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In the 1820's Mzilikazi arrived in this beautiful valley, by which time the baKwenas had already driven the San people out. He stayed at Meintjieskop while his impis built two of his cities in the area. The women used to fetch water from the Apiesriver and called it Enzwabuhlungu. This means “something that hurts” which refers to the sharp dolomite rock that used to hurt their feet. The Sotho name is Entsabohloko and refers to the circumcision rites where the young men of the tribe used to stand in the water during the ceremony. On 25 February 1895 President Paul Kruger proclaimed the valley on the southern outskirts of Pretoria as a game sanctuary - this was the first game sanctuary on the African continent. Its main purpose was to protect the large herds of animal on the outskirts of town from hunters who were responsible for their demise as well as protection for the shy and timid Oribi which occurred here. In 1910 portions of the area were rented out for the establishment of commercial wood plantations because of the wood and paper shortages due to the world wars. By the late 1950's the City Council of Pretoria became the owner of the area. In 1994 the reserve became the responsibility of the Department of Nature Conservation and preparation started for the re-release of game.1999 was the year wherein impala, kudu, blue wildebeest and ostrich were re-introduced on to the reserve and 2002 saw the release of giraffe and red hartebeest. In 2004 a herd of rare and endangered sable antelope were introduced on to the reserve. Big clean-up operations has been done to restore this area to its original vegetation of woody veldt. The reserve is situated where Highveld vegetation develops into bushveld so a mixture of these two veld types occur on the reserve. It also boasts a mature woodland of white stinkwood (Celtis Africana) and common sugar bush (Protea caffra). Some of the wildlife that can be seen include: zebra, jackal, duiker, kudu, impala, blue wildebeest, blesbuck, red hartebeest, ostrich, giraffe and sable. The rich bird life will keep bird lovers busy for hours on end. The Nature Reserve is reached via the entrance to the Fountains Valley Resort from Mondays to Fridays. Follow the R21 to the Fountains Circle; take the Fountains/Centurion turn-off into Christina de Wit Road. Approximately 500m further, turn left at the entrance to the Fountains Valley Resort. Weekends and public holidays use the alternative entrance gate 800m from the Fountains Valley main entrance gate. GROENKLOOF NATURE RESERVE LIST OF MAMMALS q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q Canis mesomelas Black Backed Jackal Connochaetes tarinus Blue Wildebeest Equus quagga Burchell's zebra Thryonomys swinderianus Cane rat Sylvicapra grimmia Common duiker Apycerus melampus Impala Tragelaphus strepsiceros Kudu Galago moholi Lesser Bushbaby Hystrix africaeaustralis Porcupine Procavia capensis Rock Dassie Lepus saxatilis Scrub Hare Galerella sanguinea Slender Mongoose Raphicerus campestris Steenbok Alcelaphus buselaphus Red Hartebees Giraffa camelopardalis Giraffe Felis silvestris African Wildcat Hippotragus niger Sable Antelope Redunca fulvorufula Mountain reedbuck Caracal caracal Caracal Cinictis penicillata Yellow mongoose Rhabdomys pumilio Striped mouse Mus minutiodes Pigmy mouse Atelerix frontalis Hedgehog Ceropithecus pyperythrus Vervet Monkey Rattus rattus House Rat Genetta tigrina Large spotted Genet Oreotragus oreotragus Klipspringer FACILITIES 4x4 NATURE TRAIL HORSE TRAIL PICNIC AREA TRACTOR DRIVE NIGHT DRIVE BAMBER YOUTH CAMP OVERNIGHT HUT GENERAL INFORMATION The Reserve offers a moderate 4x4 trail of about 14 km that consists of obstacles, any of which drivers can bypass if they do not feel up to the challenge. There are enough to get the adrenalin flowing! The trail is also great for game viewing and enjoying a fun and eventful day out. If a vehicle gets stuck on the trail, reserve officials will be able to assist at an additional recovery fee. Day and overnight rides are available and take place under guidance of a qualified guide. Riders must be able to ride and have some experience in horse riding. This activity is available for group of 6 - 8 persons. Each rider will be provided with their own horse. No person under the age of 12 or weighing over 120 kg is allowed. The Mashupeng and Meriting picnic areas are available for visitors doing the hiking trails, mountain bike trail or 4x4 trail. A good idea is to leave your vehicle at the picnic area before doing your activity and to come back and have a relaxing picnic or braai in the shade of the big pine trees, and experience the serene surroundings in the heart of the city. This activity is for children only. It is a different and fun game drive that gives children the chance to see wild animals from a different perspective and at a closer range. A qualified guide is with the children on the trailer and will point out animals and vegetation to them and give them interesting information about these. Game is tracked from open cross-country vehicles by spotlights. Groups of 10 - 20 persons are accompanied by a qualified guide. This includes the use of the lapa area to braai afterwards. The gates will be opened for groups from 18:00 until 22:30 and bookings are essential. This is an ideal camp for scouts, cubs, church groups, the Voortrekkers, environmental education groups and other youth groups. The camp has a dormitory with 30 bunker beds, a kitchen with a fridge and a stove, a braai area, ablution facilities with hot water, a small mess hall and a loft with extra mattresses for sleeping. The braai area has a fire-pit for making a bushveld fire. Tents may also be pitched, but the camp can manage a maximum of 50 