Talk:List of birds of South Africa

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Local names[edit]

I have no objection to base the list on Clements. However I note that some names like "Latakoo Lark" (Melodious Lark), "African Bush-warbler" (Little Rush-warbler) and some others are unknown or at least confusing within the region, and will hardly, if at all, be found in any field guides or other ornithological publications. So while staying with Clements' list I create some pipe links to introduce some IOC names which are better known. JMK (talk) 14:36, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List order[edit]

The list does not seem to follow Clements' order and I plan to reorganize it to follow Clements 6.4. JMK (talk) 14:36, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is now a Northern and and Southern Royal Albatross, there is an Indian and Atlantic Yellow-nosed albatross,and Mallard is an established introduced duck. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.251.102.206 (talk) 21:28, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Western Banded Snake-Eagle[edit]

Western Banded Snake-Eagle, Circaetus cinerascnes is missing form the list. It nests in forest on the banks of the Okavongo, Chobe and Zambezi rivers. Raymond Schep (rayoohoo@yahoo.com) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.251.102.206 (talk) 14:53, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Okavongo, Chobe and Zambezi rivers are in southern Africa, but not the country of South Africa, hence the absence from this list --Alandmanson (talk) 12:14, 14 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Black-eared Canary[edit]

Crithagra mennelli has been removed from the list. It is found in Zimbabwe and Mozambique, but not south Africa. See http://www.birdlife.org.za/publications/checklists and SABAP2. --Alandmanson (talk) 12:33, 21 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]