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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.

South African Swallow 1
Petrochelidon spilodera
Common House Martin 2
Delichon urbicum
White-throated Swallow 3
Hirundo albigularis
Pearl-breasted Swallow 4
Hirundo dimidiata
Barn Swallow 5
Hirundo rustica
Banded Martin 1
Riparia cincta
Plain Martin 6
Riparia paludicola
Rock Martin 7
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Greater Striped Swallow 8
Cecropis cucullata
Southern Fiscal 9
Lanius collaris
Red-backed Shrike 10
Lanius collurio
Cape Robin-Chat 11
Cossypha caffra
Mountain Wheatear 12
Oenanthe monticola
Southern Anteater-Chat 13
Myrmecocichla formicivora
African Stonechat 1
Saxicola torquatus
Karoo Scrub-Robin 14
Cercotrichas coryphoeus
Fiscal Flycatcher 15
Melaenornis silens
Familiar Chat 16
Cercomela familiaris
Southern Black Tit 6
Melaniparus niger
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow 17
Passer diffusus
Cape Sparrow 18
Passer melanurus
Cape Crombec 17
Sylvietta rufescens
Cape Grassbird 17
Sphenoeacus afer
African Red-eyed Bulbul 19
Pycnonotus nigricans
African Pied Starling 6
Lamprotornis bicolor
Cape Starling 20
Lamprotornis nitens
Red-winged Starling 11
Onychognathus morio
Layard's Warbler 14
Sylvia layardi
Rufous-vented Warbler 21
Sylvia subcaerulea
Olive Thrush 22
Turdus olivaceus
Karoo Thrush 23
Turdus smithi
Orange River White-eye 24
Zosterops pallidus
Cape White-eye 25
Zosterops virens
African Reed Warbler 14
Acrocephalus baeticatus
Cape Bunting 17
Emberiza capensis
Golden-breasted Bunting 26
Emberiza flaviventris
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting 27
Emberiza tahapisi
Chinspot Batis 19
Batis molitor
Pin-tailed Whydah 28
Vidua macroura
Fork-tailed Drongo 29
Dicrurus adsimilis
Common Waxbill 30
Estrilda astrild
Black-faced Quailfinch 31
Ortygospiza atricollis
Bokmakierie 32
Telophorus zeylonus
Southern Boubou 33
Laniarius ferrugineus
Cape Wagtail 32
Motacilla capensis
African Pipit 34
Anthus cinnamomeus
Yellow-tufted Pipit 11
Anthus crenatus
Plain-backed Pipit 17
Anthus leucophrys
Long-billed Pipit 35
Anthus similis
Orange-throated Longclaw 17
Macronyx capensis
Cape Weaver 36
Ploceus capensis
Southern Masked-Weaver 17
Ploceus velatus
Yellow Bishop 37
Euplectes capensis
Southern Red Bishop 32
Euplectes orix
Long-tailed Widowbird 8
Euplectes progne
Red-billed Quelea 38
Quelea quelea
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver 9
Plocepasser mahali
Melodious Lark 39
Mirafra cheniana
Eastern Clapper Lark 40
Mirafra fasciolata
Red-capped Lark 6
Calandrella cinerea
Spike-heeled Lark 17
Chersomanes albofasciata
Wing-snapping Cisticola 41
Cisticola ayresii
Piping Cisticola 34
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Zitting Cisticola 42
Cisticola juncidis
Wailing Cisticola 41
Cisticola lais
Grey-backed Cisticola 43
Cisticola subruficapilla
Cloud Cisticola 44
Cisticola textrix
Levaillant's Cisticola 45
Cisticola tinniens
Drakensberg Prinia 14
Prinia hypoxantha
Karoo Prinia 1
Prinia maculosa
Bar-throated Apalis 6
Apalis thoracica
White-necked Raven 46
Corvus albicollis
Pied Crow 26
Corvus albus
Cape Crow 47
Corvus capensis
Black-throated Canary 48
Crithagra atrogularis
Streaky-headed Seedeater 17
Crithagra gularis
Yellow-fronted Canary 49
Crithagra mozambica
Crithagra mozambica mozambica 32
Black-headed Canary 43
Serinus alario
Cape Canary 9
Serinus canicollis

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