Birds of Likweti Bushveld Farm Estate
Status on Estate : C= common, S = scarce, M = summer migrant, R = resident, V = vagrant
| ENGLISH NAME | AFRIKAANS NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME | STATUS |
| Acacia Pied Barbet | Bonthoutkapper | Tricholaema leucomelas | S V |
| African Black Duck | Swarteend | Anas sparsa | C R |
| African Black Swift | Swartwindswael | Apus barbatus | S V |
| African Cuckoo | Afrikaanse Koekoek | Cuculus gularis | S M |
| African Cuckoo Hawk | Koekoevalk | Aviceda cuculoides | S |
| African Darter | Slanghalsvoël | Anhinga rufa | S V |
| African Dusky Flycatcher | Donkervlieëvanger | Muscicapa adusta | S R |
| African Finfoot | Watertrapper | Podica senegalensis | S R |
| African Firefinch | Kaapse Vuurvinkie | Lagonosticta rubricata | S R |
| African Fish Eagle | Visarend | Haliaeetus vocifer | C R |
| African Golden Weaver | Goudwewer | Ploceus xanthops | C R |
| African Goshawk | Afrikaanse Sperwer | Accipiter tachiro | S R |
| African Green Pigeon | Papegaaiduif | Treron calvus | C R |
| African Grey Hornbill | Grysneushoringvoel | Tockus nasutus | S V |
| African Harrier Hawk | Kaalwangvalk | Polyboroides typus | C R |
| African Hawk Eagle | Grootjagarend | Aquila spilogaster | S V |
| African Hoopoe | Hoephoep | Upupa africana | C R |
| African Jacana | Grootlangtoon | Actophilornis africanus | S V |
| African Olive Pigeon | Geelbekbosduif | Columba arquatrix | S V |
| African Palm Swift | Palmwindswael | Cypsiurus parvus | C R |
| African Paradise Flycatcher | Paradysvlieëvanger | Terpsiphone viridis | C M |
| African Pied Wagtail | Bontkwikkie | Motacilla aguimp | C R |
| African Pipit | Gewone Koester | Anthus cinnamomeus | C R |
| African Pygmy Kingfisher | Dwergvisvanger | Ispidina picta | S M |
| African Reed Warbler | Kleinrietsanger | Acrocephalus baeticatus | S R |
| African Stonechat | Gewone Bontrokkie | Saxicola torquatus | C R |
| African Wattled Lapwing | Lelkiewiet | Vanellus senegallus | C V |
| African Wood Owl | Bosuil | Strix woodfordii | S R |
| African woolly-necked Stork | Wolnekooievaar | Ciconia microscelis | R |
| Alpine Swift | Witpenswindswael | Tachymarptis melba | S V |
| Amethyst Sunbird | Swartsuikerbekkie | Chalcomitra amethystina | C R |
| Amur Falcon | Oostelike Rooipootvalk | Falco amurensis | M |
| Arrow-marked Babbler | Pylvlekkatlagter | Turdoides jardineii | C R |
| Ashy Flycatcher | Blougrysvlieëvanger | Muscicapa caerulescens | S R |
| Ayres’s Hawk Eagle | Kleinjagarend | Aquila ayresii | S M |
| Barn (Western) Owl | Nonnetjie-uil | Tyto alba | C R |
| Barn Swallow | Europese Swael | Hirundo rustica | C M |
| Bar-throated Apalis | Bandkeelkleinjantjie | Apalis thoracica | C R |
| Bateleur | Berghaan | Terathopius ecaudatus | S |
| Bearded Woodpecker | Baardspeg | Dendropicos namaquus | S R |
| Black Crake | Swartriethaan | Amaurornis flavirostris | C R |
| Black Cuckoo | Swartkoekoek | Cuculus clamosus | C M |
| Black Cuckooshrike | Swartkatakoeroe | Campephaga flava | C R |
| Black Heron | Swartreier | Egretta ardesiaca | S V |
| Black Saw-wing | Swartsaagvlerkswael | Psalidoprocne holomelas | S M |
| Black Sparrowhawk | Swartsperwer | Accipiter melanoleucus | S R |
| Black Stork | Grootswartooievaar | Ciconia nigra | S R |
| Black-backed Puffback | Sneeubal | Dryoscopus cubia | C R |
| Black-collared Barbet | Rooikophoutkapper | Lybius torquatus | C R |
| Black-crowned Tchagra | Swartkroontjagra | Tchagra senegalus | C R |
| Black-headed Heron | Swartkopreier | Ardea melanocephala | S V |
| Black-headed Oriole | Swartkopwielewaal | Oriolus larvatus | C R |
