The Kruger National Park has a bird list of over 517 species and generally all areas of the park are excellent for bird watching but one area in particular stands out and that's Crooks Corner in the very North of the park.

Crooks Corner is home to some of South Africa’s rarer species and falls within the Southern most limit of some of Central Africa's bird ranges.

The below table will give you an idea of the status of the more sought after species.

 C – Common  U – Uncommon  L – Localised Resident  M – Migrant  R – Rare Vagrant

Other birds very special to see and may be seen depending on the route travelled to and from the Kruger Park are:

African Broadbill, Yellow-streaked Greenbul, Forest Canary, Emerald Cuckoo, Square-tailed Drongo, Taita Falcon, Buff-spotted Flufftail, Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher, Collared Flycatcher, Bat Hawk, Scaly-throated Honeguide, Southern Hyliota, Knysna Turaco, Gray-headed Parrot, White-starred Robin, Black-fronted Bushshrike, Olive Bushshrike, Gurney’s Sugarbird, Blue Swallow, Green Twinspot, Grey Wagtail and Mountain Wagtail.

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