• Avocet
• Pied avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta

• Babbler
• Arrow-Marked babbler | Turdoides jardineii

• Barbet
• Acacia pied barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas
• Black-collared barbet | Lybius torquatus
• Crested barbet | Trachyphonus vaillantii

• Bateleur
• Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus

• Bee-eater
• European bee-eater | Merops apiaster
• Little bee-eater | Merops pusillus
• Swallow-tailed bee-eater | Merops hirundineus
• White-fronted bee-eater | Merops bullockoides

• Bishop
• Southern red bishop | Euplectes orix
• Yellow bishop | Euplectes capensis

• Bittern
• Dwarf bittern | Ixobrychus sturmii

• Bokmakierie
• Bokmakierie | Telophorus zeylonus

• Boubou
• Southern boubou | Laniarius ferrugineus

• Brubru
• Brubru | Nilaus afer

• Buffalo-weaver
• Red-billed buffalo-weaver | Bubalornis niger

• Bulbul
• African red-Eyed bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans
• Cape bulbul | Pycnonotus capensis
• Dark-capped bulbul | Pycnonotus tricolor

• Bunting
• Cape bunting | Emberiza capensis
• Cinnamon-breasted bunting | Emberiza tahapisi
• Golden-breasted bunting | Emberiza flaviventris
• Lark-like bunting | Emberiza impetuani

• Bustard
• Black-bellied bustard | Eupodotis melanogaster
• Denham's bustard | Neotis denhami
• Kori bustard | Ardeotis kori
• Ludwig's bustard | Neotis ludwigii

• Buzzard
• Jackal buzzard | Buteo rufofuscus
• Lizard buzzard | Kaupifalco monogrammicus
• Steppe buzzard | Buteo buteo

• Camaroptera
• Green-backed camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura

• Canary
• Black-throated canary | Crithagra atrogularis
• White-throated canary | Crithagra albogularis
• Yellow canary | Crithagra flaviventris
• Yellow-fronted canary | Crithagra mozambica

• Chat
• Ant-eating chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora
• Buff-streaked chat | Campicoloides bifasciata
• Familiar chat | Cercomela familiaris
• Mocking cliff-chat | Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

• Cisticola
• Croaking cisticola | Cisticola natalensis
• Levaillant's cisticola | Cisticola tinniens
• Rattling cisticola | Cisticola chiniana

• Coot
• Red-knobbed coot | Fulica cristata

• Cormorant
• Crowned cormorant | Microcarbo coronatus
• Reed cormorant | Microcarbo africanus
• White-breasted cormorant | Phalacrocorax lucidus

• Coucal
• Burchell's coucal | Centropus burchellii
• Senegal coucal | Centropus senegalensis

• Courser
• Double-banded courser | Rhinoptilus africanus

• Crake
• Black crake | Amaurornis flavirostra

• Crane
• Blue crane | Anthropoides paradiseus

• Crow
• Cape crow | Corvus capensis
• Pied crow | Corvus albus

• Cuckoo
• African cuckoo | Cuculus gularis
• Diderick cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius
• Great spotted cuckoo | Clamator glandarius
• Jacobin cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus
• Levaillant's cuckoo | Clamator levaillantii
• Red-chested cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius

• Darter
• African darter | Anhinga rufa

• Dove
• African mourning dove | Streptopelia decipiens
• Emerald-spotted wood-dove | Turtur chalcospilos
• Laughing dove | Spilopelia senegalensis
• Namaqua dove | Oena capensis
• Ring-necked dove | Streptopelia capicola

• Drongo
• Fork-tailed drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis
• Square-tailed drongo | Dicrurus ludwigii

• Duck
• Comb duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos
• Fulvous whistling duck | Dendrocygna bicolor
• White-faced duck | Dendrocygna viduata
• Yellow-billed duck | Anas undulata

• Eagle
• African fish eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer
• African hawk-eagle | Aquila spilogaster
• Black-chested snake-eagle | Circaetus pectoralis
• Booted eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus
• Brown snake-eagle | Circaetus cinereus
• Martial eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus
• Tawny eagle | Aquila rapax
• Wahlberg's eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi

• Egret
• Cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis
• Great egret | Ardea alba
• Little egret | Egretta garzetta

• Falcon
• Lanner falcon | Falco biarmicus
• Pygmy falcon | Polihierax semitorquatus
• Red-necked falcon | Falco chicquera

• Finch
• Red-headed finch | Amadina erythrocephala
• Scaly-feathered finch | Sporopipes squamifrons

• Firefinch
• African firefinch | Lagonosticta rubricata
• Jameson's firefinch | Lagonosticta rhodopareia
• Red-billed firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala

• Fiscal
• Common fiscal | Lanius collaris

• Flamingo
• Greater flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus

• Flycatcher
• African paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis
• Chat flycatcher | Bradornis infuscatus
• Fiscal flycatcher | Sigelus silens
• Marico flycatcher | Bradornis mariquensis
• Southern black flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina
• Spotted flycatcher | Muscicapa striata

• Francolin
• Crested francolin | Dendroperdix sephaena

• Go-away-bird
• Grey go-away-bird | Corythaixoides concolor

• Goose
• Egyptian goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca
• Greylag goose | Anser anser
• Spur-winged goose | Plectropterus gambensis

• Goshawk
• Gabar goshawk | Micronisus gabar
• Southern pale chanting goshawk | Melierax canorus

• Grassbird
• Cape grassbird | Sphenoeacus afer

• Grebe
• Little grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis

• Greenbul
• Sombre greenbul | Andropadus importunus

• Greenshank
• Common greenshank | Tringa nebularia

• Guineafowl
• Helmeted guineafowl | Numida meleagris

• Gull
• Grey-headed gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
• Hartlaub's gull | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
• Kelp gull | Larus dominicanus vetula

• Hamerkop
• Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta

• Harrier
• African marsh-harrier | Circus ranivorus
• Black harrier | Circus maurus

• Hawk
• African harrier-hawk | Polyboroides typus

• Heron
• Black-headed heron | Ardea melanocephala
• Goliath heron | Ardea goliath
• Green-backed heron | Butorides striata
• Grey heron | Ardea cinerea
• Purple heron | Ardea purpurea
• Rufous-bellied heron | Ardeola rufiventris
• Squacco heron | Ardeola ralloides

• Hoopoe
• African hoopoe | Upupa africana

• Hornbill
• African grey hornbill | Tockus nasutus
• Southern ground-hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri
• Southern red-billed hornbill | Tockus rufirostris
• Southern yellow-billed hornbill | Tockus leucomelas

• Ibis
• African sacred ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus
• Glossy ibis | Plegadis falcinellus
• Hadeda ibis | Bostrychia hagedash

• Jacana
• African jacana | Actophilornis africanus

• Kestrel
• Greater kestrel | Falco rupicoloides
• Lesser kestrel | Falco naumanni
 Rock kestrel | Falco rupicolus

• Kingfisher
• African pygmy-kingfisher | Ispidina picta
• Brown-hooded kingfisher | Halcyon albiventris
• Giant kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima
• Half-collared kingfisher | Alcedo semitorquata
• Malachite kingfisher | Alcedo cristata
• Pied kingfisher | Ceryle rudis
• Striped kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti
• Woodland kingfisher | Halycon senegalensis

• Kite
• Black kite | Milvus migrans
• Black-shouldered kite | Elanus caeruleus
• Yellow-billed kite | Milvus parasitus

• Korhaan
• Northern black korhaan | Afrotis afraoides
• Red-crested korhaan | Lophotis ruficrista

• Lapwing
• African wattled lapwing | Vanellus senegallus
• Blacksmith lapwing | Vanellus armatus
• Crowned lapwing | Vanellus coronatus
• Senegal lapwing | Vanellus lugubris
• White-crowned lapwing | Vanellus albiceps

