Marakele National Park: Species List

Birds

Specie Seen Location Common Ostrich Ostrich Great Crested Grebe Great Crested Grebe

Little Grebe Dabchick Pinkbacked Pelican Pinkbacked Pelican Whitebreasted Cormorant Whitebreasted Cormorant

Reed Cormorant Reed Cormorant African Darter Darter Grey Heron Grey Heron Blackheaded Heron Blackheaded Heron Goliath Heron Goliath Heron Purple Heron Purple Heron Great Egret Great White Egret Little Egret Little Egret Yellowbilled Egret Yellowbilled Egret Black Heron Black Egret Cattle Egret Cattle Egret Squacco Heron Squacco Heron Greenbacked Heron Greenbacked Heron Blackcrowned Night-Heron Blackcrowned Night Heron

Whitebacked Night-Heron Whitebacked Night Heron

Little Bittern Little Bittern Dwarf Bittern Dwarf Bittern Hamerkop Hamerkop White Stork White Stork Black Stork Black Stork Abdim's Stork Abdim's Stork Marabou Stork Marabou Stork Yellowbilled Stork Yellowbilled Stork African Sacred Ibis Sacred Ibis Glossy Ibis Glossy Ibis Hadeda Ibis Hadeda Ibis African Spoonbill African Spoonbill Greater Flamingo Greater Flamingo Lesser Flamingo Lesser Flamingo Whitefaced Duck Whitefaced Duck Fulvous Duck Fulvous Duck Whitebacked Duck Whitebacked Duck Egyptian Goose Egyptian Goose South African Shelduck South African Shelduck

 

 

Yellowbilled Duck Yellowbilled Duck African Black Duck African Black Duck Cape Teal Cape Teal Hottentot Teal Hottentot Teal Redbilled Teal Redbilled Teal Cape Shoveller Cape Shoveller Southern Pochard Southern Pochard Comb Duck Knobbilled Duck Spurwinged Goose Spurwinged Goose Maccoa Duck Maccoa Duck Secretarybird Secretarybird Egyptian Vulture Egyptian Vulture Cape Vulture Cape Vulture Whitebacked Vulture Whitebacked Vulture Lappetfaced Vulture Lappetfaced Vulture Black Kite Black Kite Yellowbilled Kite Yellowbilled Kite Blackshouldered Kite Blackshouldered Kite European Honey-Buzzard Honey Buzzard Verreaux's Eagle Black Eagle Tawny Eagle Tawny Eagle Steppe Eagle Steppe Eagle Lesser Spotted Eagle Lesser Spotted Eagle Wahlberg's Eagle Wahlberg's Eagle Booted Eagle Booted Eagle African Hawk-Eagle African Hawk Eagle Ayres' Hawk-Eagle Ayres' Eagle Martial Eagle Martial Eagle Brown Snake-Eagle Brown Snake Eagle Blackbreasted Snake-Eagle Blackbreasted Snake Eagle

African Fish-Eagle African Fish Eagle Steppe Buzzard Steppe Buzzard Jackal Buzzard Jackal Buzzard Lizard Buzzard Lizard Buzzard Ovambo Sparrowhawk Ovambo Sparrowhawk

Little Sparrowhawk Little Sparrowhawk Black Sparrowhawk Black Sparrowhawk Shikra Little Banded Goshawk Gabar Goshawk Gabar Goshawk Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk Pale Chanting Goshawk

Eurasian Marsh Harrier Eurasian Marsh Harrier

African Marsh Harrier African Marsh Harrier Montagu's Harrier Montagu's Harrier Pallid Harrier Pallid Harrier African Harrier Hawk Gymnogene Osprey Osprey Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon Lanner Falcon Lanner Falcon Eurasian Hobby Northern Hobby Falcon

 

 

Redfooted Falcon Western Redfooted Kestrel

Amur Falcon Eastern Redfooted Kestrel Rock Kestrel Rock Kestrel Greater Kestrel Greater Kestrel Lesser Kestrel Lesser Kestrel Coqui Francolin Coqui Francolin Crested Francolin Crested Francolin Shelley's Francolin Shelley's Francolin Natal Spurfowl Natal Francolin Swainson's Spurfowl Swainson's Francolin Common Quail Common Quail Harlequin Quail Harlequin Quail Helmeted Guineafowl Helmeted Guineafowl

