FileList Convert a pdf file! Koedoe 19: 49-62(1976) A REVISED CHECK-LIST OF BIRDS IN THE KALAHARI GEMSBOK NATIONAL PARK M. G . L. MILLS Kalahari Gemsbok National Park Private Bag X890 P.O. Gemsbokpark 8815 Abstract - A more complete list of the birds in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park is given, including the results of three and a half years of observations. A total of 214 species have now been identified for the Park, among which 75 are resident throughout the year, 37 are migrants, 14 are nomads and 88 are vagrants. Introduction Several lists of the birds in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, Republic of South Africa, have been published in recent years (de Villiers 1958; Prozesky and Haagner 1962; Broekhuysen, Broekhuysen, Martin, Martin, Martin and Morgan 1968; Maclean 1970). With the exception of Maclean (1970) these lists have been drawn up by the authors during short visits to the Park. However, Maclean only worked in the southern area for 19 months. This list represents three and a half years observations over the entire Park, with additional records from Liversidge (pen. comm.). Several groups of birds, notably the rap tors, pipits, larks and warblers, are difficult to identify in the field. Where any doubt exists as to the identity of a species, it has been omitted unless a specimen has been taken. Systematic List An indication of the status of each species in the Park is given accord- ing to the following key (after Kemp 1974); R - resident (found in the Park throughout the year) M - migrant (a species known to come to South Africa on a regular annual migration) N - nomad (a regular, temporary visitor to the area) V - vagrant (an irregular, temporary visitor to the area) . The number of each species has been taken from McLachlan and Liversidge (1966) and the nomenclature follows the Check list of the birds of South Africa (S.A.O.S . List Committee 1969). 49 OSTRICH (R) VOLSTRUIS 6 CAPE DABCHICK (V) KAAPSE DUIKERTJIE Struthio camelus Linnaeus Podiceps ruficollis (Pallas) 47 WHITE-BREASTED CORMORANT (V) WITBO RSDU I KER Phalacrocorax lucidus (Lichtenstein) 50 REED CORMORANT (V) RIETDUIKER 54 GREY HERON (V) BLOUREIER 55 BLACK-HEADED HERON (V) Phalacrocorax ajricanus (Gmelin) Ardea cinerea Linnaeus SWARTKOPREIER Ardea melanocephala Vigors & Children 58 GREAT WHITE EGRET (V) GROOT WITREIER 60 YELLOW-BILLED EGRET (V) GEELBEK-WITREIER 61 CATTLE EG RET (V) BOSLUISVOEL 62 SQUACCO HERON (V) RALREIER 67 LITTLE BITTERN (V) WOUDAPIE 69 NIGHT HERON (V) NAGREIER 72 HAMERKOP (V) Egretta alba (Linnaeus) Egretta intermedia (Wagler) Ardeola ibis (Linnaeus) Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli) Ixobrychus minutus (Linnaeus) Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus) Scopus umbretta Gmelin 73 MARABOU STORK (V) Leptoptilos crumeniferus (Lesson) MARABOE 75 SADDLEBILL (V) Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (Shaw) SAALBEKOOIVAAR 77 WOOLY -NECKED STORK (V) Ciconia episcopus (Boddaert) WOLNEKOOIEVAAR 50 78 WHITE-BELLIED STORK (M) KLEIN SWART SPRINKAANVOEL 79 BLACK STORK (V) Ciconia abdimii (Lichtenstein) Ciconia nigra (Linnaeus) GROOT SWART SPRINKAANVOEL 80 WHITE STORK (M) GROOT WIT SPRINKAANVOEL 123 ROCK KESTREL (R) ROOIVALKIE Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus) Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 126 PIGMY FALCON (R) DWERGVALKIE Poliohierax semitorquatus A. Smith 128 BLACK KITE (M) SWARTWOU 129 YELLOW-BILLED KITE (M) GEELBEKWOU Milvus migrans (Boddaert) Milvus migrans parasitus (Daudin) 130 BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE (R) Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines) BLOUVALKIE 134 TAWNY EAGLE (R) KOUVOEL 135 STEPPE EAGLE (M) STEPPE-AREND 139 BOOTED EAGLE (M) DWERGAREND 141 AFRICAN HAWK EAGLE (V) AFRIKAANSE JAGAREND 142 MARTIAL EAGLE (R) BREEKOPAREND 145 BROWN SNAKE-EAGLE (R) BRUIN SLANGAREND Aquila rapax (Temminck) Aquila nipalensis (Hodgson) Aquila pennata (Gmdin) Aquila fasciata Vieillot Polemaetus bellicosus (Daudin) Circaetus cinereus Vieillot 146 BLACK-BREASTED SNAKE-EAGLE (R) SWARTBOS SLANGAREND Ciraetus pectoralis A. Smith 149 FISH EAGLE (V) VISAREND 51 Haliaetus vocifer (Daudin) 151 BATALEUR (R) BERGHAAN 152 JACKAL BUZZARD (V) JAKKALSVOEL 154 BUZZARD (M) JAKKALSVOEL 157 OVAMBO SPARROWHAWK (V) OV AMBOSPERWER 161 LITTLE-BANDED GOSHAWK (V) KLEIN GEBANDE SPERWER 162 GABAR GOSHAWK (R) KLEI N WITV ALKI E 165 CHANTING GOSHAWK (R) GROOT WITV ALK 168 PALLID HARRIER (M) VAAL PADDAVRETER 169 BLACK HARRIER (V) WITKRUISV ALK 170 MONTAGU'S HARRIER (M) BLOU PADDAVRETER 171 BANDED HARRIER HAWK (V) GYMNOGENE 189 AFRICAN QUAIL (N) AFRIKAANSE KWARTEL Terathopius ecaudatus (Daudin) Buteo rujofuscus (Forster) Buteo buteo (Linnaeus) Accipiter ovampensis Gurney Accipiter badius (Gmelin) Micronisus gabar (Daudin) Melierax musicus (Daudin) Circus macrourus (Gmelin) Circus maurus (Temminck) Circus pygargus (Linnaeus) Polyboroides radiatus (Scopoli) Cortumix cotumix (Linnaeus) 190 HARLEQUIN QUAIL (V) BONTKWARTEL Cotumix delegorguei Delegorgue 192 CROWNDED GUINEA-FOWL (V) Numida meleagris (Linnaeus) TARENTAAL 196 KURRICHANE BUTTON-QUAIL (N) BOSVELDKWARTEL TJIE Tumix sylvatica (Desfontains) 52 208 PURPLE GALLINULE (V) Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus) KONINGRIETHAAN 