Ostriches There are 2 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Ostrich |
Guineafowl There are 6 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Helmeted Guineafowl |
Grouse, pheasants & partridges There are 182 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 5 species from around the world. |
 | Coqui Francolin |
 | Crested Francolin |
 | Cape Francolin |
 | Natal Francolin |
 | Swainson's Spurfowl |
Ducks, geese & swans There are 169 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 8 species from around the world. |
 | White-faced Whistling-duck |
 | Spur-winged Goose |
 | Comb Duck |
 | Egyptian Goose |
 | African Black Duck |
 | Yellow-billed Duck |
 | Cape Shoveler |
 | Hottentot Teal |
Penguins There are 18 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | African Penguin |
Albatrosses There are 22 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Shy Albatross |
Petrels & shearwaters There are 84 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 3 species from around the world. |
 | Cape Petrel |
 | White-chinned Petrel |
 | Sooty Shearwater |
Grebes There are 22 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Little Grebe |
Flamingos There are 6 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Greater Flamingo |
Ibises & spoonbills There are 35 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 3 species from around the world. |
 | Sacred Ibis |
 | Hadada Ibis |
 | African Spoonbill |
Herons & egrets There are 68 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 5 species from around the world. |
 | Green Heron |
 | Grey Heron |
 | Black-headed Heron |
 | Goliath Heron |
 | Tricolored Heron |
Hammerkop There are 1 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Hamerkop |
Pelicans There are 8 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Great White Pelican |
Gannets & boobies There are 11 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Cape Gannet |
Cormorants There are 34 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 2 species from around the world. |
 | Great Cormorant |
 | Cape Cormorant |
Anhingas There are 4 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | African Darter |
Falcons & caracaras There are 66 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Common Kestrel |
Osprey, kites, hawks & eagles There are 247 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 3 species from around the world. |
 | Secretarybird |
 | Black-chested Snake-eagle |
 | Martial Eagle |
Bustards There are 26 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 3 species from around the world. |
 | Denham's Bustard |
 | Black Bustard |
 | Karoo Bustard |
Rails, crakes & allies There are 159 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 5 species from around the world. |
 | Clapper Rail |
 | Black Crake |
 | Purple Swamphen |
 | Lesser Moorhen |
 | Red-knobbed Coot |
Cranes There are 15 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Blue Crane |
Thick-knees There are 9 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 2 species from around the world. |
 | Water Thick-knee |
 | Spotted Thick-knee |
Stilts & avocets There are 9 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Black-winged Stilt |
Plovers There are 65 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 5 species from around the world. |
 | Blacksmith Lapwing |
 | Crowned Lapwing |
 | Three-banded Plover |
 | Chestnut-banded Plover |
 | White-fronted Plover |
Painted-snipes There are 2 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Greater Painted-snipe |
Sandpipers & allies There are 91 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Common Greenshank |
Coursers & pratincoles There are 18 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Temminck's Courser |
Gulls & terns There are 105 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Kelp Gull |
Skuas & jaegers There are 8 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Great Skua |
Sandgrouse There are 16 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Double-banded Sandgrouse |
Doves & pigeons There are 319 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 3 species from around the world. |
 | Speckled Pigeon |
 | Ring-necked Dove |
 | Red-eyed Dove |
Turacos There are 23 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Grey Go-away-bird |
Cuckoos There are 146 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | White-browed Coucal |
Owls There are 187 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Pearl-spotted Owlet |
Nightjars There are 93 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Common Nighthawk |
Hummingbirds There are 337 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Green Violet-ear |
Rollers There are 12 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Lilac-breasted Roller |
Kingfishers There are 95 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 5 species from around the world. |
 | Brown-hooded Kingfisher |
 | Striped Kingfisher |
 | Malachite Kingfisher |
 | Giant Kingfisher |
 | Pied Kingfisher |
Bee-eaters There are 26 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | White-fronted Bee-eater |
Hoopoes There are 3 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Hoopoe |
Woodhoopoes There are 8 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Common Scimitarbill |
