Sesotho.web.za : Sesotho Animal word list

ENGLISH TRANSLATION	SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION	AFRIKAANS TRANSLATION	SESOTHO TRANSLATION
Abdim's stork	Ciconia abdimii	Kleinswartooievaar	Lekololoane / Mokoroane / Roba-Re-Bese
Acacia pied barbet	Tricholaema leucomelas	Bonthoutkapper	Serokolo
African black duck	Anas sparsa	Swarteend	Letata / Letata-La-Noka
African black swift	Apus barbatus	Swartwindswael	Lehaqasi
African buffalo	Syncerus caffer caffer	Afrika-buffel	Nare
African civet	Viverra civetta	Afrika-siwet	Leqaqane
African darter	Anhinga rufa	Slanghalsvoël	Timeletsane-Lalanoha
African elephant	Loxodonta africana africana	Afrika-olifant	Tlou
African goshawk	Accipiter tachiro	Afrikaanse Sperwer	Fiolo-Ea-Meru
African grass-owl	Tyto capensis	Grasuil	Sephooko
African harrier-hawk	Polyboroides typus	Kaalwangvalk	Seitlhoaeleli
African hoopoe	Upupa africana	Hoephoep	Popopo / Khapopo / Pupupu / 'Mamokete
African marsh-harrier	Circus ranivorus	Afrikaanse Vleivalk(Paddavreter)	’Mankholi-Kholi
African paradise-flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis	Paradysvlieëvanger	Kapantsi-Ea-Meru
African pied wagtail	Motacilla aguimp	Bontkwikkie	Motjoli
African pipit	Anthus cinnamomeus	Gewone Koester	Tšase / Tšaase-Ea-Lithota
African quailfinch	Ortygospiza atricollis	Gewone Kwartelvinkie	Lekolikotoana / Lekolukotoana
African rail	Rallus caerulescens	Grootriethaan	Mopaka-Paka
African red-eyed bulbul	Pycnonotus nigricans	Rooioogtiptol	Hlakahlothoana / Kaka-Hlotoana
African reed-warbler	Acrocephalus baeticatus	Kleinrietsanger	Soamahlaka-Sa-Mefero
African rock pipit	Anthus crenatus	Klipkoester	Tšase-Ea-Thaba / Tšase-Tatalana
African sacred ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus	Skoorsteenveër	Lehalanyane / Leholotsoane
African snipe	Gallinago nigripennis	Afrikaanse Snip	Koe-Koe-Lemao / Motjoli-Matsana / Koekoe-Lemao
African spoonbill	Platalea alba	Lepelaar	Molomo-Khaba
African stonechat	Saxicola torquatus	Gewone Bontrokkie	Hlatsinyane / Tlhatsinyane
Alpine swift	Tachymarptis melba	Witpenswindswael	Lehaqasi / Lehaqasi-Le-Lephatsoa
Amur falcon	Falco amurensis	Oostelike Rooipootvalk	Seotsanyana
Ant	Any from the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera	Mier	Bohlwa Lerwana
Ant-eating chat	Myrmecocichla formicivora	Swartpiek	Thoromeli / Thume
Banded martin	Riparia cincta	Gebande Oewerswael	Lekabelane
Banded mongoose / zebra mongoose	Mungos mungo	Gebande Muishond / Barasinga	Letodi
Barn owl	Tyto alba	Nonnetjie-uil	Sephooko
Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica	Europese Swael	Lefokotsane / ’Malinakana / Lekabelane
Bat	Any from order Chiroptera, family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis	Vlermuis	Bete
Bear	Any from Ursidae family	Beer	Bere
Bearded vulture	Gypaetus barbatus	Baardaasvoël	Ntsu / Ntsu-Kobokobo
Bee	Any from Apoidea family	By	Notshi
Bird	Any from Aves class	Voël	Nonyana
Black cuckoo	Cuculus clamosus	Swartkoekoek	Tetsa-Kolilo
