Site Report: West Coast National Park, South Africa

A bay and estuary area draining into the Atlantic Ocean north of Cape Town

Map of Site Report: West Coast National Park, South Africa

Visits

2003-01-05: None

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (20 records)

Phylum: Chordates (20 records)

Class: Birds (20 records)

Order: Anseriformes (2 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Cape Shoveler (Spatula smithii)
- South African Shelduck (Tadorna cana)

Order: Coliiformes (1 record)
- Family: Mousebirds
- White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

Order: Pelicans (9 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Bank Cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- Rock Kestrel (Falco rupicolus)

Order: Perching Birds (4 records)
- Family: Bulbuls
- Cape Bulbul (Pycnonotus capensis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Cape Weaver (Ploceus capensis)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Plovers
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus)

Order: Turkey-like birds (1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Cape Spurfowl (Pternistis capensis)

Lifelists

Trips

Africa: Eastern and Southern