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Endemic Birds

Definition of Endemic Birds:

  • Occurring naturally in, and restricted to one particular geographic region.
  • Occurring in a particular region, and nowhere else.


Cape Peninsula including Kirstenbosch & Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve


Cape Sugarbird
An area rich in our Indigenous flora and fauna, where Fynbos is home to many endemics. You are likely to spot:

  • Cape Sugarbird
  • Cape and Bank Cormorants
  • Cape Bulbul
  • Orange-breasted Sunbird
  • Cape Siskin
  • Forest Canary

Tour covering this region:
Birding in the Cape Peninsula

Coastal and Wetland region


Hartlaubs Gull
From saltwater to freshwater and where sewerage works are located, Waders and Wetland birds frequent. You are likely to spot:

  • African Penguin
  • Cape Gannet
  • Crowned Cormorant
  • SA Shelduck
  • Cape Shoveler
  • African Black Oystercatcher
  • Hartlaub's Gull
  • Cape Gull
  • Water Thick-knee

Tour covering this region:
Birding along the Coast & Wetland Habitats

Mountain Fynbos region


Cape Rock-jumper
Fynbos is home for to a few but certain endemic birds and this also applies to mountain Fynbos. You are likely to spot:

  • Cape Grassbird
  • Cape Rock Thrush
  • Cape Rockjumper
  • Ground Woodpecker
  • Neddicky
  • Victorins Warbler

Tour covering this region:
Birding in Rooi-Els and Bettys Bay

Karoo region

Still within the Western Cape, this Semi-desert scrub region is home to many of your Chat and Lark species and you are likely to spot:

  • Sickle-winged and Trac-trac Chats
  • Karoo and Mountain Chat
  • Karoo Longbilled Lark
  • Spike-heeled Lark
  • Red-capped Lark
  • Grey-backed Sparrowlark
  • Black Headed Canary

Tour covering this region:
Birding in the Tanqua Karoo

Forest Birds


Forest Canary
Hiding under the canopy of Indigenous forest, one has the opportunity to spot the Forest skulkers.

  • African Dusky Flycatcher
  • Paradise Flycatcher
  • Cape Batis
  • Blue Mantled Flycatcher
  • Crowned Eagle
  • Sombre Bulbul
  • Olive Bush Shrike
  • Southern Boubou
  • Amethyst Sunbird
  • Forest Canary
  • Swee Waxbill

Tour covering this region:
Grootvadersbos and The Overberg

Arid/Desert region

Sand dunes, desert scrub and few waterholes make this the ideal area for Raptors and desert birds alike.

  • Martial and Tawny Eagles
  • Lanner, Red-necked and Pygmy Falcons
  • Secretarybird
  • Kori Bustard
  • White-backed Vultures
  • Verreaux's Eagle Owl
  • Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
  • Crimson-breasted Shrike
  • Brubru
  • Sociable Weaver
  • Violet-eared Waxbill

Tour covering this region:
Kalahari & Northern Cape, including Namaqualand
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