola 36
Cisticola subruficapilla
Rufous-eared Warbler 37
Malcorus pectoralis
Drakensberg Prinia 13
Prinia hypoxantha
Karoo Prinia 1
Prinia maculosa
Cinnamon-breasted Warbler 13
Euryptila subcinnamomea
White-necked Raven 38
Corvus albicollis
Pied Crow 39
Corvus albus
White-throated Canary 34
Crithagra albogularis
Black-throated Canary 40
Crithagra atrogularis
Yellow Canary 34
Crithagra flaviventris
Black-headed Canary 36
Serinus alario
Cape Canary 7
Serinus canicollis

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