| Black-shouldered Kite | Blouvalk | Elanus caeruleus | C R |
| Blacksmith Lapwing | Bontkiewiet | Vanellus armatus | C R |
| Black-winged Stilt | Rooipootelsie | Himantopus himantopus | S V |
| Blue Waxbill | Gewone Blousysie | Uraeginthus angolensis | C R |
| Brimstone Canary | Dikbekkanarie | Crithagra sulphurata | S R |
| Broad-tailed Warbler | Breestertsanger | Schoenicola brevirostris | S V |
| Bronze Mannikin | Gewone Fret | Spermestes cucullatus | CR |
| Bronze-winged Courser | Bronsvlerkdrawwertjie | Rhinoptilus chalcopterus | S R |
| Brown Snake Eagle | Bruinslangarend | Circaetus cinereus | S V |
| Brown-backed Honeybird | Skerpbekheuningvoël | Prodotiscus regulus | S R |
| Brown-crowned Tchagra | Rooivlerktjagra | Tchagra australis | S R |
| Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Bruinkopvisvanger | Halcyon albiventris | C R |
| Brown-throated Martin | Afrikaanse Oewerswael | Riparia paludicola | S V |
| Brubru | Bontroklaksman | Nilaus afer | C R |
| Buffy Pipit | Vaalkoester | Anthus vaalensis | S R |
| Burchell’s Coucal | Gewone Vleiloerie | Centropus burchellii | C R |
| Burnt-necked Eremomela | Bruinkeelbossanger | Eremomela usticollis | S R |
| Bushveld Pipit | Bosveldkoester | Anthus caffer | S R |
| Cape Batis | Kaapse Bosbontrokkie | Batis capensis | R |
| Cape Canary | Kaapse Kanarie | Serinus canicollis | S V |
| Cape Glossy Starling | Kleinglansspreeu | Lamprotornis nitens | C R |
| Cape Grassbird | Grasvoël | Sphenoeacus afer | C R |
| Cape Robin-chat | Gewone Janfrederik | Cossypha caffra | R |
| Cape Turtle Dove | Gewone Tortelduif | Streptopelia capicola | C R |
| Cape Wagtail | Gewone Kwikkie | Motacilla capensis | C R |
| Cape Weaver | Kaapse Wewer | Ploceus capensis | S V |
| Cape White-eye | Kaapse, Glasogie | Zosterops virens | C R |
| Cardinal Woodpecker | Kardinaalspeg | Dendropicos fuscescens | C R |
| Cattle Egret | Veereier | Bubulcus ibis | C V |
| Chinspot Batis | Witliesbosbontrokkie | Batis molitor | S R |
| Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Klipstreepkoppie | Emberiza tahapisi | S V |
| Collared Sunbird | Kortbeksuikerbekkie | Hedydipna collaris | C R |
| Common Buzzard | Bruinjakkalsvoël | Buteo buteo | S M |
| Common Fiscal | Fiskaallaksman | Lanius collaris | C R |
| Common House Martin | Huisswael | Delichon urbicum | S M |
| Common Moorhen | Grootwaterhoender | Gallinula chloropus | S R |
| Common Myna | Indiese Spreeu | Acridotheres tristis | C R |
| Common Ostrich | Volstruis | Struthio camelus | C R |
| Common Sandpiper | Gewone Ruiter | Actitis hypoleucos | C M |
| Common Scimitarbill | Swartbekkakelaar | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | C R |
| Common Waxbill | Rooibeksysie | Estrilda astrild | C R |
| Crested Barbet | Kuifkophoutkapper | Trachyphonus vaillantii | C R |
| Croaking Cisticola | Groottintinkie | Cisticola natalensis | C R |
| Crowned Eagle | Kroonarend | Stephanoaetus coronatus | S R |
| Crowned Hornbill | Gekroonde Neushoringvoël | Lophoceros alboterminatus | S R |
| Crowned Lapwing | Kroonkiewiet | Vanellus coronatus | S V |
| Cuckoo Finch | hoekoevink | Anomalospiza imberbis | V |
| Cut-throat Finch | Bandkeelvink | Amadina fasciata | R |
| Dark-capped Bulbul | Swartoogtiptol | Pycnonotus tricolor | C R |
| Dark-capped Yellow Warbler | Geelsanger | Chloropeta natalensis | S R |
| Diederik Cuckoo | Diederikkie | Chrysococcyx caprius | C M |
| Dusky Indigobird | Gewone Blouvinkie | Vidua funerea | S R |
| Dwarf Bittern | Dwergrietreier | Ixobrychus sturmii | S M |
| Eastern Nicator | Geelvleknikator | Nicator gularis | S V |
| Egyptian Goose | Kolgans | Alopochen aegyptiacus | C R |
