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Bird Life At Troutways

Troutways can be a haven for bird watchers. The birds listed below have been recorded on the farm. If you are a keen birder and can contribute to the list, please e-mail us with the details of your sighting together with the Roberts Catalogue Number of the sighting.

** SA Endemics
* SA Near Endemics

Cat#	Common Name
8	Little Grebe (Dabchick) (Tachybaptus ruficollis) Kleindobbertjie
58	Reed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus) Rietduiker
62	Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) Bloureier
65	Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) Rooireier
68	Yellow-Billed Egret (Egretta intermedia) Geelbekwitreier
71	Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Bosluisvoël (Veereier)
74	Green-Backed Heron (Butorides striatus) Groenrugreier
81	Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) Hamerkop
84	Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) Grootswartooievaar
92	Southern Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus) Kalkoenibis
94	Hadeda Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) Hadeda
105	African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) Swarteend
142	Brown Snake-Eagle (Circaetus cinereus) Bruinslangarend
148	African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) Visarend
152	Jackal Buzzard** (Buteo rufofuscus) Rooiborsjakkalsvoël
161	Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar) Kleinsingvalk
191	Shelley's Francolin (Francolinus shelleyi) Laeveldpatrys
192	Redwinged Francolin (Francolinus levaillantii) Rooivlerkpatrys
196	Natal Francolin* (Francolinus natalensis) Natalse Fisant
199	Swainson's Spurfowl (Francolin)* (Francolinus swainsonii) Bosveldfisant
203	Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) Gewone Tarentaal
213	Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostris) Swartriethaan
226	Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Grootwaterhoender
258	Blacksmith Lapwing (Plover) (Vanellus armatus) Bontkiewiet
349	Speckled (Rock) Pigeon (Columba guinea) Kransduif
352	Red-Eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) Grootringduif
354	Cape Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia capicola) Gewone Tortelduif
355	Laughing (Palm) Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) Rooiborsduifie (Lemoenduifie)
385	Klaas's Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas) Meitjie
405	Fiery-Necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) Afrikaanse Naguil
416	Horus Swift (Apus horus) Horuswindswael
417	Little Swift (Apus affinis) Kleinwindswael
424	Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus) Gevlekte Muisvoël
428	Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) Bontvisvanger
429	Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) Reusevisvanger
430	Half-Collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata) Blouvisvanger
435	Brown-Hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) Bruinkopvisvanger
444	Little Bee-Eater (Merops pusillus) Kleinbyvreter
451	African Hoopoe (Upupa africana) Hoephoep
457	African Grey Hornbill (Tockus nasutus) Grysneushoringvoël
464	Black-Collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus) Rooikophoutkapper
473	Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) Kuifkophoutkapper
483	Golden-Tailed Woodpecker (Campethera abingoni) Goudstertspeg
486	Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) Kardinaalspeg
489	Red-Throated Wryneck (Jynx ruficollis) Draaihals
520	White-Throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis) Witkeelswael
526	Greater Striped Swallow (Hirundo cucullata) Grootstreepswael
527	Lesser Striped Swallow (Hirundo abyssinica) Kleinstreepswael
529	Rock Martin (Hirundo fuligula) Kransswael
536	Black Saw-Wing (Swallow)** (Psalidoprocne holomelas) Swartsaagvlerkswael
541	Fork-Tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis) Mikstertbyvanger
545	Black-Headed (Eastern) Oriole (Oriolus larvatus) Swartkopwielewaal
568	Dark-Capped (Blackeyed) Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) Swartoogtiptol
576	Kurrichane Thrush (Turdus libonyanus) Rooibeklyster
577	Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus) Olyflyster
580	Groundscraper Thrush (Turdus litsitsirupa) Gevlekte Lyster
581	Cape Rock-Thrush** (Monticola rupestris) Kaapse Kliplyster
588	Buff-Streaked Chat** (Oenanthe bifasciata) Bergklipwagter
589	Familiar Chat (Cercomela familiaris) Gewone Spekvreter
601	Cape Robin-Chat (Robin) (Cossypha caffra) Gewone Janfrederik
635	(Cape Reed) Lesser Swamp-Warbler (Acrocephalus gracilirostris) Kaapse Rietsanger
638	(African Sedge) Little Rush-Warbler (Bradypterus baboecala) Kaapse Vleisanger
661	Capwe Grassbird** (Sphenoeacus afer) Grasvoël
664	Zitting (Fantailed) Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) Landeryklopkloppie
672	Rattling Cisticola (Cisticola chiniana) Bosveldtinktinkie
677	Levaillant's Cisticola (Cisticola tinniens) Vleitinktinkie
681	Neddicky (Cisticola fulvicapilla) Neddikkie
683	Tawny-Flanked Prinia (Prinia subflava) Bruinsylangstertjie
686a	Karoo (Spotted) Prinia** (Prinia maculosa) Karoolangstertjie
698	Fiscal Flycatcher** (Sigelus silens) Fiskaalvlieëvanger
710	African Paradise -lycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) Paradysvlieëvanger
712	Mountain (Longtailed) Wagtail (Motacilla clara) Bergkwikkie
713	Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis) Gewone Kwikkie
727	Cape (Orangethroated) Longclaw** (Macronyx capensis) Oranjekeelkalkoentjie
732	Common Fiscal (Fiscal Shrike) (Lanius collaris) Fiskaallaksman
733	Red-Backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) Rooiruglaksman
739	Crimson-Breasted Shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus) Rooiborslaksman
746	Bokmakierie* (Telophorus zeylonus) Bokmakierie
758	Common (Indian) Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Indiese Spreeu
769	Red-Winged Starling (Onychognathus morio) Rooivlerkspreeu
775	Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) Jangroentjie
785	Greater Double-Collared Sunbird** (Nectarinia afra) Groot-rooibandsuikerbekkie
792	Amethyst (African Black) Sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina) Swartsuikerbekkie
796	Cape White-Eye** (Zosterops virens) Kaapse Glasogie (Groenglasogie)
804	Southern Grey-Headed Sparrow (Passer diffusus) Gryskopmossie
807	Thick-Billed Weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons) Dikbekwewer
811	Village (Spottedbacked) Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) Bontrugwewer
813	Cape Weaver** (Ploceus capensis) Kaapse Wewer
814	Southern Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) Swartkeelgeelvink
815	Lesser Masked-Weaver (Ploceus intermedius) Kleingeelvink
824	Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) Rooivink
829	White-Winged Widowbird (Widow) (Euplectes albonotatus) Witvlerkflap
831	Red-Collared Widowbird (Widow) (Euplectes ardens) Rooikeelflap
846	Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) Rooibeksysie (Rooibekkie)
881	Streaky-Headed Seed-Eater (Canary) (Serinus gularis) Streepkopkanarie
885	Cape Bunting* (Emberiza capensis) Rooivlerkstreepkoppie

** SA Endemics
* SA Near Endemics

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