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| Malolotja Nature Reserve - Bird Checklist |
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Information from the Bird Checklist for Malolotja (printed in the late 1980's, sponsored by the Natural History Society of Swaziland), supplemented with information from Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa, 1985. Species ListNote: In the original publication, this is presented as a single list. Ciconiiformes Podicipedidae - Grebes Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants Anhingidae - Darters Ardeidae - Herons, egrets, bitterns Scopidae - Hamerkop Ciconiidae - Storks Plataleidae - Ibises and spoonbills Anseriformes Anatidae - Ducks, geese, swans Falconiformes Sagittariidae - Secretarybird Accipitridae - Eagles, hawks, buzzards, kites, vultures Falconidae - Falcons and kestrels Galliformes Phasianidae - Francolins and quail Numididae - Guineafowl Turniciformes Turnicidae - Buttonquails Gruiformes Gruidae - Cranes Rallidae - Rails, crakes, moorhens, coots, etc. Heliornithidae - Finfoots Otididae - Bustards and korhaans Charadriiformes Jacanidae - Jacanas Charardriidae - Plovers Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, stints, snipes, etc. Burhinidae - Dikkops Glareolidae - Coursers and pratincoles Columbiformes Columbidae - Pigeons and doves Musophagiformes Musophagidae - Louries Cuculiformes Cuculidae - Cuckoos and coucals Strigiformes Tytonidae - Barn and grass owls Strigidae - Typical Owls Caprimulgidae - Nightjars Apodiformes Apodidae - Swifts Coliiformes Coliidae - Mousebirds Trogoniformes Trogonidae - Trogons Coraciiformes Alcedinidae - Kingfishers Meropidae - Bee-eaters Coraciidae - Rollers Upupiformes Upupidae - Hoopoe Bucerotiformes Bucerotidae - Hornbills Passeriformes Lybiidae - Barbets Piciformes Indicatoridae - Honeyguides Picidae - Woodpeckers Alaudidae - Larks Hirundinidae - Swallows and martins Campephagidae - Cuckooshrikes Dicruridae - Drongos Threskiornithidae - Old-World Orioles Corvidae - Crows and ravens Paridae - Tits Pycnonotidae - Bulbuls Turdidae - Thrushes, chats, robins Cisticolidae - Cisticolas Sylviidae - Warblers, apalises, cisticolas, etc. Muscicapidae - Flycatchers and batises Motacillidae - Wagtails, pipits and longclaws Laniidae - Shrikes Malaconotidae - Bush shrikes Sturnidae - Starlings and mynas Promeropidae - Sugarbirds Nectariniidae - Sunbirds Zosteropidae - White-eyes Ploceidae - Sparrows, weavers, bishops, widows, queleas Estrildidae - Waxbills, mannikins, twinspots, firefinches, etc. Viduidae - Whydahs and widowfinches Fringillidae - Canaries and buntings |
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