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AFRICA NAMIBIA

# Species:667
# Excl Vagrants:614
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:31

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor68
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient23
##Non-breeding Dispersal20
<>Erratic/Irregular3
()Breeding Season Only43
{}Casual/Vagrant32
[]Accidental21

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened20
VVulnerable14
ENEndangered16
CRCritically Endangered3

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 all species in the country occurring in locales 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.*

color codes

 
Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelusMany

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2|White-faced Whistling-Duck|Dendrocygna viduataMany
3|Fulvous Whistling-Duck|Dendrocygna bicolorCGR,KM,MGR,WB,WK
4White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusMany
5(Knob-billed Duck)Sarkidiornis melanotosMany
6(Egyptian Goose)Alopochen aegyptiacaMany
7(South African Shelduck)Tadorna canaMany
8Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
9African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusMany
10|Blue-billed Teal|Spatula hottentotaMany
11Cape ShovelerSpatula smithiiMany
12{Northern Shoveler}Spatula clypeata 
13African Black DuckAnas sparsaCGR,DVJ,MGR,WP
14|Yellow-billed Duck|Anas undulataMany
15Cape TealAnas capensisMany
16(Red-billed Duck)Anas erythrorhynchaMany
17(Southern Pochard)Netta erythrophthalmaMany
18Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaDVJ,SP,SWK,WB,WK

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

19Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

20Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaMany
21Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiCGR,KL,MGR,RA,WP
22Orange River FrancolinScleroptera levaillantoidesMany
23Common QuailCoturnix coturnixMany
24(Harlequin Quail)Coturnix delegorgueiCGR,KL,WB
25Hartlaub's SpurfowlPternistis hartlaubiMany
26Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersusMany
27Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensisCGR
28Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsoniiMany
29Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferRA

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

30Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
31Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
32[European Turtle-Dove]Streptopelia turtur 
33Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
34Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
35Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
36Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
37Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
38Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
39African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

40Namaqua SandgrousePterocles namaquaMany
41Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisCGR,ENP,MGR,WP
42Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctusMany
43Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelliMany

 
Bustards: Otididae

44Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
45Ludwig's BustardNeotis ludwigiiMany
46Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiCGR,WP
47Karoo BustardHeterotetrax vigorsiiNM
48Rueppell's BustardHeterotetrax rueppeliiMany
49Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficristaMany
50White-quilled BustardAfrotis afraoidesMany
51Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterCGR,KL,MGR,MNP,WP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

52Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorMany
53Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiCGR,KL,KM
54Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstoniiKM

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

55{Red-chested Cuckoo}Cuculus solitariusCGR,DVJ,KM,MGR,WP
56(Black Cuckoo)Cuculus clamosusMany
57/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusCGR,DVJ,KM,MGR,RA
58|African Cuckoo|Cuculus gularisMany
59|Black Coucal|Centropus grilliiMany
60Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudusMany
61Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisMany
62White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
63Burchell's CoucalCentropus burchelliiCGR,KM,MGR,RA
64(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinusMany
65(Levaillant's Cuckoo)Clamator levaillantiiMany
66(Great Spotted Cuckoo)Clamator glandariusMany
67Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiCGR
68Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
69(African Emerald Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx cupreusCGR,KM,MGR
70(Dideric Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx capriusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

71(Pennant-winged Nightjar)Caprimulgus vexillariusCGR,KL,KM,MGR
72(Rufous-cheeked Nightjar)Caprimulgus rufigenaMany
73(Fiery-necked Nightjar)Caprimulgus pectoralisMany
74Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisCGR,KL
75Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMany
76Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

77Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiCGR
78|Alpine Swift|Tachymarptis melbaMany
79/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
80[African Swift]Apus barbatusCGR,MGR,SK,WB
81Bradfield's SwiftApus bradfieldiMany
82Little SwiftApus affinisMany
83Horus SwiftApus horusCGR,KL
84White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
85African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

86African RailRallus caerulescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
87{Corn Crake}Crex crexCGR,MGR
88|African Crake|Crecopsis egregiaMany
89{Spotted Crake}Porzana porzanaCGR,ENP,KL,KM,WB
90(Lesser Moorhen)Gallinula angulataMany
91Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
92Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
93(Allen's Gallinule)Porphyrio alleniMany
94{Purple Gallinule}Porphyrio martinica 
95African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisMany
96(Striped Crake)Aenigmatolimnas marginalisCGR,KL,KM
97Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
98Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaCGR,ENP,KM,MGR,RA

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

99Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansCGR
100Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaCGR,KM,WP

