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GBIF occurrence records · EC

Wildlife recorded in Eastern Cape’s reserves

97 mammals and 337 birds are recorded around 68 of the 72 parks and reserves in Eastern Cape. Species are ranked by the number of reserves with records nearby; the record count is records, not animals.

Mammal species
97
Bird species
337
Reserves with records
68
Threatened (CR/EN/VU)
26

Mammals recorded near the most reserves

SpeciesFamilyReserves in ECRecordsIUCN
Vervet MonkeyChlorocebus pygerythrusCercopithecidae25458LC
Rock HyraxProcavia capensisProcaviidae19580LC
BushbuckTragelaphus scriptusBovidae19216LC
Plains ZebraEquus quaggaEquidae161 035NT
Southern GiraffeGiraffa giraffaGiraffidae15109NE
Xeric Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys pumilioMuridae14261LC
Yellow MongooseCynictis penicillataHerpestidae13474NE
BontebokDamaliscus pygargusBovidae13200LC
Chacma BaboonPapio ursinusCercopithecidae12237LC
Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulentaHerpestidae1191LC
Red HartebeestAlcelaphus caamaBovidae10727NE
ImpalaAepyceros melampusBovidae10102LC
NyalaTragelaphus angasiiBovidae1065LC
Common Wart-hogPhacochoerus africanusSuidae9958LC
LionPanthera leoFelidae8312VU
Common ElandTaurotragus oryxBovidae8260NE
Bush DuikerSylvicapra grimmiaBovidae874LC
African Clawless OtterAonyx capensisMustelidae833NT
Greater KuduTragelaphus strepsicerosBovidae71 086LC
African BuffaloSyncerus cafferBovidae7718NT
SpringbokAntidorcas marsupialisBovidae7168LC
Hottentot Golden MoleAmblysomus hottentotusChrysochloridae796LC
Namaqua MicaelamysMicaelamys namaquensisMuridae773LC
Blue WildebeestConnochaetes taurinusBovidae742LC
Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralisHystricidae732LC
Southern African Vlei RatOtomys irroratusMuridae687LC
Southern African Mole-ratCryptomys hottentotusBathyergidae683LC
GemsbokOryx gazellaBovidae676LC
South African Spring HarePedetes capensisPedetidae636LC
Brown Fur SealArctocephalus pusillusOtariidae634LC
Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit BatEpomophorus wahlbergiPteropodidae629LC
Southern Right WhaleEubalaena australisBalaenidae627LC
Mountain ReedbuckRedunca fulvorufulaBovidae624EN
Southern Elephant SealMirounga leoninaPhocidae612VU
Bat-eared FoxOtocyon megalotisCanidae575LC
Schreibers's Long-fingered BatMiniopterus schreibersiiMiniopteridae567VU
SteenbokRaphicerus campestrisBovidae533LC
Humpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliaeBalaenopteridae530LC
Blue DuikerPhilantomba monticolaBovidae520LC
Southern African Pouched MouseSaccostomus campestrisNesomyidae513LC
African elephantLoxodonta africanaElephantidae41 337EN
MeerkatSuricata suricattaHerpestidae4246LC
Black WildebeestConnochaetes gnouBovidae4157LC
WaterbuckKobus ellipsiprymnusBovidae430LC
Cape GenetGenetta tigrinaViverridae428LC
Common GenetGenetta genettaViverridae417LC
Forest African DormouseGraphiurus murinusGliridae417LC
Cape Short-tailed GerbilDesmodillus auricularisMuridae416LC
Dusky PipistrellePipistrellus hesperidusVespertilionidae411LC
Natal Long-fingered BatMiniopterus natalensisMiniopteridae410LC
Greater Red Musk ShrewCrocidura flavescensSoricidae410LC
Mountain ZebraEquus zebraEquidae3270VU
Natal MastomysMastomys natalensisMuridae378LC
Geoffroy's Horseshoe BatRhinolophus clivosusRhinolophidae357LC
Bush Karroo RatMyotomys unisulcatusMuridae347LC
HartebeestAlcelaphus buselaphusBovidae333LC
CaracalCaracal caracalFelidae331LC
Brown HyenaHyaena brunneaHyaenidae331NT
Forest ShrewMyosorex variusSoricidae324LC
AardvarkOrycteropus aferOrycteropodidae317LC
Cape GrysbokRaphicerus melanotisBovidae316LC
Black RhinocerosDiceros bicornisRhinocerotidae316CR
Common GrammomysGrammomys dolichurusMuridae312LC
Black-backed JackalCanis mesomelasCanidae38LC
Cape Mole-ratGeorychus capensisBathyergidae36LC
European HareLepus europaeusLeporidae36LC
Spotted HyenaCrocuta crocutaHyaenidae2141LC
Scrub HareLepus saxatilisLeporidae287LC
South African Ground SquirrelXerus inaurisSciuridae276LC
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncusDelphinidae224NT
Bush-pigPotamochoerus larvatusSuidae215LC
Common HippopotamusHippopotamus amphibiusHippopotamidae213VU
Banana BatAfronycteris nanusVespertilionidae212LC
CheetahAcinonyx jubatusFelidae210VU
White RhinocerosCeratotherium simumRhinocerotidae29NT
Egyptian Free-tailed BatTadarida aegyptiacaMolossidae28LC
Cape SerotineLaephotis capensisVespertilionidae27LC
Sundevall's Leaf-nosed BatHipposideros cafferHipposideridae26LC
Short-beaked Common DolphinDelphinus delphisDelphinidae24LC
Cape Hairy BatMyotis tricolorVespertilionidae24LC
Southern African MastomysMastomys couchaMuridae178LC
Paeba Hairy-footed GerbilGerbillurus paebaMuridae147LC
Vaal RhebokPelea capreolusBovidae130NT
AardwolfProteles cristataHyaenidae123LC
Sable AntelopeHippotragus nigerBovidae114LC
Lesser Long-fingered BatMiniopterus fraterculusMiniopteridae110LC
Striped PolecatIctonyx striatusMustelidae13LC
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidae13VU
Greater Cane RatThryonomys swinderianusThryonomyidae12LC
Hewitt's Red Rock HarePronolagus saundersiaeLeporidae12LC
Cape HareLepus capensisLeporidae12LC
Southern ReedbuckRedunca arundinumBovidae12LC
Cape Dune Mole-ratBathyergus suillusBathyergidae12LC
Egyptian Slit-faced BatNycteris thebaicaNycteridae12LC
Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidae12LC
Mesic Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys dilectusMuridae12LC
European RabbitOryctolagus cuniculusLeporidae12EN

