List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa	Many	EN
2	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum	CNP,MP,OKD	EN
3	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Many	EN
4	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Many	CR
5	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Many	EN
6	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Many	CR
7	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Many	EN
8	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	Many	EN
9	Short-clawed Lark	Certhilauda chuana	BD,BSE,KTP	NE
10	Cape White-eye	Zosterops virens	Many	NE
11	Boulder Chat	Pinarornis plumosus		BC
12	(White-throated Robin-Chat)	Dessonornis humeralis	Many	BC
13	\Mountain Pipit\	Anthus hoeschi	LNG,MP,OKD	BC
14	Orange-throated Longclaw	Macronyx capensis	BSE	BC
15	Streaky-headed Seedeater	Crithagra gularis	BSE,CNP,TH	BC

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 *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 COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

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

BIRDING LOCALES

• Bokaa Dam (BD)
• Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CK)
• Chobe National Park (CNP)
• Gabarone Area (GB)
• Kgalakgadi Transfrontier Park (KTP)
• Lake Ngami (LNG)
• Linyanti Swamp (LS)
• Makgadikgadi Pans (MP)
• Manyelanong Game Reserve (MGR)
• Okavango Delta (OKD)
• Phakalane Sewage Lagoons (PSL)
• SE Botswana IBA (BSE)
• Tswapong Hills (TH)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	0
NE	Near Endemic	2
CR	Critically Endangered	2
EN	Endangered	6
BC	Best Seen in This Country	5
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.