Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3130_2540: Species List

A species list of plants and animals surveyed during the Karoo BioGaps Project for Pentad 3130_2540 representative of the Tarkastad Montane Shrubland vegetation type in the Sub-Escarpment Grassland Bioregion. This Pentad is about 13 Km NW of Hofmeyr, west of the R390.

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South African Swallow ¹
Petrochelidon spilodera

White-throated Swallow ²
Hirundo albigularis

Pearl-breasted Swallow ³
Hirundo dimidiata

Barn Swallow ⁴
Hirundo rustica

Plain Martin ⁵
Riparia paludicola

Rock Martin ⁶
Ptyonoprogne fuligula

Greater Striped Swallow ⁷
Cecropis cucullata

Southern Fiscal ⁸
Lanius collaris

Lesser Grey Shrike ⁹
Lanius minor

Cape Robin-Chat ¹⁰
Cossypha caffra

Mountain Wheatear ¹¹
Oenanthe monticola

Capped Wheatear ¹²
Oenanthe pileata

Southern Anteater-Chat ¹³
Myrmecocichla formicivora

African Stonechat ¹
Saxicola torquatus

Karoo Scrub-Robin ¹⁴
Cercotrichas coryphoeus

Short-toed Rock-Thrush ¹⁵
Monticola brevipes

Fiscal Flycatcher ¹⁶
Melaenornis silens

Familiar Chat ¹⁷
Cercomela familiaris

Karoo Chat ¹⁸
Cercomela schlegelii

Sickle-winged Chat ¹⁸
Cercomela sinuata

Chat Flycatcher ⁵
Agricola infuscatus

Malachite Sunbird ¹⁹
Nectarinia famosa

Dusky Sunbird ²⁰
Cinnyris fuscus

Grey Tit ²¹
Melaniparus afer

Southern Grey-headed Sparrow ¹⁸
Passer diffusus

House Sparrow ⁸
Passer domesticus

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ²²
Passer griseus

Cape Sparrow ²³
Passer melanurus

Yellow-throated Petronia ¹
Gymnornis superciliaris

Fairy Flycatcher ²⁴
Stenostira scita

Cape Crombec ¹⁸
Sylvietta rufescens

African Red-eyed Bulbul ²⁴
Pycnonotus nigricans

European Starling ²⁵
Sturnus vulgaris

African Pied Starling ⁵
Lamprotornis bicolor

Red-winged Starling ¹⁰
Onychognathus morio

Pale-winged Starling ²⁶
Onychognathus nabouroup

Wattled Starling ²⁷
Creatophora cinerea

Layard's Warbler ¹⁴
Sylvia layardi

Rufous-vented Warbler ¹²
Sylvia subcaerulea

Olive Thrush ²⁸
Turdus olivaceus

Karoo Thrush ²⁹
Turdus smithi

Orange River White-eye ³⁰
Zosterops pallidus

Cape White-eye ³¹
Zosterops virens

Willow Warbler ³²
Phylloscopus trochilus

African Reed Warbler ¹⁴
Acrocephalus baeticatus

Lesser Swamp Warbler ³³
Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Little Rush-Warbler ²⁴
Bradypterus baboecala

Cape Bunting ¹⁸
Emberiza capensis

Lark-like Bunting ¹⁸
Emberiza impetuani

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting ³⁴
Emberiza tahapisi

Pin-tailed Whydah ³⁵
Vidua macroura

Fork-tailed Drongo ³⁶
Dicrurus adsimilis

Common Waxbill ³⁷
Estrilda astrild

Red-headed Finch ¹²
Amadina erythrocephala

Black-faced Quailfinch ³⁸
Ortygospiza atricollis

Bokmakierie ³⁹
Telophorus zeylonus

African Paradise-Flycatcher ⁴⁰
Terpsiphone viridis

Cape Wagtail ³⁹
Motacilla capensis

African Pipit ⁴¹
Anthus cinnamomeus

Yellow-tufted Pipit ¹⁰
Anthus crenatus

Long-billed Pipit ⁴²
Anthus similis

Orange-throated Longclaw ¹⁸
Macronyx capensis

Cape Weaver ⁴³
Ploceus capensis

Southern Masked-Weaver ¹⁸
Ploceus velatus

Scaly Weaver ⁴⁴
Sporopipes squamifrons

Yellow-crowned Bishop ¹⁵
Euplectes afer

Southern Red Bishop ³⁹
Euplectes orix

Red-billed Quelea ⁴⁵
Quelea quelea

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ⁸
Plocepasser mahali

Benguela Lark ¹⁴
Certhilauda benguelensis

Agulhas Lark ⁴⁶
Certhilauda brevirostris

Cape Lark ⁴⁷
Certhilauda curvirostris

Eastern Long-billed Lark ¹⁰
Certhilauda semitorquata

Karoo Long-billed Lark ¹⁸
Certhilauda subcoronata

Cape Clapper Lark ¹⁸
Mirafra apiata

Mirafra apiata marjoriae ⁴⁸

Eastern Clapper Lark ⁴⁹
Mirafra fasciolata

Large-billed Lark ²¹
Galerida magnirostris

Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark ³³
Eremopterix verticalis