Birds recorded near the most reserves

SpeciesFamilyReserves in ECRecordsIUCN
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisDicruridae6011 027LC
Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusPycnonotidae5915 291LC
Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineusMalaconotidae5812 207LC
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashThreskiornithidae5713 744LC
Speckled MousebirdColius striatusColiidae5615 622LC
Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaCisticolidae5512 989LC
Cape White-eyeZosterops virensZosteropidae5510 799LC
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMotacillidae5414 310LC
Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioSturnidae549 364LC
Southern FiscalLanius collarisLaniidae5312 838LC
NeddickyCisticola fulvicapillaCisticolidae518 110LC
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaAnatidae5011 522LC
Greater Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris aferNectariniidae498 887LC
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataColumbidae4810 475LC
Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffraMuscicapidae4710 801LC
Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusOriolidae477 948LC
Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisAlcedinidae474 222LC
Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaNectariniidae467 868LC
Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusLybiidae456 739LC
Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaColumbidae456 704LC
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensSturnidae444 879LC
Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususPasseridae436 720LC
Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaArdeidae435 935LC
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaHirundinidae424 891LC
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusCharadriidae418 063LC
Cape WeaverPloceus capensisPloceidae408 658LC
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisNumididae408 228LC
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataAnatidae404 287LC
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSturnidae397 512LC
White-rumped SwiftApus cafferApodidae385 018LC
Grey HeronArdea cinereaArdeidae376 179LC
Knysna TuracoTauraco corythaixMusophagidae375 906LC
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisColumbidae369 624LC
Streaky-headed SeedeaterCrithagra gularisFringillidae367 471LC
Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusPhalacrocoracidae365 430LC
Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silensMuscicapidae3510 254LC
Speckled PigeonColumba guineaColumbidae357 430LC
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaHirundinidae352 869LC
White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisCorvidae344 996LC
Jackal BuzzardButeo rufofuscusAccipitridae343 043LC
Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeusNectariniidae336 298LC
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisArdeidae335 197LC
Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusPhoeniculidae332 405LC
African Fish EagleHaliaeetus vociferAccipitridae331 559LC
Pied CrowCorvus albusCorvidae329 275LC
BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonusMalaconotidae328 389LC
Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullataHirundinidae324 528LC
African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMuscicapidae314 075LC
Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceusTurdidae308 108LC
Kelp GullLarus dominicanusLaridae297 428LC
Cape CrowCorvus capensisCorvidae296 343LC
Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphurataFringillidae294 367LC
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusThreskiornithidae293 677LC
Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraCisticolidae292 268LC
Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusColiidae285 143LC
Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestrisPycnonotidae284 464LC
Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosaCisticolidae275 394LC
Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferPhasianidae274 356LC
Cape BatisBatis capensisPlatysteiridae264 473LC
Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corruscaSturnidae263 642LC
Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillusLybiidae261 981LC
Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisBurhinidae255 096LC
Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisPloceidae255 023LC
Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisNectariniidae251 614LC
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusPycnonotidae251 185LC
Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMalaconotidae241 569LC
African Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMonarchidae241 405LC
Little EgretEgretta garzettaArdeidae233 869LC
Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalusPicidae233 651LC
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisAlcedinidae232 322LC
African DarterAnhinga rufaAnhingidae232 082LC
Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusBucerotidae231 263LC
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusPloceidae227 227LC
African HoopoeUpupa africanaUpupidae224 642NE
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildEstrildidae222 291LC
