CENTRAL NAMIBIA BIRDING & WILDLIFE TOUR
Bird Checklist for Tour

NAMIBIA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*
Duration: | 12 days, 11 nights |
Group Size: | 2-8 |
Anytime Price: | $5795 |
Group Price: | $3950 |
Single Suppl: | $375 |
Est #Species: | 275-325 |
Pace: | Easy |
Difficulty: | Easy |
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available. |
List of species found in some or all areas included on the tour. List may be incomplete. The 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.*
1 | Tractrac Chat | tractrac | EMO,SK,SP,SWK WB |
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2 | Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus | ENP,MGR,SL,WB |
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3 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | MGR,WB |
4 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | MGR,WB |
5 | White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus | MGR,WB,WK,WP |
6 | Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos | ENP,MGR,WP |
7 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | DVJ,ENP,MGR SWK,WB,WK |
8 | South African Shelduck | Tadorna cana | DVJ,ENP,SWK WB,WK |
9 | Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis | MGR |
10 | African Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus auritus | MGR,WP |
11 | Hottentot Teal | Spatula hottentota | ENP,MGR,WB,WK |
12 | Cape Shoveler | Spatula smithii | ENP,MGR,SWK WB,WK |
13 | African Black Duck | Anas sparsa | DVJ,MGR,WP |
14 | Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata | MGR,WB |
15 | Cape Teal | Anas capensis | ENP,MGR,SWK WB |
16 | Red-billed Duck | Anas erythrorhyncha | DVJ,ENP,MGR SWK,WB,WK |
17 | Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma | MGR,SWK,WB,WK |
18 | Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa | DVJ,WB,WK |
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19 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,WB,WK,WP |
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20 | Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | WP |
21 | Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei | WB |
22 | Hartlaub's Francolin | Pternistis hartlaubi | EMO,ENP,WP |
23 | Red-billed Francolin | Pternistis adspersus | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,WB,WK,WP |
24 | Swainson's Francolin | Pternistis swainsonii | ENP,MGR,WP |
25 | Crested Francolin | Dendroperdix sephaena | ENP,MGR,WP |
26 | Orange River Francolin | Scleroptera levaillantoides | DVJ,EMO,WK,WP |
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27 | Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | ENP,SWK,WB |
28 | Lesser Flamingo | Phoenicoparrus minor | ENP,SWK,WB |
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29 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | DVJ,ENP,MGR WB,WK |
30 | Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | ENP,SWK,WB |
31 | Eared Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | ENP,SWK,WB |
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32 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | DVJ,SWK,WB,WK WP |
33 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | SK,SL,WB,WK WP |
34 | Mourning Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decipiens | MGR |
35 | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | MGR |
36 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | ENP,MGR,SK,SP WB,WK |
37 | Laughing Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | ENP,MGR,WB,WP |
38 | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos | ENP,MGR |
39 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | ENP,MGR,SK,WB WK,WP |
40 | African Green-Pigeon | Treron calvus | MGR |
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41 | Namaqua Sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua | ENP,SK,SL,SWK WB |
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42 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | ENP,SK,SL,WB |
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43 | Yellow-throated Sandgrouse | Pterocles gutturalis | ENP,WP |
44 | Double-banded Sandgrouse | Pterocles bicinctus | ENP,MGR,SK,SL WB |
45 | Burchell's Sandgrouse | Pterocles burchelli | ENP,SK,SL,WP |
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46 | Ludwig's Bustard | Neotis ludwigii | ENP,SK,SL,SP WB |
47 | Denham's Bustard | Neotis denhami | WP |
48 | Rueppell's Bustard | Eupodotis rueppelii | EMO,ENP,SK,SL SP,SWK,WB |
49 | Red-crested Bustard | Eupodotis ruficrista | ENP,MGR |
50 | White-quilled Bustard | Eupodotis afraoides | EMO,ENP,SK,SL WP |
51 | Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster | MGR |
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52 | Gray Go-away-bird | Corythaixoides concolor | EMO,MGR,SK,SP WB,WK,WP |
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53 | Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | DVJ,MGR |
54 | Black Cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus | DVJ,ENP,MGR |
55 | Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | EMO |
56 | African Cuckoo | Cuculus gularis | ENP |
57 | Coppery-tailed Coucal | Centropus cupreicaudus | MGR |
58 | Senegal Coucal | Centropus senegalensis | ENP,MGR,WP |
59 | White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus | MGR |
60 | Burchell's Coucal** | Centropus burchellii | EMO,MGR |
61 | Pied Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | ENP,MGR,WP |
