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Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3140_2640: Species List

A species list of plants and animals surveyed during the Karoo BioGaps Project for Pentad 3140_2640 representative of the Queenstown Thornveld vegetation type in the Sub-Escarpment Grassland Bioregion. This Pentad is about halfway between Sterkstroom and Queenstown along the N6.

Dideric Cuckoo 1
Chrysococcyx caprius
Greater Honeyguide 2
Indicator indicator
Ground Woodpecker 3
Geocolaptes olivaceus
Cardinal Woodpecker 4
Chloropicus fuscescens
Acacia Pied Barbet 5
Tricholaema leucomelas
Common Ostrich 6
Struthio camelus
Giant Kingfisher 7
Megaceryle maxima
Ring-necked Dove 8
Streptopelia capicola
Red-eyed Dove 9
Streptopelia semitorquata
Laughing Dove 10
Streptopelia senegalensis
Speckled Pigeon 11
Columba guinea
Speckled Mousebird 12
Colius striatus
Black Stork 13
Ciconia nigra
Red-knobbed Coot 14
Fulica cristata
Blue Crane 15
Anthropoides paradiseus
Green Woodhoopoe 16
Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill 17
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
African Hoopoe 18
Upupa epops africana
Helmeted Guineafowl 6
Numida meleagris
Grey-winged Francolin 19
Scleroptila afra
Ruff 20
Calidris pugnax
Wood Sandpiper 21
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank 22
Tringa nebularia
Common Sandpiper 23
Actitis hypoleucos
Blacksmith Lapwing 6
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing 24
Vanellus coronatus
Black-winged Stilt 25
Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet 11
Recurvirostra avosetta
Eared Grebe 26
Podiceps nigricollis
Little Grebe 27
Tachybaptus ruficollis
African Spoonbill 11
Platalea alba
Sacred Ibis 28
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadeda Ibis 29
Bostrychia hagedash
Hamerkop 11
Scopus umbretta
Grey Heron 30
Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron 31
Ardea melanocephala
Cattle Egret 32
Bubulcus ibis
Rock Kestrel 33
Falco rupicolus
Little Swift 34
Apus affinis
African Swift 35
Apus barbatus
White-rumped Swift 36
Apus caffer
Horus Swift 37
Apus horus
Alpine Swift 11
Apus melba
Cape Shoveler 3
Spatula smithii
White-backed Duck 38
Thalassornis leuconotus
Red-billed Teal 39
Anas erythrorhyncha
Yellow-billed Duck 40
Anas undulata
South African Shelduck 34
Tadorna cana
Southern Pochard 28
Netta erythrophthalma
Egyptian Goose 41
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Spur-winged Goose 11
Plectropterus gambensis
Secretarybird 42
Sagittarius serpentarius
Verreaux's Eagle 43
Aquila verreauxii
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk 4
Accipiter rufiventris
Booted Eagle 28
Hieraaetus pennatus
Black Harrier 44
Circus maurus
African Marsh-Harrier 45
Circus ranivorus
Jackal Buzzard 46
Buteo rufofuscus
Steppe Buzzard 18
Buteo buteo vulpinus
African Harrier-Hawk 47
Polyboroides typus
Black-winged Kite 48
Elanus caeruleus
African Fish-Eagle 6
Haliaeetus vocifer
Cape Griffon 49
Gyps coprotheres
Ludwig's Bustard 50
Neotis ludwigii
Blue Bustard 51
Eupodotis caerulescens
Long-tailed Cormorant 52
Microcarbo africanus
Great Cormorant 53
Phalacrocorax carbo
South African Swallow 28
Petrochelidon spilodera
Common House Martin 54
Delichon urbicum
White-throated Swallow 55
Hirundo albigularis
Pearl-breasted Swallow 56
Hirundo dimidiata
Barn Swallow 57
Hirundo rustica
Banded Martin 28
Riparia cincta
Plain Martin 3
Riparia paludicola
Rock Martin 58
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Greater Striped Swallow 59
Cecropis cucullata
Southern Fiscal 6
Lanius collaris
Red-backed Shrike 60
Lanius collurio
Cape Robin-Chat 36
Cossypha caffra
Mountain Wheatear 61
Oenanthe monticola
Southern Anteater-Chat 62
Myrmecocichla formicivora
African Stonechat 28
Saxicola torquatus
Karoo Scrub-Robin 35
Cercotrichas coryphoeus
Fiscal Flycatcher 63
Melaenornis silens
Familiar Chat 64
Cercomela familiaris
Southern Black Tit 3
Melaniparus niger
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow 51
Passer diffusus
Cape Sparrow 65
Passer melanurus
Cape Crombec 51
Sylvietta rufescens
Cape Grassbird 51
Sphenoeacus afer
African Red-eyed Bulbul 66
Pycnonotus nigricans
African Pied Starling 3
Lamprotornis bicolor
Cape Starling 67
Lamprotornis nitens
Red-winged Starling 36
Onychognathus morio
Layard's Warbler 35
Sylvia layardi
Rufous-vented Warbler 18
Sylvia subcaerulea
Olive Thrush 68
Turdus olivaceus
Karoo Thrush 69
Turdus smithi
Orange River White-eye 70
Zosterops pallidus
Cape White-eye 33
Zosterops virens

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