birds · 3 families
Gruiformes in the reserves
11 bird species of the order Gruiformes are recorded around 292 parks and reserves in the directory. The most widely recorded is the Red-knobbed Coot, near 198 reserves. 3 are on the IUCN Red List as threatened or near threatened.
Families
Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata198 reserves
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus169 reserves
Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseus87 reserves · Vulnerable
Black CrakeAmaurornis flavirostra69 reserves
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio27 reserves
Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorum24 reserves · Endangered
Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus15 reserves · Vulnerable
African RailRallus caerulescens8 reserves
African FinfootPodica senegalensis6 reserves
Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa4 reserves
Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinis3 reservesAll 11 species
| Species | Family | Reserves | Records | IUCN | Recorded most near |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata | Rallidae | 198 | 54 808 | LC | False Bay Nature Reserve |
| Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | Rallidae | 169 | 54 978 | LC | False Bay Nature Reserve |
| Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseus | Gruidae | 87 | 6 021 | VU | De Hoop Nature Reserve |
| Black CrakeAmaurornis flavirostra | Rallidae | 69 | 6 702 | LC | Marievale Bird Sanctuary |
| Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio | Rallidae | 27 | 9 867 | LC | False Bay Nature Reserve |
| Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorum | Gruidae | 24 | 2 661 | EN | UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park |
| Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus | Gruidae | 15 | 1 934 | VU | UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park |
| African RailRallus caerulescens | Rallidae | 8 | 1 077 | LC | Marievale Bird Sanctuary |
| African FinfootPodica senegalensis | Heliornithidae | 6 | 67 | LC | Kosi Bay |
| Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa | Rallidae | 4 | 125 | LC | Greater Lakenvlei Protected Environment |
| Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinis | Rallidae | 3 | 38 | LC | Ntsikeni Nature Reserve |
Other bird orders
Passeriformes 281Charadriiformes 47Pelecaniformes 20Coraciiformes 19Piciformes 19Bucerotiformes 11Suliformes 9
GBIF.org occurrence records; taxonomy from the GBIF backbone; photos from Wikimedia Commons (authors on the photo credits page).