Diario del proyecto Kruger National Park

Roberts Bird Guide Greater Kruger National Park
Hugh Chittenden, Ian Whyte, Duncan McKenzie
Jacana
R300 (stock available mid-January 2024)

This completely revised field guide to one of Africa’s finest birding spots, the Kruger National Park and adjacent Lowveld, is packed with new information on all of the more than 550 species that have been recorded to date. This includes updated text and distribution maps based on data from the Southern African Bird Atlas Project 2, hundreds of new illustrations, new sections with bird tracks and bird habitats and the latest rarity information. Incorporating information from literally hundreds of observers and contributors, this fieldguide sets a new standard for the region’s varied avifauna.

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Kruger provides some lists for users on its web sites. These include:

• Mammals (about 150 species recorded)
  iNaturalist version: https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/8810-Checklist-of-the-Mammals-of-the-KNP

• Birds (about 540 species recorded)
  iNaturalist version: https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/4435976-Checklist-of-the-Birds-of-Kruger-National-Park

• Reptiles (about 90 species recorded)
  iNaturalist version: https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/4435982-Checklist-of-Reptiles-of-the-Kruger-National-Park

Other lists are not readily available online. If you find any, we can add them.
Use the Checklist option to view what we already have on iNaturalist - link:
https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/155531-Kruger-Check-List
and add your group to the filter bank:
e.g.
Bushwillows
Frogs
Scorpions
Millipedes

Checklists are added from time to time: you can see them at the bottom right panel of the checklist page.

75,600 observations by 1,828 observers

3,686 species identified by 2,991 identifiers with 146,647 identifications.

Top species (over 200 observations)

1677 Loxodonta africana Savannah Elephant
1113 Aepyceros melampus Impala
1098 Giraffa camelopardalis Giraffe

897 Equus quagga Plains Zebra
870 Panthera leo Lion
841 Syncerus caffer African Buffalo
840 Crocuta crocuta Spotted Hyena
807 Hippopotamus amphibius Common Hippopotamus

766 Tragelaphus strepsiceros Greater Kudu
742 Crocodylus niloticus Nile Crocodile tourist reptile
723 Kobus ellipsiprymnus Waterbuck

650 Bucorvus leadbeateri Southern Ground-Hornbill
630 Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture
630 Papio ursinus Chacma Baboon
611 Coracias caudatus Lilac-breasted Roller

584 Panthera pardus Leopard
562 Connochaetes taurinus Common Wildebeest
550 Phacochoerus africanus Common Warthog
548 Chlorocebus pygerythrus Vervet Monkey
541 Tockus leucomelas Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
534 Terathopius ecaudatus Bateleur
526 Haliaeetus vocifer African Fish-Eagle

463 Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle
461 Raphicerus campestris Steenbok
432 Trachylepis margaritifera Rainbow Skink reptile
419 Ceratotherium simum White Rhinoceros
417 Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Saddle-billed Stork
405 Paraxerus cepapi Smith's Bush Squirrel
404 Buphagus erythrorynchus Red-billed Oxpecker

398 Tragelaphus sylvaticus Southern Bushbuck
393 Polemaetus bellicosus Martial Eagle
391 Ardea cinerea Grey Heron
373 Tragelaphus angasii Nyala
359 Lamprotornis chalybaeus Greater Blue-eared Starling

351 Pelusios sinuatus Serrated Hinged Terrapin ?tourist? reptile
348 Tockus rufirostris Southern Red-billed Hornbill
346 Alopochen aegyptiaca Egyptian Goose
341 Pternistis natalensis Natal Spurfowl
339 Lycaon pictus African Wild Dog
339 Eupodotis ruficrista Red-crested Korhaan
337 Stigmochelys pardalis Leopard Tortoise reptile

325 Vanellus armatus Blacksmith Lapwing
322 Pternistis swainsonii Swainson's Spurfowl
319 Helogale parvula Common Dwarf Mongoose
314 Merops bullockoides White-fronted Bee-Eater
309 Circaetus cinereus Brown Snake-Eagle
305 Mycteria ibis Yellow-billed Stork
304 Lanius melanoleucus Magpie Shrike

293 Coracias garrulus European Roller
290 Trachyphonus vaillantii Crested Barbet
286 Corythaixoides concolor Grey Go-Away-Bird
285 Butorides striata Striated Heron
284 Ardeotis kori Kori Bustard
284 Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher
283 Leptoptilos crumenifer Marabou Stork

273 Burhinus vermiculatus Water Thick-Knee
272 Acanthocercus atricollis Southern Tree Agama reptile
262 Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl
262 Centropus superciliosus White-browed Coucal
260 Hieraaetus wahlbergi Wahlberg's Eagle
259 Scopus umbretta Hamerkop
257 Lamprotornis nitens Cape Starling

247 Lamprotornis australis Burchell's Starling
245 Halcyon senegalensis Woodland Kingfisher
245 Actophilornis africanus African Jacana
242 Dicrurus adsimilis Forktail Drongo
242 Ortygornis sephaena Crested Francolin
237 Varanus niloticus Nile Monitor reptile
236 Charadrius tricollaris Three-banded Plover
236 Acinonyx jubatus Cheetah
235 Adansonia digitata African Baobab tourist plant
232 Halcyon albiventris Brown-hooded Kingfisher

223 Uraeginthus angolensis Blue Waxbill
220 Ardea goliath Goliath Heron
218 Lupulella mesomelas Black-backed Jackal
216 Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture
203 Lanius collurio Redback Shrike
203 Trachylepis striata African Striped Skink reptile
202 Oreotragus oreotragus Klipspringer

In conclusion: data are very tourist-centric, with no common plants in the top (the Baobab does not count as it is a tourist attraction, and relatively rare). Part of this may be due to the lack of decent hiking trails or on-foot exploring activities, which makes recording plants quite difficult. Similarly invertebrates do not feature at all in the top observations.

Top observers (over 500 observations)

1 happyasacupcake 2,803
2 tonyrebelo 2,334
3 leuli 2,261
4 agujaceratops 1,439
5 gawie 1,318
6 peterlupton 1,193
7 maritzasouthafrica 1,055
8 justinponder2505 996
9 rosshawkins 956
10 johnnybirder 954
11 mr_fab 884
12 markuslilje 844
13 richard_johnstone 819
14 guillaumeamirault 809
15 dhfischer 769
16 sitszasadam 751
17 tjeerddw 692
18 berniedup 686
19 andrewdeacon 659
20 tiep68 643
21 shukov 617
22 anibotani 608
23 nigelforshaw 589
24 drmckenzie 580
25 roelofvdb 537

Top species observers (over 300 species)

1 happyasacupcake 515
2 mr_fab 482
3 simon1978 464
4 agujaceratops 453
5 drmckenzie 436
6 richard_johnstone 405
7 leuli 404
8 rosshawkins 401
9 berniedup 388
10 andrewdeacon 374
11 tjeerddw 372
12 johnnybirder 347
13 markuslilje 329
14 tonyrebelo 328
15 justinponder2505 327
16 dhfischer 325
17 troos 322
18 wynand_uys 315
19 pieterkotze 309

Top identifiers (over 2000 identifications)

1 alanhorstmann 33,115
2 colin25 21,004
3 michalsloviak 16,386
4 geichhorn 9,595
5 tonyrebelo 5,033
6 svenbacher 3,859
7 happyasacupcake 3,387
8 lukedowney 3,007
9 ldacosta 2,902
10 mr_fab 2,839
11 jeremygilmore 2,451
12 rion_c 2,343
13 chewitt1 2,131
14 maxallen 2,128
15 johnnybirder 2,068