Passeriformes in the reserves

281 bird species of the order Passeriformes are recorded around 564 parks and reserves in the directory. The most widely recorded is the Southern Fiscal, near 398 reserves. 10 are on the IUCN Red List as threatened or near threatened.

Families

Muscicapidae 34 Cisticolidae 30 Ploceidae 20 Estrildidae 18 Hirundinidae 14 Nectariniidae 14 Motacillidae 13 Alaudidae 13 Sturnidae 12 Malaconotidae 12 Fringillidae 12 Pycnonotidae 8 Passeridae 6 Turdidae 6 Acrocephalidae 6 Viduidae 6 Laniidae 5 Platysteiridae 5

Southern FiscalLanius collaris398 reserves

Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis384 reserves

Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis376 reserves

Cape White-eyeZosterops virens366 reserves

Barn SwallowHirundo rustica357 reserves

Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus324 reserves Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra323 reserves

Pied CrowCorvus albus317 reserves

Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus311 reserves

Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio295 reserves

Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus289 reserves

Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens278 reserves

All 281 species

Species	Family	Reserves	Records	IUCN	Recorded most near
Southern FiscalLanius collaris	Laniidae	398	108 863	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis	Motacillidae	384	131 219	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis	Dicruridae	376	83 146	LC	Kruger National Park
Cape White-eyeZosterops virens	Zosteropidae	366	107 549	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica	Hirundinidae	357	76 705	LC	Pikkie Park Conservancy
Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus	Malaconotidae	324	75 869	LC	Garden Route National Park
Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra	Muscicapidae	323	107 853	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Pied CrowCorvus albus	Corvidae	317	83 571	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus	Passeridae	311	60 963	LC	Kruger National Park
Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio	Sturnidae	295	91 781	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus	Ploceidae	289	123 805	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens	Sturnidae	278	65 678	LC	Kruger National Park
Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullata	Hirundinidae	272	49 084	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Cape SparrowPasser melanurus	Passeridae	250	98 474	LC	Kloofendal Nature Reserve
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild	Estrildidae	244	40 320	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Cape WeaverPloceus capensis	Ploceidae	244	78 023	LC	Garden Route National Park
NeddickyCisticola fulvicapilla	Cisticolidae	242	39 685	LC	Garden Route National Park
Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina	Nectariniidae	239	46 733	LC	Garden Route National Park
House SparrowPasser domesticus	Passeridae	238	54 212	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix	Ploceidae	237	79 818	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus	Pycnonotidae	224	58 972	LC	Garden Route National Park
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava	Cisticolidae	223	53 807	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla	Malaconotidae	222	40 558	LC	Kruger National Park
Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silens	Muscicapidae	215	58 386	LC	Garden Route National Park
Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica	Cisticolidae	215	42 935	LC	Garden Route National Park
Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus	Oriolidae	212	36 864	LC	Garden Route National Park
African StonechatSaxicola torquatus	Muscicapidae	211	35 203	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura	Viduidae	210	29 546	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus	Pycnonotidae	208	40 879	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica	Hirundinidae	200	33 245	LC	Kruger National Park
BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonus	Malaconotidae	200	40 388	LC	Addo Elephant National Park
African Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis	Monarchidae	200	24 869	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatala	Nectariniidae	193	44 443	LC	Kloofendal Nature Reserve
White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis	Hirundinidae	192	37 787	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens	Cisticolidae	183	42 923	LC	False Bay Nature Reserve
Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula	Hirundinidae	181	31 842	LC	Kloofendal Nature Reserve
Dark-capped BulbulPycnonotus tricolor	Pycnonotidae	179	67 462	NE	Kloofendal Nature Reserve
Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus	Nectariniidae	177	56 311	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris	Muscicapidae	166	29 061	LC	Pilanesberg National Park
Cape CanarySerinus canicollis	Fringillidae	163	32 944	LC	Hottentots-Holland
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris	Sturnidae	161	53 508	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceus	Turdidae	161	38 014	LC	Springside Nature Reserve
White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis	Corvidae	159	28 032	LC	Garden Route National Park
Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa	Cisticolidae	158	45 701	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis	Sturnidae	156	56 163	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus	Motacillidae	155	21 087	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Chinspot BatisBatis molitor	Platysteiridae	153	25 245	LC	Kruger National Park
Streaky-headed SeedeaterCrithagra gularis	Fringillidae	152	30 413	LC	Garden Route National Park
Southern Black TitParus niger	Paridae	148	19 768	NE	Kruger National Park
Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa	Nectariniidae	146	29 024	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis	Pycnonotidae	144	60 394	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica	Fringillidae	143	14 073	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Greater Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris afer	Nectariniidae	134	28 366	LC	Garden Route National Park
Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura	Cisticolidae	133	22 978	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
White-browed Scrub RobinErythropygia leucophrys	Muscicapidae	132	19 673	LC	Kruger National Park
Blue WaxbillUraeginthus angolensis	Estrildidae	132	28 162	LC	Kruger National Park
Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea	Ploceidae	131	23 397	LC	Kruger National Park
African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta	Muscicapidae	130	22 803	LC	Garden Route National Park
Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescens	Macrosphenidae	128	19 815	LC	Kruger National Park
Cape BatisBatis capensis	Platysteiridae	124	21 571	LC	Garden Route National Park
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus	Ploceidae	121	27 124	LC	Springside Nature Reserve
Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis	Ploceidae	119	24 320	LC	Springside Nature Reserve
Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata	Estrildidae	118	40 249	LC	Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve
Brown-throated MartinRiparia paludicola	Hirundinidae	117	16 686	LC	False Bay Nature Reserve
Thick-billed WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons	Ploceidae	117	29 683	LC	Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve
Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii	Leiothrichidae	116	24 380	LC	Kruger National Park
Cape GrassbirdSphenoeacus afer	Macrosphenidae	116	21 770	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana	Cisticolidae	112	24 725	LC	Kruger National Park
Southern Black FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina	Muscicapidae	110	14 765	LC	Springside Nature Reserve
Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolor	Sturnidae	105	15 922	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Cape CrowCorvus capensis	Corvidae	105	15 761	LC	Addo Elephant National Park
Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana	Turdidae	103	14 548	LC	Kloofendal Nature Reserve
Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris	Nectariniidae	101	14 919	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphurata	Fringillidae	99	15 342	LC	Garden Route National Park
Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris	Emberizidae	99	13 361	LC	Kruger National Park
Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorhynchus	Buphagidae	95	19 759	LC	Kruger National Park
Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens	Ploceidae	92	13 323	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corrusca	Sturnidae	92	19 623	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidus	Zosteropidae	91	47 713	LC	Pikkie Park Conservancy
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis	Cisticolidae	90	12 917	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Cape BuntingEmberiza capensis	Emberizidae	89	14 718	LC	Table Mountain National Park
Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris	Pycnonotidae	88	13 046	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Yellow CanaryCrithagra flaviventris	Fringillidae	86	12 100	LC	Naval Hill Nature Reserve
Karoo ThrushTurdus smithi	Turdidae	85	34 221	LC	Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve
African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp	Motacillidae	83	15 698	NE	Kruger National Park
Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris	Acrocephalidae	83	26 963	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Grey-backed CisticolaCisticola subruficapilla	Cisticolidae	83	9 734	LC	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis	Malaconotidae	80	12 774	LC	Kruger National Park
Ant-eating ChatMyrmecocichla formicivora	Muscicapidae	80	10 373	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala	Locustellidae	78	17 729	LC	False Bay Nature Reserve
White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali	Passeridae	76	12 128	LC	Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area
Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida	Cisticolidae	75	9 688	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus	Malaconotidae	75	9 692	LC	Kruger National Park
Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis	Ploceidae	74	9 355	LC	Hottentots-Holland
Orange-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus	Malaconotidae	73	10 126	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster	Sturnidae	72	4 541	LC	uMkhuze Game Reserve
Cape Rock ThrushMonticola rupestris	Muscicapidae	71	6 358	LC	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis	Muscicapidae	71	15 141	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progne	Ploceidae	71	13 904	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Cape LongclawMacronyx capensis	Motacillidae	70	6 931	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Groundscraper ThrushPsophocichla litsitsirupa	Turdidae	70	6 126	LC	Pilanesberg National Park
Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans	Cisticolidae	67	12 916	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis	Fringillidae	66	12 183	LC	Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve
Grey-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti	Malaconotidae	66	7 174	LC	Kruger National Park
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris	Ploceidae	66	7 057	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolor	Ploceidae	65	10 727	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucus	Laniidae	62	11 101	LC	Kruger National Park
Cape SugarbirdPromerops cafer	Promeropidae	60	24 397	LC	Hottentots-Holland
Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea	Nectariniidae	59	11 463	LC	Iphithi Nature Reserve
White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus	Prionopidae	56	6 327	LC	Kruger National Park
Black Saw-wingPsalidoprocne pristoptera	Hirundinidae	56	2 185	LC	Jock's Bay
Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris	Pycnonotidae	55	13 590	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi	Emberizidae	55	6 341	LC	Pilanesberg National Park
Mocking Cliff ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris	Muscicapidae	55	3 290	LC	Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area
African Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus nigricans	Pycnonotidae	53	12 126	LC	Naval Hill Nature Reserve
Sabota LarkCalendulauda sabota	Alaudidae	53	11 049	LC	Kruger National Park
Swee WaxbillCoccopygia melanotis	Estrildidae	53	7 291	LC	Hottentots-Holland
BrubruNilaus afer	Malaconotidae	52	4 675	LC	uMkhuze Game Reserve
Orange-breasted SunbirdAnthobaphes violacea	Nectariniidae	52	17 288	LC	Hottentots-Holland
Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana	Alaudidae	51	11 208	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio	Laniidae	51	6 043	LC	Pilanesberg National Park
Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigii	Dicruridae	50	10 156	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea	Alaudidae	50	3 198	LC	Addo Elephant National Park
Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiata	Hirundinidae	49	3 683	LC	Addo Elephant National Park
African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata	Estrildidae	48	3 784	LC	Iphithi Nature Reserve
Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus	Motacillidae	48	8 334	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Lazy CisticolaCisticola aberrans	Cisticolidae	48	1 392	LC	Rustenburg Natuurreservaat
Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba	Estrildidae	48	5 482	LC	uMkhuze Game Reserve
Karoo Scrub-RobinTychaedon coryphoeus	Muscicapidae	47	3 209	LC	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata	Muscicapidae	46	3 266	LC	De Hoop Nature Reserve
Crimson-breasted ShrikeLaniarius atrococcineus	Malaconotidae	46	10 521	LC	Pilanesberg National Park
Yellow WeaverPloceus subaureus	Ploceidae	45	5 239	LC	East London Coast Nature Reserve
Mouse-colored SunbirdCyanomitra veroxii	Nectariniidae	45	9 303	NE	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Olive BushshrikeChlorophoneus olivaceus	Malaconotidae	45	5 712	LC	Lower Guinea-Fowl Trail
White-throated CanaryCrithagra albogularis	Fringillidae	45	5 165	LC	Augrabies Falls National Park
