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This is a list of common names of birds occurring in Gauteng, South Africa.Gauteng includes both the cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria, and numerous satellite municipalities spreading over a total of some 18,000 square km and an enormous diversity of habitat, and ranging in elevation from 1300 to 1900 metres.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Southern Africa.Southern Africa is defined as Africa south of a line between the Kunene and Zambezi rivers, encompassing Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, mainland South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini and southern and central Mozambique, as well as oceanic waters within 200 nautical miles (370 km) of the coast, covering approximately 3.5 million square ...
The species just enters southeastern Botswana, but is most commonly found in the central highveld of South Africa. Long-tailed widowbirds are generally found in swampy grassland in flocks consisting of one or two males and a number of females. The males fly with their tails drooping and somewhat spread, and with slow regular movements of their ...
The spotted hyena is commonly found in most large game reserves, while the brown hyena inhabits the arid parts of the country, and the aardwolf is widespread. The African wild dog is an endangered species and is found mainly in the Kruger National Park and surrounding areas.
Anxious birds utter a plaintive, descending peeeeeuu note, [4] for instance when their nestlings are threatened. [15] Like other robin-chats, they may mimic other birds. One individual has been noted to mimic a total of 36 bird species.
Lepidochrysops praeterita, the Highveld blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from Potchefstroom in North West to Walkerville in Gauteng and Sasolburg in the Free State province. The wingspan is 36–42 mm for males and 38–44 mm for females. Adults are on wing from early September to November.
"Endemic" means the species is found only in South Africa. "SLE endemic" means the species is found only in South Africa and the Kingdoms of Lesotho and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). Lesotho is surrounded by South Africa and Eswatini nearly so. This list contains 879 species according to the Clements taxonomy.
The Blesbokspruit wetland, in which the sanctuary is situated, is designated as an Important Bird Area. [5] Almost 300 bird species frequent the wetland, [1] according to the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (), [6] with the best time to visit being between spring and the start of summer.