Black rhinoceros / hook-lipped rhinoceros	Diceros bicornis	Swartrenoster	Tshukudu E Molomo Wa Haka
Black stork	Ciconia nigra	Grootswartooievaar	Mokoroane
Black wildebeest	Connochaetes gnou	Swartwildebees	Pudumo / Mmamononwane
Black-backed jackal	Canis mesomelas	Rooijakkals / Swartrugjakkals	Phokojwe
Black-chested prinia	Prinia flavicans	Swartbandlangstertjie	Motintinyane
Black-collared barbet	Lybius torquatus	Rooikophoutkapper	Kopaope
Black-crowned night-heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Gewone Nagreier	Kokolofitoe
Black-faced impala	Aepyceros melampus petersi	Swartneusrooibok	Phala E Sefahleho Se Setsho
Black-headed heron	Ardea melanocephala	Swartkopreier	Kokolofitoe -Hloontšo
Black-shouldered kite	Elanus caeruleus	Blouvalk	Phakoana-Mafieloana / Phakoana-Tšooana / Phakoana-Tšoana
Blacksmith lapwing	Vanellus armatus	Bontkiewiet	Mo-Otla-Tšepe
Black-throated canary	Crithagra atrogularis	Bergkanarie	Tšoere
Black-winged pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	Swartvlerksprinkaanvoël	Lehlakangoato
Black-winged stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Rooipootelsie	Mamenotoana-nala
Bluebottle (Portuguese man-of-war)	Physalia physalia	Bloublasie	Boloubolasi
Blue crane	Anthropoides paradiseus	Bloukraanvoël	Mohololi
Blue duiker	Philantomba monticola	Blouduiker / Bloubokkie	Phuthi
Blue korhaan	Eupodotis caerulescens	Bloukorhaan	Tlatlaoe
Blue wildebeeste / brindled gnu	Connochaetes taurinus	Blouwildebees	Kgokong / Kgaranyane
Bokmakierie	Telophorus zeylonus	Bokmakierie	Ptjemptjete / Pjempjete
Bontebok	Damaliscus dorcas dorcas	Bontebok	Nyamatsane
Brown hyena	Hyaena brunnea	Strandjut / Bruinhiëna / Strandwolf	Phiri / Thamahane
Brown-backed honeybird	Prodotiscus regulus	Skerpbekheuningvoël	Molisa-Linotši
Brown-throated martin	Riparia paludicola	Afrikaanse Oewerswael	Lekabelane / Sekatelane
Buffy pipit	Anthus vaalensis	Vaalkoester	Tšase
Burchell's coucal	Centropus burchellii	Gewone Vleiloerie	Mohofa
Burchell's courser	Cursorius rufus	Bloukopdrawwertjie	Mokopjoane
Bush cat / african wild cat	Felis lybica	Vaalboskat / Boskat	Qwabi / Setsetse
Bushbuck	Tragelaphus scriptus	Bosbok	Pabala
Bushpig	Potamochoerus porcus	Bosvark	Kolobemoru
Butterfly	Any from the order Lepidoptera within the class Insecta	Skoenlapper	Serurubele
Camel	Any from family Camelidae and genus Camelus	Kameel	Kamele
Cape bunting	Emberiza capensis	Rooivlerkstreepkoppie	’Maborokoane
Cape canary	Serinus canicollis	Kaapse Kanarie	Tšoere
Cape clapper lark	Mirafra apiata	Kaapse Klappertjie	’Mote / Semote
Cape Cobra	Naia flava	Geelslang	Moswa
Cape crow	Corvus capensis	Swartkraai	Lekhoaba / Mokhoabane
Cape fur seal	Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus	Kaapse Pelsrob	Tau Ya Metsi / Tau Ya Lewatle / Tlou Ya Metsi / Tlou Ya Lewatle
Cape glossy starling	Lamprotornis nitens	Kleinglansspreeu	Leholi-Piloane
Cape ground squirrel	Xerus inaurus	Waaierstertgrondeekhoring	Lesamane