62 | Levaillant's Cuckoo | Clamator levaillantii | ENP,MGR |
63 | Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | EMO,MGR,WP |
64 | Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | DVJ,WP |
65 | Dideric Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | DVJ,ENP,MGR WB,WP |
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66 | Pennant-winged Nightjar | Caprimulgus vexillarius | MGR |
67 | Rufous-cheeked Nightjar | Caprimulgus rufigena | ENP,MGR,WK |
68 | Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | MGR |
69 | Freckled Nightjar | Caprimulgus tristigma | EMO,SK,WP |
70 | Square-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus fossii | MGR |
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71 | Alpine Swift | Apus melba | DVJ,ENP,WB,WK WP |
72 | Common Swift | Apus apus | ENP,WB,WP |
73 | African Swift | Apus barbatus | MGR,WB |
74 | Bradfield's Swift | Apus bradfieldi | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,WB,WK,WP |
75 | Little Swift | Apus affinis | ENP,WB,WK,WP |
76 | White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer | ENP,WB,WK |
77 | African Palm-Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | EMO,ENP,MGR WB,WK,WP |
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78 | African Crake | Crex egregia | ENP,WB |
79 | Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana | ENP,WB |
80 | Lesser Moorhen | Gallinula angulata | WB,WP |
81 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | DVJ,ENP,SWK WB,WK |
82 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | DVJ,ENP,SWK WB,WK |
83 | Allen's Gallinule | Porphyrio alleni | MGR |
84 | African Swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis | WB,WK |
85 | Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | ENP,MGR,WB,WP |
86 | Baillon's Crake | Zapornia pusilla | ENP |
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87 | Red-chested Flufftail | Sarothrura rufa | WP |
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88 | African Finfoot | Podica senegalensis | WP |
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89 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | ENP |
90 | Blue Crane | Anthropoides paradiseus | ENP,WP |
91 | Wattled Crane | Bugeranus carunculatus | ENP,MGR |
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92 | Water Thick-knee | Burhinus vermiculatus | ENP,MGR |
93 | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | ENP,SK,WB |
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94 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | DVJ,ENP,MGR SWK,WB |
95 | Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | ENP,SWK,WB,WK |
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96 | Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | SWK,WB |
97 | African Oystercatcher | Haematopus moquini | WB |
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98 | Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | SWK,WB |
99 | Pacific Golden-Plover | Pluvialis fulva | WB |
100 | Long-toed Lapwing | Vanellus crassirostris | MGR |
101 | Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus | DVJ,ENP,MGR WB,WK |
102 | White-headed Lapwing | Vanellus albiceps | MGR,WB |
103 | Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus | EMO,ENP,MGR WB |
104 | Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus senegallus | MGR,WB |
105 | Lesser Sand-Plover | Charadrius mongolus | WB |
106 | Greater Sand-Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | WB |
107 | Caspian Plover | Charadrius asiaticus | ENP,MGR,WB |
108 | Kittlitz's Plover | Charadrius pecuarius | ENP,MGR,WB |
109 | Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | ENP,SWK,WB |
110 | Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | DVJ,ENP,MGR SWK,WB,WK |
111 | White-fronted Plover | Charadrius marginatus | SWK,WB |
112 | Chestnut-banded Plover | Charadrius pallidus | ENP,SWK,WB |
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113 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | ENP,MGR,WB,WK WP |
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114 | Lesser Jacana | Microparra capensis | MGR |
115 | African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus | MGR,WB |
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116 | Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | SWK,WB |
117 | Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | WB |
118 | Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | WB |
119 | Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | WB |
120 | Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | SWK,WB |
121 | Red Knot | Calidris canutus | SWK,WB |
122 | Ruff | Calidris pugnax | DVJ,ENP,MGR SWK,WB,WK |
123 | Broad-billed Sandpiper | Calidris falcinellus | WB |
124 | Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | MGR,SWK,WB |
125 | Sanderling | Calidris alba | SWK,WB |
126 | Little Stint | Calidris minuta | ENP,SWK,WB,WK |
127 | Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | WB |
128 | Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | WB |
129 | African Snipe | Gallinago nigripennis | WB |
130 | Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | WB |
131 | Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | WB |
132 | Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | WB |
133 | Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | DVJ,MGR,SWK WB,WK |
