Mantenga Nature Reserve - Bird Checklist Ploceidae - Sparrows, weavers, bishops, widows, queleas |
Provisional List: Information from the Swaziland Bird Atlas (Vincent Parker), species recorded for 2631ACD, numbers are as per Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa
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813.
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Cape Weaver
(Cape weaver ) (Ploceus capensis )
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821.
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Red-billed Quelea
(Redbilled quelea ) (Quelea quelea )
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824.
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Southern Red Bishop
(Red bishop ) (Euplectes orix )
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831.
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Red-collared Widowbird
(Redcollared widow ) (Euplectes ardens )
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832.
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Long-tailed Widowbird
(Longtailed widow ) (Euplectes progne )
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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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