Cape longclaw	Macronyx capensis	Oranjekeelkalkoentjie	Lethoele / Mahlakali
Cape robin-chat	Cossypha caffra	Gewone Janfrederik	Sethoenamoru / Sethoena-Moru / Setholo-Moru
Cape rock-thrush	Monticola rupestris	Kaapse Kliplyster	Thume
Cape shoveler	Anas smithii	Kaapse Slopeend	Letata
Cape sparrow	Passer melanurus	Gewone Mossie	Serobele
Cape turtle-dove	Streptopelia capicola	Gewone Tortelduif	Leebana-Khoroana / Lekunkuroane
Cape vulture	Gyps coprotheres	Kransaasvoël	Lenong / Letlaka
Cape wagtail	Motacilla capensis	Gewone Kwikkie	Motjoli
Cape weaver	Ploceus capensis	Kaapse Wewer	Letholopje / Thaha / Talane
Cape white-eye	Zosterops virens	Kaapse Glasogie	Setona-Mahloana
Capped wheatear	Oenanthe pileata	Hoëveldskaapwagter	Thoromeli
Caracal	Felis caracal	Rooikat	Thoane
Cardinal woodpecker	Dendropicos fuscescens	Kardinaalspeg	Kokomoru
Cat	Felis catus	Kat	Katse
Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibis	Veereier (Bosluisvoël)	Leholosiane / Leholotsiane
Chacma baboon	Papio ursinus	Kaapse Bobbejaan	Tshwene
Chameleon	Chamaeleo vulgaris	Verkleurmannetjie	Lempetje
Chapman's zebra/ burcell's zebra	Equus burchelli antiquorum	Bontsebra / Bontkwagga / Chapman-Sebra	Pitsi Ya Naha
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus jubatus	Jagluiperd	Lengau
Chestnut-backed sparrowlark	Eremopterix leucotis	Rooiruglewerik	’Maliberoane / ’Mamphemphe
Chicken	Gallus domesticus	Hoender	Kgoho
Cinnamon-breasted bunting	Emberiza tahapisi	Klipstreepkoppie	’Maborokoane
Cloud cisticola	Cisticola textrix	Gevlekte Klopkloppie	Motintinyane
Cockroach	Periplaneta orientalis	Kakkerlak	Lephela
Common duiker	Sylvicapra grimmia	Gewone Duiker	Phuthi
Common fiscal	Lanius collaris	Fiskaallaksman	Tšemeli
Common greenshank	Tringa nebularia	Groenpootruiter	Koe-Koe-Lemao / Seealemabopo-Holo
Common house-martin	Delichon urbicum	Huisswael	Lekabelane
Common moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Grootwaterhoender	Khohonoka
Common quail	Coturnix coturnix	Afrikaanse Kwartel	Koekoe / Sekoenqe
Common sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	Gewone Ruiter	Koe-Koe-Lemao / Seealemabopo-Hetlatšoeu
Common starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Europese Spreeu	Leholi
Common swift	Apus apus	Europese Windswael	Lehaqasi
Common waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Rooibeksysie	Borahane / Borane
Crab	Any from the order Decapoda, subphylum Crustacea, phylum Arthropoda	Krap	Lekgala
Crested barbet	Trachyphonus vaillantii	Kuifkophoutkapper	Malioache
Crocodile	Any from the family Crocodylidae	Krokodil	Kwena
Crow	Any from family Corvidae	Kraai	Lekgwaba
Crowned lapwing	Vanellus coronatus	Kroonkiewiet	Lekekeruane / Letletleruane
Dark-capped bulbul	Pycnonotus tricolor	Swartoogtiptol	Hlakahlotoana
Delalande's fox / bat-eared fox	Otocyon megalotis	Bakoorvos / Bakoorjakkals	Phokojwe E Ditsebe Tsa Mankgane / Phokojwe
Denham's bustard	Neotis denhami	Veldpou	Khupa
Desert cisticola	Cisticola aridulus	Woestynklopkloppie	Motintinyane