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

101African FinfootPodica senegalensisCGR,KL,KM,RA,WP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

102Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumENP
103Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseusENP,WP
104Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatusBNP,CGR,ENP,MGR
MNP

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

105Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
106Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

107Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
108Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

109/Eurasian Oystercatcher/Haematopus ostralegusSWK,WB
110African OystercatcherHaematopus moquiniSK,SWK,WB

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

111/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
112{American Golden-Plover}Pluvialis dominica 
113[Pacific Golden-Plover]Pluvialis fulvaWB
114/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
115Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisMany
116Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
117Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
118White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsMany
119Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
120Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
121/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusCGR,ENP,MGR,WB
122/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsWB
123/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiWB
124Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
125Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusENP,SWK,WB
126White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusMany
127[Kentish Plover]Anarhynchus alexandrinus 

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

128Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

129Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
130African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

131/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusSWK,WB
132[Eurasian Curlew]Numenius arquataKM,SWK,WB
133/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponicaSWK,WB
134{Black-tailed Godwit}Limosa limosaWB
135/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaCGR
136African SnipeGallinago nigripennisMany
137{Wilson's Phalarope}Phalaropus tricolorCGR,WB
138/Red Phalarope/Phalaropus fulicariusSWK,WB
139/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusSWK,WB
140/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusSWK,WB
141/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
142Green SandpiperTringa ochropusCGR,KM,WB
143/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
144/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
145{Common Redshank}Tringa totanusSWK,WB
146/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
147/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresEM,SWK,WB
148/Red Knot/Calidris canutusSWK,WB
149/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
150/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellusWB
151/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaMany
152[Temminck's Stint]Calidris temminckii 
153{Buff-breasted Sandpiper}Calidris subruficollis 
154/Sanderling/Calidris albaMGR,SWK,WB,WK
155{Dunlin}Calidris alpina 
156{Baird's Sandpiper}Calidris bairdii 
157/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
158{White-rumped Sandpiper}Calidris fuscicollis 
159{Pectoral Sandpiper}Calidris melanotosWB,WK

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

160Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

161Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusMany
162(Bronze-winged Courser)Rhinoptilus chalcopterusMany
163Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusCGR,ENP,KM
164Burchell's CourserCursorius rufusMany
165Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
166(Rock Pratincole)Glareola nuchalisCGR,KM,MGR,RA
167/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanniBNP,CGR,ENP,KL,MGR
168Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

169{Long-tailed Jaeger}Stercorarius longicaudusSWK,WB
170/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticusSWK,WB
171/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinusSWK,WB
172Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticusSWK,WB
173#South Polar Skua#Stercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

174|Sabine's Gull|Xema sabiniSWK,WB
175Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWB
176Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
177Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubiiNM,SK,SWK,WB
178{Franklin's Gull}Leucophaeus pipixcanWB
179Kelp GullLarus dominicanusSK,SWK,WB
180{Lesser Black-backed Gull}Larus fuscusMGR,WB
181(African Skimmer)Rynchops flavirostrisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
182{Little Tern}Sternula albifronsWB
183(Damara Tern)Sternula balaenarumSWK,WB
184Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaCGR,SWK,WB
185Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
186/Black Tern/Chlidonias nigerSWK,WB
187/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
188|Roseate Tern|Sterna dougallii 
189|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaeaWB
190/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoSWK,WB
191|West African Crested Tern|Thalasseus albididorsalis 
192/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensisSWK,WB
193Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiSWK,WB

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

194Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusMany
195(Lesser Flamingo)Phoenicoparrus minorCGR,ENP,SWK,WB,WK

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

196Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
197Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusENP,SWK,WB
198Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisMany

 
Penguins: Spheniscidae

199African PenguinSpheniscus demersusSWK,WB

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

200#Snowy Albatross#Diomedea exulans 
201#Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross#Thalassarche chlororhynchosSWK,WB
202#Gray-headed Albatross#Thalassarche chrysostomaWB
203#White-capped Albatross#Thalassarche cauta 
204#Black-browed Albatross#Thalassarche melanophrisSWK,WB

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

205#Wilson's Storm-Petrel#Oceanites oceanicusSWK,WB

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

206/European Storm-Petrel/Hydrobates pelagicusSWK,WB
207#Leach's Storm-Petrel#Hydrobates leucorhoa 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

