CENTRAL KALAHARI GAME RESERVE
BOTSWANA
LOCALE
| Area (SqKm): | 52,800 |
| # Species: | 251 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 251 |
| # Endemics: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics: | 0 |
| Species/100 SqKm: | 0.5 |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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| 1 | Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus | |
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| 2 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | |
| 3 | Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis | |
| 4 | Cape Shoveler | Spatula smithii | |
| 5 | Cape Teal | Anas capensis | |
| 6 | Red-billed Duck | Anas erythrorhyncha | |
| 7 | Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma | |
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| 8 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | |
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| 9 | Crested Francolin | Ortygornis sephaena | |
| 10 | Coqui Francolin | Campocolinus coqui | |
| 11 | Orange River Francolin | Scleroptera levaillantoides | |
| 12 | /Common Quail/ | Coturnix coturnix | |
| 13 | /Harlequin Quail/ | Coturnix delegorguei | |
| 14 | Red-billed Spurfowl | Pternistis adspersus | |
| 15 | Swainson's Spurfowl | Pternistis swainsonii | |
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| 16 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | |
| 17 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis | |
| 18 | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos | |
| 19 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
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| 20 | Namaqua Sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua | |
| 21 | Yellow-throated Sandgrouse | Pterocles gutturalis | |
| 22 | Double-banded Sandgrouse | Pterocles bicinctus | |
| 23 | Burchell's Sandgrouse | Pterocles burchelli | |
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| 24 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | |
| 25 | Red-crested Bustard | Lophotis ruficrista | |
| 26 | White-quilled Bustard | Afrotis afraoides | |
| 27 | Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster | |
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| 28 | Gray Go-away-bird | Crinifer concolor | |
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| 29 | /Black Cuckoo/ | Cuculus clamosus | |
| 30 | Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
| 31 | /African Cuckoo/ | Cuculus gularis | |
| 32 | (Pied Cuckoo) | Clamator jacobinus | |
| 33 | Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | |
| 34 | Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | |
| 35 | Dideric Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | |
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| 36 | Eurasian Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | |
| 37 | Rufous-cheeked Nightjar | Caprimulgus rufigena | |
| 38 | Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | |
| 39 | Square-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus fossii | |
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| 40 | /Common Swift/ | Apus apus | |
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| 41 | /Spotted Crake/ | Porzana porzana | |
| 42 | Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | |
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| 43 | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | |
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| 44 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
| 45 | Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | |
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| 46 | /Common Ringed Plover/ | Charadrius hiaticula | |
| 47 | Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | |
| 48 | Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus | |
| 49 | Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus | |
| 50 | /Caspian Plover/ | Anarhynchus asiaticus | |
| 51 | Kittlitz's Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius | |
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| 52 | African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus | |
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| 53 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| 54 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis | |
| 55 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola | |
| 56 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia | |
| 57 | /Ruff/ | Calidris pugnax | |
| 58 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta | |
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| 59 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | |
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| 60 | Bronze-winged Courser | Rhinoptilus chalcopterus | |
| 61 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus | |
| 62 | Burchell's Courser | Cursorius rufus | |
| 63 | #Temminck's Courser# | Cursorius temminckii | |
| 64 | /Black-winged Pratincole/ | Glareola nordmanni | |
| 65 | Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola | |
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| 66 | Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | |
| 67 | /Abdim's Stork/ | Ciconia abdimii | |
| 68 | /White Stork/ | Ciconia ciconia | |
| 69 | Saddle-billed Stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | |
| 70 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer | |
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| 71 | African Darter | Anhinga rufa | |
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| 72 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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| 73 | #Great White Pelican# | Pelecanus onocrotalus | |
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| 74 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | |
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| 75 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| 76 | Western Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| 77 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| 78 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | |
| 79 | Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath | |
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| 80 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | |
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| 81 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | |
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| 82 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
| 83 | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus | |
| 84 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | |
| 85 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | |
| 86 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | |
| 87 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | |
| 88 | Cape Griffon | Gyps coprotheres | |
| 89 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | |
| 90 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis | |
| 91 | Brown Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinereus | |
| 92 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | |
| 93 | /Lesser Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga pomarina | |
| 94 | /Wahlberg's Eagle/ | Hieraaetus wahlbergi | |
| 95 | /Booted Eagle/ | Hieraaetus pennatus | |
| 96 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | |
| 97 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis | |
| 98 | African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster | |
| 99 | Pale Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax canorus | |
| 100 | Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar | |
| 101 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus | |
| 102 | /Montagu's Harrier/ | Circus pygargus | |
| 103 | Shikra | Accipiter badius | |
| 104 | Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus | |
| 105 | Ovambo Sparrowhawk | Accipiter ovampensis | |
| 106 | /Black Kite/ | Milvus migrans | |
| 107 | African Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga vocifer | |
| 108 | /Common Buzzard/ | Buteo buteo | |
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| 109 | Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| 110 | African Scops-Owl | Otus senegalensis | |
| 111 | Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus | |
| 112 | Verreaux's Eagle-Owl | Ketupa lactea | |
| 113 | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | |
| 114 | Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | |
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| 115 | Red-faced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus | |
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| 116 | African Hoopoe** | Upupa africana | |
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| 117 | Green Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | |
| 118 | Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | |
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| 119 | African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus | |
| 120 | Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus leucomelas | |
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| 121 | /Gray-headed Kingfisher/ | Halcyon leucocephala | |
| 122 | Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti | |
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| 123 | Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus | |
| 124 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus | |
| 125 | /Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/ | Merops persicus | |
| 126 | /European Bee-eater/ | Merops apiaster | |
| 127 | /Southern Carmine Bee-eater/ | Merops nubicoides | |
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| 128 | /European Roller/ | Coracias garrulus | |
| 129 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus | |
| 130 | Rufous-crowned Roller | Coracias naevius | |
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| 131 | Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas | |
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| 132 | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | |
| 133 | Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator | |
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| 134 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | |
| 135 | Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus | |
| 136 | Bennett's Woodpecker | Campethera bennettii | |
| 137 | Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni | |
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| 138 | /Lesser Kestrel/ | Falco naumanni | |
| 139 | Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides | |
| 140 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | |
| 141 | /Red-footed Falcon/ | Falco vespertinus | |
| 142 | Amur Falcon | Falco amurensis | |
| 143 | /Eurasian Hobby/ | Falco subbuteo | |
| 144 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | |
| 145 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| 146 | /Eurasian Golden Oriole/ | Oriolus oriolus | |
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| 147 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor | |
| 148 | Pririt Batis | Batis pririt | |
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| 149 | White Helmetshrike | Prionops plumatus | |
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| 150 | Brubru | Nilaus afer | |
| 151 | Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus | |
| 152 | Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis | |
| 153 | Crimson-breasted Gonolek | Laniarius atrococcineus | |
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| 154 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | |
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| 155 | /Red-backed Shrike/ | Lanius collurio | |
| 156 | /Lesser Gray Shrike/ | Lanius minor | |
| 157 | Magpie Shrike | Lanius melanoleuca | |
| 158 | Southern Fiscal | Lanius collaris | |
| 159 | White-crowned Shrike | Eurocephalus anguitimens | |
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| 160 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | |
| 161 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
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| 162 | Ashy Tit | Melaniparus cinerascens | |
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| 163 | Southern Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus minutus | |
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| 164 | Spike-heeled Lark | Chersomanes albofasciata | |
| 165 | /Dusky Lark/ | Pinarocorys nigricans | |
| 166 | Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix leucotis | |
| 167 | Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix verticalis | |
| 168 | Sabota Lark | Calendulauda sabota | |
| 169 | Fawn-colored Lark | Calendulauda africanoides | |
| 170 | Monotonous Lark | Mirafra passerina | |
