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South Africa’s endemic birds

10,000 Birds

Greater Double-collared Sunbird (right) is less common and more localized than its smaller cousin. Another near-endemic, shared only with tiny Lesotho and Swaziland is the bizarre Southern Bald Ibis. It occurs in forest edge in eastern South Africa, and in Fynbos , and even into arid areas, in the southern parts of the country.