Hornbills There are 55 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 2 species from around the world. |
 | Red-billed Hornbill |
 | Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill |
Toucans & barbets There are 124 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 2 species from around the world. |
 | Pied Barbet |
 | Crested Barbet |
Woodpeckers There are 218 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Red-headed Woodpecker |
Tyrant-flycatchers There are 410 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Eastern Kingbird |
Shrike-flycatchers, wattle-eyes & batises There are 32 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Chinspot Batis |
Helmetshrikes, bushshrikes & puffbacks There are 53 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 4 species from around the world. |
 | Bokmakierie Bush-shrike |
 | Brown-crowned Tchagra |
 | Crimson-breasted Gonolek |
 | Brubru |
Shrikes There are 31 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Magpie Shrike |
Vireos & allies There are 52 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Philadelphia Vireo |
Drongos There are 23 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Fork-tailed Drongo |
Monarchs There are 101 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Elepaio |
Crows & jays There are 118 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Cape Crow |
Swallows & martins There are 84 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Rock Martin |
Larks There are 95 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 3 species from around the world. |
 | Rufous-naped Lark |
 | Long-billed Lark |
 | Agulhas Long-billed Lark |
Cisticolas & allies There are 116 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 4 species from around the world. |
 | Grey-backed Cisticola |
 | Levaillant's Cisticola |
 | Piping Cisticola |
 | Black-chested Prinia |
Bulbuls There are 124 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 2 species from around the world. |
 | Cape Bulbul |
 | Yellow-vented Bulbul |
Old World warblers There are 298 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Lesser Swamp-warbler |
Gnatcatchers There are 15 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Blue-grey Gnatcatcher |
Mockingbirds & thrashers There are 35 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Curve-billed Thrasher |
Starlings There are 114 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 4 species from around the world. |
 | Burchell's Glossy-starling |
 | African Pied Starling |
 | Red-winged Starling |
 | Red-billed Oxpecker |
Thrushes There are 175 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 4 species from around the world. |
 | Cape Rock-jumper |
 | Eastern Bluebird |
 | Groundscraper Thrush |
 | Olive Thrush |
Chats & Old World flycatchers There are 292 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 6 species from around the world. |
 | Capped Wheatear |
 | Mocking Cliff-chat |
 | Cape Rock-thrush |
 | Southern Black Flycatcher |
 | Marico Flycatcher |
 | Fiscal Flycatcher |
Sunbirds There are 125 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 5 species from around the world. |
 | Orange-breasted Sunbird |
 | Amethyst Sunbird |
 | White-breasted Sunbird |
 | Southern Double-collared Sunbird |
 | Greater Double-collared Sunbird |
Sugarbirds There are 2 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Cape Sugarbird |
Sparrows, snowfinches & allies There are 45 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Cape Sparrow |
Weavers & allies There are 106 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 2 species from around the world. |
 | Cape Weaver |
 | Southern Masked-weaver |
Waxbills, grass finches, munias & allies There are 137 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 5 species from around the world. |
 | Cut-throat |
 | Jameson's Firefinch |
 | Blue-breasted Cordonbleu |
 | Common Grenadier |
 | Black-cheeked Waxbill |
Indigobirds & allies There are 19 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 2 species from around the world. |
 | Queen Whydah |
 | Long-tailed Paradise-whydah |
Wagtails & pipits There are 78 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | African Pied Wagtail |
Finches & Hawaiian honeycreepers There are 179 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 6 species from around the world. |
 | Cape Canary |
 | Yellow Canary |
 | Protea Canary |
 | American Goldfinch |
 | Common Amakihi |
 | Iiwi |
New World warblers There are 117 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 10 species from around the world. |
 | Yellow Warbler |
 | Chestnut-sided Warbler |
 | Cape May Warbler |
 | Black-throated Blue Warbler |
 | Yellow-rumped Warbler |
 | Black-throated Green Warbler |
 | Black-and-white Warbler |
 | Prothonotary Warbler |
 | Mourning Warbler |
 | Canada Warbler |
Buntings, American sparrows & allies There are 318 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 4 species from around the world. |
 | Cape Bunting |
 | African Golden-breasted Bunting |
 | White-crowned Sparrow |
 | Indigo Bunting |
Tanagers There are 271 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Scarlet Tanager |
Grosbeaks, saltators & allies There are 35 species of birds in the family and Etienne Marais has recorded 1 species from around the world. |
 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak |