Bird Specimens number - Transvaal Museum


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Laniarius bicolor 14
Accipiter badius 84
Accipiter melanoleucus 23
Accipiter minullus 49
Accipiter ovampensis 18
Accipiter rufiventris 20
Accipiter tachiro 71
Achaetops pycnopygius 19
Acridotheres tristis 22
Acrocephalus arundinaceus 28
Acrocephalus baeticatus 45
Acrocephalus gracilirostris 37
Acrocephalus griseldis 2
Acrocephalus palustris 19
Acrocephalus rufescens 2
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15
Acrocephalus scirpaceus 3
Actitis hypoleucos 51
Actophilornis africanus 44
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis 4
Agapornis lilianae 7
Agapornis nigrigenis 19
Agapornis roseicollis 53
Alauda starki 92
Alcedo cristata 81
Alcedo semitorquata 17
Alectoris chukar 6
Alethe fuelleborni 4
Amadina erythrocephala 77
Amadina fasciata 25
Amaurornis flavirostris 58
Amblyospiza albifrons 40
Ammomanes grayi 54
Anaplectes rubriceps 47
Anas capensis 12
Anas erythrorhyncha 35
Anas hottentota 16
Anas querquedula 2
Anas undulata 48
Anastomus lamelligerus 14
Andropadus importunus 109
Andropadus milanjensis 29
Anhinga rufa 31
Anomalospiza imberbis 14
Anthoscopus caroli 24
Anthoscopus minutus 47
Anthreptes collaris 84
Anthreptes longuemarei 15
Anthreptes reichenowi 9
Anthropoides paradisea 25
Anthus brachyurus 7
Anthus caffer 40
Anthus cinnamomeus 207
Anthus crenatus 17
Anthus leucophrys 81
Anthus lineiventris 25
Anthus nyassae 3
Anthus similis 107
Anthus trivialis 18
Anthus vaalensis 41
Apalis chirindensis 5
Apalis flavida 106
Apalis melanocephala 3
Apalis ruddi 9
Apalis thoracica 154
Apaloderma narina 53
Aplopelia larvata 59
Aptenodytes patagonicus 20
Apus aequatorialis 3
Apus affinis 38
Apus apus 30
Apus barbatus 40
Apus bradfieldi 21
Apus caffer 47
Apus horus 17
Apus melba 16
Aquila nipalensis 4
Aquila pomarina 6
Aquila rapax 28
Aquila verreauxii 27
Aquila wahlbergi 37
Ardea cinerea 23
Ardea goliath 9
Ardea melanocephala 59
Ardea purpurea 27
Ardeola ralloides 26
Ardeotis kori 23
Arenaria interpres 14
Asio capensis 120
Aviceda cuculoides 30
Balearica regulorum 8
Batis capensis 111
Batis fratrum 16
Batis molitor 163
Batis pririt 70
Batis soror 11
Bias musicus 4
Bostrychia hagedash 54
Botaurus stellaris 5
Bradypterus baboecala 37
Bradypterus barratti 36
Bradypterus Sylvaticus 8
Bradypterus victorini 11
Bubalornis niger 43
Bubo africanus 174
Bubo capensis 17
Bubo lacteus 21
Bubulcus ibis 69
Bucorvus leadbeateri 26
Bugeranus carunculatus 14
Buphagus africanus 3
Buphagus erythrorhynchus 49
Burhinus capensis 90
Burhinus vermiculatus 27
Buteo augur 13
Buteo buteo 75
Buteo rufofuscus 47
Buteo trizonatus 14
Butorides rufiventris 18
Butorides striatus 49
Bycanistes brevis 9
Bycanistes bucinator 44
Calandrella cinerea 127
Calidris alba 30
Calidris alpina 3
Calidris bairdii 3
Calidris canutus 4
Calidris ferruginea 58
Calidris minuta 55
Calonectris diomedea 3
Camaroptera brachyura brachyura 106
Camaroptera fasciolata 27
Camaroptera stierlingi 16
Campephaga flava 87
Campethera abingoni 102
Campethera bennettii 28
Campethera cailliautii 14
