Bird Life in Hillcrest Durban
Birds recorded at home & nearby Kranzkloof Gorge/Shongweni Reserve/Giba Gorge (195 species recorded as at 28/6/13)
African Pied Wagtail
Cape Wagtail
Longtailed (Mountain) Wagtail
Redeyed Dove
Tamborine Dove
Greenspotted Dove
Cinnamon Dove
Fantailed Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Blue-mantled Flycatcher
Black Flycatcher
Fiscal Flycatcher
Burchells Coucal
Greater Double Collared Sunbird
Whitebellied Sunbird
Black (Indigo)Sunbird
Olive Sunbird
Lesser Double Collared Sunbird
Grey Sunbird
Collared Sunbird
Scarlet Chested Sunbird
Purple banded Sunbird
Cape White eye
Plumcoloured Starling
Indian Myna
Cape Glossy Starling
Redwinged Starling
Blackbellied Starling
Wattled Starling
Chinspot Batis
Brubru
Puffback
Southern Black Tit
Narina Trogon
Goldentailed Woodpecker
Cardinal Woodpecker
Red-throated Wryneck
Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler
Barretts Warbler
Bleating Warbler
Cape Reed Warbler
African Sedge Warbler (heard only)
Southern Boubou
Redbilled Woodhoopoo
Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoo
Cape Robinchat
Cape Wagtail
Longtailed (Mountain) Wagtail
Redeyed Dove
Tamborine Dove
Greenspotted Dove
Cinnamon Dove
Fantailed Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher
Blue-mantled Flycatcher
Black Flycatcher
Fiscal Flycatcher
Burchells Coucal
Greater Double Collared Sunbird
Whitebellied Sunbird
Black (Indigo)Sunbird
Olive Sunbird
Lesser Double Collared Sunbird
Grey Sunbird
Collared Sunbird
Scarlet Chested Sunbird
Purple banded Sunbird
Cape White eye
Plumcoloured Starling
Indian Myna
Cape Glossy Starling
Redwinged Starling
Blackbellied Starling
Wattled Starling
Chinspot Batis
Brubru
Puffback
Southern Black Tit
Narina Trogon
Goldentailed Woodpecker
Cardinal Woodpecker
Red-throated Wryneck
Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler
Barretts Warbler
Bleating Warbler
Cape Reed Warbler
African Sedge Warbler (heard only)
Southern Boubou
Redbilled Woodhoopoo
Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoo
Cape Robinchat
Whitebrowed ScrubRobin
Natal Robin
Stared Robin
Goliath Heron
Black Crake
Purple Heron
Grey headed Heron
Bittern
Black headed Heron
Greenbacked Heron
Egyptian Goose
Moorhen
Darter
Reed Comorant
Whitefronted Comorant
Cattle Egret
Great white Egret
Hammerkop
African Spoonbill
Sacred Ibis
Hadeda Ibis
Blacksmith Plover
African Black Duck
Yellowbilled Duck
Dabchick
Water Dikkop
African Jacana
Woolynecked Stork
White Stork
Black Stork
Olive Thrush
Kurricane Thrush
Groundscraper Thrush
Cape Rock Thrush
Common Quail
Helmuted Guineafowl
Natal Francolin
Black Cuckoo
Emerald Cuckoo
Diedricks Cuckoo
Klaas’s Cuckoo
Redchested Cuckoo
Fierynecked Nightjar
Crowned Hornbill
Trumpeter Hornbill
Rufous napped Lark
Stripped Pipit
Plainbacked Pipit (count 195 as at 28/6/13)
Crombec
Cliff Mocking Chat
Familiar Chat
Natal Robin
Stared Robin
Goliath Heron
Black Crake
Purple Heron
Grey headed Heron
Bittern
Black headed Heron
Greenbacked Heron
Egyptian Goose
Moorhen
Darter
Reed Comorant
Whitefronted Comorant
Cattle Egret
Great white Egret
Hammerkop
African Spoonbill
Sacred Ibis
Hadeda Ibis
Blacksmith Plover
African Black Duck
Yellowbilled Duck
Dabchick
Water Dikkop
African Jacana
Woolynecked Stork
White Stork
Black Stork
Olive Thrush
Kurricane Thrush
Groundscraper Thrush
Cape Rock Thrush
Common Quail
Helmuted Guineafowl
Natal Francolin
Black Cuckoo
Emerald Cuckoo
Diedricks Cuckoo
Klaas’s Cuckoo
Redchested Cuckoo
Fierynecked Nightjar
Crowned Hornbill
Trumpeter Hornbill
Rufous napped Lark
Stripped Pipit
Plainbacked Pipit (count 195 as at 28/6/13)