134 | Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | WB |
135 | Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | ENP,MGR,SWK WB,WK |
136 | Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | ENP,SWK,WB |
137 | Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | ENP,MGR,WB,WK |
138 | Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | SWK,WB |
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139 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | SK,WB |
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140 | Burchell's Courser | Cursorius rufus | EMO,ENP,SK,SL SP,WB |
141 | Temminck's Courser | Cursorius temminckii | EMO,ENP |
142 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus | ENP,SK,WB |
143 | Three-banded Courser | Rhinoptilus cinctus | ENP |
144 | Bronze-winged Courser | Rhinoptilus chalcopterus | ENP |
145 | Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola | ENP,MGR |
146 | Black-winged Pratincole | Glareola nordmanni | ENP,MGR |
147 | Rock Pratincole | Glareola nuchalis | MGR |
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148 | Brown Skua | Stercorarius antarcticus | WB |
149 | Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | WB |
150 | Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | WB |
151 | Long-tailed Jaeger | Stercorarius longicaudus | WB |
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152 | Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini | WB |
153 | Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | SWK,WB |
154 | Hartlaub's Gull | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | SWK,WB |
155 | Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | WB |
156 | Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan | WB |
157 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | WB |
158 | Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | SWK,WB |
159 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | WB |
160 | Damara Tern | Sternula balaenarum | SWK,WB |
161 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | SWK,WB |
162 | Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | SWK,WB |
163 | White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | ENP,WB |
164 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | ENP,MGR,WB |
165 | Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | SWK,WB |
166 | Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | WB |
167 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | SWK,WB |
168 | Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | SWK,WB |
169 | African Skimmer | Rynchops flavirostris | MGR |
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170 | African Penguin | Spheniscus demersus | WB |
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171 | Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross | Thalassarche chlororhynchos | WB |
172 | Gray-headed Albatross | Thalassarche chrysostoma | WB |
173 | Black-browed Albatross | Thalassarche melanophris | WB |
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174 | Wilson's Storm-Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | SWK,WB |
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175 | European Storm-Petrel | Hydrobates pelagicus | WB |
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176 | Southern Giant-Petrel | Macronectes giganteus | WB |
177 | Antarctic Petrel | Thalassoica antarctica | WB |
178 | Cape Petrel | Daption capense | WB |
179 | White-chinned Petrel | Procellaria aequinoctialis | WB |
180 | Cory's Shearwater | Calonectris borealis | WB |
181 | Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna griseus | SWK,WB |
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182 | African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus | ENP,MGR |
183 | Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | ENP,WB |
184 | Abdim's Stork | Ciconia abdimii | ENP,WP |
185 | Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus | MGR |
186 | White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | MGR,WB,WP |
187 | Saddle-billed Stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | ENP,MGR |
188 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer | ENP,MGR |
189 | Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | ENP,MGR |
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190 | Cape Gannet | Morus capensis | SWK,WB |
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191 | African Darter | Anhinga rufa | DVJ,MGR,WB,WK |
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192 | Long-tailed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | DVJ,ENP,MGR WB |
193 | Crowned Cormorant | Microcarbo coronatus | SWK,WB |
194 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | DVJ,ENP,MGR SWK,WB,WK |
195 | Cape Cormorant | Phalacrocorax capensis | SWK,WB |
196 | Bank Cormorant | Phalacrocorax neglectus | SWK,WB |
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197 | Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus | MGR,SWK,WB |
198 | Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens | MGR,WB |
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199 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | MGR,WB,WK |
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200 | Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | ENP,WB,WP |
201 | Dwarf Bittern | Ixobrychus sturmii | ENP,WB,WK |
202 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | DVJ,ENP,MGR SWK,WB,WK |