Campethera notata 13
Campethera scriptoricauda 3
Caprimulgus europaeus 68
Caprimulgus fossii 108
Caprimulgus natalensis 7
Caprimulgus pectoralis 62
Caprimulgus rufigena 3
Caprimulgus tristigma 30
Catharacta antarctica 30
Centropus bengalensis 9
Centropus burchelli 3
Centropus burchellii 3
Centropus cupreicaudus 13
Centropus senegalensis 16
Centropus superciliosus 2
Cercomela familiaris 135
Cercomela schlegelii 74
Cercomela sinuata 27
Cercomela tractrac 56
Ceryle maxima 63
Ceryle rudis 50
Ceuthmochares aereus 18
Chaetops frenatus 18
Charadrius alexandrinus 4
Charadrius asiaticus 16
Charadrius hiaticula 36
Charadrius leschenaultii 7
Charadrius marginatus 49
Charadrius mongolus 3
Charadrius pallidus 20
Charadrius pecuarius 45
Charadrius tricollaris 65
Chersomanes albofasciata 212
Chlidonias hybridus 11
Chlidonias leucopterus 30
Chlidonias niger 4
Chlorocichla flaviventris 70
Chloropeta natalensis 52
Chloroptilus symonsi 10
Chloroptilus tottus 22
Chrysococcyx caprius 129
Chrysococcyx cupreus 18
Chrysococcyx klaas 55
Cichladusa arquata 9
Ciconia abdimii 17
Ciconia ciconia 24
Ciconia episcopus 3
Ciconia nigra 4
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster 115
Circaetus cinerascens 5
Circaetus cinereus 14
Circaetus fasciolatus 5
Circaetus pectoralis 24
Circus aeruginosus 2
Circus macrourus 23
Circus maurus 5
Circus pygargus 10
Circus ranivorus 26
Cisticola aberrans 88
Cisticola aridula 92
Cisticola ayresii 70
Cisticola brachyptera 21
Cisticola brunnescens 21
Cisticola cantans 23
Cisticola chiniana 264
Cisticola erythrops 41
Cisticola fulvicapilla 195
Cisticola galactotes 37
Cisticola juncidis 162
Cisticola lais 137
Cisticola natalensis 79
Cisticola rufilata 30
Cisticola subruficapilla 75
Cisticola textrix 54
Cisticola tinniens 79
Clamator glandarius 38
Clamator jacobinus 64
Clamator levaillantii 21
Colius colius 61
Colius striatus 208
Columba arquatrix 32
Columba delegorguei 3
Columba guinea 52
Columba livia 3
Coracias caudata 96
Coracias garrulus 54
Coracias naevia 27
Coracias spatulata 11
Coracina caesia 31
Coracina pectoralis 26
Corvinella melanoleuca 66
Corvus albicollis 13
Corvus albus 33
Corvus capensis 19
Corvus splendens 7
Corythaixoides concolor 104
Cossypha caffra 155
Cossypha dichroa 54
Cossypha heuglini 42
Cossypha humeralis 73
Cossypha natalensis 47
Cossypua caffra 2
Coturnix adansonii 18
Coturnix chinensis 2
Coturnix coturnix 47
Coturnix delegorguei 52
Creatophora cinerea 66
Crex crex 25
Crex egregia 30
Cryptospiza reichenovii 15
Cuculus canorus 26
Cuculus clamosus 29
Cuculus gularis 17
Cuculus solitarius 42
Cursorius rufus 21
Cursorius temminckii 54
Cygnus olor 3
Cypsiurus parvus 23
Daption capense 15
Delichon urbica 16
Dendrocygna viduata 22
Dendropicos fuscescens 187
Dicrurus adsimilis 141
Dicrurus ludwigii 28
Diomedea cauta 8
Diomedea chlororhynchos 7
Diomedea chrysostoma 3
Diomedea exulans 18
Diomedea melanophris 5
Dromas ardeola 2
Dryoscopus cubla cubla 237
Egretta alba 15
Egretta ardesiaca 9
Egretta garzetta 31
Egretta intermedia 7
Elanus caeruleus 100
Emberiza cabanisi 12
Emberiza capensis 95
Emberiza flaviventris 137