people only. Booking must be done in advance and for a minimum of 10 people. Children and youth groups enjoy this wonderful experience that gives them the opportunity to learn more about the environment and nature. An overnight hut is available for a maximum of 12 and a minimum of 3 people. The hut has two interlocking rooms, and each has 3 bunker beds. There is a small fridge and a basin in the one room. Overnighters can use the lapa which has ablution facilities with warm water. The lapa and the overnight hut have electricity. There are two braai areas in the lapa, and a fire-pit to make a bushveld fire. Do not be surprised if some of our grazers visit the hut during your stay. Sleeping over in our overnight hut is a great nature experience for young and old. Gate times: Summer (September - April) 05:30 - 19:00 Winter (May - August) 07:00 - 18:00 Entrance to the nature reserve will only be allowed until 1 hour before closing time. Guides must be booked two weeks in advance. Bookings are only necessary for the overnight facilities, tractor and game drives, horse trails and guides. Please note that our facilities are nature oriented, and no parties and functions are allowed. Bookings: Tel: (012) 440 8316 Fax: 086 512 9536 E-mail: [email protected] Management: David Boshoff Tel: (012) 440 8316 Fax: 086 516 3449 E-mail: [email protected] Address: Groenkloof Nature Reserve PO Box 1454, Pretoria, 0001 NATURE RESERVE GROENKLOOF AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT NATURE CONSERVATION AND RESORTS "we are the same" CITY OF TSHWANE Groenkloof Nature Reserve offers a lot of different activities for nature lovers just 5km out of the city centre. There are several hiking routes that differ in their degree of difficulty. The 10.5 km yellow trail cuts across a rocky hill and is recommended for those who are walking fit and experienced at hiking. The shorter trails such as the 4 km white trail and the 3.5 km red trail are recommended for the younger and older groups. Maps are available for self-guided hikes, but guided hikes can be provided if booked two weeks in advance. The four hour yellow trail is a great scenic route with a magnificent view from the top of the hill towards the Voortrekker Monument, Waterkloof golf course, the Unisa campus, the city’s CBD, and Fort Klapperkop. Game that you can expect to see on this route are giraffe, kudu, impale, zebra and blue wildebeest, and bird lovers can enjoy the rich bird life. The red and white trails will each take you about one and a half to two hours to walk. These trails take you past a cave where the rock hyrax live and the boma where game are kept under observation and the sable antelope’s are fed. The ± 20 km mountain bike trail consist of an adventurous single and jeep track and is a great and safe trail for professionals to do their training and for social mountain bikers just to have a fun day out enjoying nature and viewing game. Mountain bikes and helmets can be hired at the Reserve’s office during the week. Over weekends and on public holidays an official is on duty for this purpose opposite the picnic area. Please note that we have a no-helmet, no-ride policy. HIKING TRAILS MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL LIST OF TREES q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q Acacia caffra Common hook thorn Acacia karroo Sweet thorn Acacia robusta Ankle-, Brack thorn, Splendid acacia Berchemia zeyheri Red Ivory Brachylaeana rotundata Mountain silver oak, Yellow brachylaeana Burkea africana Wild seringa, Red seringa Canthium gilfillanii Velvet rock alder Canthium mundianum Rock alder Carissa bispinosa Forest num-num, num-num, Y-thorned carissa Celtis africana White stinkwood, common celtis Combretum erythrophyllum River bushwillow, river combretum Combretum molle Velvet bushwillow, Velvet leaved combretum Combretum zeyheri Large-fruited bushwillow, Large-fruited combretum Cussonia paniculata var paniculata Highveld cabbage tree Cussonia transvaalensis Transvaal cabbage tree Dicrostachys cinerea Sickle bush Diospyros lycioides Bluebush, Red star-apple Dodonaea angustifolia Sand olive Dombeya rotundifolia Common wild pear Ehretia rigida Puzzle bush Englerophytum magalismontanum Transvaal milkplum, Stem fruit Erythrina lysistemon Common coral tree, Lucky-bean tree Euclea crispa Blue guarri, Blue leaved euclea Euclea undulata Common guarri, Thicket euclea q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q Euphorbia ingens Common tree euphorbia, Candelabra tree Ficus ingens Red-leaved fig, Red-leaved rock fig Grewia occidentalis Cross-berry Gymnosporia buxifolia Common spike-thorn Heteromorpha arborecens Parsley tree, Parsniptree Ancylobotrys capensis Wild apricot Kiggelaria africana Wild peach, Pink-wood Myrsine africana Cape myrtle, Myrsine Nuxia congesta Common wild elder, Brittlewood Ochna pulchra Peeling plane, Peeling bark Olea europaea subsp. africana Wild olive Ozoroa paniculosa Common resin tree Pappea capensis Jacket-plum, Indaba tree Protea caffra Common sugarbush, Rhamnus prinoides Dogwood, Shiny leaf Searsia lancea Karree, Willow rhus Searsia leptodictya Mountain karree, Rock rhus Searsia pyroides Common wild currant, Searsia zeyheri Blue taaibos, Blue currant Rothmannia capensis Cape gardenia, Common rothmannia Strychnos pungens Spine-leaved monkey orange Tapiphyllum parvifolium Mountain medler, Small velvet leaf Vangueria infausta Wild medlar Zanthoxylum capense Small knobwood Ziziphus mucronata Buffalo- Highveld protea, Manica protea Fire-thorned rhus thorn
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Page 1: Groenkloof brosjure 2011...E-mail: groenkloofnaturereserve@tshwane.gov.za Management: David Boshoff Tel: (012) 440 8316 Fax: 086 516 3449 E-mail: davidb@tshwane.gov.za Address: Groenkloof