212 RED-KNOBBED COOT (V) Fulica cristata Gmelin BLESHOENDER 217 KORI BUSTARD (R) Otis kori Burchell GOMPOU 218 LUDWIG'S BUSTARD (V) Otisludwigii (Ruppel) LUDWIGSE POU 219 STANLEY BUSTARD (V) Otis denhami Children VELDPOU 224 RED-CRESTED KORHAAN (R) Eupodotis rujicrista (A. Smith) BOSKORHAAN 225 BLACK KORHAAN (R) Afrotis aJra (Linnaeus) SWARTKORHAAN 228 AFRICAN JACANA (V) Actophilomis africanus (Gmelin) LANGTOON 238 THREE-BANDED SAND PLOVER (V) Charadrius tricollaris Vieillot DRIEBAND-STRANDLOPERTJIE 240 CASPIAN PLOVER (M) ASIASTIESE STRANDLOPER 242 CROWNED PLOVER (R) KIEWIETJIE 245 BLACKSMITH PLOVER (V) BONTKIEWIETJIE 251 CURLEW SANDPIPER (M) KRO MBEK-STRANDLOPER 253 LITTLE STINT (M) KLEIN STRANDLOPER 256 RUFF (M) KEMPHAAN 258 COMMON SANDPIPER (M) GEWONE RUITER 53 Charadrius asiaticus Pallas Vanellus coronatus (Boddaen) Vanellus armatus (Burchell) Calidris minuta (Pontoppidan) Calidris minuta (Leislerl Philomachus pugnax (Linnaeus) Tringa hypoleucos (Linnaeus) 262 MARSH SANDPIPER (M) Tringa stagnatilis (Bechstein) M 0 ERASRUITER 263 GREENSHANK (M) Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus) GROENPOOT-RUITER 264 WPOD SANDPIPER (M) Tringaglareola Linnaeus BOSRUITER 268 WHIMBREL (M) Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus) KLEIN WULP 270 BLACK-WINGED STILT (V) Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus) ROOIPOOT-ELSIE 275 CAPE DIKKOP (R) Burhinus capensis (Lichtenstein) DIKKOP 276 BURCHELL'S COURSER (N) Cursorius rufus Gould BLOUKOP-DRAWWERTjIE 277 TEMMINCK'S COURSER (V) Cursorius temminckii Swainson TREKDRAWWERTjIE 278 DOUBLE-BANDED COURSER (R) DUBBELBAND-DRAWWERTjIE Rhinoptilus ajricanus (Temminck) 280 BRONZE-WING COURSER (V) Rhinoptilus chalcopterus (Heuglin) BRONSVLERKDRAWWERTjIE 304 WHITE -WINGED LAKE TERN (M) WITVLERKMEERSWAWEL Childonias leucoptera (Temminck) 307 NAMAQ.UA SANDGROUSE (R) Pterocles namaqua (Gmdin) KELKIEWYN 308 SPOTTED SANDGROUSE (R) Pterocles burchelli W. Sclater SANDPATRYS 311 ROCK PIGEON (V) Columba guinea Linnaeus BOSDUIF 316 CAPE TURTLE DOVE (R) Streptopelia capicola (SundevalJ) TORTELDUIF 317 LAUGHING DOVE (R) ROOIBORS-DUIFIE Streptopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus) 54 318 NAMAQUA DOVE (R) NAMAKWADUIFIE 340 CUCKOO (M) KOEKOEK Oena capensis (Linnaeus) Cuculus canorus Linnaeus 346 GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO (V) Clamator glandarius (Linnaeus) GROOT GEVLEKTEKOEKOEK 348 JACOBIN CUCKOO (M) Clamator jacobinus (Boddaert) NUWEJAARSVOEL 352 DIEDERIK CUCKOO (M) Chrysococcyx caprius (Boddaert) DIEDRIKKIE 359 BARN OWL (R) Tyto alba (Scopoli) NONNETJIE-UIL 360 GRASS OWL (V) Tyto capensis (A. Smith) GRASUIL 363 SCOPS OWL (V) Otus scops (Linnaeus) KLEIN OORUIL '''- 364 WHITE-FACED OWL (R) Otusleucotis (Temminck) WITWANG-OORUILTJIE 365 PEARL-SPOTTED OWLET (R) Glaucidium perlatum (Vieillot) DWERG-UILTJIE 368 SPOTTED EAGLE OWL (R) Bubo aJricanus (Temminck) GEVLEKTE OORUIL 369 GIANT EAGLE OWL (R) Bubo lacteus (Temminck) REUSE-OORUIL 371 EUROPEAN NIGHTJAR (M) Camprimulgus europaeus Linnaeus EUROPESE NAGUIL 372 RUFOUS-CHEEKED NIGHTJAR (M) ROOIWANG-NAGUIL Caprimulgus rufigena A. Smith 378 EUROPEAN SWIFT (M) EUROPESE WINDSWAWEL 380 BLACK SWIFT (M) SWART WINDSWAWEL 55 Apus apus (Linnaeus) Apus barbatus (P. Sclater) 383 WHITE-RUMPED SWIFT (V) Apus caffer (Lichtenstein) WITKRUI S- WI NDSWA WEL 385 LITTLE SWIFT (V) Apus ajjinis (Gray) KLEIN WINDSWAWEL 391 WHITE-BACKED MOUSEBIRD (V) Colius colius (Linnaeus) WITKRUIS-MUISVOt.L 392 RED-FACED MOUSEBIRD (V) Urocolius indicus (Latham) ROOIWANG-MUISVOt.L 403 STRIPED KINGFISHER (V) Halcyon chelicuti (Stanley) GESTREEPTE VISVANGER 404 EUROPEAN BEE-EATER (M) Merops apiaster Linnaeus EUROPESE BYVRETER 411 SWALLOW-TAILED BEE-EATER (R) MIKSTERBYVRETER Merops hirundineus (Lichtenstein) 412 EUROPEAN ROLLER (M) Coracias garrulus Linnaeus EUROPESE TROUPANT 413 LILAC-BREASTED ROLLER (R) Coraciascaudata Linnaeus GEWONE TROUPANT 415 PURPLE ROLLER Coracias naevia Daudin GROOT TROUPANT 418 AFRICAN HOOPOE (R) Upupa epops Bechstein HOEPHOEP 419 RED-BILLED HOOPOE (V) Phoeniculus purpureus (Miller) KAKELAAR 421 SCIMITAR-BILL HOOPOE (R) SWARTBEKKAKELAAR Rhinopomastus cyanomelas (Vieillot) 424 GREY HORNBILL (V) GRYS NEUSHORINGVOt.L Tockus nasutus Linnaeus 426 YELLOW-BILLED HORNBILL (R) Tockusflavirostris (Ruppel!) GEELBEKNEUSHORINGVOt.L 432 PIED BARBET (R) Lybius leucomelas (Boddaert) BONT HOUTKAPPER 56 450 CARDINAL WOODPECKER (R) Dendropicosfuscescens (Vieillot) KARDINAAL-SPEGT 457 MONOTONOUS LARK (V) Mirofrajavanica Horsfield BOSVELDLEWERKIE 459 FAWN-COLOURED LARK (R) MiraJra aJricanoides A. Smith VAALBRUIN LEWERKIE 460 SABOTA LARK (R) MiraJrasabotaA. Smith SABOTA-LEWERKIE 464 DUSKY LARK (V) Pinarocorys nigricans (Sundevall) DONKER LEWERKIE 466 CLAPPER LARK (R) MiraJra apiata (Vieillot) KLAPPERTJ I E 474 SPIKE-HEELED LARK (R) VLAKVOELTJIE Certhilauda alboJasciata Lafresnaye 485 GREY-BACKED FINCH-LARK (N) GRYS KAFFERTJIE Eremopterix verticalis (A. Smith) 486 BLACK-EARED FINCH-LARK (V) EGTE KAFFERTJIE Eremopterix australis (A. Smith) 488 RED-CAPPED LARK (V) ROOIKOPLEWERKIE Tephrocorys cinerea (Gmelin) 490 PINK-BILLED LARK (V) ROOIBEKLEWERKIE Calandrella conirostris (Sundevall) 492 STARK'S LARK (N) STARKSE LEWERKIE 493 EUROPEAN SWALLOW (M) EUROPESE SWAWEL 495 