Mountain WheatearOenanthe monticola	Muscicapidae	45	6 435	LC	Suikerbosrant Nature Reserve
Karoo Scrub RobinErythropygia coryphoeus	Muscicapidae	44	8 246	NE	Addo Elephant National Park
White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus	Ploceidae	44	4 967	LC	OPM Prozesky Bird Sanctuary
Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia	Estrildidae	42	1 541	LC	Waterberg Biosphere
White-throated Robin-ChatCossypha humeralis	Muscicapidae	42	3 445	LC	Pilanesberg National Park
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus	Phylloscopidae	40	1 375	LC	Rietfontein Nature Reserve
Large-billed LarkGalerida magnirostris	Alaudidae	39	2 651	LC	Mountain Zebra National Park
Drakensberg PriniaPrinia hypoxantha	Cisticolidae	38	2 973	LC	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata	Muscicapidae	37	1 679	LC	Dinokeng Game Reserve
Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala	Estrildidae	37	2 263	LC	Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area
Forest CanaryCrithagra scotops	Fringillidae	36	5 034	LC	Garden Route National Park
Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australis	Sturnidae	36	4 384	LC	Dinokeng Game Reserve
Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephala	Estrildidae	35	9 396	LC	Highveld Garden
Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis	Nectariniidae	34	4 397	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis	Nectariniidae	34	2 339	LC	Sondela Nature Reserve
Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea	Sturnidae	33	5 230	LC	Naval Hill Nature Reserve
Red-billed Buffalo WeaverBubalornis niger	Ploceidae	32	4 764	LC	Kruger National Park
Banded MartinRiparia cincta	Hirundinidae	32	3 510	LC	Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Chorister Robin-ChatCossypha dichroa	Muscicapidae	31	3 842	LC	Wilderness National Park
Scaly-feathered WeaverSporopipes squamifrons	Ploceidae	31	4 732	LC	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Kalahari Scrub RobinErythropygia paena	Muscicapidae	31	7 528	LC	Pilanesberg National Park
Blue-mantled Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas	Monarchidae	30	1 737	LC	Jock's Bay
Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis	Muscicapidae	30	7 080	LC	Pilanesberg National Park
Violet-eared WaxbillUraeginthus granatinus	Estrildidae	30	4 095	LC	Pilanesberg National Park
Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcoerulea	Sylviidae	30	1 779	LC	Pilanesberg Private Lodge
Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais	Cisticolidae	29	2 564	LC	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Southern White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimens	Laniidae	29	2 444	LC	Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area
Southern TchagraTchagra tchagra	Malaconotidae	28	2 490	LC	Addo Elephant National Park
Ashy FlycatcherMuscicapa caerulescens	Muscicapidae	27	1 500	LC	Bonamanzi Game Reserve
Gorgeous BushshrikeTelophorus viridis	Malaconotidae	27	7 235	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Cape SiskinCrithagra totta	Fringillidae	27	2 749	LC	Jock's Bay
Red-breasted SwallowCecropis semirufa	Hirundinidae	26	3 812	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Black-and-white MannikinLonchura bicolor	Estrildidae	25	5 084	LC	Iphithi Nature Reserve
Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii	Cisticolidae	24	1 604	LC	Suikerbosrant Nature Reserve
Cloud CisticolaCisticola textrix	Cisticolidae	23	1 465	LC	Tienie Versveld Wildflower Reserve
Spike-heeled LarkChersomanes albofasciata	Alaudidae	23	1 634	LC	Mountain Zebra National Park
Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava	Campephagidae	22	436	LC	Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus	Nectariniidae	22	7 139	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps	Ploceidae	22	391	LC	Mabula Game Reserve
Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis	Cisticolidae	21	2 200	LC	Saint Lucia Park
Brown Scrub RobinErythropygia signata	Muscicapidae	21	2 042	LC	East London Coast Nature Reserve
South African Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon spilodera	Hirundinidae	21	4 894	LC	Vredefort Dome core area
Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer	Ploceidae	21	2 315	LC	Highveld Garden
African Reed WarblerAcrocephalus baeticatus	Acrocephalidae	21	3 782	NE	OPM Prozesky Bird Sanctuary
Grey TitParus afer	Paridae	20	1 396	LC	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara	Motacillidae	20	1 571	LC	Palmiet Nature Reserve
Fairy FlycatcherStenostira scita	Stenostiridae	20	1 583	LC	Karoo National Park
Pririt BatisBatis pririt	Platysteiridae	20	3 014	LC	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Yellow-throated PetroniaGymnoris superciliaris	Passeridae	19	2 620	LC	uMkhuze Game Reserve
