Botterkloof Bird Watching

Botterkloof offers an exceptional variety of Bird life.

Birds Identified by the bird experts at Botterkloof:

Afrikaans	English	Wetenskaplik/Latin
Skoorsteenveeër	Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadeda	Hadeda Ibis	Bostrychia hagedash
Kolgans	Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegypticus
Grootrooivalk	Greater Kestrel	Falco rupicoloides
Gewone tarentaal	Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris
Groot waterhoender	Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Bleshoender	Redknobbed Coot	Fulica cristata
Driebandstrandkiewiet	Threebanded Plover	Charadrius tricollaris
Kransduif	Rock Pidgeon	Columba guinea
Grootringduif	Redeyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata
Gewone tortelduif	Cape Turtle Dove	Streptopelia capicola
Gewone Janfrederik	Cape Robin	Cosaypha caffra
Gevlekte muisvoël	Speckeld Mousebird	Colius striatus
Mikstertbyvanger	Forktailed Drongo	Dicrurus adsimilis
Kaapse tiptol	Cape Bulbul	Pycnonotus capensis
Olyflyster	Olive Thrush	Turdus olivaceus
Kaapse vleisanger	African Sedge Warbler	Bradypterus baboecala
Bandkeel kleinjantjie	Barthroated Apalis	Apalis thoracica
Vleitinktinkie	Blackbacked Sisticola	Cisticola tinniens
Karoo-langstertjie	Spotted Prinia	Prinia maculosa
Donker vlieëvanger	Dusky Flycatcher	Musicapa adusta
Fiskaal vlieëvanger	Fiscal Flycatcher	Sigelus silens
Kaapse Bosbontrokkie	Cape Batis	Batis capensis
Gewone kwikkie	Cape Wagtail	Motacilla capensis
Grysborstjagra	Southern Tjagra	Tchagra tchagra
Bokmakierie	Bokmakierie	Telophorus zeylonus
Europeese spreeu	European/Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Jangroentjie	Malachite Sunbird	Nectarinia famosa
Kaapse glasogie	Cape White-eye	Zosterops pallidus
Gewone mossie	Cape Sparrow	Passer melanurus
Kaapse wewer	Cape Weaver	Ploceus capensis
Kaapse flap	Yellowrumped Widow	Euplectes capensis
Rooibek sysie	Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild
Geelkanarie	Yelloe Canary	Serinus flaviventris
Witkeelkanarie	Whitethroated Canary	Serinus albogularis
Streepkopkanarie	Streakyheaded Canary	Serinus gularis
Pou	Common Peafowl