203 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | ENP,MGR,SK,WB WK |
204 | Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath | MGR |
205 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | MGR,WB |
206 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | MGR,WB,WK |
207 | Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | DVJ,MGR,WB |
208 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | MGR,SWK,WB,WK |
209 | Slaty Egret | Egretta vinaceigula | MGR |
210 | Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca | MGR,WB |
211 | Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | ENP,MGR,WB,WK |
212 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | MGR,WB,WK |
213 | Rufous-bellied Heron | Ardeola rufiventris | MGR |
214 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | MGR |
215 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | DVJ,MGR,WB,WK |
216 | White-backed Night-Heron | Gorsachius leuconotus | MGR,WP |
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217 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | MGR,WB |
218 | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | MGR,WK |
219 | Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash | MGR,SWK,WB |
220 | African Spoonbill | Platalea alba | MGR,WB,WK |
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221 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | ENP,SL,WB,WP |
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222 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | MGR,WK |
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223 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | ENP,MGR,SL,WB WK |
224 | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus | ENP,MGR |
225 | Palm-nut Vulture | Gypohierax angolensis | ENP,WB |
226 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | ENP |
227 | African Cuckoo-Hawk | Aviceda cuculoides | MGR |
228 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | ENP,SP |
229 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | ENP,MGR,SL,WB WP |
230 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | ENP |
231 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | ENP,MGR,SL,WB WP |
232 | Cape Griffon | Gyps coprotheres | ENP,WP |
233 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | EMO,ENP,MGR WP |
234 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SK,SL,WB WP |
235 | Brown Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinereus | EMO,ENP,MGR WP |
236 | Banded Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinerascens | MGR |
237 | Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus | MGR |
238 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | DVJ,ENP,MGR SK,SL,WB,WP |
239 | Lesser Spotted Eagle | Clanga pomarina | MGR |
240 | Wahlberg's Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi | ENP,MGR,WP |
241 | Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | EMO,ENP,MGR SL,WB,WK,WP |
242 | Ayres's Hawk-Eagle | Hieraaetus ayresii | MGR |
243 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | EMO,ENP,SL,WB WP |
244 | Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | EMO,MGR,SL,WB WK |
245 | Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | EMO,ENP,SK,WB WP |
246 | African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,WP |
247 | Lizard Buzzard | Kaupifalco monogrammicus | ENP,MGR |
248 | Pale Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax canorus | ENP,SK,SL,SP SWK,WB,WP |
249 | Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar | ENP,MGR,WB,WK WP |
250 | African Marsh-Harrier | Circus ranivorus | MGR,WB |
251 | Black Harrier | Circus maurus | SL,WB |
252 | Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | ENP |
253 | Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | ENP |
254 | Shikra | Accipiter badius | ENP,MGR,WP |
255 | Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus | EMO,ENP,WP |
256 | Ovambo Sparrowhawk | Accipiter ovampensis | ENP,WP |
257 | Black Goshawk | Accipiter melanoleucus | MGR |
258 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans | MGR,WB |
259 | Yellow-billed Kite** | Milvus aegyptius | ENP,MGR,SL,WP |
260 | African Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | DVJ,MGR,WB,WK WP |
261 | Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo | ENP,MGR,WK |
262 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,SWK,WB |
263 | Jackal Buzzard | Buteo rufofuscus | EMO,WB,WP |
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264 | Barn Owl | Tyto alba | ENP,MGR,WB,WP |
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265 | African Scops-Owl | Otus senegalensis | EMO,ENP,WP |
266 | Southern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis granti | ENP,WB |
267 | Cape Eagle-Owl | Bubo capensis | WB |
268 | Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus | EMO,ENP,SK,SL WB |
269 | Verreaux's Eagle-Owl | Bubo lacteus | EMO,ENP,WB |
270 | Pel's Fishing-Owl | Scotopelia peli | MGR,WP |
271 | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | EMO,ENP,MGR SK,WB,WK,WP |
272 | African Barred Owlet | Glaucidium capense | MGR,WP |
273 | African Wood-Owl | Strix woodfordii | MGR |
274 | Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | ENP,SK,WB |
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275 | White-backed Mousebird | Colius colius | EMO,ENP,SK,SL SWK,WB,WK,WP |
276 | Red-faced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus | EMO,ENP,MGR SK,WB |
