Pilanesberg National Park
Bird List of
Pilanesberg National Park - 347 species
1 Ostrich
6 Great Crested Grebe
8 Dabchick
55 Whitebreasted Cormorant
58 Reed Cormorant
60 Darter
62 Grey Heron
63 Blackheaded Heron
64 Goliath Heron
65 Purple Heron
66 Great White Egret
67 Little Egret
68 Yellowbilled Egret
69 Black Egret
71 Cattle Egret
72 Squacco Heron
74 Greenbacked Heron
76 Blackcrowned Night Heron
77 Whitebacked Night Heron
78 Little Bittern
81 Hamerkop
83 White Stork
84 Black Stork
85 Abdims Stork
89 Maribou Stork
90 Yellowbilled Stork
91 Sacred Ibis
93 Glossy Ibis
94 Hadeda Ibis
95 African Spoonbill
96 Greater Flamingo
97 Lesser Flamingo
99 Whitefaced Duck
101 Whitebacked Duck
102 Egyptian Goose
103 South African Shelduck
104 Yellowbilled Duck
105 African Black Duck
108 Redbilled Teal
113 Southern Pochard
115 Knob-billed Duck
116 Spurwinged Goose
118 Secretary Bird
122 Cape Vulture
123 Whitebacked Vulture
124 Lappetfaced Vulture
125 Black Kite
126 Yellowbilled Kite
127 Blackshouldered Kite
130 Honey Buzzard
131 Black Eagle
132 Tawny Eagle
133 Steppe Eagle
135 Wahlbergs Eagle
136 Booted Eagle
137 Afrian Hawk Eagle
140 Martial Eagle
142 Brown Snake Eagle
143 Blackbreasted Snake Eagle
146 Bateleur
148 African Fish Eagle
149 Steppe Buzzard
152 Jackal Buzzard
156 Ovambo Sparrowhawk
157 Little Sparrowhawk
158 Black Sparrowhawk
159 Little Banded Goshawk
161 Gabar Goshawk
162 Pale Chanting Goshawk
165 Afrian Marsh Harrier
169 Gymnogene
170 Osprey
171 Peregrine Falcon
172 Lanner Falcon
173 Hobby Falcon
174 African Hobby Falcon
181 Rock Kestrel
182 Greater Kestrel
188 Coqui Francolin
189 Crested Francolin
191 Shelleys Francolin
196 Natal Francolin
199 Swainsons Francolin
200 Common Quail
201 Harlequin Quail
203 Helmeted Guineafowl
205 Kurrichane Buttonquail
208 Blue Crane
212 African Crake
217 Redchested Flufftail
226 Moorhen
227 Lesser Moorhen
228 Redknobbed Coot
230 Kori Bustard
239 Black Korhan
240 African Jacana
242 Painted Snipe
249 Threebanded Plover
255 Crowned Plover
258 Blacksmith Plover
260 Wattled Plover
264 Common Sandpiper
265 Green Sandpiper
266 Wood Sandpiper
269 Marsh Sandpiper
270 Greenshank
274 Little Stint
281 Sanderling
284 Ruff
286 Ethiopian Snipe
294 Avocet
295 Blackwinged Stilt
297 Spotted Dikkop
298 Water Dikkop
300 Temmincks Courser
303 Bronzewinged Courser339 Whitewinged Tern
349 Rock Pigeon
350 Rameron Pigeon
352 Redeyed Dove
354 Cape Turtle Dove
355 Laughing Dove
356 Namaqua Dove
358 Greenspotted Dove
361 Green Pigeon
373 Grey Lourie
374 European Cuckoo
375 African Cuckoo
377 Redchested Cuckoo
380 Great Spotted Cuckoo
381 Striped Cuckoo
382 Jacobin Cuckoo
385 Klass's Cuckoo
386 Diederick Cuckoo
391 Burchells Coucal
392 Barn Owl
393 Grass Owl
395 Marsh Owl
396 Sops Owl
397 Whitefaced Owl
398 Pearlspotted Owl
400 Cape Eagle Owl
401 Spotted Eagle Owl
404 European Nightjar
405 Fierynecked Nightjar
406 Rufouscheeked Nightjar
408 Freckled Nightjar
411 European Swift
412 Black Swift
415 Whiterumped Swift
416 Horus Swift
417 Little Swift
418 Alpine Swift
421 Palm Swift
424 Speckled Mousebird
425 Whitebacked Mousebird
426 Redfaced Mousebird
428 Pied Kingfisher
429 Giant Kingfisher
430 Halfcollared Kingfisher
431 Malachite Kingfisher
432 Pygmy Kingfisher
433 Woodland Kingfisher
435 Brownhooded Kingfisher
436 Greyhooded Kingfisher
437 Striped Kingfisher
438 European Bee-eater
440 Bluecheeked Bee-eater
