Parkveld
Wildlife
Threatened

Threatened and near-threatened species

74 species with records around the reserves are on the IUCN Red List as critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or near threatened (category as given in the GBIF backbone).

Species	IUCN	Family	Reserves	Most records
African PenguinSpheniscus demersus	Critically endangered	Spheniscidae	17	Boulders Penguin Colony
Black RhinocerosDiceros bicornis	Critically endangered	Rhinocerotidae	13	Pilanesberg National Park
Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus	Critically endangered	Accipitridae	14	Idube Game Reserve
White-backed VultureGyps africanus	Critically endangered	Accipitridae	50	Kruger National Park
African Wild DogLycaon pictus	Endangered	Canidae	19	Kruger National Park
African elephantLoxodonta africana	Endangered	Elephantidae	55	Addo Elephant National Park
Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectus	Endangered	Phalacrocoracidae	15	Betty's Bay Marine Protected Area
BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus	Endangered	Accipitridae	42	Kruger National Park
Black HarrierCircus maurus	Endangered	Accipitridae	34	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensis	Endangered	Phalacrocoracidae	77	Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature Reserve
Cape GannetMorus capensis	Endangered	Sulidae	45	SAS Saldanha Nature Reserve
European RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus	Endangered	Leporidae	17	Kloofendal Nature Reserve
Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorum	Endangered	Gruidae	24	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Indian Ocean humpback dolphinSousa plumbea	Endangered	Delphinidae	7	Garden Route National Park
Ludwig's BustardNeotis ludwigii	Endangered	Otididae	8	Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve
Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa	Endangered	Anatidae	11	False Bay Nature Reserve
Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus	Endangered	Accipitridae	21	Kruger National Park
Mountain ReedbuckRedunca fulvorufula	Endangered	Bovidae	24	Royal Natal National Park
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius	Endangered	Sagittariidae	37	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseus	Vulnerable	Gruidae	87	De Hoop Nature Reserve
Bush BlackcapLioptilus nigricapillus	Vulnerable	Sylviidae	6	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Cape ParrotPoicephalus robustus	Vulnerable	Psittacidae	5	Woodbush Forest Reserve
Cape VultureGyps coprotheres	Vulnerable	Accipitridae	62	Vergenoeg Nature Reserve & Hiking Trail
CheetahAcinonyx jubatus	Vulnerable	Felidae	23	Pilanesberg National Park
Common HippopotamusHippopotamus amphibius	Vulnerable	Hippopotamidae	60	Kruger National Park
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea	Vulnerable	Scolopacidae	25	Table Mountain National Park
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola	Vulnerable	Charadriidae	16	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Ground PangolinManis temminckii	Vulnerable	Manidae	3	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
LeopardPanthera pardus	Vulnerable	Felidae	48	Kruger National Park
LionPanthera leo	Vulnerable	Felidae	64	Kruger National Park
Mountain ZebraEquus zebra	Vulnerable	Equidae	16	Mountain Zebra National Park
Schreibers's Long-fingered BatMiniopterus schreibersii	Vulnerable	Miniopteridae	7	Lower Guinea-Fowl Trail
Southern Black KorhaanAfrotis afra	Vulnerable	Otididae	17	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Southern Elephant SealMirounga leonina	Vulnerable	Phocidae	17	Table Mountain National Park
Southern Ground HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri	Vulnerable	Bucorvidae	12	Kruger National Park
Spotted Ground ThrushGeokichla guttata	Vulnerable	Turdidae	3	Pipeline Coastal Park
Tawny EagleAquila rapax	Vulnerable	Accipitridae	26	Kruger National Park
Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus	Vulnerable	Gruidae	15	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialis	Vulnerable	Procellariidae	11	Lion's Head Hiking Trail
African BuffaloSyncerus caffer	Near threatened	Bovidae	72	Kruger National Park
African Clawless OtterAonyx capensis	Near threatened	Mustelidae	62	Table Mountain National Park
African Rock PipitAnthus crenatus	Near threatened	Motacillidae	3	Mountain Zebra National Park
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica	Near threatened	Scolopacidae	5	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus	Near threatened	Accipitridae	9	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Blue KorhaanEupodotis caerulescens	Near threatened	Otididae	4	Sneeuwberg Protected Environment
Brown HyenaHyaena brunnea	Near threatened	Hyaenidae	26	Pilanesberg National Park
Cape RockjumperChaetops frenatus	Near threatened	Chaetopidae	13	Cederberg Wilderness Area
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus	Near threatened	Accipitridae	40	Iphithi Nature Reserve
Denham's BustardNeotis denhami	Near threatened	Otididae	29	Addo Elephant National Park
Drakensberg RockjumperChaetops aurantius	Near threatened	Chaetopidae	3	Mount Currie Nature Reserve
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata	Near threatened	Scolopacidae	4	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Forest BuzzardButeo trizonatus	Near threatened	Accipitridae	21	Garden Route National Park
Ground WoodpeckerGeocolaptes olivaceus	Near threatened	Picidae	33	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Gurney's SugarbirdPromerops gurneyi	Near threatened	Promeropidae	16	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Haviside's DolphinCephalorhynchus heavisidii	Near threatened	Delphinidae	9	Table Mountain National Park
Himalayan TahrHemitragus jemlahicus	Near threatened	Bovidae	4	Lion's Head Hiking Trail
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus	Near threatened	Delphinidae	19	Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of Tongaland
Knysna WarblerBradypterus sylvaticus	Near threatened	Locustellidae	7	Wilderness National Park
Knysna WoodpeckerCampethera notata	Near threatened	Picidae	26	East London Coast Nature Reserve
Kori BustardArdeotis kori	Near threatened	Otididae	12	Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area
Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minor	Near threatened	Phoenicopteridae	13	False Bay Nature Reserve
Neergaard's SunbirdCinnyris neergaardi	Near threatened	Nectariniidae	3	St. Lucia Game Park
Plains ZebraEquus quagga	Near threatened	Equidae	156	Addo Elephant National Park
Protea CanaryCrithagra leucoptera	Near threatened	Fringillidae	10	Cederberg Wilderness Area
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres	Near threatened	Scolopacidae	13	Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis	Near threatened	Ciconiidae	11	Kruger National Park
Sentinel Rock ThrushMonticola explorator	Near threatened	Muscicapidae	10	Suikerbosrant Nature Reserve
South East African Vlei RatOtomys auratus	Near threatened	Muridae	3	Korsman Conservancy
Southern Bald IbisGeronticus calvus	Near threatened	Threskiornithidae	33	UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park
Southern Banded Snake EagleCircaetus fasciolatus	Near threatened	Accipitridae	5	Saint Lucia Park
Spotted-necked OtterHydrictis maculicollis	Near threatened	Mustelidae	3	Marievale Bird Sanctuary
Vaal RhebokPelea capreolus	Near threatened	Bovidae	33	Golden Gate Highlands National Park
White RhinocerosCeratotherium simum	Near threatened	Rhinocerotidae	53	Pilanesberg National Park
Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus	Near threatened	Ciconiidae	12	Iphithi Nature Reserve