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277 | African Hoopoe** | Upupa africana | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SP,WB,WP |
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278 | Green Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | ENP,MGR,WB,WP |
279 | Violet Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus damarensis | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,WP |
280 | Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SK,WB,WK WP |
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281 | Bradfield's Hornbill | Lophoceros bradfieldi | ENP,MGR,SK,WP |
282 | African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SP,WB,WP |
283 | Monteiro's Hornbill | Tockus monteiri | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,SL,WB,WK WP |
284 | Southern Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus rufirostris | DVJ,ENP,WP |
285 | Damara Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus damarensis | EMO,ENP,WP |
286 | Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus leucomelas | DVJ,ENP,MGR SK,SWK,WB,WP |
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287 | Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus | MGR,WB |
288 | Gray-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala | ENP,MGR |
289 | Woodland Kingfisher | Halcyon senegalensis | MGR |
290 | Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti | MGR |
291 | Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | MGR,WP |
292 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | MGR,WB |
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293 | White-fronted Bee-eater | Merops bullockoides | MGR |
294 | Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus | ENP,MGR |
295 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SK,SP,WB WK,WP |
296 | Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Merops persicus | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR |
297 | European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | DVJ,EMO,ENP WK,WP |
298 | Southern Carmine Bee-eater | Merops nubicoides | MGR |
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299 | European Roller | Coracias garrulus | ENP,MGR |
300 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus | ENP,MGR,SK,SL SP,WK,WP |
301 | Rufous-crowned Roller | Coracias naevius | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SK,SP,WK WP |
302 | Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus | MGR |
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303 | Crested Barbet | Trachyphonus vaillantii | MGR |
304 | Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus | ENP |
305 | Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SK,SL,SWK WB,WK,WP |
306 | Black-collared Barbet | Lybius torquatus | MGR,WP |
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307 | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | DVJ,EMO,MGR |
308 | Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator | MGR |
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309 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Chloropicus fuscescens | DVJ,ENP,MGR WB,WK,WP |
310 | Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus | DVJ,EMO,ENP WB,WP |
311 | Bennett's Woodpecker | Campethera bennettii | ENP,MGR,WP |
312 | Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni | EMO,ENP,MGR SL,WB,WP |
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313 | Pygmy Falcon | Polihierax semitorquatus | ENP,SL,SP,WB |
314 | Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | ENP,WB,WP |
315 | Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | EMO,WK |
316 | Rock Kestrel | Falco rupicolus | DVJ,ENP,SK,SP WP |
317 | Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides | ENP,SK,SL,SP SWK,WB |
318 | Dickinson's Kestrel | Falco dickinsoni | MGR |
319 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | ENP,WB |
320 | Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | ENP |
321 | Amur Falcon | Falco amurensis | WP |
322 | Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | SK,WB |
323 | African Hobby | Falco cuvierii | MGR |
324 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | EMO,ENP,MGR SK,SL,WB |
325 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | EMO,ENP,SK SWK,WB,WP |
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326 | Rosy-faced Lovebird | Agapornis roseicollis | EMO,ENP,SK,SL SP,SWK,WB,WK WP |
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327 | Brown-necked Parrot | Poicephalus fuscicollis | MGR |
328 | Meyer's Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri | ENP,MGR,WP |
329 | Rueppell's Parrot | Poicephalus rueppellii | EMO,ENP,MGR WB,WP |
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330 | White-breasted Cuckooshrike | Coracina pectoralis | MGR |
331 | Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava | MGR,WB |
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332 | Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | WB,WP |
333 | African Golden Oriole | Oriolus auratus | ENP,MGR |
334 | African Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus | MGR |
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335 | White-tailed Shrike | Lanioturdus torquatus | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,SP,WK |
336 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor | ENP,MGR |