Diderick cuckoo	Chrysococcyx caprius	Diederikkie	Ntetekeng
Dog	Canis lupus familiaris	Hond	Ntja
Donkey	Equus asinus	Donkie	Tonki
Drakensberg rock-jumper	Chaetops aurantius	Oranjeborsberglyster	Molisa-Lipela
Drakensberg siskin	Crithagra symonsi	Bergpietjiekanarie	Tšoere
Duck	From the family Anatidae	Eend	Pidipidi
Eagle	Aquila	Arend	Ntsu
Egyptian goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	Kolgans	Lefaloa
Egyptian vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Egiptiese Aasvoël	Lehonyane / Tlakatsooana
Eland	Taurotragus oryx	Eland	Phofu
Eurasian bittern	Botaurus stellaris	Grootrietreier (Roerdomp)	Khoiti-Mohlaka
Eurasian curlew	Numenius arquata	Grootwulp	Keooe
Eurasian golden oriole	Oriolus oriolus	Europese Wielewaal	Sebabole-Hetlantšo
Eurasian hobby	Falco subbuteo	Europese Boomvalk	Phakoe
European nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	Europese Naguil	Semanama
European roller	Coracias garrulus	Europese Troupant	Letlereretlere-Petaputsoa
Familiar chat	Cercomela familiaris	Gewone Spekvreter	Letlerenyane / Letleretsane
Fish	Various	Vis	Tlhapi
Fly	Musca domestica	Vlieg	Ntsintsi
Frog	Xenopus laevis	Padda	Senqanqane
Gabar goshawk	Melierax gabar	Witkruissperwer (Kleinsingvalk)	Mamphoko
Garden warbler	Sylvia borin	Tuinsanger	Soamahlaka-Sa-Jarete
Gemsbok / gemsbuck	Oryx gazella	Gemsbok	Nyamatsane / Letsa
Giant kingfisher	Megaceryle maximus	Reusevisvanger	Seinoli
Giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Kameelperd / Giraf	Thuhlo
Goat	Capra hircus	Bok	Podi
Goliath heron	Ardea goliath	Reusereier	Kokolofitoe -Kholo
Goose	From the family Anatidae	Gans	Ganse
Grasshopper	From the family Acrididae	Sprinkaan	Bookgolane
Great egret	Egretta alba	Grootwitreier	Leholosiane
Great reed-warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Grootrietsanger	Soamahlaka-Kholo
Greater honeyguide	Indicator indicator	Grootheuningwyser	Tsehlo / Molisa-Linotši
Greater kestrel	Falco rupicoloides	Grootrooivalk	Seotsanyana
Greater striped swallow	Hirundo cucullata	Grootstreepswael	Lefokotsane / 'Malinakana
Grey crowned crane	Balearica regulorum	Mahem	Lehehemu
Grey heron	Ardea cinerea	Bloureier	Kokolofitoe -Putsoa
Grey squirrel	Scuirus carolinensis	Gryseekhoring	Lesamane Le Leputswa
Grey-winged francolin	Scleroptila africanus	Bergpatrys	Kgwale (Khoale)
Grey-winged francolin	Scleroptila africanus	Bergpatrys	Khoale
Ground woodpecker	Geocolaptes olivaceus	Grondspeg	Khatajoe / Mohetle
Guinea fowl	Numida meleagris	Tarentaal	Kgaka
Hadeda ibis	Bostrychia hagedash	Hadeda	Lengaangane / Lengangane
Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta	Hamerkop	Mamasianoke / Masianoke
Hartmann's mountain zebra	Equus zebra hartmannae	Hartmann Se Bergsebra / Hartmann-Bergkwagga	Qwaha Ya Thaba
Hawk	Any from the Falconidae family	Valk	Pakwe
Helmeted guineafowl	Numida meleagris	Gewone Tarentaal	Khaka
Hippopotamus	Hippopotamus amphibius	Seekoei	Kubu
Horse	Equus caballus	Perd	Pere
Horus swift	Apus horus	Horuswindswael	Lehaqasi