In the 1820's Mzilikazi arrived in this beautiful valley, by which time the baKwenas had already driven the San people out. He stayed at Meintjieskop while his impis built two of his cities in the area. The women used to fetch water from the Apiesriver and called it Enzwabuhlungu. This means “something that hurts” which refers to the sharp dolomite rock that used to hurt their feet. The Sotho name is Entsabohloko and refers to the circumcision rites where the young men of the tribe used to stand in the water during the ceremony.

On 25 February 1895 President Paul Kruger proclaimed the valley on the southern outskirts of Pretoria as a game sanctuary - this was the first game sanctuary on the African continent. Its main purpose was to protect the large herds of animal on the outskirts of town from hunters who were responsible for their demise as well as protection for the shy and timid Oribi which occurred here.

In 1910 portions of the area were rented out for the establishment of commercial wood plantations because of the wood and paper shortages due to the world wars. By the late 1950's the City Council of Pretoria became the owner of the area. In 1994 the reserve became the responsibility of the Department of Nature Conservation and preparation started for the re-release of game.1999 was the year wherein impala, kudu, blue wildebeest and ostrich were re-introduced on to the reserve and 2002 saw the release of giraffe and red hartebeest. In 2004 a herd of rare and endangered sable antelope were introduced on to the reserve.

Big clean-up operations has been done to restore this area to its original vegetation of woody veldt.

The reserve is situated where Highveld vegetation develops into bushveld so a mixture of these two veld types occur on the reserve. It also boasts a mature woodland of white stinkwood (Celtis Africana) and common sugar bush (Protea caffra).

Some of the wildlife that can be seen include: zebra, jackal, duiker, kudu, impala, blue wildebeest, blesbuck, red hartebeest, ostrich, giraffe and sable. The rich bird life will keep bird lovers busy for hours on end.

The Nature Reserve is reached via the entrance to the Fountains Valley Resort from Mondays to Fridays. Follow the R21 to the Fountains Circle; take the Fountains/Centurion turn-off into Christina de Wit Road. Approximately 500m further, turn left at the entrance to the Fountains Valley Resort. Weekends and public holidays use the alternative entrance gate 800m from the Fountains Valley main entrance gate.