337 | Pririt Batis | Batis pririt | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,SP,SWK,WB WK,WP |
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338 | White Helmetshrike | Prionops plumatus | ENP,MGR,WP |
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339 | Brubru | Nilaus afer | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SK,WB,WP |
340 | Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla | EMO,ENP,MGR WP |
341 | Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus | ENP |
342 | Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,WB,WK,WP |
343 | Gabon Boubou | Laniarius bicolor | MGR,WP |
344 | Southern Boubou | Laniarius ferrugineus | WP |
345 | Crimson-breasted Gonolek | Laniarius atrococcineus | DVJ,ENP,MGR SP,WB,WK,WP |
346 | Bokmakierie | Telophorus zeylonus | SK,SWK,WB |
347 | Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike | Telophorus sulfureopectus | MGR |
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348 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | ENP,MGR,SK,SL WB,WK,WP |
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349 | African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | MGR,WP |
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350 | Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | DVJ,MGR,WB,WP |
351 | Lesser Gray Shrike | Lanius minor | ENP,WK,WP |
352 | Southern Fiscal | Lanius collaris | ENP,MGR,SK,SL SWK,WB |
353 | Magpie Shrike | Corvinella melanoleuca | EMO,ENP,MGR |
354 | White-crowned Shrike | Eurocephalus anguitimens | EMO,ENP,MGR WP |
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355 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | ENP,SK,SL,WB |
356 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus | ENP,MGR,SK,SL WB |
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357 | Southern Black-Tit | Melaniparus niger | MGR,WP |
358 | Carp's Tit | Melaniparus carpi | DVJ,EMO,ENP WP |
359 | Rufous-bellied Tit | Melaniparus rufiventris | MGR,WP |
360 | Ashy Tit | Melaniparus cinerascens | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,SL,SP,WB WP |
361 | Gray Tit | Melaniparus afer | ENP,SK |
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362 | African Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus caroli | WP |
363 | Southern Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus minutus | DVJ,EMO,SK,WK |
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364 | Spike-heeled Lark | Chersomanes albofasciata | EMO,ENP,SK,SL |
365 | Gray's Lark | Ammomanopsis grayi | SK,SP,SWK,WB |
366 | Cape Lark | Certhilauda curvirostris | SK |
367 | Karoo Long-billed Lark | Certhilauda subcoronata | ENP,SK,SP,WB |
368 | Benguela Lark | Certhilauda benguelensis | EMO |
369 | Dusky Lark | Pinarocorys nigricans | ENP |
370 | Black-eared Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix australis | SL |
371 | Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix leucotis | ENP,MGR |
372 | Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix verticalis | EMO,ENP,SK,SP WB |
373 | Sabota Lark | Calendulauda sabota | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SK,SWK,WB |
374 | Fawn-colored Lark | Calendulauda africanoides | EMO,ENP,MGR SP |
375 | Dune Lark | Calendulauda erythrochlamys | SL,SWK,WB |
376 | Monotonous Lark | Mirafra passerina | ENP |
377 | Rufous-naped Lark | Mirafra africana | ENP,MGR |
378 | Eastern Clapper Lark | Mirafra fasciolata | ENP |
379 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | ENP,SWK,WB |
380 | Stark's Lark | Spizocorys starki | EMO,ENP,SK,SL SP,WB |
381 | Pink-billed Lark | Spizocorys conirostris | ENP,SP |
382 | Sclater's Lark | Spizocorys sclateri | SK |
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383 | Cape Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens | ENP,MGR,WB,WK WP |
384 | Rockrunner | Achaetops pycnopygius | EMO,ENP,WK,WP |
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385 | Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,SL,SP,WB WK,WP |
386 | Greencap Eremomela | Eremomela scotops | MGR |
387 | Yellow-rumped Eremomela | Eremomela gregalis | WB |
388 | Burnt-neck Eremomela | Eremomela usticollis | DVJ,EMO,ENP |
389 | Barred Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes fasciolatus | DVJ,EMO,ENP WK,WP |
390 | Gray-backed Camaroptera** | Camaroptera brevicaudata | EMO,ENP,MGR WK,WP |
391 | Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida | ENP |
392 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | MGR,SK,WB |
393 | Black-chested Prinia | Prinia flavicans | EMO,ENP,SK,SP SWK,WB,WK,WP |
394 | Kopje Warbler | Euryptila subcinnamomea | SL,SP |
395 | Rufous-eared Warbler | Malcorus pectoralis | ENP,WB |
396 | Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,WK,WP |
397 | Red-headed Cisticola | Cisticola subruficapilla | DVJ,WB |
398 | Rufous-winged Cisticola | Cisticola galactotes | MGR,WP |
399 | Chirping Cisticola | Cisticola pipiens | MGR,WK |
400 | Levaillant's Cisticola | Cisticola tinniens | ENP,MGR,WP |
401 | Piping Cisticola | Cisticola fulvicapilla | WP |
402 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | ENP,MGR,WB,WK |
403 | Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | EMO,ENP,WB,WK |
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404 | Olive-tree Warbler | Hippolais olivetorum | WP |
405 | Icterine Warbler | Hippolais icterina | DVJ,ENP,MGR WB,WP |
