NAMIBIA SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
Remote Species
AFRICA NAMIBIA
# Species: | 667 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 614 |
# Endemics: | 1 |
# Near Endemics: | 31 |
OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA
DISTRIBUTION CODES
Code | Description | ## |
E | Endemic | 0 |
LC | Local | 0 |
NE | Near Endemic | 10 |
RR | Restricted Range | 0 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 0 |
V | Vulnerable | 0 |
EN | Endangered | 0 |
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 all specialty birds in the country occurring in remote locales not typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. 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 | Cape Spurfowl | Pternistis capensis | NE | |
2 | Benguela Lark** | Certhilauda benguelensis | NE | |
3 | Cape Clapper Lark | Corypha apiata | NE | |
4 | Large-billed Lark | Galerida magnirostris | NE | |
5 | Namaqua Warbler | Phragmacia substriata | NE | |
6 | Karoo Prinia | Prinia maculosa | NE | |
7 | Angola Cave-Chat | Xenocopsychus ansorgei | NE | |
8 | Southern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris chalybeus | NE | |
9 | Angola Waxbill | Coccopygia bocagei | NE | |
10 | Cinderella Waxbill | Glaucestrilda thomensis | NE |
*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.