GROENKLOOF NATURE RESERVE

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Canis mesomelasBlack Backed JackalConnochaetes tarinusBlue WildebeestEquus quaggaBurchell's zebraThryonomys swinderianusCane ratSylvicapra grimmiaCommon duikerApycerus melampusImpalaTragelaphus strepsicerosKuduGalago moholiLesser BushbabyHystrix africaeaustralisPorcupineProcavia capensisRock DassieLepus saxatilisScrub HareGalerella sanguineaSlender MongooseRaphicerus campestrisSteenbokAlcelaphus buselaphusRed HartebeesGiraffa camelopardalisGiraffeFelis silvestrisAfrican WildcatHippotragus nigerSable AntelopeRedunca fulvorufulaMountain reedbuckCaracal caracalCaracalCinictis penicillataYellow mongooseRhabdomys pumilioStriped mouseMus minutiodesPigmy mouseAtelerix frontalisHedgehogCeropithecus pyperythrusVervet MonkeyRattus rattusHouse RatGenetta tigrinaLarge spotted GenetOreotragus oreotragusKlipspringer

FACILITIES

4x4 NATURE TRAIL

HORSE TRAIL

PICNIC AREA

TRACTOR DRIVE

NIGHT DRIVE

BAMBER YOUTH CAMP

OVERNIGHT HUT

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Reserve offers a moderate 4x4 trail of about 14 km that consists of obstacles, any of which drivers can bypass if they do not feel up to the challenge. There are enough to get the adrenalin flowing! The trail is also great for game viewing and enjoying a fun and eventful day out. If a vehicle gets stuck on the trail, reserve officials will be able to assist at an additional recovery fee.

Day and overnight rides are available and take place under guidance of a qualified guide. Riders must be able to ride and have some experience in horse riding. This activity is available for group of 6 - 8 persons. Each rider will be provided with their own horse. No person under the age of 12 or weighing over 120 kg is allowed.

The Mashupeng and Meriting picnic areas are available for visitors doing the hiking trails, mountain bike trail or 4x4 trail. A good idea is to leave your vehicle at the picnic area before doing your activity and to come back and have a relaxing picnic or braai in the shade of the big pine trees, and experience the serene surroundings in the heart of the city.

This activity is for children only. It is a different and fun game drive that gives children the chance to see wild animals from a different perspective and at a closer range. A qualified guide is with the children on the trailer and will point out animals and vegetation to them and give them interesting information about these.

Game is tracked from open cross-country vehicles by spotlights. Groups of 10 - 20 persons are accompanied by a qualified guide. This includes the use of the lapa area to braai afterwards. The gates will be opened for groups from 18:00 until 22:30 and bookings are essential.

This is an ideal camp for scouts, cubs, church groups, the Voortrekkers, environmental education groups and other youth groups. The camp has a dormitory with 30 bunker beds, a kitchen with a fridge and a stove, a braai area, ablution facilities with hot water, a small mess hall and a loft with extra mattresses for sleeping. The braai area has a fire-pit for making a bushveld fire. Tents may also be pitched, but the camp can manage a maximum of 50 people only. Booking must be done in advance and for a minimum of 10 people. Children and youth groups enjoy this wonderful experience that gives them the opportunity to learn more about the environment and nature.

An overnight hut is available for a maximum of 12 and a minimum of 3 people. The hut has two interlocking rooms, and each has 3 bunker beds. There is a small fridge and a basin in the one room. Overnighters can use the lapa which has ablution facilities with warm water. The lapa and the overnight hut have electricity. There are two braai areas in the lapa, and a fire-pit to make a bushveld fire. Do not be surprised if some of our grazers visit the hut during your stay. Sleeping over in our overnight hut is a great nature experience for young and old.

Gate times: Summer (September - April) 05:30 - 19:00Winter (May - August) 07:00 - 18:00

Entrance to the nature reserve will only be allowed until 1 hour before closing time.

Guides must be booked two weeks in advance.Bookings are only necessary for the overnight facilities, tractor and game drives, horse trails and guides.Please note that our facilities are nature oriented, and no parties and functions are allowed.

Bookings: Tel: (012) 440 8316Fax: 086 512 9536E-mail: [email protected]

Management: David Boshoff Tel: (012) 440 8316Fax: 086 516 3449E-mail: [email protected]

Address: Groenkloof Nature ReservePO Box 1454, Pretoria, 0001

NATURE RESERVE

GROENKLOOF

AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

NATURE CONSERVATION AND RESORTS

"we are the same"

CITY OF TSHWANE

Groenkloof Nature Reserve offers a lot of different activities for nature lovers just 5km out of the city centre.

