Bird-watching in South Africa

Southern Africa is home to more than 900 different bird species. Not all of them are year-round residents, however the jetsetters of the bird world visit only for the summer or winter, flying north again when the season changes. Some Antarctic species visit southern Africa during the winter. Also, among our resident birds, quite a few are not easily seen, some are rare, and some prefer little-inhabited regions such as mountains and deserts, while others are nocturnal or very secretive.

Places

• Bird watching in Kwazulu Natal
• Bird watching in Pilansberg
• Bird watching in Kruger National Park
  • Kruger National Park bird hides
  • Checklist of birds of the Kruger National Park

Bird Watching Safaris

• Maputaland Bird Watching Safari
• Kruger National Park Bird Watching Adventure
• Kwazulu Natal Bird Watching Adventure (8 days)
• Kwazulu Natal Bird Watching Adventure (9 days)
  

Region name	no of Species	Endemics	Globally threatened	Introduced
South Africa	849	27	27	9
Western Cape	611	6	17	8
Bontebok National Park	196	0	4	1
Tankwa Karoo National Park	123	0	2	1
Table Mountain National Park	303	0	13	3
Karoo National Park	236	0	4	1
West Coast National Park	283	0	10	2
Eastern Cape checklist	601	0	20	3
Addo Elephant National Park	343	0	4	1
Tsitsikamma National Park	285	0	5	1
Mountain Zebra National Park	274	0	4	1
Northern Cape	507	0	12	4
Augrabies Falls National Park	213	0	2	0
Richtersveld National Park	212	0	3	1
Namaqua National Park	123	0	1	0
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	270	0	4	1
Kwazulu-Natal checklist	692	0	23	7
Gauteng	549	0	13	5
Groenkloof National Park	104	0	0	1
Transvaal (former province)	670	0	14	5
Limpopo Province	631	0	9	2
Marakele National Park	408	0	4	0
Mapungubwe National Park And Area	388	0	4	0
Kruger National Park checklist	528	0	5	0
Northwest Province	504	0	8	3
Mpumalanga	581	0	14	4
Free State	472	0	12	5
Golden Gate Highlands	256	0	5	0

South Africa has 31 endemic species: The following species are endemic to the region of South Africa.
Grey-winged Francolin Cape Francolin Hottentot Buttonquail Knysna Woodpecker Ground Woodpecker Woodward's Barbet Black Bustard Blue Bustard Forest Buzzard Cape Cormorant Bald Ibis	Rufous Rock-jumper Orange-breasted Rock-jumper Cape Rock-Thrush Cape Bulbul Saffron-breasted Prinia Knysna Scrub-Warbler Victorian’s Scrub-Warbler Rudd's Lark Karoo Lark Botha's Lark	Cape Sugarbird Orange-breasted Sunbird Long-tailed Pipit Yellow-breasted Pipit Yellow-tufted Pipit Cape Weaver Forest Canary Protea Seedeater Cape Siskin Drakensberg Siskin