Yellow-throated Woodland WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla	Phylloscopidae	19	1 649	LC	Woodbush Forest Reserve
Karoo LarkCalendulauda albescens	Alaudidae	19	647	LC	West Coast Fossil Park
Cut-throat FinchAmadina fasciata	Estrildidae	19	3 068	LC	Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve
Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii	Hirundinidae	19	4 101	LC	Kruger National Park
Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus	Sturnidae	19	4 460	LC	Kruger National Park
Grey CuckooshrikeCoracina caesia	Campephagidae	18	978	LC	Woodbush Forest Reserve
Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus	Cisticolidae	18	919	LC	Free State National Botanical Garden
Long-tailed Paradise WhydahVidua paradisaea	Viduidae	18	364	LC	Sondela Nature Reserve
Victorin's WarblerCryptillas victorini	Macrosphenidae	18	1 705	LC	Hottentots-Holland
White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini	Muscicapidae	17	769	LC	Sabiepark
Lesser Masked WeaverPloceus intermedius	Ploceidae	17	1 351	LC	Sondela Nature Reserve
Black-faced Quail-FinchOrtygospiza atricollis	Estrildidae	17	1 018	LC	Free State National Botanical Garden
Lark-like BuntingEmberiza impetuani	Emberizidae	17	1 444	LC	Karoo National Park
Southern Pied BabblerTurdoides bicolor	Leiothrichidae	17	498	LC	Mapungubwe National Park
Rufous-eared WarblerMalcorus pectoralis	Cisticolidae	17	1 614	LC	Karoo National Park
Cape Penduline TitAnthoscopus minutus	Remizidae	16	1 106	LC	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Rudd's ApalisApalis ruddi	Cisticolidae	16	6 154	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Gurney's SugarbirdPromerops gurneyi	Promeropidae	16	2 064	NT	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Karoo ChatEmarginata schlegelii	Muscicapidae	15	1 103	LC	Karoo National Park
Buff-streaked ChatCampicoloides bifasciatus	Muscicapidae	14	1 379	LC	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Eastern NicatorNicator gularis	Nicatoridae	14	3 735	LC	iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Chat FlycatcherBradornis infuscatus	Muscicapidae	14	1 093	LC	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Grey-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brevicaudata	Cisticolidae	14	1 557	NE	Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area
Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys	Motacillidae	13	220	LC	Impeleshu Forest Reserve
Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops	Cisticolidae	13	515	LC	Sabiepark
Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regia	Viduidae	13	775	LC	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Ashy TitParus cinerascens	Paridae	13	1 891	LC	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Cape RockjumperChaetops frenatus	Chaetopidae	13	232	NT	Cederberg Wilderness Area
Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii	Prionopidae	12	231	LC	Sabiepark
Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris	Motacillidae	12	244	LC	Steiltes nature reserve
Black-faced WaxbillEstrilda erythronotos	Estrildidae	12	964	LC	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Bearded Scrub RobinErythropygia quadrivirgata	Muscicapidae	11	2 180	LC	uMkhuze Game Reserve
White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata	Muscicapidae	11	744	LC	Woodbush Forest Reserve
Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor	Laniidae	11	679	LC	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis	Cisticolidae	11	176	LC	Klipplaat-Privaatnatuurreservaat
Pink-throated TwinspotHypargos margaritatus	Estrildidae	11	2 732	LC	uMkhuze Game Reserve
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroup	Sturnidae	11	2 325	LC	Augrabies Falls National Park
Dusky SunbirdCinnyris fuscus	Nectariniidae	11	1 975	LC	Augrabies Falls National Park
Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus	Acrocephalidae	10	670	LC	Marievale Bird Sanctuary
Protea CanaryCrithagra leucoptera	Fringillidae	10	291	NT	Cederberg Wilderness Area
Sentinel Rock ThrushMonticola explorator	Muscicapidae	10	667	NT	Suikerbosrant Nature Reserve
Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis	Cisticolidae	10	1 057	LC	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Namaqua WarblerPhragmacia substriata	Cisticolidae	10	822	LC	Augrabies Falls National Park
Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides	Alaudidae	9	1 842	LC	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Sickle-winged ChatEmarginata sinuata	Muscicapidae	9	1 111	LC	Mountain Zebra National Park
Grey Tit-FlycatcherMyioparus plumbeus	Muscicapidae	9	98	LC	Manyoni Private Game Reserve
Layard's WarblerSylvia layardi	Sylviidae	8	215	LC	Karoo National Park
Karoo Long-billed LarkCerthilauda subcoronata	Alaudidae	8	975	LC	Karoo National Park