Red-capped Lark ⁵
Calandrella cinerea

Spike-heeled Lark ¹⁸
Chersomanes albofasciata

Yellow-bellied Eremomela ¹⁸
Eremomela icteropygialis

Desert Cisticola ⁸
Cisticola aridulus

Piping Cisticola ⁴¹
Cisticola fulvicapilla

Zitting Cisticola ⁵⁰
Cisticola juncidis

Grey-backed Cisticola ⁵¹
Cisticola subruficapilla

Levaillant's Cisticola ⁵²
Cisticola tinniens

Rufous-eared Warbler ⁵³
Malcorus pectoralis

Drakensberg Prinia ¹⁴
Prinia hypoxantha

Karoo Prinia ¹
Prinia maculosa

Bar-throated Apalis ⁵
Apalis thoracica

Namaqua Prinia ¹⁰
Phragmacia substriata

White-necked Raven ⁵⁴
Corvus albicollis

Pied Crow ¹⁵
Corvus albus

Cape Crow ⁵⁵
Corvus capensis

White-throated Canary ⁴⁹
Crithagra albogularis

Black-throated Canary ⁵⁶
Crithagra atrogularis

Yellow Canary ⁴⁹
Crithagra flaviventris

Black-headed Canary ⁵¹
Serinus alario

Cape Canary ⁸
Serinus canicollis

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Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3130_2540: Species List

South African Swallow 1 Petrochelidon spilodera

White-throated Swallow 2 Hirundo albigularis

Pearl-breasted Swallow 3 Hirundo dimidiata

Barn Swallow 4 Hirundo rustica

Plain Martin 5 Riparia paludicola

Rock Martin 6 Ptyonoprogne fuligula

Greater Striped Swallow 7 Cecropis cucullata

Southern Fiscal 8 Lanius collaris

Lesser Grey Shrike 9 Lanius minor

Cape Robin-Chat 10 Cossypha caffra

Mountain Wheatear 11 Oenanthe monticola

Capped Wheatear 12 Oenanthe pileata

Southern Anteater-Chat 13 Myrmecocichla formicivora

African Stonechat 1 Saxicola torquatus

Karoo Scrub-Robin 14 Cercotrichas coryphoeus

Short-toed Rock-Thrush 15 Monticola brevipes

Fiscal Flycatcher 16 Melaenornis silens

Familiar Chat 17 Cercomela familiaris

Karoo Chat 18 Cercomela schlegelii

Sickle-winged Chat 18 Cercomela sinuata

Chat Flycatcher 5 Agricola infuscatus

Malachite Sunbird 19 Nectarinia famosa

Dusky Sunbird 20 Cinnyris fuscus

Grey Tit 21 Melaniparus afer

Southern Grey-headed Sparrow 18 Passer diffusus

House Sparrow 8 Passer domesticus

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow 22 Passer griseus

Cape Sparrow 23 Passer melanurus

Yellow-throated Petronia 1 Gymnornis superciliaris

Fairy Flycatcher 24 Stenostira scita

Cape Crombec 18 Sylvietta rufescens

African Red-eyed Bulbul 24 Pycnonotus nigricans

European Starling 25 Sturnus vulgaris

African Pied Starling 5 Lamprotornis bicolor

Red-winged Starling 10 Onychognathus morio

Pale-winged Starling 26 Onychognathus nabouroup

Wattled Starling 27 Creatophora cinerea

Layard's Warbler 14 Sylvia layardi

Rufous-vented Warbler 12 Sylvia subcaerulea

Olive Thrush 28 Turdus olivaceus

Karoo Thrush 29 Turdus smithi

Orange River White-eye 30 Zosterops pallidus

Cape White-eye 31 Zosterops virens

Willow Warbler 32 Phylloscopus trochilus

African Reed Warbler 14 Acrocephalus baeticatus

Lesser Swamp Warbler 33 Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Little Rush-Warbler 24 Bradypterus baboecala

Cape Bunting 18 Emberiza capensis

Lark-like Bunting 18 Emberiza impetuani

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting 34 Emberiza tahapisi

Pin-tailed Whydah 35 Vidua macroura

Fork-tailed Drongo 36 Dicrurus adsimilis

Common Waxbill 37 Estrilda astrild

Red-headed Finch 12 Amadina erythrocephala

Black-faced Quailfinch 38 Ortygospiza atricollis

Bokmakierie 39 Telophorus zeylonus

African Paradise-Flycatcher 40 Terpsiphone viridis

Cape Wagtail 39 Motacilla capensis

African Pipit 41 Anthus cinnamomeus

Yellow-tufted Pipit 10 Anthus crenatus

Long-billed Pipit 42 Anthus similis

Orange-throated Longclaw 18 Macronyx capensis

Cape Weaver 43 Ploceus capensis

Southern Masked-Weaver 18 Ploceus velatus

Scaly Weaver 44 Sporopipes squamifrons

Yellow-crowned Bishop 15 Euplectes afer

Southern Red Bishop 39 Euplectes orix

Red-billed Quelea 45 Quelea quelea

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver 8 Plocepasser mahali

Benguela Lark 14 Certhilauda benguelensis

Agulhas Lark 46 Certhilauda brevirostris

Cape Lark 47 Certhilauda curvirostris

Eastern Long-billed Lark 10 Certhilauda semitorquata

Karoo Long-billed Lark 18 Certhilauda subcoronata

Cape Clapper Lark 18 Mirafra apiata

Mirafra apiata marjoriae 48

Eastern Clapper Lark 49 Mirafra fasciolata

Large-billed Lark 21 Galerida magnirostris

Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark 33 Eremopterix verticalis