Kurrichane Buttonquail Kurrichane Buttonquail

Blue Crane Blue Crane African Rail African Rail African Crake African Crake Black Crake Black Crake Baillon's Crake Baillon's Crake Redchested Flufftail Redchested Flufftail Common Moorhen Common Moorhen Lesser Moorhen Lesser Moorhen Redknobbed Coot Redknobbed Coot African Finfoot African Finfoot Kori Bustard Kori Bustard Denham's Bustard Stanley's Bustard Barrow's Korhaan Whitebellied Korhaan Redcrested Korhaan Redcrested Korhaan Northern Black Korhaan Whitequilled Korhaan

African Jacana African Jacana Greater Painted-Snipe Old World Painted Snipe

Common Ringed Plover Ringed Plover Kittlitz's Plover Kittlitz's Plover Threebanded Plover Threebanded Plover Caspian Plover Caspian Plover Crowned Lapwing Crowned Plover Blacksmith Lapwing Blacksmith Plover Wattled Lapwing Wattled Plover Common Sandpiper Common Sandpiper Green Sandpiper Green Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper Marsh Sandpiper Marsh Sandpiper Greenshank Greenshank Curlew Sandpiper Curlew Sandpiper Little Stint Little Stint Ruff (male), Reeve (female) Ruff (male), Reeve (female)

African Snipe Ethiopian Snipe

 

 

Pied Avocet Old World Avocet Blackwinged Stilt Blackwinged Stilt Spotted Thick-knee Spotted Dikkop Water Thick-knee Water Dikkop Temminck's Courser Temminck's Courser Bronzewinged Courser Bronzewinged Courser

Blackwinged Pratincole Blackwinged Pratincole

Greyheaded Gull Greyheaded Gull Whiskered Tern Whiskered Tern Whitewinged Tern Whitewinged Tern Burchell's Sandgrouse Burchell's Sandgrouse

Yellowthroated Sandgrouse Yellowthroated Sandgrouse

Doublebanded Sandgrouse Doublebanded Sandgrouse

Rock Dove Feral Pigeon Speckled Pigeon Rock Pigeon Redeyed Dove Redeyed Dove Cape Turtle-Dove Cape Turtle Dove Laughing Dove Laughing Dove Namaqua Dove Namaqua Dove Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Greenspotted Dove

African Green Pigeon African Green Pigeon

Meyer's Parrot Meyer's Parrot Grey Go-away-bird Grey Lourie Common Cuckoo Eurasian Cuckoo African Cuckoo African Cuckoo Redchested Cuckoo Redchested Cuckoo Black Cuckoo Black Cuckoo Great Spotted Cuckoo Great Spotted Cuckoo

Levaillant's Cuckoo Striped Cuckoo Jacobin Cuckoo Jacobin Cuckoo Klaas's Cuckoo Klaas's Cuckoo Diderick Cuckoo Diederik Cuckoo Burchell's Coucal Burchell's Coucal Barn Owl Barn Owl African Grass-Owl Grass Owl Marsh Owl Marsh Owl African Scops-Owl African Scops Owl Whitefaced Scops-Owl Whitefaced Owl Pearlspotted Owlet Pearlspotted Owl Spotted Eagle-Owl Spotted Eagle Owl Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Giant Eagle Owl European Nightjar Eurasian Nightjar Fierynecked Nightjar Fierynecked Nightjar Rufouscheeked Nightjar Rufouscheeked Nightjar

 

 

Freckled Nightjar Freckled Nightjar Common Swift Eurasian Swift African Black Swift African Black Swift Whiterumped Swift Whiterumped Swift Horus Swift Horus Swift Little Swift Little Swift Alpine Swift Alpine Swift African Palm-Swift Palm Swift Speckled Mousebird Speckled Mousebird Whitebacked Mousebird Whitebacked Mousebird

Redfaced Mousebird Redfaced Mousebird Pied Kingfisher Pied Kingfisher Giant Kingfisher Giant Kingfisher Halfcollared Kingfisher Halfcollared Kingfisher

