OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

• Angola
• Botswana
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Morocco
• Namibia
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

BIRDING LOCALES

• Bokaa Dam (BD)
• Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CK)
• Kgalakgadi Transfrontier Park (KTP)
• Lake Ngami (LNG)
• Manyelanong Game Reserve (MGR)
• Phakalane Sewage Lagoons (PSL)
• SE Botswana IBA (BSE)

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	1
V	Vulnerable	0
EN	Endangered	1
CR	Critically Endangered	0

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.

 

List of species in the country occurring in remote locales not typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

Guineafowl: Numididae
1	Southern Crested Guineafowl	Guttera edouardi
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
2	Crested Quail-Dove	Geotrygon versicolor
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
3	White-browed Coucal	Centropus superciliosus
Swifts: Apodidae
4	Horus Swift	Apus horus
Finfoots: Heliornithidae
5	African Finfoot	Podica senegalensis
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae
6	{Burchell's Courser}	Cursorius rufus
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
7	Yellow-billed Kite**	Milvus aegyptius
8	Jackal Buzzard	Buteo rufofuscus
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae
9	{African Grass-Owl}	Tyto capensis
Mousebirds: Coliidae
10	White-backed Mousebird	Colius colius
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
11	Half-collared Kingfisher	Alcedo semitorquata
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
12	Pygmy Falcon	Polihierax semitorquatus
13	Rock Kestrel	Falco rupicolus
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
14	Southern Boubou	Laniarius ferrugineus
15	Bokmakierie	Telophorus zeylonus
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae
16	|Fairy Flycatcher|	Stenostira scita
Larks: Alaudidae
17	Short-clawed Lark	Certhilauda chuana
18	{Melodious Lark}	Mirafra cheniana
19	Stark's Lark	Spizocorys starki
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
20	[Levaillant's Cisticola]	Cisticola tinniens
21	{Cloud Cisticola}	Cisticola textrix
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae
22	{African Yellow-Warbler}	Iduna natalensis
23	{Basra Reed Warbler}	Acrocephalus griseldis
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
24	Boulder Chat	Pinarornis plumosus
25	Karoo Thrush	Turdus smithi
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
26	Dusky Sunbird	Cinnyris fuscus
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
27	Sociable Weaver	Philetairus socius
28	Yellow Bishop	Euplectes capensis
29	Long-tailed Widowbird	Euplectes progne
Indigobirds: Viduidae
30	Parasitic Weaver	Anomalospiza imberbis
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
31	Orange-throated Longclaw	Macronyx capensis

 

 *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.