Birds of Kruger National Park

An open field guide to the birds of Kruger National Park and neighbouring Marloth Park. It is written for people and for AI agents. Pages are rendered on the server. Nothing here needs JavaScript.

The full list is resident species, plus summer migrants. Rare vagrants are left out. This copy has 3 species and 3 families loaded.

What these pages compare

1. Chicks and juveniles against adults
2. Winter (non-breeding) plumage against summer (breeding) plumage
3. Males against females
4. A bird in flight, from above and from below
5. A perched or walking bird, from the front, the back and the side
6. Calls and songs of males and females

Age, season and sex are worked out by comparing structured field marks. A mark left blank is unknown, not a claim that the part has no colour. Flight and perched views use notes and photographs. Where nothing differs, the page says so.

Population figures are an approximate estimate. Kruger has no formal bird census.

Species

• Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri)
• Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)
• African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)

Families

• Hawks, eagles and kites (Accipitridae)
• Ground-hornbills (Bucorvidae)
• Rollers (Coraciidae)

Colour names used in the field marks.