Malachite Kingfisher Malachite Kingfisher African Pygmy-Kingfisher Pygmy Kingfisher Woodland Kingfisher Woodland Kingfisher Brownhooded Kingfisher Brownhooded Kingfisher

Greyheaded Kingfisher Greyhooded Kingfisher

Striped Kingfisher Striped Kingfisher Eurasian Bee-eater European Bee-eater Bluecheeked Bee-eater Bluecheeked Bee-eater

Southern Carmine Bee-eater Carmine Bee-eater

Whitefronted Bee-eater Whitefronted Bee-eater

Little Bee-eater Little Bee-eater Swallowtailed Bee-eater Swallowtailed Bee-eater

European Roller Eurasian Roller Lilacbreasted Roller Lilacbreasted Roller Purple Roller Purple Roller African Hoopoe African Hoopoe Green Woodhoopoe Redbilled Woodhoopoe

Common Scimitarbill Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe

African Grey Hornbill Grey Hornbill Redbilled Hornbill Redbilled Hornbill Southern Yellowbilled Hornbill Southern Yellowbilled Hornbill

Southern Ground Hornbill Ground Hornbill Blackcollared Barbet Blackcollared Barbet Acacia Pied Barbet Pied Barbet Yellowfronted Tinkerbird Yellowfronted Tinker Barbet

Crested Barbet Crested Barbet Greater Honeyguide Greater Honeyguide

 

 

Lesser Honeyguide Lesser Honeyguide Sharpbilled Honeybird Sharpbilled Honeyguide

Bennett's Woodpecker Bennett's Woodpecker

Goldentailed Woodpecker Goldentailed Woodpecker

Cardinal Woodpecker Cardinal Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker Bearded Woodpecker

Redthroated Wryneck Redthroated Wryneck

Monotonous Lark Monotonous Lark Rufousnaped Lark Rufousnaped Lark Fawncoloured Lark Fawncoloured Lark Sabota Lark Sabota Lark Shortclawed Lark Shortclawed Lark Dusky Lark Dusky Lark Redcapped Lark Redcapped Lark Pinkbilled Lark Pinkbilled Lark 236 515 Chestnutbacked Sparrowlark Chestnutbacked Finchlark

237 516 Greybacked Sparrowlark Greybacked Finchlark

238 518 Barn Swallow European Swallow 239 520 Whitethroated Swallow Whitethroated Swallow

240 523 Pearlbreasted Swallow Pearlbreasted Swallow

241 524 Redbreasted Swallow Redbreasted Swallow

242 526 Greater Striped Swallow Greater Striped Swallow

243 527 Lesser Striped Swallow Lesser Striped Swallow

244 528 South African Cliff-Swallow South African Cliff Swallow

245 529 Rock Martin Rock Martin 246 530 Common House-Martin House Martin

247 532 Sand Martin Sand Martin 248 533 Brownthroated Martin Brownthroated Martin

249 534 Banded Martin Banded Martin 250 538 Black Cuckooshrike Black Cuckooshrike

251 541 Forktailed Drongo Forktailed Drongo

252 543 Eurasian Golden Oriole European Golden Oriole

253 545 Blackheaded Oriole Blackheaded Oriole

254 547 Cape Crow Black Crow

 

 

255 548 Pied Crow Pied Crow 256 552 Ashy Tit Ashy Tit 257 554 Southern Black Tit Southern Black Tit 258 557 Cape Penduline-Tit Cape Penduline Tit

259 558 Grey Penduline-Tit Grey Penduline Tit

260 560 Arrowmarked Babbler Arrowmarked Babbler

261 563 Southern Pied Babbler Pied Babbler

262 567 African Redeyed Bulbul Redeyed Bulbul

263 568 Darkcapped Bulbul Blackeyed Bulbul

264 569 Terrestrial Brownbul Terrestrial Bulbul 265 572 Sombre Greenbul Sombre Bulbul 266 576 Kurrichane Thrush Kurrichane Thrush

267 577.1 Karoo Thrush Olive Thrush 268 580 Groundscraper Thrush Groundscraper Thrush

269 581 Cape Rockthrush Cape Rockthrush 270 582 Sentinel Rockthrush * Sentinel Rockthrush

