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Wildlife of the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi National Park

The Hluhluwe-Imfolozi National Park is situated in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, and sports a variety of wildlife. This guide attempts to document those species one might encounter in the park.

Lesser Spotted Eagle 1
Clanga pomarina
Tawny Eagle 2
Aquila rapax
Aquila rapax rapax 3
Wahlberg's Eagle 4
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Common Buzzard 5
Buteo buteo
Steppe Buzzard 6
Buteo buteo vulpinus
Forest Buzzard 7
Buteo trizonatus
Bateleur 8
Terathopius ecaudatus
African Harrier-Hawk 9
Polyboroides typus
Polyboroides typus typus 10
Black Kite 11
Milvus migrans
Yellow-billed Kite [parasitus] 12
Milvus migrans parasitus
African Fish-Eagle 13
Haliaeetus vocifer
European Honey-buzzard 14
Pernis apivorus
Long-crested Eagle 15
Lophaetus occipitalis
Martial Eagle 16
Polemaetus bellicosus
White-backed Vulture 13
Gyps africanus
White-headed Vulture 17
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Lappet-faced Vulture 13
Torgos tracheliotos
Black-bellied Bustard 18
Lissotis melanogaster
Lissotis melanogaster notophila 19
Barn Swallow 20
Hirundo rustica
European Barn Swallow 21
Hirundo rustica rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow 13
Hirundo smithii
Hirundo smithii smithii 10
Lesser Striped Swallow 7
Cecropis abyssinica
Cecropis abyssinica unitatis 19
Rufous-chested Swallow 1
Cecropis semirufa
Southern Fiscal 13
Lanius collaris
Lanius collaris pyrrhostictus 22
Red-backed Shrike 23
Lanius collurio
Red-capped Robin-Chat 24
Cossypha natalensis
Red-capped Robin-chat 19
Cossypha natalensis natalensis
Red-backed Scrub-Robin 25
Cercotrichas leucophrys
Cercotrichas leucophrys strepitans 22
Bearded Scrub-Robin 26
Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
Southern Black-Flycatcher 27
Melaenornis pammelaina
Southeastern Black Flycatcher 28
Melaenornis pammelaina ater
Ashy Flycatcher 22
Fraseria caerulescens
Familiar Chat 29
Cercomela familiaris
Cercomela familiaris actuosa
Mocking Cliff-Chat 30
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris autochthones 19
Pale Flycatcher 31
Agricola pallidus
Scarlet-chested Sunbird 32
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Chalcomitra senegalensis gutturalis 33
Marico Sunbird 34
Cinnyris mariquensis
Cinnyris mariquensis mariquensis 35
White-breasted Sunbird 36
Cinnyris talatala
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow 25
Passer diffusus
Passer diffusus diffusus 37
Passer diffusus stygiceps
Yellow-throated Petronia 7
Petronia superciliaris
Petronia superciliaris bororensis 37
Petronia superciliaris flavigula 10
Petronia superciliaris superciliaris 38
Cape Crombec 25
Sylvietta rufescens
Common Bulbul 39
Pycnonotus barbatus
Dark-capped Bulbul [layardi] 10
Pycnonotus barbatus layardi
Common Myna 40
Acridotheres tristis
Cape Starling 41
Lamprotornis nitens
Lamprotornis nitens phoenicopterus 22
Red-winged Starling 42
Onychognathus morio
Violet-backed Starling 43
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster verreauxi 44
Kurrichane Thrush 41
Turdus libonyana
Red-billed Oxpecker 13
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Golden-breasted Bunting 26
Emberiza flaviventris
Emberiza flaviventris flaviventris 10
Chinspot Batis 32
Batis molitor
Batis molitor molitor 22
Pin-tailed Whydah 15
Vidua macroura
Fork-tailed Drongo 45
Dicrurus adsimilis
Dicrurus adsimilis adsimilis
Green-winged Pytilia 46
Pytilia melba
Southern Cordonbleu 2
Uraeginthus angolensis
Southern Blue Waxbill 10
Uraeginthus angolensis niassensis
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike 47
Telophorus sulfureopectus
Telophorus sulfureopectus similis 48
Black-crowned Tchagra 25
Tchagra senegalus
Eastern Blackcrown Tchagra 48
Tchagra senegalus orientalis
African Pied Wagtail 39
Motacilla aguimp
Motacilla aguimp aguimp 22
Motacilla aguimp vidua 10
Mountain Wagtail 49
Motacilla clara
Motacilla clara torrentium 50
Bush Pipit 42
Anthus caffer
African Pipit 51
Anthus cinnamomeus
Yellow-throated Longclaw 52
Macronyx croceus
Black-headed Oriole 1
Oriolus larvatus
Black-headed Oriole (ssp larvatus)
Oriolus larvatus larvatus
Cape Weaver 53
Ploceus capensis
Ploceus capensis capensis 54
Village Weaver 55
Ploceus cucullatus
Spotted-backed Weaver 22
Ploceus cucullatus spilonotus
Spectacled Weaver 32
Ploceus ocularis
Southern Masked-Weaver 25
Ploceus velatus
Ploceus velatus nigrifrons
Ploceus velatus tahatali 56
Red-collared Widowbird 57
Euplectes ardens

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