Species Conservation Status (Barnes 2000) Preferred habitat (Harrison et al 1997, Barnes 2000, Hockey et al 2005, personal observations) Chance of occurrence at proposed development site Displacement by habitat transformation Electrocution Collision BLACK STORK Ciconia nigra NT Rivers, dams, cliffs. Could be a visitor to rivers in the area, and dams. Sometimes roost on power lines. Medium, where the alignment crosses or skirts drainage lines and dams. - - x MARABOU STORK Leptoptilos crumeniferus NT Rivers, dams, live-stock carcasses. Could be a visitor to the rivers in the area and dams. High, where the alignment crosses drainage lines, and at rubbish dumps and carcasses. - x x WHITE-BACKED VULTURE Gyps africanus V Woodland. May roost on transmission lines. May feed on carcasses in the vicinity of the alignment. High, at carcasses. x x x TAWNY EAGLE Aquila rapax V Woodland High, especially at carcasses x - - MARTIAL EAGLE Polemaetus bellicosus V Woodland High x - - RED-BILLED OXPECKER Buphagus erythrorhynchus NT Woodland High - - - SECRETARYBIRD Saggitarius serpentarius NT Open woodland and old lands Medium, mostly old lands - - x CAPE VULTURE Gyps coprotheres VU Large cliffs for breeding and roosting, forages widely in open woodland and grassland. Roosts on transmission lines. High, at carcasses - x x LANNER FALCON Falco biarmicus NT Generally prefers open habitat, but exploits a wide range of habitats. Will nest in wooded areas if suitable cliffs are present. Also breed on power lines in crow nests. High, in all habitats - - -
LESSER KESTREL Falco naumanni VU Open, arid and semi-arid areas and grassland, with scattered trees, also in agricultural areas. Very Low - - - AFRICAN CROWNED EAGLE Stephanoaetus coronatus NT Tall closed canopy forest, riparian forests and forested gorges in grassland. Low, in densely wooded areas x - - AFRICAN FINFOOT Podica senegalensis VU Slow-flowing streams with overhanging branches. Medium, along larger rivers with dense riparian growth x - - AFRICAN OPENBILL Anastomus lamelligerus NT Wetlands, floodplains, shallow rivers, dams and lagoons. High - - x BAT HAWK Macheiramphus alcinus NT , favouring habitats with nearby riverine woodland and associated large populations of bats and their roosting sites. Low x - - BATELEUR Terathopius ecaudatus VU Open woodland to High x - - BLACK-BELLIED BUSTARD Lissotis melanogaster NT Tall grassland, open woodland. High - - x Poicephalus robustus EN Afro-montane forest. Very Low x - - HALF-COLLARED KINGFISHER Alcedo semitorquata NT Fast-flowing streams with clear water and banks. Could occur seasonally when drainage lines are flowing. High x - -
HOODED VULTURE Necrosyrtes monachus VU Mesic savanna, rarely arid savanna. Favours woodlands, eg Mopane Colophospermum mopane, with tall, trees, especially Jackal-berry Diospyros mespiliformis and Xanthocercis zambesiaca. High x x - LAPPET-FACED VULTURE Torgos tracheliotis VU Woodland. May roost on transmission lines. May feed on carcasses in the vicinity of the alignment. High x x - MAGPIE MANNIKIN Lonchura fringilloides NT Bushes along rivers and streams, bamboo thickets and rice paddies; also fringes of evergreen forest and riparian bush with seeding grasses, clearings in dense woodland, and sometimes around rural villages, cultivated lands, including sugar cane fields and gardens. Usually close to water; often roosts in reedbeds. Low - - - ORANGE GROUND THRUSH Zoothera gurneyi NT Afro-montane evergreen forest, mostly along drainage lines. Very Low x - - PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus NT Restricted to areas with large cliffs. Low - - - SOUTHERN BALD IBIS Geronticus calvus VU High-altitude (1 200-1 850 m), high-rainfall ( > 700 mm/yr), sour and alpine treeless grasslands, characterised by short, dense grass sward; favours recently burnt, ploughed, mowed or heavily grazed fields, also cultivated land with short grass or stubble. Almost Very Low - - -