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Mantenga Nature Reserve - Bird Checklist
Picidae - Woodpeckers

Provisional List: Information from the Swaziland Bird Atlas (Vincent Parker), species recorded for 2631ACD, numbers are as per Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa

483. Golden-tailed Woodpecker
(Goldentailed woodpecker )
(Campethera abingoni )

486. Cardinal Woodpecker
(Cardinal woodpecker )
(Dendropicos fuscescens)




Families:



Pelecaniformes
Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants
Anhingidae - Darters

Ciconiiformes
Ardeidae - Herons, egrets, bitterns
Scopidae - Hamerkop
Ciconiidae - Storks
Plataleidae - Ibises and spoonbills

Anseriformes
Anatidae - Ducks, geese, swans
Accipitridae - Eagles, hawks, buzzards, kites, vultures

Galliformes
Phasianidae - Francolins and quail
Numididae - Guineafowl
Heliornithidae - Finfoots
Charardriidae - Plovers
Burhinidae - Dikkops

Columbiformes
Columbidae - Pigeons and doves

Musophagiformes
Musophagidae - Louries

Cuculiformes
Cuculidae - Cuckoos and coucals

Strigiformes
Tytonidae - Barn and grass owls
Strigidae - Typical Owls

Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgidae - Nightjars

Coliiformes
Coliidae - Mousebirds

Trogoniformes
Trogonidae - Trogons

Alcediniformes
Alcedinidae - Kingfishers
Meropidae - Bee-eaters
Upupidae - Hoopoe
Phoeniculidae - Woodhoopoes
Bucerotidae - Hornbills

Piciformes
Capitonidae - Barbets
Indicatoridae - Honeyguides
Picidae - Woodpeckers
Campephagidae - Cuckooshrikes
Dicruridae - Drongos
Oriolidae - Old-World Orioles
Corvidae - Crows and ravens
Pycnonotidae - Bulbuls
Turdidae - Thrushes, chats, robins
Sylviidae - Warblers, apalises, cisticolas, etc.
Muscicapidae - Flycatchers and batises
Motacillidae - Wagtails, pipits and longclaws
Laniidae - Shrikes
Malaconotidae - Bush shrikes
Sturnidae - Starlings and mynas
Buphagidae - Oxpeckers
Nectariniidae - Sunbirds
Ploceidae - Sparrows, weavers, bishops, widows, queleas
Fringillidae - Canaries and buntings



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Swaziland Birds Database available online.

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