| 171 | Rufous-naped Lark | Mirafra africana | |
| 172 | Eastern Clapper Lark | Mirafra fasciolata | |
| 173 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | |
| 174 | Pink-billed Lark | Spizocorys conirostris | |
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| 175 | Cape Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens | |
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| 176 | Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis | |
| 177 | Barred Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes fasciolatus | |
| 178 | Black-chested Prinia | Prinia flavicans | |
| 179 | Rufous-eared Warbler | Malcorus pectoralis | |
| 180 | Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana | |
| 181 | Tinkling Cisticola | Cisticola rufilatus | |
| 182 | Piping Cisticola | Cisticola fulvicapilla | |
| 183 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
| 184 | Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | |
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| 185 | /Olive-tree Warbler/ | Hippolais olivetorum | |
| 186 | /Icterine Warbler/ | Hippolais icterina | |
| 187 | /Marsh Warbler/ | Acrocephalus palustris | |
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| 188 | (Banded Martin) | Neophedina cincta | |
| 189 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica | |
| 190 | (White-throated Swallow) | Hirundo albigularis | |
| 191 | /Western House-Martin/ | Delichon urbicum | |
| 192 | (Greater Striped Swallow) | Cecropis cucullata | |
| 193 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica | |
| 194 | (Rufous-chested Swallow) | Cecropis semirufa | |
| 195 | |South African Swallow| | Petrochelidon spilodera | |
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| 196 | Black-fronted Bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans | |
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| 197 | /Willow Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
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| 198 | /Garden Warbler/ | Sylvia borin | |
| 199 | Chestnut-vented Warbler | Curruca subcaerulea | |
| 200 | /Greater Whitethroat/ | Curruca communis | |
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| 201 | Southern Pied-Babbler | Turdoides bicolor | |
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| 202 | Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythrorynchus | |
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| 203 | (Wattled Starling) | Creatophora cinerea | |
| 204 | (Violet-backed Starling) | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | |
| 205 | Burchell's Starling | Lamprotornis australis | |
| 206 | Cape Starling | Lamprotornis nitens | |
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| 207 | Groundscraper Thrush | Turdus litsitsirupa | |
| 208 | Kurrichane Thrush | Turdus libonyana | |
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| 209 | /Spotted Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa striata | |
| 210 | Marico Flycatcher | Bradornis mariquensis | |
| 211 | Chat Flycatcher | Agricola infuscatus | |
| 212 | |Fiscal Flycatcher| | Melaenornis silens | |
| 213 | Kalahari Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas paena | |
| 214 | Red-backed Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys | |
| 215 | Southern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora | |
| 216 | (Capped Wheatear) | Oenanthe pileata | |
| 217 | Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | |
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| 218 | Marico Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis | |
| 219 | White-breasted Sunbird | Cinnyris talatala | |
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| 220 | Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver | Bubalornis niger | |
| 221 | Scaly Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons | |
| 222 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali | |
| 223 | Lesser Masked-Weaver | Ploceus intermedius | |
| 224 | Southern Masked-Weaver | Ploceus velatus | |
| 225 | (Red-billed Quelea) | Quelea quelea | |
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| 226 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos | |
| 227 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | |
| 228 | Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis | |
| 229 | Cut-throat | Amadina fasciata | |
| 230 | Red-headed Finch | Amadina erythrocephala | |
| 231 | Violet-eared Waxbill | Granatina granatina | |
| 232 | Southern Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus angolensis | |
| 233 | Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba | |
| 234 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | |
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| 235 | Eastern Paradise-Whydah | Vidua paradisaea | |
| 236 | Shaft-tailed Whydah | Vidua regia | |
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| 237 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
| 238 | Great Rufous Sparrow | Passer motitensis | |
| 239 | Cape Sparrow | Passer melanurus | |
| 240 | Southern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus | |
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| 241 | Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | |
| 242 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava | |
| 243 | African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | |
| 244 | Nicholson's Pipit | Anthus nicholsoni | |
| 245 | Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys | |
| 246 | (Buffy Pipit) | Anthus vaalensis | |
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| 247 | Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis | |
| 248 | Yellow Canary | Crithagra flaviventris | |
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| 249 | Lark-like Bunting | Emberiza impetuani | |
| 250 | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi | |
| 251 | Golden-breasted Bunting | Emberiza flaviventris | |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 47 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 2 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 2 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 10 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 1 |
| [] | Accidental | 1 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 4 |
| V | Vulnerable | 3 |
| EN | Endangered | 5 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 3 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.