Black-headed CanarySerinus alario	Fringillidae	8	453	LC	Karoo National Park
Sociable WeaverPhiletairus socius	Passeridae	8	3 040	LC	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
African Golden WeaverPloceus xanthops	Ploceidae	8	257	LC	Krantzkloof Nature Reserve
Nicholson's PipitAnthus nicholsoni	Motacillidae	8	120	NE	Verloren Valei Nature Reserve
Green TwinspotMandingoa nitidula	Estrildidae	8	240	LC	Krantzkloof Natuire Reserve
Grey WaxbillEstrilda perreini	Estrildidae	7	262	LC	Nkomba Bird Sanctuary
Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus	Pycnonotidae	7	776	LC	Woodbush Forest Reserve
Knysna WarblerBradypterus sylvaticus	Locustellidae	7	417	NT	Wilderness National Park
Orange-breasted WaxbillAmandava subflava	Estrildidae	7	696	LC	OPM Prozesky Bird Sanctuary
Cape Long-billed LarkCerthilauda curvirostris	Alaudidae	7	120	LC	West Coast Fossil Park
Eastern Clapper LarkMirafra fasciolata	Alaudidae	7	1 191	LC	Mountain Zebra National Park
Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis	Motacillidae	7	304	LC	Rustenburg Natuurreservaat
Grey-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalis	Alaudidae	7	397	LC	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata	Platysteiridae	6	605	LC	The Waterberry
Cape Clapper LarkMirafra apiata	Alaudidae	6	235	LC	West Coast Fossil Park
Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesii	Sturnidae	6	2 555	LC	Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area
Bush BlackcapLioptilus nigricapillus	Sylviidae	6	721	VU	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
House MartinDelichon urbicum	Hirundinidae	6	35	LC	Lekgalameetse Provincial Park
Fan-tailed GrassbirdSchoenicola brevirostris	Locustellidae	5	56	LC	Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve
Orange Ground ThrushGeokichla gurneyi	Turdidae	5	325	LC	Woodbush Forest Reserve
Eastern Long-billed LarkCerthilauda semitorquata	Alaudidae	5	1 228	LC	Suikerbosrant Nature Reserve
Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeus	Cisticolidae	5	205	LC	Himeville Nature Reserve
Rufous-winged CisticolaCisticola galactotes	Cisticolidae	5	285	LC	Umhlanga Lagoon
Tractrac ChatEmarginata tractrac	Muscicapidae	5	105	LC	Karoo National Park
Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata	Viduidae	5	74	LC	Skyline Nature Reserve
Dusky IndigobirdVidua funerea	Viduidae	5	205	LC	Howick Umngeni River Conservancy
Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens	Viduidae	5	23	LC	9 Highlands Wilderness
Pale FlycatcherBradornis pallidus	Muscicapidae	4	127	LC	Lake Sibayi Fresh Water Reserve
Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus	Buphagidae	4	109	LC	Timbavati Game Reserve
Long-billed PipitAnthus similis	Motacillidae	4	39	LC	Mount Currie Nature Reserve
African Yellow WarblerIduna natalensis	Acrocephalidae	4	427	LC	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Barred Wren-WarblerCalamonastes fasciolatus	Cisticolidae	4	59	LC	Madikwe Game Reserve
Garden WarblerSylvia borin	Sylviidae	4	126	LC	Montgomery Vlei
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	Fringillidae	3	1 627	LC	Tokai Park
Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus	Acrocephalidae	3	220	LC	Olifantsvlei Nature Reserve
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus	Acrocephalidae	3	423	LC	OPM Prozesky Bird Sanctuary
Cinnamon-breasted WarblerEuryptila subcinnamomea	Cisticolidae	3	122	LC	Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve
Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingi	Cisticolidae	3	62	LC	Wild Rivers Private Nature Reserve
Drakensberg RockjumperChaetops aurantius	Chaetopidae	3	17	NT	Mount Currie Nature Reserve
Short-toed Rock ThrushMonticola brevipes	Muscicapidae	3	790	LC	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
House CrowCorvus splendens	Corvidae	3	256	LC	Burman Bush
African Rock PipitAnthus crenatus	Motacillidae	3	511	NT	Mountain Zebra National Park
Woodward's BatisBatis fratrum	Platysteiridae	3	74	LC	False Bay Park
Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni	Zosteropidae	3	331	NE	St. Lucia Game Park
Barratt's WarblerBradypterus barratti	Locustellidae	3	687	LC	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava	Motacillidae	3	96	LC	Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature Reserve
Spotted Ground ThrushGeokichla guttata	Turdidae	3	45	VU	Pipeline Coastal Park
Neergaard's SunbirdCinnyris neergaardi	Nectariniidae	3	429	NT	St. Lucia Game Park
Grey-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga	Hirundinidae	3	241	LC	Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of Tongaland

Other bird orders

Charadriiformes 47 Pelecaniformes 20 Coraciiformes 19 Piciformes 19 Bucerotiformes 11 Gruiformes 11 Suliformes 9

GBIF.org occurrence records; taxonomy from the GBIF backbone; photos from Wikimedia Commons (authors on the photo credits page).