Emberiza impetuani 69
Emberiza tahapisi 105
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis 7
Eremomela gregalis 16
Eremomela icteropygialis 103
Eremomela scotops 42
Eremomela usticollis 50
Eremopterix australis 28
Eremopterix leucotis 39
Eremopterix verticalis 76
Erythrocercus livingstonei 4
Erythropygia coryphaeus 43
Erythropygia leucophrys 183
Erythropygia paena 73
Erythropygia quadrivirgata 31
Erythropygia signata 27
Estrilda astrild 129
Estrilda erythronotos 26
Estrilda melanotis 25
Estrilda perreini 22
Estrilda quartinia 17
Eudyptes chrysocome 35
Eudyptes chrysolophus 15
Euplectes afer 44
Euplectes albonotatus 67
Euplectes ardens 121
Euplectes axillaris 36
Euplectes capensis 128
Euplectes hordeaceus 16
Euplectes macrourus 13
Euplectes orix 162
Euplectes progne 60
Eupodotis afra 62
Eupodotis caerulescens 8
Eupodotis melanogaster 19
Eupodotis rueppellii 21
Eupodotis ruficrista 42
Eupodotis vigorsii 15
Eurocephalus anguitimens 41
Euryptila subcinnamomea 11
Eurystomus glaucurus 32
Falco amurensis 260
Falco biarmicus 54
Falco chicquera 18
Falco cuvierii 2
Falco dickinsoni 14
Falco naumanni 81
Falco peregrinus 11
Falco rupicoloides 52
Falco subbuteo 18
Falco tinnunculus 74
Falco vespertinus 7
Ficedula albicollis 3
Francolinus adspersus 60
Francolinus afer 67
Francolinus africanus 26
Francolinus capensis 17
Francolinus coqui 63
Francolinus hartlaubi 12
Francolinus levaillantii 34
Francolinus levaillantoides 63
Francolinus natalensis 69
Francolinus sephaena 80
Francolinus shelleyi 28
Francolinus swainsonii 66
Fregetta grallaria 2
Fringilla coelebs 3
Fulica cristata 52
Fulmarus glacialoides 2
Galerida magnirostris 39
Gallinago media 11
Gallinago nigripennis 45
Gallinula angulata 11
Gallinula chloropus 42
Geocolaptes olivaceus 37
Geronticus calvus 16
Glareola nordmanni 16
Glareola nuchalis 2
Glareola pratincola 13
Glaucidium capense 28
Glaucidium perlatum 66
Gorsachius leuconotus 6
Guttera pucherani 48
Gypaetus barbatus 2
Gypohierax angolensis 4
Gyps africanus 116
Gyps coprotheres 104
Haematopus moquini 10
Haematopus ostralegus 3
Halcyon albiventris 190
Halcyon chelicuti 74
Halcyon leucocephala 30
Halcyon senegalensis 36
Halcyon senegaloides 2
Haliaetus vocifer 33
Halobaena caerulea 90
Heliolais erythoptera 12
Hemimacronyx chloris 16
Hieraaetus ayresii 10
Hieraaetus fasciatus 2
Hieraaetus pennatus 10
Hieraaetus spilogaster 36
Himantopus himantopus 20
Hippolais icterina 16
Hippolais olivetorum 9
Hirundo abyssinica 76
Hirundo albigularis 21
Hirundo angolensis 4
Hirundo atrocaerulea 9
Hirundo cucullata 34
Hirundo dimidiata 17
Hirundo fuligula 56
Hirundo rustica 183
Hirundo semirufa 24
Hirundo senegalensis 9
Hirundo smithii 23
Hirundo spilodera 25
Hydrobates pelagicus 2
Hydroprogne caspia 4
Hyliota australis 7
Hyliota flavigaster 8
Hypargos margaritatus 25
Hypargos niveoguttatus 12
Indicator indicator 47
Indicator minor 55
Indicator variegatus 21
Ispidina picta 93
Ixobrychus minutus 50
Ixobrychus sturmii 17
Jynx ruficollis 35
Kaupifalco monogrammicus 91
Lagonosticta nitidula 5
Lagonosticta rhodopareia 72
Lagonosticta rubricata 68
