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OMARURU

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# Species:190
# Excl Vagrants:190
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:8
Habitat: Dry mountains, dry scrub, riverine scrub

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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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2(Egyptian Goose)Alopochen aegyptiaca
3Cape TealAnas capensis

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

4Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

5Hartlaub's SpurfowlPternistis hartlaubi
6Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersus
7Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia
9Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
10Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
11Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
12Namaqua DoveOena capensis

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

13Namaqua SandgrousePterocles namaqua
14Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus

 
Bustards: Otididae

15Kori BustardArdeotis kori
16Rueppell's BustardHeterotetrax rueppelii
17Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficrista
18White-quilled BustardAfrotis afraoides

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

19Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

20(Black Cuckoo)Cuculus clamosus
21|African Cuckoo|Cuculus gularis
22White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
23(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinus
24(Great Spotted Cuckoo)Clamator glandarius
25(Dideric Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

26Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma

 
Swifts: Apodidae

27|Alpine Swift|Tachymarptis melba
28/Common Swift/Apus apus
29Bradfield's SwiftApus bradfieldi
30Little SwiftApus affinis
31White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
32African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

33Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

34Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

35Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
36Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
37Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

38Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

39/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
40/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
41/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
42/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

43Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

44Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
45Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

46Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

47/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

48African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

49(Western Cattle-Egret)Bubulcus ibis

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

50HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

51SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

52Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
53African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
54Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
55White-backed VultureGyps africanus
56Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
57Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
58(Wahlberg's Eagle)Hieraaetus wahlbergi
59Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
60Tawny EagleAquila rapax
61Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
62African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
63Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
64Pale Chanting-GoshawkMelierax canorus
65Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
66ShikraTachyspiza badius
67Black KiteMilvus migrans
68/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
69Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

70Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

71African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
72Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
73Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

74White-backed MousebirdColius colius
75Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

76African Hoopoe**Upupa africana

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

77Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensis
78Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

79African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
80Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiri
81Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensis
82Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

83Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
84/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

85Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
86(Purple Roller)Coracias naevius

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

87Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

88Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

89Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
90Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
91Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

92Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
93Rock KestrelFalco rupicolus
94Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
95Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
96Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

97Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollis

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

98&Rueppell's ParrotlPoicephalus rueppellii

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

99/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

100White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatus
101Pririt BatisBatis pririt

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

102BrubruNilaus afer
103Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
104Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
105Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

106Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

107(African Paradise-Flycatcher)Terpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

108/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
109/Lesser Gray Shrike/Lanius minor
110Southern FiscalLanius collaris
111White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimens

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

112Cape CrowCorvus capensis
113Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

114Carp's TitMelaniparus carpi
115Ashy TitMelaniparus cinerascens

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

116Southern Penduline-TitAnthoscopus minutus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

117|Dusky Lark|Pinarocorys nigricans
118Sabota LarkCalendulauda sabota
119Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

120Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescens
121RockrunnerAchaetops pycnopygius

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

122Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
123Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis
124Barred Wren-WarblerCalamonastes fasciolatus
125Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
126Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans
127Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
128Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

129/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

130Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
131Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiata
132/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
133(Greater Striped Swallow)Cecropis cucullata

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

134Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricans

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

135/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

136Layard's WarblerCurruca layardi
137Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcaerulea

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

138Bare-cheeked BabblerTurdoides gymnogenys
139Southern Pied-BabblerTurdoides bicolor

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

140(Wattled Starling)Creatophora cinerea
141(Violet-backed Starling)Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
142Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroup
143Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australis
144Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

145Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupa

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

146/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striata
147Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis
148Chat FlycatcherAgricola infuscatus
149Kalahari Scrub-RobinCercotrichas paena
150White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
151Short-toed Rock-ThrushMonticola brevipes
152Tractrac ChatEmarginata tractrac
153Southern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla formicivora
154Mountain ChatMyrmecocichla monticola
155Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
156Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

157Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
158Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
159Dusky SunbirdCinnyris fuscus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

160&Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverlBubalornis niger
161Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifrons
162White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
163Sociable WeaverPhiletairus socius
164Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
165Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
166Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
167(Red-billed Quelea)Quelea quelea
168Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

169Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
170Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephala
171Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatina
172Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
173Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

174Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
175Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regia

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

176House SparrowPasser domesticus
177Great Rufous SparrowPasser motitensis
178Cape SparrowPasser melanurus
179Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

180Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
181African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
182Nicholson's PipitAnthus nicholsoni
183Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

184Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
185Yellow CanaryCrithagra flaviventris
186White-throated CanaryCrithagra albogularis

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

187Lark-like BuntingEmberiza impetuani
188Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
189Cape BuntingEmberiza capensis
190Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza 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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor15
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only13
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened1
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered1

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.