Hottentot teal	Anas hottentota	Gevlekte Eend	Letata
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	Huismossie	Serobele
Iguana	Varanus niloticus / Varanus albigularis	Likkewaan	Lakabana
Impala	Aepyceros melampu	Rooibok	Phala
Insect	Any from class Insecta	Insek	Kokwanyana
Jackal buzzard	Buteo rufofuscus	Rooiborsjakkalsvoël	Khajoane / Tlatloatšoana
Jacobin cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus	Bontnuwejaarsvoël	Montoe-Phatšoa
Kafue lechwe	Kobus leche kafuensis	Kafue-Lechwe	Kgama Ya Metsi E Tswang Kafue
Karoo prinia	Prinia maculosa	Karoolangstertjie	Motintinyane / Seqeshe
King cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Koningjagluiperd	Lengau Le Metsero
Klipspringer / klipbokkie	Oreotragus oreotragus	Klipspringer / Klipbokkie	Sekome
Kudu	Tragelaphus strepsiceros	Koedoe	Tholo
Kurrichane buttonquail	Turnix sylvaticus	Bosveldkwarteltjie	Mabuaneng / Mauaneng
Lanner falcon	Falco biarmicus	Edelvalk	Phakoe
Lappet-faced vulture	Aegypius tracheliotos	Swartaasvoël	Letlaka-Pipi
Laughing dove	Streptopelia senegalensis	Rooiborsduifie	Leebana-Khoroana / Mphubetsoana
Lesser grey shrike	Lanius minor	Gryslaksman	Tšemeli
Lesser honeyguide	Indicator minor	Kleinheuningwyser	Molisa-Linotši
Lesser kestrel	Falco naumanni	Kleinrooivalk	Seotsanyana
Lesser swamp-warbler	Acrocephalus gracilirostris	Kaapse Rietsanger	Soamahlaka-Ntšitšoeu
Levaillant's cisticola	Cisticola tinniens	Vleitinktinkie	Motintinyane
Lion	panthera leo	Leeu	Tau
Little bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	Kleinrietreier (Woudapie)	Khoitinyane
Little egret	Egretta garzetta	Kleinwitreier	Leholosiane
Little grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Kleindobbertjie	Thoboloko
Little stint	Calidris minuta	Kleinstrandloper	Tsititsiti-Nyenyane
Little swift	Apus affinis	Kleinwindswael	Lehaqasi
Livingstone's flycatcher	Erythrocercus livingstonei	Rooistertvlieëvanger	Palalithupa
Long-billed pipit	Anthus similis	Nicholsonse Koester	Tšase
Long-tailed widowbird	Euplectes progne	Langstertflap	Lehelo / Lepau / Molepe / Tjobolo
Ludwig's bustard	Neotis ludwigii	Ludwigse Pou	Khupa
Maccoa duck	Oxyura maccoa	Bloubekeend	Letata
Malachite kingfisher	Alcedo cristata	Kuifkopvisvanger	Seinoli
Malachite sunbird	Nectarinia famosa	Jangroentjie	Tala-Tale / 'Mabolopi
Marsh owl	Asio capensis	Vlei-uil	Sephooko
Meercat / Meerkat	Suricata suricatta	Meerkat / Stokstertmeerkat	Mosha
Moth	Any from the order Lepidoptera within the class Insecta	Mot	Mmoto
Mountain reedbuck	Redunca fulvorufula	Rooiribbok	Lebele
Mountain wheatear	Oenanthe monticola	Bergwagter	Khaloli / Letšoana-Tšoana / Letšoanafike
Mouse	Rhabdomys pumilio OR Mus musculus	Muis	Tweba
Namaqua dove	Oena capensis	Namakwaduifie	Mokhoroane / Mokhorane
Namaqua sandgrouse	Pterocles namaqua	Kelkiewyn	Kokoi
Neddicky	Cisticola fulvicapilla	Neddikkie	Motintinyane
Nyala	Tragelaphus angasi	Njala	Phuthiatsana
Olive thrush	Turdus olivaceus	Olyflyster	Setsipitsipi