Lagonosticta senegala 96
Lampratornis nitens 5
Lamprotornis acuticaudus 8
Lamprotornis australis 42
Lamprotornis chalybaeus 23
Lamprotornis chloropterus 11
Lamprotornis corruscus 27
Lamprotornis mevesii 48
Lamprotornis nitens 162
Laniarius aethiopicus 51
Laniarius atrococcineus 77
Laniarius ferrugineus 176
Lanioturdus torquatus 35
Lanius collaris 178
Lanius collurio 122
Lanius minor 29
Lanius souzae 8
Larus argentatus 3
Larus cirrocephalus 44
Larus dominicanus 30
Larus fuscus 4
Larus hartlaubii 10
Larus ridibundus 3
Leptoptilos crumeniferus 16
Limosa lapponica 4
Lioptilus nigricapillus 26
Locustella fluviatilis 2
Lophaetus occipitalis 23
Lugensa brevirostris 94
Luscinia luscinia 5
Lybius leucomelas 3
Lybius torquatus 170
Macrodipteryx vexillaria 17
Macronectes giganteus 11
Macronectes halli 5
Macronyx ameliae 9
Macronyx capensis 89
Macronyx croceus 57
Malaconotus blanchoti 67
Malcorus pectoralis 53
Mandingoa nitidula 25
Melaenornis infuscatus 54
Melaenornis mariquensis 94
Melaenornis pallidus 78
Melaenornis pammelaina 73
Melierax canorus 55
Melierax metabates 21
Melocichla mentalis 8
Merops albicollis 3
Merops apiaster 67
Merops boehmi 6
Merops bullockoides 61
Merops hirundineus 53
Merops nubicoides 43
Merops pusillus 122
Merops superciliosus 43
Mesopicos griseocephalus 73
Micronisus gabar 85
Microparra capensis 14
Milvus migrans 48
Milvus parasitus 68
Mirafra africana 137
Mirafra africanoides 113
Mirafra albescens 85
Mirafra apiata 76
Mirafra burra 10
Mirafra cheniana 14
Mirafra chuana 5
Mirafra curvirostris 147
Mirafra erythrochlamys 22
Mirafra passerina 18
Mirafra ruddi 19
Mirafra rufocinnamomea 53
Mirafra sabota 285
Monticola angolensis 13
Monticola brevipes 43
Monticola explorator 25
Monticola rupestris 53
Morus capensis 21
Motacilla aguimp 71
Motacilla capensis 71
Motacilla cinerea 3
Motacilla flava 35
Muscicapa adusta 62
Muscicapa caerulescens 83
Muscicapa striata 56
Musophaga rossae 4
Mycteria ibis 5
Myioparus plumbeus 49
Myrmecocichla formicivora 54
Namibornis herero 4
Neafrapus boehmi 15
Necrosyrtes monachus 8
Nectarinia afra 82
Nectarinia amethystina 151
Nectarinia bifasciata 36
Nectarinia chalybea 80
Nectarinia cuprea 7
Nectarinia famosa 93
Nectarinia fusca 50
Nectarinia kilimensis 32
Nectarinia manoensis 70
Nectarinia mariquensis 77
Nectarinia neergaardi 3
Nectarinia olivacea 78
Nectarinia senegalensis 135
Nectarinia shelleyi 5
Nectarinia talatala 123
Nectarinia venusta 29
Nectarinia veroxii 25
Nectarinia violacea 33
Neophron percnopterus 3
Neotis denhami 8
Neotis ludwigii 11
Nettapus auritus 2
Nicator gularis 27
Nilaus afer 109
Numenius arquata 28
Numenius phaeopus 15
Numida meleagris 186
Nycticorax nycticorax 33
Oceanites oceanicus 3
Oceanodroma leucorhoa 2
Oena capensis 81
Oenanthe bifasciata 31
Oenanthe monticola 124
Oenanthe oenanthe 5
Oenanthe pileata 67
Onychognathus morio 79
Onychognathus nabouroup 38
Oriolus auratus 19
Oriolus larvatus 151
Oriolus oriolus 28
Ortygospiza atricollis 42
Ortygospiza locustella 10
Otus leucotis 45
Otus senegalensis 25
Oxyura maccoa 3
Pachycoccyx audeberti 3
Pachyptila belcheri 2
Pachyptila desolata 17