271 583 Shorttoed Rockthrush Shorttoed Rockthrush

272 586 Mountain Wheatear Mountain Chat

273 587 Capped Wheatear Capped Wheatear

274 588 Buffstreaked Chat Buffstreaked Chat

275 589 Familiar Chat Familiar Chat 276 593 Mocking Cliff-Chat Mocking Chat 277 595 Anteating Chat Anteating Chat 278 596 African Stonechat Stonechat 279 601 Cape Robin-Chat Cape Robin 280 602 Whitethroated Robin-Chat Whitethroated Robin

281 613 Whitebrowed Scrub-Robin Whitebrowed Robin

282 615 Kalahari Scrub-Robin Kalahari Robin

Garden Warbler Garden Warbler 284 620 Whitethroat Whitethroat 285 621 Chestnutvented Titbabbler Titbabbler

286 625 Icterine Warbler Icterine Warbler 287 626 Olivetree Warbler Olivetree Warbler

288 628 Great Reed-Warbler Great Reed Warbler

 

 

289 631 African Reed-Warbler African Marsh Warbler

290 633 Marsh Warbler European Marsh Warbler

291 634 Eurasian Sedge Warbler European Sedge Warbler

292 635 Lesser Swamp-Warbler Cape Reed Warbler

293 638 Little Rush-Warbler African Sedge Warbler

294 643 Willow Warbler Willow Warbler 295 645 Barthroated Apalis Barthroated Apalis

296 651 Longbilled Crombec Longbilled Crombec

297 653 Yellowbellied Eremomela Yellowbellied Eremomela

298 656 Burntnecked Eremomela Burntnecked Eremomela

299 657.1 Greybacked Camaroptera Greybacked BleatingWarbler

300 658 Barred Wren-Warbler Desert Barred Warbler

301 661 Cape Grassbird Grassbird 302 664 Zitting Cisticola Fantailed Cisticola 303 665 Desert Cisticola Desert Cisticola 304 667 Wingsnapping Cisticola Ayres' Cisticola

305 670 Wailing Cisticola Wailing Cisticola 306 671 Tinkling Cisticola Tinkling Cisticola 307 672 Rattling Cisticola Rattling Cisticola 308 677 Levaillant's Cisticola Levaillant's Cisticola

309 679 Lazy Cisticola Lazy Cisticola 310 681 Neddicky Neddicky 311 683 Tawnyflanked Prinia Tawnyflanked Prinia

312 685 Blackchested Prinia Blackchested Prinia

313 689 Spotted Flycatcher Spotted Flycatcher

314 691 Ashy Flycatcher Bluegrey Flycatcher

315 693 Grey Tit-Flycatcher Fantailed Flycatcher

316 694 Southern Black Flycatcher Black Flycatcher

317 695 Marico Flycatcher Marico Flycatcher

318 696 Pale Flycatcher Pallid Flycatcher 319 698 Fiscal Flycatcher Fiscal Flycatcher 320 701 Chinspot Batis Chinspot Batis 321 706 Fairy Flycatcher Fairy Flycatcher 322 710 African Paradise-Flycatcher

 

 

Paradise Flycatcher 323 711 African Pied Wagtail African Pied Wagtail

324 713 Cape Wagtail Cape Wagtail 325 714 Yellow Wagtail Yellow Wagtail 326 716 Grassveld (Richard's) Pipit African Pipit

327 717 Longbilled Pipit Longbilled Pipit 328 718 Plainbacked Pipit Plainbacked Pipit

329 719 Buffy Pipit Buffy Pipit 330 720 Striped Pipit Striped Pipit 331 722 Tree Pipit Tree Pipit 332 723 Bushveld Pipit Bushveld Pipit 333 727 Cape Longclaw Orangethroated Longclaw

334 731 Lesser Grey Shrike Lesser Grey Shrike

335 732 Common Fiscal Fiscal Shrike 336 733 Redbacked Shrike Redbacked Shrike

337 735 Magpie Shrike Longtailed Shrike 338 736 Southern Boubou Southern Boubou 339 739 Crimsonbreasted Shrike Crimsonbreasted Boubou

Blackbacked Puffback Puffback 341 741 Brubru Brubru 342 743 Browncrowned Tchagra Threestreaked Tchagra