406 | Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | DVJ,ENP,WB,WK |
407 | Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | WP |
408 | African Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus baeticatus | DVJ,ENP,MGR WB,WK |
409 | Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris | DVJ,WB |
410 | Greater Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus rufescens | MGR |
411 | Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus | MGR,WP |
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412 | Little Rush-Warbler | Bradypterus baboecala | ENP |
413 | River Warbler | Locustella fluviatilis | WP |
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414 | Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola | WB,WK |
415 | Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | ENP,MGR,WB |
416 | Banded Martin | Riparia cincta | ENP,MGR,WB |
417 | Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | EMO,ENP,SK,SL WB,WK,WP |
418 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | ENP,MGR,SP,WB WP |
419 | White-throated Swallow | Hirundo albigularis | WB,WK |
420 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii | MGR |
421 | Pearl-breasted Swallow | Hirundo dimidiata | EMO,WB,WK |
422 | Greater Striped Swallow | Cecropis cucullata | DVJ,EMO,SP,WB WK,WP |
423 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica | MGR,WP |
424 | Rufous-chested Swallow | Cecropis semirufa | ENP,MGR |
425 | Mosque Swallow | Cecropis senegalensis | ENP,MGR |
426 | South African Swallow | Petrochelidon spilodera | ENP,WB,WK |
427 | Common House-Martin | Delichon urbicum | DVJ,ENP,WB,WK WP |
428 | Gray-rumped Swallow | Pseudhirundo griseopyga | MGR |
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429 | Yellow-bellied Greenbul | Chlorocichla flaviventris | MGR,WP |
430 | Terrestrial Brownbul | Phyllastrephus terrestris | MGR |
431 | Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | MGR,WP |
432 | Black-fronted Bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans | ENP,MGR,SK SWK,WB,WK,WP |
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433 | Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | DVJ,ENP,WB,WK |
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434 | Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | EMO |
435 | Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | ENP,MGR,WB |
436 | Layard's Warbler | Sylvia layardi | EMO,SK,WK |
437 | Rufous-vented Warbler | Sylvia subcaerulea | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SK,SL,SWK WB,WK,WP |
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438 | Orange River White-eye | Zosterops pallidus | ENP,SK,SWK,WB |
439 | African Yellow White-eye | Zosterops senegalensis | MGR |
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440 | Hartlaub's Babbler | Turdoides hartlaubii | MGR |
441 | Black-faced Babbler | Turdoides melanops | ENP |
442 | Southern Pied-Babbler | Turdoides bicolor | EMO,ENP,MGR SP,WP |
443 | Arrow-marked Babbler | Turdoides jardineii | MGR |
444 | Bare-cheeked Babbler | Turdoides gymnogenys | ENP |
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445 | Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythrorynchus | MGR |
446 | Yellow-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus africanus | MGR |
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447 | Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea | DVJ,ENP,MGR WB,WK |
448 | Violet-backed Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,WB,WK,WP |
449 | Pale-winged Starling | Onychognathus nabouroup | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,SL,SP,WB WK,WP |
450 | Burchell's Starling | Lamprotornis australis | EMO,ENP,MGR WP |
451 | Meves's Starling | Lamprotornis mevesii | ENP,MGR |
452 | Sharp-tailed Starling | Lamprotornis acuticaudus | MGR |
453 | Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus | ENP,MGR |
454 | Cape Starling | Lamprotornis nitens | DVJ,ENP,MGR SP,SWK,WB,WK WP |
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455 | Groundscraper Thrush | Psophocichla litsitsirupa | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SP,WK,WP |
456 | Kurrichane Thrush | Turdus libonyana | MGR |
457 | Karoo Thrush | Turdus smithi | SL |
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458 | Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | DVJ,ENP,MGR WB,WP |
459 | Mariqua Flycatcher | Bradornis mariquensis | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,SP,WB,WK WP |
460 | Pale Flycatcher | Agricola pallidus | MGR |
461 | Chat Flycatcher | Agricola infuscatus | ENP,MGR,SK,SP SWK,WB |
462 | Ashy Flycatcher | Fraseria caerulescens | MGR |
463 | Herero Chat | Melaenornis herero | EMO,ENP,SK,SP WB |
464 | Southern Black-Flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina | MGR,WP |
465 | Karoo Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas coryphoeus | SP |
466 | Kalahari Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas paena | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SL,SP,WB WP |
467 | Red-backed Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys | EMO,ENP,MGR WP |
468 | White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini | MGR,WP |
469 | Red-capped Robin-Chat | Cossypha natalensis | MGR |
470 | Short-toed Rock-Thrush | Monticola brevipes | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,SL,SP,WP |
471 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | MGR |