Pachyptila salvini 92
Pachyptila turtur 2
Pachyptila vittata 24
Pandion haliaetus 4
Parisoma layardi 21
Parisoma subcaeruleum 101
Parus afer 19
Parus carpi 13
Parus niger 121
Parus rufiventris 5
Passer domesticus 76
Passer griseus 120
Passer melanurus 136
Passer motitensis 28
Pelecanus onocrotalus 11
Pelecanus rufescens 5
Pernis apivorus 11
Petronia superciliaris 78
Phalacrocorax africanus 66
Phalacrocorax capensis 34
Phalacrocorax carbo 29
Phalacrocorax coronatus 6
Phalacrocorax neglectus 4
Phalaropus fulicaria 4
Phalaropus lobatus 2
Philetairus socius 78
Philomachus pugnax 151
Phoebetria fusca 4
Phoebetria palpebrata 2
Phoeniconaias minor 15
Phoenicopterus ruber 15
Phoeniculus cyanomelas 123
Phoeniculus purpureus 139
Phragmacia substriata 13
Phyllastrephus debilis 7
Phyllastrephus flavostriatus 37
Phyllastrephus terrestris 131
Phylloscopus trochilus 87
Pinarocorys nigricans 12
Pinarornis plumosus 5
Pitta angolensis 6
Platalea alba 13
Platysteira peltata 23
Plectropterus gambensis 2
Plegadis falcinellus 18
Plocepasser mahali 81
Ploceus bicolor 77
Ploceus capensis 54
Ploceus cucullatus 133
Ploceus intermedius 51
Ploceus ocularis 93
Ploceus olivaceiceps 7
Ploceus rubiginosus 11
Ploceus subaureus 31
Ploceus velatus 230
Ploceus xanthops 48
Ploceus xanthopterus 27
Pluvialis fulva 2
Pluvialis squatarola 18
Podica senegalensis 10
Podiceps cristatus 8
Podiceps nigricollis 17
Pogoniulus bilineatus 43
Pogoniulus chrysoconus 193
Pogoniulus pusillus 52
Pogonocichla stellata 68
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus 52
Poicephalus meyeri 70
Poicephalus robustus 33
Poicephalus rueppellii 31
Polemaetus bellicosus 41
Polihierax semitorquatus 18
Polyboroides typus 37
Porphyrio porphyrio 27
Porphyrula alleni 14
Porzana porzana 14
Porzana pusilla 31
Prinia flavicans 116
Prinia hypoxanthaa 73
Prinia robertsi 6
Prinia subflava 197
Prionops plumatus 122
Prionops retzii 65
Prionops scopifrons 11
Procellaria aequinoctialis 51
Procellaria cinerea 7
Prodotiscus regulus 22
Prodotiscus zambesiae 6
Promerops cafer 23
Promerops gurneyi 20
Psalidoprocne holomelas 19
Psalidoprocne orientalis 11
Pseudhirundo griseopyga 19
Psittacula krameri 4
Pterocles bicinctus 84
Pterocles burchelli 22
Pterocles gutturalis 11
Pterocles namaqua 70
Pterodroma incerta 7
Pterodroma macroptera 20
Pterodroma mollis 37
Puffinus assimilis 10
Puffinus gravis 23
Puffinus griseus 11
Pycnonotus barbatus 18
Pycnonotus barbatus layardi 377
Pycnonotus capensis 74
Pycnonotus nigricans 165
Pyrenestes minor 6
Pytilia afra 13
Pytilia melba 128
Quelea erythrops 26
Quelea quelea 145
Rallus caerulescens 30
Recurvirostra avosetta 14
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus 40
Rhinoptilus cinctus 8
Riparia cincta 22
Riparia paludicola 27
Riparia riparia 17
Rostratula benghalensis 36
Rynchops flavirostris 12
Sagittarius serpentarius 31
Salpornis spilonotus 5
Sarkidiornis melanotos 4
Sarothrura affinis 6
Sarothrura boehmi 9
Sarothrura elegans 35
Sarothrura rufa 41
Saxicola rubetra 12
Saxicola torquata 140
Schoenicola brevirostris 18
Scopus umbretta 29
Scotopelia peli 5