343 744 Blackcrowned Tchagra Blackcrowned Tchagra

344 748 Orangebreasted Bush-Shrike Orangebreasted Bush Shrike

345 751 Greyheaded Bush-Shrike Greyheaded Bush Shrike

346 753 Whitecrested Helmetshrike White Helmetshrike

347 756 Southern Whitecrowned Shrike Whitecrowned Shrike

348 759 Pied Starling Pied Starling 349 760 Wattled Starling Wattled Starling 350 761 Violetbacked Starling Plumcoloured Starling

351 762 Burchell's Starling Burchell's Starling 352 764 Cape Glossy Starling Glossy Starling 353 765 Greater Blue-eared Starling Greater Blue-eared Starling

354 769 Redwinged Starling Redwinged Starling

355 772 Redbilled Oxpecker Redbilled Oxpecker

356 774 Gurney's Sugarbird Gurney's Sugarbird

 

 

357 775 Malachite Sunbird Malachite Sunbird

358 779 Marico Sunbird Marico Sunbird 359 785 Greater Doublecollared Sunbird Greater Doublecollared Sunbird

360 787 Whitebellied Sunbird Whitebellied Sunbird

361 792 Amethyst Sunbird Black Sunbird 362 796 Cape White-eye Cape White-eye 363 798 Redbilled Buffalo-Weaver Redbilled Buffalo Weaver

364 799 Whitebrowed Sparrowweaver Whitebrowed Sparrowweaver

365 801 House Sparrow House Sparrow 366 802 Great Sparrow Great Sparrow 367 803 Cape Sparrow Cape Sparrow 368 804 Southern Greyheaded Sparrow Greyheaded Sparrow

369 805 Yellowthroated Petronia Yellowthroated Sparrow

370 806 Scalyfeathered Finch Scalyfeathered Finch

371 811 Village Weaver Spottedbacked Weaver

372 813 Cape Weaver Cape Weaver 373 814 Southern Masked-Weaver Masked Weaver

374 815 Lesser Masked-Weaver Lesser Masked Weaver

375 819 Redheaded Weaver Redheaded Weaver

376 820 Cuckoofinch Cuckoofinch 377 821 Redbilled Quelea Redbilled Quelea

378 824 Southern Red Bishop Red Bishop 379 826 Yellowcrowned Bishop Golden Bishop

380 829 Whitewinged Widowbird Whitewinged Widow

381 831 Redcollared Widowbird Redcollared Widow

382 832 Longtailed Widowbird Longtailed Widow

383 834 Greenwinged Pytilia Melba Finch 384 840 African Firefinch Bluebilled Firefinch 385 841 Jameson's Firefinch Jameson's Firefinch

386 842 Redbilled Firefinch Redbilled Firefinch

387 844 Blue Waxbill Blue Waxbill 388 845 Violeteared Waxbill Violeteared Waxbill

389 846 Common Waxbill Common Waxbill 390 847 Blackfaced Waxbill Blackcheeked

 

 

Waxbill 391 850 Swee Waxbill Swee Waxbill 392 852 African QuailFinch Quail Finch 393 854 Orangebreasted Waxbill Orangebreasted Waxbill

394 855 Cutthroat Finch Cutthroat Finch 395 856 Redheaded Finch Redheaded Finch

396 857 Bronze Mannikin Bronze Mannikin Pintailed Whydah Pintailed Whydah Shafttailed Whydah Shafttailed Whydah Longtailed Paradise-Whydah Paradise Whydah

Dusky Indigobird Black Widowfinch Purple Indigobird Purple Widowfinch Village Indigobird Steelblue Widowfinch Yellowfronted Canary Yelloweyed Canary Blackthroated Canary Blackthroated Canary

Yellow Canary Yellow Canary Streakyheaded Seedeater Streakyheaded Canary

Goldenbreasted Bunting Goldenbreasted Bunting

Cape Bunting Cape Bunting Cinnamonbreasted Bunting Rock Bunting Larklike Bunting Larklike Bunting Scarletchested Sunbird Scarletchested Sunbird

Mammals

Specie Seen Location

Chacma Baboon

Vervet Monkey (Green Monkey)

Lesser Bushbaby

Pangolin (Cape Pangolin, Scaly Ant-eater)