| Emerald-spotted Wood Dove | Groenvlekduifie | Turtur chalcospilos | C R |
| Eurasian Hobby | Europese Boomvalk | Falco subbuteo | S M |
| European Bee-eater | Europese Byvreter | Merops apiaster | C M |
| European Honey Buzzard | Wespedief | Pernis apivorus | S M |
| European Nightjar | Europese Naguil | Caprimulgas europaues | S M |
| Fairy Flycatcher | Feevlieëvanger | Stenostira scita | V |
| Familiar Chat | Gewone Spekvreter | Cercomela familiaris | S V |
| Fan-tailed Widowbird | Kortstertflap | Euplectes axillaris | C R |
| Fiery-necked Nightjar | Afrikaanse Naguil | Caprimulgas pectoralis | S R |
| Fiscal Flycatcher | Fiskaalvlieëvanger | Melaenornis silens | S R |
| Fork-tailed Drongo | Mikstertbyvanger | Dicrurus adsimilis | C R |
| Freckled Nightjar | Donkernaguil | Caprimulgas tristigma | S R |
| Gabar Goshawk | Witkruissperwer | Micronisus gabar | S R |
| Giant Kingfisher | Reusevisvanger | Megaceryle maximus | S R |
| Glossy Ibis | Glansibis | Plegadis falcinellus | V |
| Golden-breasted Bunting | Rooirugstreepkoppie | Emberiza flaviventris | S R |
| Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Goudstertspeg | Campethera abingoni | C R |
| Gorgeous Bush-shrike | Konkoit | Telophorus quadricolor | S R |
| Great Reed Warbler | Grootrietsanger | Acrocephalus arundinaceus | S M |
| Great spotted Cuckoo | Gevlekte Koekoek | Clamator glandarius | S M |
| Greater Double-collared Sunbird | Grootrooibandsuikerbekkie | Cinnyris afer | S R |
| Greater Honeyguide | Grootheuningwyser | Indicator indicator | S V |
| Greater Striped Swallow | Grootstreepswael | Hirundo cucullata | S M |
| Green Wood-hoopoe | Rooibekkakelaar | Phoeniculus purpureus | C R |
| Green-backed Cameroptera | Groenrugkwêkwêvoël | Cameroptera brachyura | C R |
| Green-backed Heron | Groenrugreier | Butorides striata | C R |
| Green-winged Pytilia | Gewone Melba | Pytilia melba | S R |
| Grey Heron | Bloureier | Ardea cinerea | S V |
| Grey-headed Bush-shrike | Spookvoël | Malaconotus blanchoti | S R |
| Grey-penduline Tit | Gryskapokvoël | Anthoscopus caroli | S R |
| Grey-rumped Swallow | Gryskruisswael | Pseudhirundo griseopyga | C R |
| Grey-Tit Flycatcher | Waaierstertvlieëvanger | Myioparus plumbeus | S R |
| Groundscraper Thrush | Gevlektelyster | Psophocichla litsipsirupa | C R |
| Hadeda Ibis | Hadeda | Bostrychia hagedash | C R |
| Half-collared Kingfisher | Blouvisvanger | Alcedo semitorquata | S V |
| Hamerkop | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | C R |
| Helmeted Guineafowl | Gewone Tarentaal | Numida meleagris | C R |
| House Sparrow | Huismossie | Passer domesticus | C R |
| Jacobin Cuckoo | Bontnuwejaarsvoël | Clamator jacobinus | S M |
| Klaas’s Cuckoo | Meitjie | Chrysococcyx klaas | C M |
| Kurrichane Thrush | Rooibeklyster | Turdus libonyanus | C R |
| Lanner Falcon | Edelvalk | Falco biarmicus | S R |
| Laughing Dove | Rooiborsduifie | Streptopelia senegalensis | C R |
| Lazy Cisticola | Luitintinkie | Cisticola aberrans | C R |
| Lesser Honeyguide | Kleinheuningwyser | Indicator minor | C R |
| Lesser Striped Swallow | Kleinstreepswael | Hirundo abyssinica | C M |
| Lesser Swamp Warbler | Kaapse Rietsanger | Acrocephalus gracilirostris | S R |
| Lesser-masked Weaver | Kleingeelvink | Ploceus intermedius | S R |
| Levaillant’s Cuckoo | Nuwejaarsvoël | Clamator levaillantii | S M |
| Little Bee-eater | Kleinbyvreter | Merops pusillus | S R |
| Little Grebe | Kleindobbertjie | Tachybaptus ruficollis | S V |
| Little Rush Warbler | Kaapse Vleisanger | Bradypterus baboecala | C R |
| Little Sparrowhawk | Kleinsperwer | Accipiter minullus | S R |
