The Colourful, Fairly Large, Tree-Loving Bushveld And Forest Birds Of South Africa
Forestry And Bushveld Birds Of South Africa
The South African birds that fit into this category are some of the more well-known birds of the country. Some of these Forestry and Bushveld birds often live and nest in Suburbia and in your own back gardens! The South African Forest and Bushveld bird species include: Turaco's (Louries), Parrots, Lovebirds, Cuckoos and Coucals. All of these birds are spectacular and call the wilds of South Africa their home.
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- Cape Parrot
- Grey-Headed Parrot
- Brown-Headed Parrot
- Meyer's Parrot
- Rose-Ringed Parakeet
- Rosy-Faced Lovebird
- Knysna Turaco (Lourie)
- Livingstone's Turaco (Lourie)
- Purple-Crested Turaco
- Grey Go-Away Bird (Lourie)
- Common (European) Cuckoo
- African Cuckoo
- Red-Chested Cuckoo
- Lesser Cuckoo
- Madagascar Cuckoo
- Black Cuckoo
- Levaillant's (Striped) Cuckoo
- Jacobin Cuckoo
- Thick-Billed Cuckoo
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Diderick (Diederik) Cuckoo
- Klaas's Cuckoo
- African Emerald Cuckoo
- Burchell's Coucal
- Black Coucal
- Green Malkoha (Coucal)