• Lark
• Cape clapper lark | Mirafra apiata
• Fawn-coloured lark | Calendulauda africanoides
• Monotonous lark | Mirafra passerina
• Red-capped lark | Calandrella cinerea
• Sabota lark | Calendulauda sabota
• Spike-heeled lark | Cheresomanes albofasciata

• Longclaw
• Cape longclaw | Macronyx capensis

• Martin
• Rock martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula

• Moorhen
• Common moorhen | Gallinula chloropus

• Mousebird
• Red-faced mousebird | Urocolius indicus
• Speckled mousebird | Colius striatus
• White-backed mousebird | Colius colius

• Openbill
• African openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus

• Oriole
• Black-headed oriole | Oriolus larvatus

• Ostrich
• Common ostrich | Struthio camelus

• Owl
• African scops-owl | Otus senegalensis
• Barn owl | Tyto alba
• Southern white-faced owl | Ptilopsis granti
• Spotted eagle-owl | Bubo africanus
• Verreaux's eagle-owl | Bubo lacteus

• Owlet
• African barred owlet | Glaucidium capense
• Pearl-spotted owlet | Glaucidium perlatum

• Oxpecker
• Red-billed oxpecker | Buphagus erythrorhynchus
• Yellow-billed oxpecker | Buphagus africanus

• Oystercatcher
• African black oystercatcher | Haematopus moquini

• Parrot
• Brown-headed parrot | Poicephalus cryptoxanthus

• Peacock
• Common peacock | Pavo cristatus

• Pelican
• Great white pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus

• Penguin
• African penguin | Spheniscus demersus

• Pigeon
• African green-pigeon | Treron calvus
• Speckled pigeon | Columba guinea

• Pipit
• African pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus
• Buffy pipit | Anthus vaalensis

• Plover
• Kittlitz's plover | Charadrius pecuarius
• Three-banded plover | Charadrius tricollaris

• Prinia
• Black-chested prinia | Prinia flavicans
• Karoo prinia | Prinia maculosa
• Tawny-flanked prinia | Prinia subflava

• Puffback
 Black-backed puffback | Dryoscopus cubla

• Pytilia
 Green-winged pytilia | Pytilia melba

• Quelea
• Red-billed quelea | Quelea quelea

• Robin
• Kalahari scrub-robin | Erythropygia paena
• Karoo scrub-robin | Erythropygia coryphaeus
• White-browed scrub-robin | Erythropygia leucophrys

• Robin-chat
• Cape robin-chat | Cossypha caffra
• White-browed robin-chat | Cossypha heuglini
• White-throated robin-chat | Cossypha humeralis

• Roller
• Broad-billed roller | Eurystomus glaucurus
• Lilac-breasted roller | Coracias caudatus
• Purple roller | Coracias naevius

• Ruff
• Ruff | Philomachus pugnax

• Sandgrouse
• Burchell's sandgrouse | Pterocles burchelli
• Double-banded sandgrouse | Pterocles bicinctus
• Namaqua sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua

• Sandpiper
• Common sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos
• Curlew sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea
• Wood sandpiper | Tringa glareola

• Scimitarbill
• Common scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

• Secretarybird
• Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius

• Shelduck
• South African shelduck | Tadorna cana

• Shoveler
• Cape shoveler | Anas smithii

• Shrike
• Crimson-breasted shrike | Laniarius atrococcineus
• Lesser grey shrike | Lanius minor
• Magpie shrike | Urolestes melanoleucus
• Red-backed shrike | Lanius collurio
• Retz's helmet-shrike | Prionops retzii
• Southern white-crowned shrike | Eurocephalus anguitimens
• White-crested helmet-shrike | Prionops plumatus

• Snipe
• Greater painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis

• Sparrow
• Cape sparrow | Passer melanurus
• Great sparrow | Passer motitensis
• House sparrow | Passer domesticus
• Southern grey-headed sparrow | Passer diffusus

• Sparrowlark
• Chestnut-backed sparrowlark | Eremopterix leucotis
• Grey-backed sparrowlark | Eremopterix verticalis

• Spoonbill
• African spoonbill | Platalea alba

• Spurfowl
• Cape spurfowl | Pternistis capensis
• Natal spurfowl | Pternistis natalensis
• Red-billed spurfowl | Pternistis adspersus
• Swainson's spurfowl | Pternistis swainsonii

• Starling
• Burchell's starling | Lamprotornis australis
• Cape glossy starling | Lamprotornis nitens
• Greater blue-eared starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus
• Meves's (longtailed) starling | Lamprotornis mevesii
• Pale-winged starling | Onychognathus nabouroup
• Red-winged starling | Onychognathus morio
• Violet-backed starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
• Wattled starling | Creatophora cinerea

• Stilt
• Black-winged stilt | Himantopus himantopus

• Stint
• Little stint | Calidris minuta
• Long-toed stint | Calidris subminuta

• Stonechat
• African stonechat | Saxicola torquatus

• Stork
• Abdim's stork | Ciconia abdimii
• Black stork | Ciconia nigra
• Marabou stork | Leptoptilos crumeniferus
• Saddle-billed stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
• White stork | Ciconia ciconia
• Woolly-necked stork | Ciconia episcopus
• Yellow-billed stork | Mycteria ibis

• Sunbird
• Amethyst sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina
• Malachite sunbird | Nectarinia famosa
• Southern double-collared sunbird | Cinnyris chalybeus

• Swallow
• Barn swallow | Hirundo rustica
• Greater striped swallow | Cecropis cucullata
• Lesser striped swallow | Cecropis abyssinica
• Mosque swallow | Cecropis senegalensis
• Red-breasted swallow | Cecropis semirufa
• White-throated swallow | Hirundo albigularis
• Wire-tailed swallow | Hirundo smithii

• Swamphen
• African purple swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis

• Tchagra
• Black-crowned tchagra | Tchagra senegalus

• Teal
• Cape teal | Anas capensis
• Hottentot teal | Anas hottentota
• Red-billed teal | Anas erythrorhyncha

• Tern
• Caspian tern | Hydroprogne caspia
• Whiskered tern | Chlidonias hybrida

• Thick-knee
• Spotted thick-knee | Burhinus capensis
• Water thick-knee | Burhinus vermilulatus

• Thrush
• Groundscraper thrush | Psophocichla litsitsirupa
• Kurrichane thrush | Turdus libonyanus
• Short-toed rock-thrush | Monticola brevipes

• Tit
• Ashy tit | Parus cinerascens
• Southern black tit | Parus niger

• Tit-babbler
• Chestnut-vented tit-babbler | Sylvia subcaerulea

• Vulture
• Hooded vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus
• Lappet-faced vulture | Torgos tracheliotus
• White-backed vulture | Gyps africanus
• White-headed vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis

• Wagtail
• African pied wagtail | Motacilla aguimp
• Cape wagtail | Motacilla capensis

• Warbler
• Dark-capped yellow warbler | Iduna natalensis
• Willow warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus

• Waxbill
• Black-faced waxbill | Estrilda erythronotos
• Blue waxbill | Uraeginthus angolensis
• Common waxbill | Estrilda astrild
• Violet-eared waxbill | Uraeginthus granatinus

• Weaver
• Cape weaver | Ploceus capensis
• Lesser masked-weaver | Ploceus intermedius
• Red-headed weaver | Anaplectes melanotis
• Sociable weaver | Philetairus socius
• Southern masked-weaver | Ploceus velatus
• White-browed sparrow-weaver | Plocepasser mahali

• Wheatear
• Capped wheatear | Oenanthe pileata

• White-eye
• Cape white-eye | Zosterops capensis
• Orange river white-eye | Zosterops pallidus

• Whydah
• Pin-tailed whydah | Vidua macroura
• Shaft-tailed whydah | Vidua regia

• Widowbird
• Long-tailed widowbird | Euplectes progne

• Wood-hoopoe
• Green wood-hoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus

• Woodpecker
• Bearded woodpecker | Dendropicos namaquus
• Bennett's woodpecker | Campethera bennettii
• Cardinal woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens