The paper summaries information obtained through an initial survey undertaken to identify
those avian populations which qualify for inclusion in a South African Red Data Book, and …

Red data sheets are provided for 102 species of birds that breed on the South African
mainland and a further six species for the oceanic Prince Edward islands. Species are listed …

In South Africa, as elsewhere, birds of prey have been identified as a group which is
particularly sensitive to the impact of human activities. Evidence of this is the inclusion of 19 …

The abundance (= number of individuals) of populations of avian species endemic to the
South African geographical region was estimated both inside and outside the region's …

South African Page 1 South African Red Data Book - Aves WR Siegfried, PGH Frost, J Cooper
and AC Kemp Committee for Terrestrial Biology National Programme for Environmental …

One hundred and two species of birds that are thought to be vulnerable in South Africa have
been reported from or are likely to occur within the Kruger National Park. These species are …

There are twenty-one endemic and near-endemic forest birds in the Upper Guinea forest of
West Africa. Less than 80,000 km2 of their habitat remains and this is being rapidly …

There are at least nine threatened and eight Data Deficient bird species in Africa for which
there are no recent records, including four which lack documented records for over 50 years …