208#Southern Giant-Petrel#Macronectes giganteusWB
209#Southern Fulmar#Fulmarus glacialoides 
210Antarctic PetrelThalassoica antarcticaWB
211#Pintado Petrel#Daption capenseWB
212#Great-winged Petrel#Pterodroma macroptera 
213#Soft-plumaged Petrel#Pterodroma mollis 
214{Fairy Prion}Pachyptila turtur 
215#Antarctic Prion#Pachyptila desolata 
216#White-chinned Petrel#Procellaria aequinoctialisSWK,WB
217#Cory's Shearwater#Calonectris borealisSWK,WB
218#Great Shearwater#Ardenna gravis 
219#Sooty Shearwater#Ardenna griseusSWK,WB
220/Manx Shearwater/Puffinus puffinus 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

221(African Openbill)Anastomus lamelligerusMany
222Black StorkCiconia nigraMany
223/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
224[African Woolly-necked Stork]Ciconia microscelisBNP,CGR,MGR
225/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
226Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisCGR,ENP,KL,MGR,MNP
227Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
228|Yellow-billed Stork|Mycteria ibisMany

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

229(Cape Gannet)Morus capensisSWK,WB

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

230African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

231Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
232Crowned CormorantMicrocarbo coronatusSWK,WB
233Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectusSWK,WB
234Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensisSK,SWK,WB
235Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

236(Glossy Ibis)Plegadis falcinellusMany
237African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
238Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
239African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

240Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisCGR
241(Dwarf Bittern)Botaurus sturmiiMany
242Little BitternBotaurus minutusMany
243Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
244|Slaty Egret|Egretta vinaceigulaMany
245|Black Heron|Egretta ardesiacaMany
246Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
247White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusMany
248Striated HeronButorides striataMany
249Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
250Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
251(Western Cattle-Egret)Bubulcus ibisMany
252Great EgretArdea albaMany
253Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
254Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
255Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
256Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
257Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

258HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

259(Great White Pelican)Pelecanus onocrotalusMany
260#Pink-backed Pelican#Pelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

261SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

262/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

263Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
264African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
265{Palm-nut Vulture}Gypohierax angolensisCGR,ENP,WB
266[Bearded Vulture]Gypaetus barbatus 
267Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusENP
268African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
269/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
270White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
271Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
272Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
273White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
274Cape GriffonGyps coprotheresMany
275BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
276Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
277Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
278Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
279[Crowned Eagle]Stephanoaetus coronatus 
280Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
281Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisCGR,KL,KM,MNP,RA
282/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaCGR,KL,KM,MGR
283(Wahlberg's Eagle)Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
284Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusMany
285Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMGR
286Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
287/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
288Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
289African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
290Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusCGR,KM,MGR,WK
291Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
292Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
293Pale Chanting-GoshawkMelierax canorusMany
294Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
295African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
296Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
297ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
298Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisMany
299Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusKM,MGR
300African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
301Black HarrierCircus maurusND,WB
302/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusCGR,ENP,KL
303/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusCGR,ENP,KM
304Black KiteMilvus migransMany
305Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusMany
306African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
307/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
308[Long-legged Buzzard]Buteo rufinus 
309Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany
310Jackal BuzzardButeo rufofuscusDVJ,SK,WB,WK,WP

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

311[African Grass-Owl]Tyto capensis 
312Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

313African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
314Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis grantiMany
315Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisWB
316Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
317Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
318Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliCGR,KM,MGR,RA,WP
319Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
320African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseMany
321African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiMany
322Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

323White-backed MousebirdColius coliusMany
324Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

325Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaCGR

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

326African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

327Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
328Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisMany
329Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

330Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriCGR,KL,MGR,MNP
331Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusCGR,KL
332Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldiMany
333African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
334Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriMany
335Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisMany
336Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisMany
337Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasMany
338Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorCGR,KL,KM

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

339White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesMany
340Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
341Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusMany
342/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
343(Olive Bee-eater)Merops superciliosusCGR,RA
344/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
345(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoidesMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

346Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataCGR,KL,KM
347Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
348(African Pygmy Kingfisher)Ispidina pictaCGR,KM
349(Gray-headed Kingfisher)Halcyon leucocephalaMany
350(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensisMany
351Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
352Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
353Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
354Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

355/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
356Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
357{Racket-tailed Roller}Coracias spatulatusCGR,KL,KM,MGR
358(Purple Roller)Coracias naeviusMany
359|Broad-billed Roller|Eurystomus glaucurusCGR,KL,MGR,MNP

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

360Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiMany
361Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
362Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelasMany
363Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

364Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,RA
365Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusCGR,MGR,RA
366Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
367Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorCGR,EM,KL,MGR,RA

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

368Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
369{Olive Woodpecker}Dendropicos griseocephalus 
370Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
371Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiMany
372Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

373Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusMany
374/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
375Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusWK
376Rock KestrelFalco rupicolusMany
377Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesMany
378Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniMany
379Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraMany
380/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinusMany
381/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensisCGR,KM,MGR,WK,WP
382{Sooty Falcon}Falco concolor 
383/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
384|African Hobby|Falco cuvieriiCGR,KL,KM,MGR
385Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
386Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
387[Barbary Falcon**]Falco pelegrinoides 

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

388Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollisMany
389[Black-cheeked Lovebird]Agapornis nigrigenisKM

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

390Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisKM,MGR
391Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
392&Rueppell's ParrotlPoicephalus rueppelliiMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

393African BroadbillSmithornis capensisCGR

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

394White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisCGR,KM,MGR,RA
395|Black Cuckooshrike|Campephaga flavaMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

396/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusMany
397#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusMany
398African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

399White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatusMany
400Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
401Pririt BatisBatis priritMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

402White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany
403Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiBNP,CGR,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

404BrubruNilaus aferMany
405Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
406Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
407Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
408Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
409Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorMany
410Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineusWP
411Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineusMany
412BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonusMany
413Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
414Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

415Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

416(African Paradise-Flycatcher)Terpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

417Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaMany
418/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
419/Lesser Gray Shrike/Lanius minorMany
420Southern FiscalLanius collarisMany
421{Souza's Shrike}Lanius souzaeMany
422White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimensMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

423Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
424Pied CrowCorvus albusMany

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

425Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerMany
426Carp's TitMelaniparus carpiMany
427Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisCGR,MGR,RA,WP
428Ashy TitMelaniparus cinerascensMany
429Gray TitMelaniparus aferENP,SK

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

430African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany
431Southern Penduline-TitAnthoscopus minutusMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

432Spike-heeled LarkChersomanes albofasciataMany
433Gray's LarkAmmomanopsis grayiNM,SK,SP,SWK,WB
434Cape LarkCerthilauda curvirostrisSK
435Karoo Long-billed LarkCerthilauda subcoronataMany
436|Dusky Lark|Pinarocorys nigricansMany
437Black-eared Sparrow-LarkEremopterix australisND
438Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotisMany
439Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisMany
440Sabota LarkCalendulauda sabotaMany
441Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
442Dune LarkCalendulauda erythrochlamysND,NM,SWK,WB
443Monotonous LarkMirafra passerinaMany
444Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaCGR,KL,MGR,MNP
445Eastern Clapper LarkCorypha fasciolataMany
446Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaMany
447Stark's LarkSpizocorys starkiMany
448Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisENP,SP
449&Sclater's LarklSpizocorys sclateriSK
450Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

451Eastern NicatorNicator gularisKM

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

452Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescensMany
453RockrunnerAchaetops pycnopygiusMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

454Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
455Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsMany
456Karoo EremomelaEremomela gregalisEM,SK,WB
457Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisMany
458Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusKM
459Barred Wren-WarblerCalamonastes fasciolatusMany
460Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
461Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
462Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
463Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicansMany
464Cinnamon-breasted WarblerEuryptila subcinnamomeaND,SP
465Rufous-eared WarblerMalcorus pectoralisMany
466Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsCGR,KM,MGR,RA
467Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
468Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusMany
469Gray-backed CisticolaCisticola subruficapillaMany
470Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaCGR,KM,MGR,WP
471Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensMany
472Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensENP,MGR,WP
473Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaMany
474Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
475Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

476Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorumBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,WP
477/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaMany
478/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
479/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisCGR,MGR,WP
480/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
481Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
482Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR
483/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusCGR,KM,MGR,WP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

484/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilisCGR,WP
485Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

486[Black Sawwing]Psalidoprocne pristoptera 
487Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
488|Banded Martin|Neophedina cinctaMany
489Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
490/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
491Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
492Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiataMany
493/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
494|Angola Swallow|Hirundo angolensis 
495|White-throated Swallow|Hirundo albigularisMany
496Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
497/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
498(Greater Striped Swallow)Cecropis cucullataMany
499(Lesser Striped Swallow)Cecropis abyssinicaMany
500(Rufous-chested Swallow)Cecropis semirufaMany
501Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany
502|South African Swallow|Petrochelidon spiloderaMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

503Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisMany
504Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestrisMany
505Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany
506Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricansMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

507[Wood Warbler]Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
508/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

509{Eurasian Blackcap}Sylvia atricapilla 
510/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
511Layard's WarblerCurruca layardiMany
512Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcaeruleaMany
513/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

514Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidusMany
515Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniMany

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

516Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
517Bare-cheeked BabblerTurdoides gymnogenysEM,ENP,OM,RC,SK
518Southern Pied-BabblerTurdoides bicolorMany
519Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiMany
520Black-faced BabblerTurdoides melanopsMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

521Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
522Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusBNP,CGR,MGR,MNP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

523(Wattled Starling)Creatophora cinereaMany
524(Violet-backed Starling)Cinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
525Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupMany
526Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisMany
527Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesiiMany
528Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusCGR,KM,MGR,MNP
529Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusCGR,MGR
530Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
531Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

532Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaMany
533Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaMany
534Karoo ThrushTurdus smithiND

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

535/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striataMany
536Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensisMany
537Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
538Chat FlycatcherAgricola infuscatusMany
539Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
540Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
541Herero ChatNamibornis hereroEM,ENP,SK,SP,WB
542{Fiscal Flycatcher}Sigelus silens 
543Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
544Karoo Scrub-RobinTychaedon coryphoeusDVJ,SP,WK
545Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgataMany
546Kalahari Scrub-RobinCercotrichas paenaMany
547White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
548White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
549{Red-capped Robin-Chat}Cossypha natalensisCGR,KM,MGR
550Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataCGR
551/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia lusciniaCGR,MGR
552[Common Redstart]Phoenicurus phoenicurus 
553Short-toed Rock-ThrushMonticola brevipesMany
554{Whinchat}Saxicola rubetra 
555African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
556Karoo ChatEmarginata schlegeliiMany
557Tractrac ChatEmarginata tractracMany
558Southern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla formicivoraMany
559Mountain ChatMyrmecocichla monticolaMany
560Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
561{Northern Wheatear}Oenanthe oenanthe 
562Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
563Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

564Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
565Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
566Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
567Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
568Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiCGR,KL,KM,MGR
569Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RC
570White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatalaMany
571Dusky SunbirdCinnyris fuscusMany
572Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

573&Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverlBubalornis nigerMany
574Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifronsMany
575White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
576Sociable WeaverPhiletairus sociusMany
577Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
578Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
579Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
580Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterusBNP,CGR,KL,KM,MGR
581Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
582Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusMany
583Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
584Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusMany
585Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsKL,KM
586(Red-billed Quelea)Quelea queleaMany
587Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
588Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferMany
589White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,RA
590Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
591Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

592Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataCGR,KL,KM
593Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesCGR
594Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaCGR,KL,MGR
595Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMany
596Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
597QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
598Cut-throatAmadina fasciataMany
599Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephalaMany
600Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatinaMany
601Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisMany
602Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
603Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraCGR
604Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusCGR
605Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
606Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
607Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidulaMany

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

608Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
609Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaCGR,KM
610Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
611Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regiaMany
612Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
613[Dusky Indigobird]Vidua funerea 
614[Purple Indigobird]Vidua purpurascensMGR
615Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisCGR

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

616House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
617Great Rufous SparrowPasser motitensisMany
618Cape SparrowPasser melanurusMany
619Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusCGR,KL,KM
620Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususMany
621Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

622Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMany
623{Gray Wagtail}Motacilla cinerea 
624/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
625African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
626African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
627[Mountain Pipit]Anthus hoeschi 
628Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeKL,MGR
629Nicholson's PipitAnthus nicholsoniMany
630Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
631Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensisMany
632{Tree Pipit}Anthus trivialisCGR,MGR
633[Red-throated Pipit]Anthus cervinusWK
634{Fuelleborn's Longclaw}Macronyx fuelleborni 
635Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeCGR,KL,MGR

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

636Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
637Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisMany
638Yellow CanaryCrithagra flaviventrisMany
639White-throated CanaryCrithagra albogularisMany
640Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelliCGR
641[Streaky-headed Seedeater]Crithagra gularis 
642Black-headed CanarySerinus alarioDVJ,WK

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

643Lark-like BuntingEmberiza impetuaniMany
644Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
645Cape BuntingEmberiza capensisMany
646Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Bwabwata National Park209
Caprivi Game Reserve462
Daan Viljoen Game Park286
Erongo Mountains212
Etosha National Park288
Kalizo Lodge343
Katima-Mulilo331
Mahango Game Reserve & Popa Falls428
Mudumu National Park/Kavanga River244
Naukluft Mountains104
Omaruru189
Roy's Camp199
Rundu Area287
Sossusvlei & Namib Desert125
Spitzkoppe208
Spreetshoogte Pass177
Swakopmund204
Walvis Bay299
Waterberg Plateau300
Windhoek & Avis Dam284
Total Species646

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.