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusPasseridae219 479LC
Olive BushshrikeChlorophoneus olivaceusMalaconotidae213 414LC
White-breasted CormorantPhalacrocorax lucidusPhalacrocoracidae204 879NE
African OystercatcherHaematopus moquiniHaematopodidae204 764LC
Mouse-colored SunbirdCyanomitra veroxiiNectariniidae204 139NE
House SparrowPasser domesticusPasseridae204 071LC
Dark-capped BulbulPycnonotus tricolorPycnonotidae203 123NE
Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaHirundinidae201 296LC
Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensisPycnonotidae196 257LC
African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMotacillidae193 066LC
South African ShelduckTadorna canaAnatidae192 917LC
Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusCharadriidae192 735LC
Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaAlcedinidae191 035LC
Southern Black TitParus nigerParidae19878NE
Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullataEstrildidae186 460LC
Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusBurhinidae181 502LC
Yellow WeaverPloceus subaureusPloceidae181 485LC
Knysna WoodpeckerCampethera notataPicidae181 242NT
Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorPloceidae18793LC
Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensisPhalacrocoracidae173 423EN
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusPloceidae172 231LC
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPodicipedidae171 861LC
Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorBucerotidae171 393LC
Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epopsUpupidae17260LC
Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixPloceidae1611 299LC
Cape GannetMorus capensisSulidae162 962EN
White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusCuculidae162 048LC
Emerald-spotted Wood DoveTurtur chalcospilosColumbidae161 593LC
Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisCharadriidae161 294LC
Common OstrichStruthio camelusStruthionidae153 617LC
African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMuscicapidae15914LC
Chinspot BatisBatis molitorPlatysteiridae15569LC
Black Saw-wingPsalidoprocne pristopteraHirundinidae15249LC
White-browed Scrub RobinErythropygia leucophrysMuscicapidae15148LC
Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaCisticolidae15130LC
Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMuscicapidae141 773LC
Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraViduidae141 104LC
Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolorSturnidae133 551LC
Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaNectariniidae132 472LC
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPhalacrocoracidae131 235LC
Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicaFringillidae13512LC
Pale Chanting GoshawkMelierax canorusAccipitridae123 915LC
Ant-eating ChatMyrmecocichla formicivoraMuscicapidae122 741LC
Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataRallidae122 510LC
Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiataHirundinidae122 086LC
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergiiLaridae121 713LC
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusAccipitridae121 516LC
Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensPicidae12621LC
Black CuckooCuculus clamosusCuculidae12161LC
Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidusZosteropidae113 056LC
Acacia Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelasLybiidae112 260LC
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropusRallidae111 926LC
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaCisticolidae111 218LC
Thick-billed WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsPloceidae111 123LC
Rock KestrelFalco rupicolusFalconidae111 031NE
Cape CanarySerinus canicollisFringillidae11529LC
Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisAccipitridae1179LC
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusApodidae102 348LC
Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensCisticolidae102 261LC
Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaLocustellidae101 741LC
Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisMuscicapidae101 361LC
Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseusGruidae10988VU
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisLaridae10817LC
Brown-throated MartinRiparia paludicolaHirundinidae10282LC
White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularisHirundinidae10186LC
HamerkopScopus umbrettaScopidae10185LC
Karoo Scrub RobinErythropygia coryphoeusMuscicapidae92 481NE
Southern TchagraTchagra tchagraMalaconotidae91 683LC
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusScolopacidae91 142LC
White-fronted PloverCharadrius marginatusCharadriidae91 039LC
Common GreenshankTringa nebulariaScolopacidae9793LC
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusAccipitridae9779NT
Forest CanaryCrithagra scotopsFringillidae9522LC
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosScolopacidae9408LC
Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaNectariniidae9380LC

Showing the 150 birds recorded near the most reserves of 337.

Source: GBIF.org occurrence data within a radius of each reserve; names and IUCN categories from the GBIF backbone. Records near a reserve are not proof that a species lives inside it.