WHITE-THROATED SWALLOW (V) Calandrella slarki Shelley Hirundo rustica Linnaeus WITKEELSWA WEL Hirundo albigularis Strickland 498 PEARL-BREASTED SWALLOW (V) Hirundo dimidiata Sundevall P~RELBO RSSWA WEL TJ I E 502 LARGER STRIPED SWALLOW (V) Hirundo culcullata (Boddaert) GROOT STREEPSWAWEL 57 504 CLIFF SWALLOW (R) FAMILIESWAWEL 506 ROCK MARTIN (R) KRANSSWAWEL 517 FORK-TAILED DRONGO (R) M I KSTERTBYV AN G ER 519 GOLDEN ORIOLE (M) EUROPESE WIELEWAAL 522 PIED CROW (V) WITBORSKRAAI 523 BLACK CROW (R) SWARTKRAAI 525 GREY TIT (R) PIETTJOUTJOU Hirundo spilodera (Sundevall) Hirundo rupestris Scopoli Dierurus adsimilis (Bechstein) Oriolus oriolus (Linnaeus) Corvus albus (Miiller) Corvus eapensis Lichtenstein Parus aJer Gmelin 531 PENDULINE TIT (R) Anthoseopus minutus (Shaw and Nodder) GRYS KAPOKVOEL 536 PIED BABBLER (V) Turdoides bieolor (Jardine) WIT KA TLAGTER 544 RED-EYED BULBUL (N) Pyenonotus nigrieans (Vieillot) ROOIOOG-TIPTOL 557 GROUNDSCRAPER THRUSH (V) Turduslitsitsirupa (A. Smith) GEVLEKTE LYSTER 561 SHORT-TOED ROCK THRUSH (V) KORTTOON-KLIPWAGTER Montieola brevi pes (Waterhouse) 564 MOUNTAIN CHAT (V) BERGTAPULT 566 GREY-RUMPED SICKLE WING CHAT (V) BLEEKT APUIT 568 CAPPED WHEATEAR (M) SKAAPWAGTER 570 FAMILIAR CHAT (R) SPEKVRETER 58 Oenanthe montieola Vieillot Cereomela sehlegelii (Wahlberg) Oenanthe pileala (Gmelin) Cereomela jamiliaris (Stephens) 571 LAYARD ' S CHAT (V) Cercomela tractrac (Wilkes) KLEIN SPEKVRETER 575 ANT-EATING CHAT (R) Myrmecocichlaformicivora (Vieillot) SWARTPIEK 586 KALAHARI SCRUB ROBIN (R) Erythropygia paena A. Smith WIPSTERT 599 WILLOW WARBLER (M) Phylloscopus trochilus (Linnaeus) HOFZANGER 600 YELLOW-BELLIED BUSH WARBLER (R) GEELBUIKBOSSANGER Eremomela icteropygialis (Lafresnaye) 619 RUFOUS-EARED WARBLER (R) ROO I 0 0 R- KLEI NJANTJI E 621 CROMBEK (V) KROMBEK 629 COMMON FANTAIL CISTICOLA (N) Prinia pectoralis A. Smith Sylvietta rujescens (Vieillot) GEWONE VELDTINGTINKIE Cisticolajuncidis (Rafinesque) 630 DESERT CISTICOLA (R) Cisticola aridula Whiterby BLEEKVELD-TINKTINKIE 650 BLACK-CHESTED PRINIA (R) Priniajlavicans (Vieillot) SWARTBORS-LANGSTERT- TINKTINKIE 654 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (M) Muscicapa striata (Pallas) EUROPESE VLIEEVANGER 658 TIT-BABBLER (R) Parisoma subcaerulem (Vieillot) TJERIKTIK 661 MARl CO FLYCATCHER (R) Melaenomis mariquensis A . Smith MARl CO VLIEEVANGER 663 CHAT FLYCATCHER (R) Melaenomis injuscatus (A . Smith) GROOT VLIEEVANGER 674 PRIRIT FLYCATCHER (R) Batispririt(Vieillot) PRIRIT-BONBONTROKKIE 686 CAPE WAGTAIL (V) Motacilla capensis Linnaeus KWIKKIE 59 689 YELLOW WAGTAIL (V) GEEL KWIKKIE 692 RICHARD'S PIPIT (N) GEWONE KOESTER 695 BUFFY PIPIT (N) VAALKOESTER 706 LESSER GREY SHRIKE (M) EUROPESE GRYS LAKSMAN 707 FISCAL SHRIKE (R) LAKSMAN 708 RED-BACKED SHRIKE (M) ROOIRUGLAKSMAN Motacilla lutea (Gmelin) Anthus novaeseelandiae (Gmelin) Anthus vaalensis Shelley Lanius minor Gmelin Lanius collaris Linnaeus Lanius collurio Linnaeus 711 CRIMSON-BREASTED SHRIKE (R) ROOIBORSFISKAAL Liniarius atrococcineus Burchell 714 THREE-STREAKED TCHAGRA (V) Tchagra australis (A. Smith) KLEIN ROOIVLERKLAKSMAN 722 BOKMAKIERIE (R) Malaconotus z.eylonus (Linnaeus) 730 WHITE-CROWNED SHRIKE (V) KREMETARTLAKSMAN Eurocephalus anguitimens A. Smith 731 BRUBRU SHRIKE (R) BONTROKLAKSMAN 735 WATTLED STARLING (N) SPRINKAANVOEL 737 CAPE GLOSSY STARLING (R) KLEIN GLANSSPREEU Nilaus afer (Latham) Creatophora cinerea (Menschen) Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus) 743 BURCHELL'S GLOSSY STARLING (R) GROOT GLANSSPREEU Lamprotornis australis (A. Smith) 764 DUSKY SUNBIRD (V) NAMAKWA-SUIKERBEKKIE 775 CAPE WHITE-EYE (V) KAAPSE GLASOGIE 60 Nectarinia fusca (Vieillot) Zosterops pallidus Swainson 779 BUFFALO WEAVER (V) BUFFELWEWER Bubalomis albirostris (Vieillot) 780 WHITE-BROWED SPARROW-WEAVER (R) KORINGVOEL Plocepasser mahali A. Smith 783 SOCIABLE WEAVER (R) FAMILIEVOEL 784 HOUSE SPARROW (R) ENGELSE MOSSIE 785 GREAT SPARROW (N) GROOT MOSSIE 786 CAPE SPARROW (R) MOSSIE 787 GREY-HEADED SPARROW (R) GRYSKOPMOSSIE Philetairus socius (Latham) Passer domesticus (Linnaeus) Passer motitensis (Smith) Passer melanurus (Muller) Passer griseus (Vieillot) 789 SCALY-FEATHERED FINCH (R) Sporopipes squamifrons (A. Smith) BAARDMANNETJIE 803 MASKED WEAVER (R) Ploceus velatus Vieillot SWARTKEEL-G EEL VIN K 805 RED-BILLED QUELEA (N) Quelea quelea (Linnaeus) ROOIBEKVINK 808 RED BISHOP BIRD (V) Euplectes orix (Linnaeus) ROOI KAFFERVINK 820 RED-HEADED FINCH (N) Amadina erythrocephala (Linnaeus) ROOIKOPMOSSIE 840 VIOLET-EARED WAXBILL (V) Uraeginthus granatina (Linnaeus) KONINGROOIBEKKIE 843 COMMON WAXBILL (V) Estrilda astrild (Linnaeus) ROOIBEKKIE 847 SHAFT-TAILED WHYDAH (R) Vidua regia (Linnaeus) PYLSTERT 861 BLACKHEAD CANARY (V) Serinus alario (Linnaeus) SWARTKOP-KANARIE 61 866 YELLOW CANARY (R) GEELSYSIE 871 LARK-LIKE BUNTING (N) VAAL STREEPKOPPIE REFERENCES Serinus flaviventris (Swainson) Emberiza impetuani A. Smith. BROEKHUYSEN, G. j., M. H. BROEKHUYSEN, j. MARTIN E. MARTIN, R. MARTIN and H. K. MORGAN. 1968. Observa- tions on the birdlife in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Koedoe II: 145-160. DE VILLIERS, j. S. 1958. A report on the bird life of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. 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