Chegutu

History

Before 1982, Chegutu was known as Hartley, named after Henry Hartley, an early hunter and explorer. The settlement of Hartley was originally located in the Hartley Hills east of where the town is located today. White settlers flocked to the area after gold was discovered and the Butterfly and Giant Mines were both established nearby. The settlement was moved to its present location in 1899. In 1901 the railway reached Hartley, which was proclaimed a village in 1903 and a town in 1942. A Town Council was established in 1968 and in 1974 Hartley was granted municipality status. In 1982 the town's name was officially changed to Chegutu.

Most-observed species

• Fork-tailed Drongo

  Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
  41
• Southern Cordonbleu

  Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  38
• Red-eyed Dove

  Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
  35
• Black-collared Barbet

  Lybius torquatus (Dumont, 1805) · Aves
  34
• Common Bulbul

  Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
  33
• Ring-necked Dove

  Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
  32
• Tawny-flanked Prinia

  Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  29
• Laughing Dove

  Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  29