| Little Swift | Kleindwindswael | Apus affinis | C R |
| Lizard Buzzard | Akkedisvalk | Kaupifalco momogrammicus | S R |
| Long-billed Crombec | Bosveldstompstert | Sylvietta rufescens | C R |
| Long-crested Eagle | Langkuifarend | Lophaetus accipitalis | C R |
| Malachite Kingfisher | Kuifkopvisvanger | Alcedo cristata | S R |
| Marsh Warbler | Europese Rietsanger | Acrocephalus palustris | S M |
| Martial Eagle | Breëkoparend | Polemaetus bellicosus | S |
| Mocking Cliff Chat | Dassievoël | Thamnolaea | S R |
| Mountain Wagtail | Bergkwikkie | Motacilla clara | S V |
| Narina Trogon | Bosloerie | Apaloderma narina | S R |
| Natal Spurfowl | Natalse Fisant | Pternistis natalensis | C R |
| Neddicky | Neddikkie | Cisticola fulvicapilla | C R |
| Olive Bush-shrike | Olyfboslaksman | Telephorus olivaceus | S R |
| Olive Woodpecker | Gryskopspeg | Dendropicos griseocephalus | S R |
| Orange-breasted Bush-shrike | Oranjeborslaksman | Telephorus sulfureopectus | C R |
| Orange-breasted Waxbill | Rooiassie | Sporaeginthus subflavus | S V |
| Osprey | Visvalk | Pandion halliaetus | S M |
| Pale Flycatcher | Muiskleurvlieëvanger | Melaenornis pallidus | S R |
| Palm-nut Vulture | Witaasvoël | Gypohierax angolensis | S V |
| Pearl-spotted Owlet | Witkoluit | Glaucidium perlatum | R |
| Pied Crow | Witborskraai | Corvus albus | S V |
| Pied Kingfisher | Bontvisvanger | Ceryle rudis | C R |
| Pin-tailed Whydah | Koningrooibekkie | Vidua macroura | C R |
| Plain-backed Pipit | Donkerkoester | Anthus leucophrys | S R |
| Purple Heron | Rooireier | Ardea purpurea | S R |
| Purple-crested Turaco | Bloukuifloerie | Gallirex porphyreolophus | C R |
| Rattling Cisticola | Bosveldtintinkie | Cisticola chiniana | C R |
| Red-backed Mannikin | Rooirugfret | Lonchura nigriceps | S V |
| Red-backed Shrike | Rooiruglaksman | Lanius collurio | S M |
| Red-billed Firefinch | Rooibekvuurvinkie | Lagonosticta senegala | S R |
| Red-billed Oxpecker | Rooibekrenostervoël | Buphagus erythrorhynchus | S V |
| Red-billed Quelea | Rooibekkwelea | Quelea quelea | C V |
| Red-capped Robin-chat | Nataljanfrederik | Cossypha natalensis | C R |
| Red-chested Cuckoo | Piet-my-vrou | Cuculus solitarius | C M |
| Red-chested Flufftail | Rooiborsvleikuiken | Sarothrura rufa | S V |
| Red-collared Widowbird | Rooikeelflap | Euplectes ardens | C R |
| Red-eyed Dove | Grootringduif | Streptopelia semitorquata | C R |
| Red-faced Cisticola | Rooiwangtintinkie | Cisticola erythrops | C R |
| Red-faced Mousebird | Rooiwangmuisvoël | Urocolius indicus | C R |
| Red-headed Weaver | Rooikopwewer | Anaplectes melanotis | S R |
| Red-knobbed Coot | Bleshoender | Fulica cristata | S |
| Red-throated Wryneck | Draaihals | Jynx ruficollis | S R |
| Red-winged Starling | Rooivlerkspreeu | Onychognathus morio | C R |
| Reed Cormorant | Rietduiker | Phalacrocorax africanus | C R |
| Retz’s Helmet-shrike | Swarthelmlaksman | Prionops retzii | S V |
| Rock Martin | Kransswael | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | R |
| Rufous-naped Lark | Rooineklewerik | Mirafra africana | C R |
| Scaly-throated Honeyguide | Gevlekte Heuningwyser | Indicator variegatus | S V |
| Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Rooiborssuikerbekkie | Chalcomitra senegalensis | C R |
| Sombre Greenbul | Gewone Willie | Andropadus importunus | C R |
| Southern Black Flycatcher | Swartvlieëvanger | Melaenornis pammelaina | C R |
| Southern Black Tit | Gewone Swartmees | Parus niger | C R |
| Southern Boubou | Suidelike Waterfiskaal | Laniarius ferrugineus | C R |
| Southern Double-collared Sunbird | Klein-rooibandsuikerbekkie | Cinnyris chalybeus | S R |