472 | Karoo Chat | Emarginata schlegelii | ENP,SK,WB |
473 | Southern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora | ENP,SK,SP,WB |
474 | Mountain Wheatear | Myrmecocichla monticola | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,SL,SP,SWK WB,WK |
475 | Amot's Chat | Myrmecocichla arnotti | MGR |
476 | Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata | ENP,MGR,WB |
477 | Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,SL,SP,SWK WB,WK,WP |
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478 | Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris | MGR |
479 | Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | EMO,MGR |
480 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | DVJ,MGR,WB,WK WP |
481 | Mariqua Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis | DVJ,ENP,MGR WK,WP |
482 | Purple-banded Sunbird | Cinnyris bifasciatus | MGR |
483 | White-breasted Sunbird | Cinnyris talatala | EMO,ENP,MGR WB,WP |
484 | Dusky Sunbird | Cinnyris fuscus | EMO,ENP,SK,SL SP,SWK,WB,WK |
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485 | Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver | Bubalornis niger | DVJ,ENP,MGR WB,WP |
486 | Scaly Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons | DVJ,ENP,SK,SL SP,WB,WK |
487 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali | DVJ,ENP,MGR SK,SP,WB,WK |
488 | Sociable Weaver | Philetairus socius | ENP,SL,SP,WB |
489 | Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps | ENP,MGR |
490 | Holub's Golden-Weaver | Ploceus xanthops | MGR |
491 | Lesser Masked-Weaver | Ploceus intermedius | DVJ,ENP,WK,WP |
492 | Southern Masked-Weaver | Ploceus velatus | DVJ,ENP,MGR SL,SWK,WB,WK WP |
493 | Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | MGR |
494 | Chestnut Weaver | Ploceus rubiginosus | EMO,ENP,WP |
495 | Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea | ENP,MGR,SL,WB WK |
496 | Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix | ENP,MGR,WB,WK WP |
497 | Yellow-crowned Bishop | Euplectes afer | ENP |
498 | Fan-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes axillaris | MGR |
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499 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | EMO,ENP,MGR SWK,WB,WK |
500 | Black-faced Waxbill | Estrilda erythronotos | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SK,WB,WK WP |
501 | Southern Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus angolensis | ENP,MGR,WK |
502 | Violet-eared Waxbill | Granatina granatina | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SK,WK,WP |
503 | Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SP,WK,WP |
504 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | MGR |
505 | Brown Firefinch | Lagonosticta nitidula | MGR |
506 | Jameson's Firefinch | Lagonosticta rhodopareia | MGR |
507 | Cut-throat | Amadina fasciata | ENP,WP |
508 | Red-headed Finch | Amadina erythrocephala | DVJ,ENP,WB |
509 | Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis | ENP,WK,WP |
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510 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | MGR,WK |
511 | Eastern Paradise-Whydah | Vidua paradisaea | ENP |
512 | Shaft-tailed Whydah | Vidua regia | EMO,ENP,MGR WB,WK |
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513 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | SWK,WB,WK |
514 | Great Rufous Sparrow | Passer motitensis | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,SWK,WB,WK WP |
515 | Cape Sparrow | Passer melanurus | ENP,SL,SWK,WB |
516 | Southern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SP,SWK,WB WK,WP |
517 | Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow | Gymnornis superciliaris | MGR |
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518 | Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | DVJ,ENP,SWK WB,WK |
519 | Western Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | ENP,WB |
520 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | MGR |
521 | African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,WK |
522 | Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis | DVJ,EMO,WB,WK |
523 | Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys | MGR |
524 | Buffy Pipit | Anthus vaalensis | DVJ,ENP,MGR |
525 | Rosy-throated Longclaw | Macronyx ameliae | MGR |
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526 | Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambicus | MGR |
527 | Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SP,WB,WK |
528 | Yellow Canary | Crithagra flaviventris | ENP,MGR,SK SWK,WB |
529 | White-throated Canary | Crithagra albogularis | EMO,ENP,SK,SL SP,SWK,WB |
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530 | Lark-like Bunting | Emberiza impetuani | DVJ,EMO,ENP MGR,SK,SP,SWK WB |
531 | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,WB,WK,WP |
532 | Cape Bunting | Emberiza capensis | DVJ,EMO,ENP SK,SP,WB |
533 | Golden-breasted Bunting | Emberiza flaviventris | DVJ,EMO,ENP WK,WP |
* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through September 2014 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.
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// | Boreal Visitor |
\\ | Austral Visitor |
|| | Transient |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
<> | Erratic/Irregular |
() | Breeding Season Only |
{} | Casual/Vagrant |
[] | Accidental |