Seicercus ruficapillus 40
Serinus alario 34
Serinus albogularis 56
Serinus atrogularis 109
Serinus canicollis 64
Serinus citrinipectus 3
Serinus flaviventris 133
Serinus gularis 57
Serinus leucopterus 2
Serinus mennelli 12
Serinus mozambicus 143
Serinus scotops 36
Serinus sulphuratus 109
Sheppardia gunningi 7
Sigelus silens 78
Smithornis capensis 18
Smutsornis africanus 50
Spermestes bicolor 38
Spermestes cucullatus 120
Spermestes fringilloides 13
Spheniscus demersus 14
Sphenoeacus afer 71
Spizocorys conirostris 67
Spizocorys fringillaris 16
Spizocorys sclateri 18
Sporaeginthus subflavus 44
Sporopipes squamifrons 59
Spreo bicolor 25
Stactolaema leucotis 16
Stactolaema olivacea 4
Stactolaema whytii 6
Stenostira scita 30
Stephanoaetus coronatus 17
Stercorarius parasiticus 8
Stercorarius pomarinus 2
Sterna albifrons 10
Sterna balaenarum 13
Sterna bengalensis 2
Sterna bergii 18
Sterna fuscata 19
Sterna hirundo 28
Sterna paradisaea 7
Sterna sandvicensis 15
Sterna vittata 10
Streptopelia capicola 154
Streptopelia decipiens 21
Streptopelia semitorquata 110
Streptopelia senegalensis 140
Streptopelia turtur 2
Strix woodfordii 37
Struthio camelus 20
Sturnus vulgaris 10
Swynnertonia swynnertoni 6
Sylvia atricapilla 2
Sylvia borin 28
Sylvia communis 8
Sylvietta rufescens 132
Sylvietta ruficapilla 6
Sylvietta whytii 18
Tachybaptus ruficollis 71
Tauraco corythaix 99
Tauraco porphyreolophus 73
Tchagra australis 140
Tchagra minuta 9
Tchagra senegala 154
Tchagra tchagra 20
Telacanthura ussheri 2
Telophorus nigrifrons 9
Telophorus olivaceus 98
Telophorus quadricolor 35
Telophorus sulfureopectus 103
Telophorus zeylonus 58
Terathopius ecaudatus 26
Terpsiphone viridis 118
Thalassoica antarctica 19
Thamnolaea arnoti 33
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris 35
Threskiornis aethiopicus 38
Thripias namaquus 66
Tockus alboterminatus 52
Tockus bradfieldi 7
Tockus erythrorhynchus 136
Tockus leucomelas 137
Tockus monteiri 18
Tockus nasutus 39
Torgos tracheliotus 17
Trachyphoneus vaillantii 3
Trachyphonus vaillantii 98
Trachyphonus villantii 3
Treron calva 147
Tricholaema leucomelas 113
Trigonoceps occipitalis 13
Tringa flavipes 2
Tringa glareola 73
Tringa nebularia 48
Tringa ochropus 5
Tringa stagnatilis 25
Tringa totanus 6
Trochocercus albonotatus 16
Trochocercus cyanomelas 35
Turdoides bicolor 34
Turdoides gymnogenys 19
Turdoides hartlaubii 10
Turdoides jardineii 100
Turdoides melanops 3
Turdus libonyana 89
Turdus litsitsirupa 73
Turdus olivaceus 139
Turnix hottentotta 6
Turnix sylvatica 65
Turtur afer 20
Turtur chalcospilos 139
Turtur tympanistria 70
Tyto alba 137
Tyto capensis 51
Upupa epops 64
Uraeginthus angolensis 127
Uraeginthus granatinus 77
Urocolius indicus 107
Vanellus albiceps 10
Vanellus armatus 45
Vanellus coronatus 84
Vanellus crassirostris 9
Vanellus lugubris 21
Vanellus melanopterus 10
Vanellus senegallus 21
Vidua chalybeata 21
Vidua funerea 38
Vidua macroura 120
Vidua obtusa 6
Vidua paradisaea 50
Vidua purpurascens 16
Vidua regia 37
Xenus cinereus 8
Zoothera gurneyi 21
Zoothera guttata 15
Zosterops pallidus 264
Zosterops senegalensis 56