| Southern Grey-headed Sparrow | Gryskopmossie | Passer diffusus | C R |
| Southern Masked Weaver | Swartkeelgeelvink | Ploceus velatus | C R |
| Southern Red Bishop | Rooivink | Euplectes orix | C R |
| Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Geelbekneushoringvoel | Tockus leucomelas | S V |
| Speckled Mousebird | Gevlekte Muisvoël | Colius striatus | C R |
| Spectacled Weaver | Brilwewer | Ploceus ocularis | C R |
| Spotted Eagle Owl | Gevlekte Ooruil | Bubo africanus | C R |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Europese Vlieëvanger | Muscicapa striata | C M |
| Spotted Thick-knee | Gewone Dikkop | Burhinus capensis | S R |
| Spur-winged Goose | Wildemakou | Plectropterus gambensis | S R |
| Streaky-headed Seedeater | Streepkopkanarie | Crithagra gularis | C R |
| Striped Kingfisher | Gestreepte visvanger | Halcyon chelicuti | S R |
| Striped Pipit | Gestreepte Koester | Anthus lineiventris | C R |
| Swee Waxbill | Suidelike Swie | Coccopygia | S V |
| Tambourine Dove | Witborsduifie | Turtur tympanistria | C R |
| Tawny Eagle | Roofarend | Aquila rapax | S V |
| Tawny-flanked Prinia | Bruinsylangstertjie | Prinia subflava | C R |
| Terrestrial Brownbul | Boskrapper | Phyllastrephus terrestris | S R |
| Thick-billed Weaver | Dikbekwewer | Amblyospiza albifrons | C R |
| Three-banded Plover | Driebandstrandkiewiet | Charadrius tricollaris | C R |
| Trumpeter Hornbill | Gewone Boskraai | Bycanistes bucinator | S R |
| Village Weaver | Bontrugwewer | Ploceus cucullatus | C R |
| Violet-backed Starling | Witborsspreeu | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | C M |
| Wahlberg’s Eagle | Bruinarend | Aquila wahlbergi | S M |
| Water Thick-knee | Water Dikkop | Burhinus vermiculatus | S V |
| White-bellied Sunbird | Witpenssuikerbekkie | Cinnyris talatala | C R |
| White-breasted Cormorant | Witborsduiker | Phalacrocorax carbo | S V |
| White-browed Robin-chat | Heuglinsejanfrederik | Cossypha heuglini | C R |
| White-browed Scrub Robin | Gestreepte Wipstert | Cercotrichas leucophrys | C R |
| White-crested Helmet-shrike | Withelmlaksman | Prionops plumatus | S R |
| White-faced Whistling Duck | Nonnetjie-eend | Dendrocygna viduata | S V |
| White-fronted Bee-eater | Rooikeelbyvreter | Merops bullockoides | C R |
| White-rumped Swift | Witkruiswindswael | Apus caffer | C M |
| White-throated Robin-chat | Witkeeljanfrederik | Cossypha humeralis | C R |
| White-throated Swallow | Witkeelswael | Hirundo albigularis | S M |
| White-winged Widowbird | Witvlerkflap | Euplectes albonotatus | S R |
| Willow Warbler | Hofsanger | Phylloscopus trochilus | C M |
| Wire-tailed Swallow | Draadstertswael | Hirundo smithii | C R |
| Wood Sandpiper | Bosruiter | Tringa glareola | C M |
| Woodland Kingfisher | Bosveldvisvanger | Halcyon senegalensis | C M |
| Yellow-billed Kite | Geelbekwou | Milvus aegyptius | S M |
| Yellow-breasted Apalis | Geelborskleinjantjie | Apalis flavida | C R |
| Yellow-fronted Canary | Geeloogkanarie | Crithagra mozambicus | C R |
| Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Geelblestinker | Pogoniulus chrysoconus | C R |
| Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird | Swartblestinker | Pogoniulus bilineatus | C R |
| Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow | Geelvlekmossie | Gymnoris superciliaris | S R |
| Yellow-throated Longclaw | Geelkeelkalkoentjie | Macronyx croceus | C R |
| Zitting Cisticola | Landeryklopkloppie | Cisticola juncidis | C R |
Original list prepared by Peter Lawson
June 2026: Updated by Marc Cronje
Total species 262