441 Carmine Bee-eater
443 Whitefronted Bee-eater
444 Little Bee-eater
446 European Roller
447 Lilacbreasted Roller
449 Purple Roller
450 Broadbilled Roller
451 Hoopoe
452 Redbilled Woodhoopoe
454 Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe
457 Grey Hornbill
458 Redbilled Hornbill
459 Yellowbilled Hornbill
464 Blackcollared Barbet
465 Pied Barbet
470 Yellowfronted Tinker Barbet
473 Crested Barbet
474 Greater Honeyguide
476 Lesser Honeyguide
481 Bennets Woodpecker
483 Goldentailed Woodpecker
486 Cardinal Woodpecker
487 Bearded Woodpecker
489 Redthroated Wryneck
492 Melodious Lark
493 Monotonous Lark
494 Rufousnaped Lark
496 Flapper Lark
497 Fawncoloured Lark
498 Sabota Lark
505 Dusty Lark
507 Redcapped Lark
518 European Swallow
520 Whitethroated Swallow
523 Pearlbreasted Swallow
524 Redbreasted Swallow
526 Greater Striped Swallow
527 Lesser Striped Swallow
529 Rock Martin
530 House Martin
533 Brownthroated Marten
538 Black Cuckooshrike
541 Forktailed Drongo
543 European Golden Oriole
545 Blackheaded Oriole
547 Black Crow
548 Pied Crow
552 Ashy Tit
554 Southern Black Tit
557 Cape Penduline Tit
558 Grey Penduline Tit
560 Arrowmarked Babbler
563 Pied Babbler
567 Redeyed Bulbul
568 Blackeyed Bulbul
576 Kurrichane Thrush
577 Olive Thrush
580 Groundscraper Thrush
581 Cape Rock Thrush
583 Short-toed Rock Thrush
586 Mountain Chat
587 Capped Wheatear
589 Familiar Chat
593 Mocking Chat595 Anteating chat
596 Stonechat
601 Cape Robin
602 Whitethroated Robin
613 Whitebrowed Robin
615 Kalahari Robin
619 Garden Warbler
620 Whitethroat
621 Tit Babbler
625 Icterine Babbler
628 Great Reed Warbler
633 European Marsh Warbler
635 Cape Reed Warbler
643 Willow Warbler
645 Barthroated Apalis
651 Longbilled Crombec
653 Yellowbellied Eremomela
656 Burntnecked Eremomela
657 Greybacked Bleating Warbler
658 Barred Warbler
664 Fantailed Cisticola
665 Desert Cisticola
666 Cloud Cisticola
670 Waiting Cisticola
672 Rattling Cisticola
677 Levalliants Cisticola
679 Lazy Cisticola
681 Neddicky
683 Tawnyflanked Prinia
685 Blackchested Prinia
689 Spotted Flycatcher
691 Bluegrey Flycatcher
693 Fantailed Flycatcher
694 Black Flycatcher
695 Marico Flycatcher
698 Fiscal Flycatcher
701 Chinspot Batis
706 Fairy Flycatcher
710 Paradise Flycatcher
711 African Pied Wagtail
713 Cape Wagtail
716 Richards pipit
717 Longbilled Pipit
718 Plainbacked Pipit
719 Buffy Pipit
720 Striped Pipit
722 Tree Pipit
723 Bushveld Pipit
727 Orangethroated Longclaw
731 Lesser Grey Shrike
732 Fiscal Shrike
735 Longtailed Shrike
736 Southern Boubou
739 Crimson Boubou
740 Puffback
741 Brubru
743 Threestreaked Tchagra
744 Blackcrowned Tchagra
746 Bokmakierie
748 Orangebreasted Bush Shrike
751 Greyheaded Bush Shrike
753 White Helmetshrike
756 Whitecrowned Shrike
759 Pied Starling
760 Wattled Starling
761 Plumcoloured Starling
764 Cape Glossy Starling
769 Redwinged Starling
772 Redbilled Oxpecker
779 Marico Sunbird
787 Whitebellied Sunbird
792 Black Sunbird
796 Cape White-eye
798 Redbilled Buffalo Weaver
799 Whitebrowed Sparrow-weaver
801 House Sparrow
802 Great Sparrow
803 Cape Sparrow
804 Greyheaded Sparrow
805 Yellowthroated Sparrow
806 Scalyfeathered Finch
811 Spottedbaked Weaver
814 Masked Weaver
815 Lesser Masked Weaver
819 Redheaded Weaver
821 Redbilled Quelea
824 Red Bishop
826 Golden Bishop
829 Whitewinged Widow
831 Redcollared Widow
