List of AVES species in South Africa



This is a list of AVES in South Africa according to the IUCN Red List.

This list was last updated 2019-09-14

 

This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.

Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.

scientific_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Bradypterus sylvaticus Knysna Warbler 22714480 VU
Afrotis afra Southern Black Bustard 22691975 VU
Cryptillas victorini Victorin's Scrub-Warbler 22714510 LC
Pycnonotus capensis Cape Bulbul 22712677 LC
Buteo trizonatus Forest Buzzard 22735392 NT
Trochocercus cyanomelas Southern Crested-flycatcher 103715475 LC
Heteromirafra ruddi Rudd's Lark 22717153 EN
Calendulauda albescens Karoo Lark 22717176 LC
Calendulauda burra Ferruginous Lark 22717180 VU
Turnix hottentottus Hottentot Buttonquail 22725519 EN
Spizocorys fringillaris Botha's Lark 22717368 EN
Promerops cafer Cape Sugarbird 22717447 LC
Poicephalus robustus Cape Parrot 119194858 VU
Anthobaphes violacea Orange-breasted Sunbird 22717695 LC
Campethera notata Knysna Woodpecker 22680910 NT
Crithagra leucoptera Protea Canary 22720283 NT
Crithagra totta Cape Siskin 22720288 LC
Chaetops frenatus Rufous Rock-jumper 22708094 NT

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)