Crombec
Cliff Mocking Chat
Familiar Chat
African Hoopoe
Feral Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
Rameron Pigeon
Purple Crested Turaco
Knysna Turaco
Blackheaded Oriole
Fork-tailed Drongo
Square-tailed Drongo
Redback Mannekin
Bronze Mannekin
Bush Blackcap
Blackeyed Bulbul
Sombre Bulbul
Terrestrial Bulbul
Black Cuckooshrike
Grey Cuckooshrike
Ostrich
Yellow eyed Canary
Forest Canary
Bully Canary
Streaky headed Canary
Spotted Backed Weaver (Village)
Masked Weaver
Thickbilled Weaver
Forest Weaver
Cape Weaver
Spectacled Weaver
Yellow Weaver
Red Fronted Tinkerbird
Yellow Rumped Tinkerbird
Crested Barbet
Black Collared Barbet
Golden breasted Bunting
Tawny flanked Prinia
Barthroat Apalis
European Roller
Pintailed Wydah
Sharp-billed Honeyguide
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Little Bee-eater
Speckled Mousebird
Redfaced Mousebird
Yellowthroated Longclaw
Lanner Falcon
Longcrested Eagle
Fish Eagle
Crowned Eagle
Martial Eagle
Jackal Buzzard
Feral Pigeon
Rock Pigeon
Rameron Pigeon
Purple Crested Turaco
Knysna Turaco
Blackheaded Oriole
Fork-tailed Drongo
Square-tailed Drongo
Redback Mannekin
Bronze Mannekin
Bush Blackcap
Blackeyed Bulbul
Sombre Bulbul
Terrestrial Bulbul
Black Cuckooshrike
Grey Cuckooshrike
Ostrich
Yellow eyed Canary
Forest Canary
Bully Canary
Streaky headed Canary
Spotted Backed Weaver (Village)
Masked Weaver
Thickbilled Weaver
Forest Weaver
Cape Weaver
Spectacled Weaver
Yellow Weaver
Red Fronted Tinkerbird
Yellow Rumped Tinkerbird
Crested Barbet
Black Collared Barbet
Golden breasted Bunting
Tawny flanked Prinia
Barthroat Apalis
European Roller
Pintailed Wydah
Sharp-billed Honeyguide
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Little Bee-eater
Speckled Mousebird
Redfaced Mousebird
Yellowthroated Longclaw
Lanner Falcon
Longcrested Eagle
Fish Eagle
Crowned Eagle
Martial Eagle
Jackal Buzzard
Wahlbergs Eagle
Black Eagle
Spotted Eagle Owl
Forest Buzzard
Stepp Buzzard
African Goshawk
Black Sparrowhawk
Little Sparrowhawk
Pied Crow
Whitenecked Raven
Gymnogene
Yellowbilled Kite
Rock Kestrel
Blackshouldered Kite
Redbacked Shrike
Orange-breasted Bushshrike
Grey-headed Bushshrike
Gorgeous Bushshrike
Fiscal Shrike
Olive Shrike (plus Ruddy Morph version)
Croaking Cisticola
Rattling Cisticola
Blue-billed Firefinch
Grey-headed Sparrow
Yellowthroated Sparrow (Petronia)
Blue Waxbill
Grey Waxbill
Swee Waxbill
Common Waxbill
Green Twinspot
Black Widowfinch
Brownhooded Kingfisher
Pygmy Kingfisher
Malachite Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Giant Kingfisher
Whitethroated Swallow
European Swallow
Palm Swift
Cape Batis
Rock Martin
Lesser Striped Swallow
Black Sawwing
Longtailed Widow
Olive Woodpecker
Stone Chat
Buffspotted Flufftail (heard only)
Black Eagle
Spotted Eagle Owl
Forest Buzzard
Stepp Buzzard
African Goshawk
Black Sparrowhawk
Little Sparrowhawk
Pied Crow
Whitenecked Raven
Gymnogene
Yellowbilled Kite
Rock Kestrel
Blackshouldered Kite
Redbacked Shrike
Orange-breasted Bushshrike
Grey-headed Bushshrike
Gorgeous Bushshrike
Fiscal Shrike
Olive Shrike (plus Ruddy Morph version)
Croaking Cisticola
Rattling Cisticola
Blue-billed Firefinch
Grey-headed Sparrow
Yellowthroated Sparrow (Petronia)
Blue Waxbill
Grey Waxbill
Swee Waxbill
Common Waxbill
Green Twinspot
Black Widowfinch
Brownhooded Kingfisher
Pygmy Kingfisher
Malachite Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Giant Kingfisher
Whitethroated Swallow
European Swallow
Palm Swift
Cape Batis
Rock Martin
Lesser Striped Swallow
Black Sawwing
Longtailed Widow
Olive Woodpecker
Stone Chat
Buffspotted Flufftail (heard only)