832 Longtailed Widow
834 Melba Finch
840 Bluebilled Finch
841 Jamesons Firefinch
844 Blue Waxbill
845 Violeteared Waxbill
846 Common Waxbill
847 Blackcheeked Waxbill
852 Quail Finch
854 Orangebreasted Waxbill
855 Cut-throat Finch
856 Redheaded Finch
857 Bronze Manniken
860 Pintailed Whydah
861 Shaft-tailed Whydah
862 Paradise Whydah
864 Black Widowfinch
865 Purple Widowfinch
867 Steelblue Widowfinch
869 Yelloweyed Canary
870 Blackthroated Canary
881 Streakyheaded Canary
884 Goldenbreasted Bunting
886 Rock Bunting
887 Larklike Bunting
Pilanesberg Dawn to Dusk Safaris from Johannesburg, Pretoria, Pilanesberg and Sun CityWorking with new pics are just too time consuming, so I only do it when I have free time! May 2019
Picture Gallery up to 2019
Picture Gallery 2010
Picture Gallery 2009
Picture Gallery 2008
Picture Gallery 2007
Picture Gallery 2006
Picture Gallery 2005
Picture Gallery 2004
It's alphabetical - so save us both time.... and if not on here I will put it up!Accommodation in the Park only: Staying Friday or Saturday you have to pay for 2 nights min.
Accommodation in and around Sun City. Staying Friday or Saturday you have to pay for 2 nights min.
Accommodation Specials at Pilanesberg
Accommodation at Sun City Vacation ClubAirport at Pilanesberg
Animal studies in Pilanesberg
Bakgatla Resort
Bakubung Bush Lodge
Balloon Safaris: In Pilanesberg National Park - R5 000pp - 1 hour, minimum 4 pax!
Binoculars needed
Bird list
Black Rhino Game Lodge
Buffalo in the Park
Camping - book direct at 014 555 1000, don't be surprised if you hold 15 minutes and then get cut off.
Cancellation Terms and Conditions
Commission offered to booking agentsCondition of the Veld
Dangers in Pilanesberg
Disclosures: About vehicles used for Pilanesberg and other
Directions - see map
Elephant Back safaris in Pilanesberg.
Entrance fee - see gate times
Etiquette in Game Parks like Pilanesberg for self drives
Friends of Pilanesberg Society - Volunteers helping to maintain the Park.
Gate Times for Pilanesberg National Park
Geology of Pilanesberg National Park
Highlights seen in Pilanesberg the last 2 years:
Don't expect something like this or the animals to stand next to the road waiting. It's not a Zoo!History of Pilanesberg National Park
Idiot Gallery - Stunts pulled in Pilanesberg National Park by the mentally challenged. Other tour operators are welcome to contribute - I will give you recognition except if you don't want it!
Ivory Tree Game Lodge
Kids on Safari. In Pilanesberg or other parks
Kwa Maritane Bush Lodge
Manyane Resort
Map and directions to Pilanesberg
Other Parks near Pilanesberg
Other Tour Operators doing Pilanesberg
Packages to Lodges
Picture Gallery - taken by us over the last 8 years in Pilanesberg.
Pilanesberg National Park vs Kruger National Park.
Reading - other re Pilanesberg.
Safety in Pilanesberg
Shepherd's Tree Game Lodge
Testimonials from clients we have taken to Pilanesberg
Things to do in and around Pilanesberg
Transfers only to Pilanesberg and Sun City - one way: charged per vehicle:
Tshukudu Bush Lodge
Veld Condition in the Park
Weather and Climate for Pilanesberg area
What can you hope to see in Pilanesberg?
When to go to Pilanesberg: best time etc
806 Unit 2, Mogwase, Pilanesberg, Office - Please mail only
PO Box 250 Sun City, 0316 - Updated March 2018
All Pilanesberg queries - travelinafrica@gmail.com