Orange river francolin	Scleroptila levaillantoides	Kalaharipatrys	Kgwale (Khoale)
Orange river francolin	Scleroptila levaillantoides	Kalaharipatrys	Khoale
Orange-breasted waxbill	Sporaeginthus subflavus	Rooiassie	Borahane / Borane
Oribi	Ourebia ourebi	Oorbietjie	Hlwaele
Ostrich	Struthio camelus	Volstruis	Mpshe
Owl	Any from the family Strigidae	Uil	Sephooko
Pallid harrier	Circus macrourus	Witborsvleivalk (-Paddavreter)	Seitlhoaeleli
Panda (Giant panda / Red panda)	Ailuropoda melanoleuca OR Ailurus fulgens	Reuse panda (bamboesbeer) Rooipanda	Panda
Pearl-breasted swallow	Hirundo dimidiata	Pêrelborsswael	Lefokotsane
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Swerfvalk	Leubane / Phakoe
Pied crow	Corvus albus	Witborskraai	Mohakajane
Pied kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	Bontvisvanger	Seinoli
Pied starling	Spreo bicolor	Witgatspreeu	Leholi
Pig	Any from the family Suidae	Vark	Kolobe
Pigeon	Any from family Columbidae	Duif	Leeba
Pin-tailed whydah	Vidua macroura	Koningrooibekkie	’Mamarungoana / Selahlamarungoana / Selahlamarumo
Plain-backed pipit	Anthus leucophrys	Donkerkoester	Tšase
Porcupine	Hystrix	Ystervark	Noko
Purple heron	Ardea purpurea	Rooireier	Kokolofitoe -Lalatšehla
Python	Any from the family Pythonidae	Luislang	Tlhware
Rabbit	Any from the family Leporidae	Haas	Mmutla
Rat	Mus rattus	Rot	Roto
Red duiker / natal duiker	Cephalophus natal(ensis)	Rooiduiker	Phuthi E Kgubedu
Red hartebeest	Alcelaphus busela	Rooihartbees	Lethodile / Kgama / Tlohela
Red lechwe / lechwe waterbuck	Kobus leche	Rooi-Lechwe / Basterwaterbok	Kgama Ya Metsi E Sootho
Red-backed shrike	Lanius collurio	Rooiruglaksman	Tšemeli
Red-billed firefinch	Lagonosticta senegala	Rooibekvuurvinkie	Borane
Red-billed quelea	Quelea quelea	Rooibekkwelea	Thaha
Red-billed teal	Anas erythrorhyncha	Rooibekeend	Letata / Sefuli
Red-breasted swallow	Hirundo semirufa	Rooiborsswael	Lekabelane
Red-capped lark	Calandrella cinerea	Rooikoplewerik	Thesta-Balisana / Tsiroane
Red-chested cuckoo	Cuculus solitarius	Piet-My-Vrou	Tlo-Nke-Tsoho
Red-collared widowbird	Euplectes ardens	Rooikeelflap	Molepe / Thaha / Tjobolo
Red-eyed dove	Streptopelia semitorquata	Grootringduif	Leebamosu / Leebana-Khoroana / Leebana
Red-faced mousebird	Urocolius indicus	Rooiwangmuisvoël	Fariki
Red-headed finch	Amadina erythrocephala	Rooikopvink	Jeremane
Red-knobbed coot	Fulica cristata	Bleshoender	Mohetle / Mohoetle / Tšumu / Boleseboko
Red-throated wryneck	Jynx ruficollis	Draaihals	Kolutsoku
Red-winged francolin	Scleroptila levaillantii	Rooivlerkpatrys	Kgwale (Khoale)
Red-winged francolin	Scleroptila levaillantii	Rooivlerkpatrys	Khoale
Red-winged starling	Onychognathus morio	Rooivlerkspreeu	Letšoemila / Letšomila
Reed cormorant	Phalacrocorax africanus	Rietduiker	Timeletsane-Ntšo
Reedbuck	Redunca arundinum	Rietbok	Motlapasi
Roan antelope	Hippotragus equinus	Bastergemsbok	Kgama / Tshephe / Letsa
Rock dove	Columba livia	Tuinduif	Leeba-La-Sekhooa
Rock hyrax	Procavia capensis	Klipdas / Klipdassie	Pela
Rock kestrel	Falco rupicolus	Kransvalk	Seotsanyana
Rock martin	Hirundo fuligula	Kransswael	Lekabelane
Rooi reebok antelope	Cervicapra Calaudii	Rooireebok	Lebele
Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	Kemphaan	Koe-Koe-Lemao / Seealemabopo-Se-Maroboko
Rufous-cheeked nightjar	Caprimulgus rufigena	Rooiwangnaguil	Semanama
Rufous-chested sparrowhawk	Accipiter rufiventris	Rooiborssperwer	Phakoana
Rufous-naped lark	Mirafra africana	Rooineklewerik	Tsiroane
Sable antelope	Hippotragus niger	Swartwitpens	Kgama
Samango monkey	Cercopithecus mitis	Samango-Aap	Samanko
Scorpion	Scorpionidae	Skerpioen	Phepeng
Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Sekretarisvoël	Koto-Li-Peli / Lekheloha / ’Mamolangoane / Mmamolangwane
Sentinel rock-thrush	Monticola explorator	Langtoonkliplyster	Thume
Serval	Felis serval	Tierboskat	Qwako / Phaha / Tlodi
Sheep	Ovis aries	Skaap	Nku
Shikra	Accipiter badius	Gebande Sperwer	Fiolo-'Malisakhana
Side-striped jackal	Canis adustus	Witkwasjakkals / Grysjakkals	Phokojwe
Small-spotted genet	Genetta genetta	Kleinkolmuskejaatkat	Tsipa e matheba a masesane
Snail	Many species in the class Gastropoda	Slak	Kgofu
Snake	Any from the suborder Serpentes in order Squamata, in the class Reptilia	Slang	Noha
South african cliff-swallow	Hirundo spilodera	Familieswael	Lefokotsane
South african hedgehog	Atelerix frontalis	Suid-Afrikaanse Krimpvarkie	Tlhong
South african shelduck	Tadorna cana	Kopereend	Lefaloa
Southern bald ibis	Geronticus calvus	Kalkoenibis	Lesuhla-Ngeto / Mokhotlo
Southern black korhaan	Afrotis afra	Swartvlerkkorhaan	Lekakarane
Southern grey-headed sparrow	Passer diffusus	Gryskopmossie	Serobele
Southern masked-weaver	Ploceus velatus	Swartkeelgeelvink	Letolopje / Thaha
Southern pochard	Netta erythrophthalma	Bruineend	Letata
Southern red bishop	Euplectes orix	Rooivink	Khube / Thaha-Khube / Thaha-Khubelu
Speckled mousebird	Colius striatus	Gevlekte Muisvoël	Fariki
Speckled pigeon	Columba guinea	Kransduif	Leeba / Lehoboi / Leeba-La-Thaba
Spider	Various from order Araneae	Spinnekop	Sekgo
Spotted eagle-owl	Bubo africanus	Gevlekte Ooruil	Makhohlo / Morubisi / Sehihi / Sephooko
Spotted flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	Europese Vlieëvanger	Kapantsi-Tubatubi
Spotted hyaena	Crocuta crocuta	Gevlekte Hiëna	Sentawana / Lefiritshwane
Spotted thick-knee	Burhinus capensis	Gewone Dikkop	Khoho-ea-Lira / Khoalira
Springbuck / springbok	Antidorcas marsupialis	Springbok	Tshephe
Spur-winged goose	Plectropterus gambensis	Wildemakou	Letsikhoi / Letsikhui
Squacco heron	Ardeola ralloides	Ralreier	Kokolofitoe
Steenbok	Raphicerus campes	Steenbok	Thiane
Steppe buzzard	Buteo vulpinus	Bruinjakkalsvoël	Khajoane
Stork	Ibis ibis; Ciconia nigra; Anastonus lamelligerus; Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis; Ciconia ciconia	Ooievaar	Mokotatsie
Streaky-headed seedeater	Crithagra gularis	Streepkopkanarie	Tsoere
Suni	Neotragus moschat(us)	Soenie	Ntsekane