Scrub Hare

Jameson's Red Rock Rabbit

Porcupine

Tree Squirrel

Springhare

Brown Hyaena

Aardwolf

African Wild Cat

Serval

Caracal

Cheetah

Lion

Leopard

 

 

Bat-eared Fox Black-backed Jackal (Silver-backed Jackal)

Cape Clawless Otter

Honey Badger

Striped Polecat (Zorilla)

Banded Mongoose

Slender Mongoose

Dwarf Mongoose

Small-spotted Genet

Large-spotted Genet

African Civet

Aardvark

African Elephant

Cape Rock Hyrax Common Zebra (Burchell's Zebra, Plains Zebra)

Black or Hook-lipped Rhinoceros

White or Square-lipped Rhinoceros

Common Warthog

Bushpig

Common Giraffe (Southern Giraffe)

African Buffalo (Cape Buffalo)

Greater Kudu

Blue Wildebeest (Brindled Gnu)

Lichtenstein's Hartebeest

Tsessebe

Impala

Klipspringer

Common Duiker (Grey) Trees

Specie Seen Location Transvaal candelabra tree Common tree euphorbia Rubber euphorbia Krantz aloe Mountain aloe Highveld cabbage tree Common cabbage tree Common fern tree Mountain cypress Common hard-leaf Large-leaved rock fig Mountain fig Red-leaved fig

 

 

Wonderboom fig Broom cluster fig Common wild fig Lavender fever-berry Small lavender fever-berry Transvaal milk plum Transvaal red milkwood Soap-nettle Tall common corkwood Common corkwood Tamboti Lowveld silver oak Mountain silver oak Wild camphor bush Cape willow Goat apple Short-thorn pomegranate Common spike-thorn Kraal spike-thorn Red spike-thorn Wild apricot Governor's plum Thorn pear Blue sourplum Sourplum Thorny elm Transvaal saffron Koko tree Kooboo-berry Common canary-berry Cape myrtle Natal plane Shakama plum Cape holly Puzzle bush Shepherd's tree Stink shepherd's tree Bead-bean tree White candlewood Green cluster-leaf Silver cluster-leaf Bluebush Bladder-nut Natal guarri Velvet sweetberry Common lightning bush White-berry bush Potato bush Kudu-berry Lavender tree White pear Peeling plane Cheesewood

 

 

Real yellowwood Violet tree Transvaal beech Common sugarbush Silver sugarbush Cluster-head sugarbush Transvaal sumach Sand olive Jacket-plum Buffalo-thorn Common wild pear White raisin Velvet raisin Sandpaper raisin Silver raisin Cross-berry White stinkwood Pigeonwood Mountian nettle Corky monkey orange Black monkey orange Spine-leaved monkey orange Blue bitterberry Sagewood Large-leaved bride's bush Common bride's bush Small-leaved bride's bush Velvet rock alder Mountain medlar Wild medlar Green tree Quar Cape gardenia Narrom-leaved false bride's bush Jackal-coffee Assegai Tree fuchsia Forest num-num Common poison-bush Round-leaved poison-bush Horn-pod tree Water berry Water pear Cape chestnut False olive Red bushwillow River bushwillow Russet bushwillow Leadwood Velvet bushwillow Waterberg bushwillow Large-fruited bushwillow Blue guarri

 

 

Common guarri Ironwood Wild olive Red ivory Common resin tree Common wild elder Forest elder Savanna gardenia Tinderwood Blue-flowered tinderwood Coffee neat's foot Common bush-cherry Common coral tree Baboon grape Bitter forest grape Bushman's grape White ironwood Nana-berry Karree Mountian karree Common wild currant Wild jasmine Weeping boer-bean Small knobwood Mountain seringa Live-long Marula Velvet corkwood Parsley tree Wild laburnum Cork bush Round-leaved teak Transvaal red balloon Waterberg poora-berry Pipe-stem tree Flame thorn Black monkey thorn Common hook-thorn Blue thorn False umbrella thorn Black thorn Knob thorn River climbing thorn Umbrella thorn Camel thorn Red thorn Horned thorn Sweet thorn Scented thorn Ankle thorn; Brack thorn Sickle bush Wild seringa Weeping wattle

 

 

Paperbark false-thorn Sumach bean