There are several hiking routes that differ in their degree of difficulty. The 10.5 km yellow trail cuts across a rocky hill and is recommended for those who are walking fit and experienced at hiking. The shorter trails such as the 4 km white trail and the 3.5 km red trail are recommended for the younger and older groups. Maps are available for self-guided hikes, but guided hikes can be provided if booked two weeks in advance.

The four hour yellow trail is a great scenic route with a magnificent view from the top of the hill towards the Voortrekker Monument, Waterkloof golf course, the Unisa campus, the city’s CBD, and Fort Klapperkop. Game that you can expect to see on this route are giraffe, kudu, impale, zebra and blue wildebeest, and bird lovers can enjoy the rich bird life. The red and white trails will each take you about one and a half to two hours to walk. These trails take you past a cave where the rock hyrax live and the boma where game are kept under observation and the sable antelope’s are fed.

The ± 20 km mountain bike trail consist of an adventurous single and jeep track and is a great and safe trail for professionals to do their training and for social mountain bikers just to have a fun day out enjoying nature and viewing game.Mountain bikes and helmets can be hired at the Reserve’s office during the week. Over weekends and on public holidays an official is on duty for this purpose opposite the picnic area. Please note that we have a no-helmet, no-ride policy.

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Acacia caffra Common hook thorn

Acacia karrooSweet thorn

Acacia robustaAnkle-, Brack thorn, Splendid acacia

Berchemia zeyheriRed Ivory

Brachylaeana rotundataMountain silver oak, Yellow brachylaeana

Burkea africanaWild seringa, Red seringa

Canthium gilfillaniiVelvet rock alder

Canthium mundianumRock alder

Carissa bispinosaForest num-num, num-num, Y-thorned carissa

Celtis africanaWhite stinkwood, common celtis

Combretum erythrophyllumRiver bushwillow, river combretum

Combretum molleVelvet bushwillow, Velvet leaved combretum

Combretum zeyheriLarge-fruited bushwillow, Large-fruited combretum

Cussonia paniculata var paniculataHighveld cabbage tree

Cussonia transvaalensisTransvaal cabbage tree

Dicrostachys cinereaSickle bush

Diospyros lycioidesBluebush, Red star-apple

Dodonaea angustifoliaSand olive

Dombeya rotundifoliaCommon wild pear

Ehretia rigidaPuzzle bush

Englerophytum magalismontanumTransvaal milkplum, Stem fruit

Erythrina lysistemonCommon coral tree, Lucky-bean tree

Euclea crispaBlue guarri, Blue leaved euclea

Euclea undulataCommon guarri, Thicket euclea

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Euphorbia ingensCommon tree euphorbia, Candelabra tree

Ficus ingensRed-leaved fig, Red-leaved rock fig

Grewia occidentalisCross-berry

Gymnosporia buxifoliaCommon spike-thorn

Heteromorpha arborecensParsley tree, Parsniptree

Ancylobotrys capensisWild apricot

Kiggelaria africanaWild peach, Pink-wood

Myrsine africanaCape myrtle, Myrsine

Nuxia congestaCommon wild elder, Brittlewood

Ochna pulchraPeeling plane, Peeling bark

Olea europaea subsp. africanaWild olive

Ozoroa paniculosaCommon resin tree

Pappea capensisJacket-plum, Indaba tree

Protea caffraCommon sugarbush,

Rhamnus prinoidesDogwood, Shiny leaf

Searsia lanceaKarree, Willow rhus

Searsia leptodictyaMountain karree, Rock rhus

Searsia pyroidesCommon wild currant,

Searsia zeyheriBlue taaibos, Blue currant

Rothmannia capensisCape gardenia, Common rothmannia

Strychnos pungensSpine-leaved monkey orange

Tapiphyllum parvifoliumMountain medler, Small velvet leaf

Vangueria infaustaWild medlar

Zanthoxylum capenseSmall knobwood

Ziziphus mucronataBuffalo-

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Struthio camelus Common Ostrich

Ardea melanocphala Blackheaded Heron

Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret

Scopus umbretta Hamerkop

Threskiornis aethiopicus African Sacred Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash Hadeda Ibis

Dendrocygna viduata White-faced Duck

Alopochen aegyptiacus Egyptian Goose

Anas undulate Yellowbilled Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos Comb(Knobbilled) Duck

Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered Kite

Aquila verreauxii Verreaux's (Black) Eagle

Circaetus cinereus Brown Snake-Eagle

Accipiter minullus Little Sparrowhawk

Nunida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl

Vanellus coronatus Crowned Lapwing (Plover)

Vanellus armatus Blacksmith Lapwing (Plover)

Burhinus capensis Spotted Thick-knee (Dikkop)

Columba guinea Speckled (Rock) Pigeon

Columba arquatrix African Olive (Rameron) Pigeon

Streptopelia semitorquata Redeyed Dove

Streptopelia capicola Cape Turtle Dove

Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove

Corythaixoides concolor Go-away-bird

Cuculus solitarius Redchested Cuckoo

Coculus clamosus Black Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii Levaillant's(Striped) Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius Diderik Cuckoo

Centropus burchellii Burchell's Coucal

Tyto alba Barn Owl

Bubo africanus Spotted Eagle Owl

Caprimulgas pectoralis Fiery-necked Nightjar

Colius striatus Speckled Mousebird

Urocolius indicus Red-faced Mousebird

Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris Brown Hooded Kingfisher

Upupa Africana African Hoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus Green (Redbilled) Woodhoopoe

Tockus nasutus African Grey hornbill

Trachyphonus vaillantii Crested Barbet

Indicator minor Lesser Honeyguide

Dendropiccos fuscescens Cardinal Woodpecker

Dicrrurus adsimilis Forktailed Drongo

Oriolus larvatus Blackheaded Oriole

Corvus albus Pied Crow

Turdoides jardineii Arrowmarked Babbler

Pycnonotus tricolor Dark-capped (Blackeyed) Bulbul

LIST OF BIRDS

Turdus libonyanus Kurrichane Thrush

Tardus smithi Karoo Thrush

Tardus smithi Olive Thrush

Cossypha caffra Cape Robin Chat

Cossypha humeralis Whitethroated Robin Chat

Cercotrichas leucophrys Whitebrowed Scrub Robin

Sylvia borin Garden Warbler

Sylvia communis Common Whitethroat

Acrocephalus baeticatus African reed(-Marsh) Warbler

Acrocephalus palustris Eurasian Marsh Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler

Sphenoeacus afer Cape Grassbird

Cisticola chinianus Ratling Cisticola

Cisticola tinniens Levaillant's Cisticola

Cisticola fulvicapillus Neddicky

Prinia subflava Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia flavicans Black-chested Prinia

Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher

Sigelus silens Fiscal Flycatcher

Stenostira scita Fairy Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis African Paradise Flycatcher

Lanius collaris Common Fiscal

Lanius collurio Redbacked Shrike

Laniarius ferrugineus Southern Boubou

Laniarius atrococcineus Crimsonbreasted Shrike

Dryoscopus cubla Black-backed Puffback

Tchagra australis Treestreaked Tchagra

Telophorus zeylonus Bokmakierie

Telophorus sulfureopectus Orangebreasted bush Shrike

Acridotheres stristis Common Myna

Spreo bicolour Pied Starling

Cennyricinclus leucogaster Plumcoloured (Plumcoloured) Starling

Lamprotornis nitens Cape Glossy Starling

Onychognathus morio Red-winged Starling

Cinnyris talatala White-bellied Sunbird

Chakomitra ameth Amethyst (Black) sunbird

Zosterops pallidus Cape White-eye

Passer domesticus House Sparrow

Passer melanurus Cape Sparrow

Passer diffuscus Southern Greyheaded Sparrow

Amblyospiza albifrons Thickbilled Weaver

Ploceus capensis Cape Weaver

Ploceus velatus Southern Masked Weaver

Quelea qeuelea Red-billed Quelea

Euplectes orix Southern Red Bishop

Euplectes afer Yellow-crowned (Golden) Bishop

Euplectes albono White-winged Widow

Euplectes ardens Red-collared Widow

Euplectes progne Long-tailed Widow

Pytilia melba Geen-winged Pytilia (Melba) Finch

Lagonosticta rhodo Jameson's Firefinch

Uraeginthus angolen Blue Waxbill

Estrilda astrila Common Waxbill

Estrida erythronotos Blackcheeked Waxbill

Amandava subflava Orangebreasted Waxbill

Lonchura cucullata Bronze Mannikin

Vidua macroura Pintailed Whydah

Serinus mozambicus Yellow-fronted (eyed) Canary

Serinus atrogularis Black-throated Seadeater

Serinus gularis Streaky-headed Canary

Emberiza tahpisi Rock Bunting