Swainson's spurfowl	Pternistis swainsonii	Bosveldfisant	Kgwale (Khoale)
Swainson's spurfowl	Pternistis swainsonii	Bosveldfisant	Khoale
Swallow	Any from the family Hirundinidae	Swael / Swawel	Lefokotsane
Tawny eagle	Aquila rapax	Roofarend	Ntsu
Three-banded plover	Charadrius tricollaris	Driebandstrandkiewiet	Patapeta-Nala
Tick	Many species from suborder Ixodida	Bosluis	Kgofa
Tigrine genet	Genetta tigrina tigrina	Rooikolmuskejaatkat / Grootkolmuskejaatkat	Tsipa E Matheba A Maholo
Tortoise	Any from the family Testudinidae	Skilpad	Kgudu
Tree squirrel / Smith's bush squirrel	Sciurus vulgaris	Boomeekhoring	Mohlwathupa
Tsessebe	Damaliscus lunatus	Tsessebe / Basterhartbees	Kgama Ya Lebasetere
Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Kalkoen	Kalakune
Verreauxs' eagle	Aquila verreauxii	Witkruisarend	Mojalipela / Moja-Lipela / Seoli / Ntsu
Vervet monkey	Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus / Arcopithecus aethiops	Blouaap	Kgabo
Village weaver	Ploceus cucullatus	Bontrugwewer	Letholopje
Vulture	Gyps coprotheres; Torgos tracheliotus; Neophron percnopterus; Gyps africanus; Trigonoceps occipitalis	Aasvoël	Lenong
Warthog	Phacochoerus aeth(iopicus)	Vlakvark	Kolobe / Kolobe-Moru / Mokgesi
Waterbuck	Kobus ellipsiprymnus	Waterbok	Kgama Ya Matsha
Wattled crane	Bugeranus carunculatus	Lelkraanvoël	Motlathomo
Wattled starling	Creatophora cinerea	Lelspreeu	Leholi
Whale	Any from the order Cetacea	Walvis	Leruarua
White rhinoceros / square-lipped rhino	Ceratotherium simum simum	Witrenoster	Tshukudu E Molomo O Sephara
White stork	Ciconia ciconia	Witooievaar	Mokoroane / Mokotatsie
White-backed duck	Thalassornis leuconotus	Witrugeend	Letata
White-breasted cormorant	Phalacrocorax lucidus	Witborsduiker	Timeletsane-Botha
White-faced duck	Dendrocygna viduata	Nonnetjie-eend	Letata
White-necked raven	Corvus albicollis	Withalskraai	Lekhoaba / Moqukubi
White-rumped swift	Apus caffer	Witkruiswindswael	Lehaqasi
White-throated swallow	Hirundo albigularis	Witkeelswael	Lefokotsane / ’Malinakana / Lekabelane
Wild dog / cape hunting dog	Lycaon pictus	Wildehond	Lekanyane / Mokoto
Wild duck	Wild ducks from the family Anatidae	Wilde Eend	Letata
Willow warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Hofsanger	Pilipili-Sa-Mabelete
Wing-snapping cisticola	Cisticola ayresii	Kleinste Klopkloppie	Motintinyane
Wood sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Bosruiter	Koe-Koe-Lemao / Seealemabopo-Khoali
Yellow bishop	Euplectes capensis	Kaapse Flap	Thaha
Yellow canary	Crithagra flaviventris	Geelkanarie	Tšoere
Yellow-billed duck	Anas undulata	Geelbekeend	Letata
Yellow-billed egret	Egretta intermedia	Geelbekwitreier	Leholosiane
Yellow-billed stork	Mycteria ibis	Nimmersat	Mokotatsie
Yellow-crowned bishop	Euplectes afer	Goudgeelvink	Thaha-Pinyane / Thaha-Tsehle / Tsehle / Thaha
Yellow-fronted canary	Crithagra mozambicus	Geeloogkanarie	Tšoere
Zitting cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	Landeryklopkloppie	Motintinyane