ROBERTS BIRDS of SOUTHERN AFRICA
No's 501 to 550
Roberts 451 to 500
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Roberts 551 to 600
R501 Short-clawed Lark
(Mirafra chuana)
Uncommon resident (endemic)
R502 Karoo Lark
(Mirafra albescens)
Common resident (endemic)
R503 Dune Lark
(Mirafra erythrochlamys)
Uncommon resident (endemic) :
Namibia SG (2000)
R504 Red Lark
(Mirafra burra)
Fairly common localised resident (endemic)
R505 Dusky Lark
(Pinarocorys nigricans)
Uncommon non-breeding migrant
R506 Spike-heeled Lark
(Chersomanes albofasciata)
Common resident
R507 Red-capped Lark
(Calandrella cinerea)
Common resident
R508 Pink-billed Lark
(Calandrella conirostris)
Common resident (endemic)
R509 Botha's Lark
(Calandrella fringillaris)
Uncommon localised resident (endemic)
R510 Sclater's Lark (Calandrella sclateri) Uncommon nomadic resident (endemic)
R511 Starke's Lark (Calandrella starki) Common nomadic resident
R512 Thick-billed Lark
(Galerida magnirostris)
Common resident (endemic)
R513 Bimaculated Lark
(Melancorphyra bimaculata)
Rare vahrant
R514 Gray's Lark
(Ammomanes grayi)
Common localised resident (endemic) :
South West Africa SG 500 (1988)
R515 Chestnut-backed Lark
(Eremopterix leucotis)
Common nomadic resident
R516 Grey-backed Finchlark
(Eremopterix verticalis)
Common nomadic resident (near endemic)
R517 Black-eared Finchlark
(Eremopterix australis)
Uncommon nomadic resident (endemic)
R518 Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)
Abundant non breeding migrant : Austria SG 1216 (1950)
R519 Angola Swallow
(Hirundo angolensis)
Uncommon resident: Liberia (2000)
R520 White-throated Swallow
(Hirundo albogularis)
Common breeding migrant
R521 Blue Swallow
(Hirundo atrocaerulea)
Rare breeding migrant (vulnerable) :
South Africa SG 818 (1994)
R522 Wire-tailed Swallow
(Hirundo smithii)
Common resident
R523 Pearl-breasted Swallow
(Hirundo dimidiata)
Fairly common resident
R524 Red-breasted Swallow
(Hirundo semirufa)
Fairly common breeding migrant
R525 Mosque Swallow
(Hirundo senegalensis)
Uncommon resident :
The Gambia SG 1019 (1990)
R526 Greater Striped Swallow
(Hirundo cucullata)
Common breeding migrant :
Ciskei SG 62 (1984)
R527 Lesser Striped Swallow
(Hirundo abyssinica)
Common breeding migrant : Ethiopia SG 676 (1967)
R528 South African Cliff Swallow
(Hirundo spilodera)
Locally common non breeding migrant
R529 Rock Martin
(Hirundo fuligula)
Common resident
R530 House Martin
(Delichon urbica)
Common non-breeding migrant :
Sierra Leone SG 1153 (1988)
R531 Grey-rumped Swallow
(Pseudohirundo griseopyga)
Common resident
R532 Sand Martin
(Riparia riparia)
Common non-breeding migrant : Burundi SG 539 (1970)
R533 Brown-throated Martin
(Riparia paludicola)
Common resident
R534 Banded Martin
(Riparia cincta)
Locally common breeding migrant : Ciskei SG 60 (1984)
R535 Mascarene Martin
(Phedina borbonica)
Locally common non-breeding migrant
R536 Black Saw-wing Swallow
(Psalidoprocne holomelas)
Locally common resident
R537 Eastern Saw-wing Swallow
(Psalidoprocne orientalis)
Locally common resident
R538 Black Cuckooshrike
(Campephega flava)
Uncommon resident
R539 White-breasted Cuckooshrike
(Coracina pectoralis)
Uncommon resident
R540 Grey Cuckooshrike
(Coracina caesia)
Uncommon resident : Malawi SG 797 (1988)
R541 Fork-tailed Drongo
(Dicururus adsimilis)
Common resident :
Zimbabwe SG 834 (1992)
R542 Square-tailed Drongo
(Dicrurus ludwigii)
Locally common resident
R543 European Golden Oriole
(Oriolus oriolus)
Fairly common non-breeding migrant :
West Germany SG 1316 (1963)
R544 African Golden Oriole
(Oriolus auratus)
Uncommon breeding migrant :
Angola SG 469 (1950)
R545 Black-headed Oriole
(Oriolus larvatus)
Common resident : Venda SG 105 (1985)
R546 Green-headed Oriole
(Oriolus chlorocephalus)
Fairly common localised resident
R547 Black Crow
(Corvus capensis)
Common resident
R548 Pied Crow
(Corvus albus)
Abundant resident :
Tanzania SG 814a (1990)
R549 House Crow
(Corvus splendens)
Locally abundant introduced resident
R550 White-necked Raven
(Corvus albicollis)
Locally common resident Ghana SG 2536 (1997)