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

List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa EN
2Hartlaub's SpurfowlPternistis hartlaubiNE 
3Cape SpurfowlPternistis capensisNE 
4Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferRR 
5Kori BustardArdeotis kori NT
6Ludwig's BustardNeotis ludwigii EN
7Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiRRNT
8Karoo BustardHeterotetrax vigorsiiNE 
9Rueppell's BustardHeterotetrax rueppeliiNE 
10Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiRR 
11Burchell's CoucalCentropus burchelliiRR 
12Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiRR 
13(African Emerald Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx cupreusRR 
14Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisRR 
15Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiRR 
16Horus SwiftApus horusRR 
17Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum EN
18Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseusRRV
19Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus V
20/Eurasian Oystercatcher/Haematopus ostralegus NT
21/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
22/Great Snipe/Gallinago media NT
23/Red Knot/Calidris canutus NT
24/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
25/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanni NT
26Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubiiNE 
27(Lesser Flamingo)Phoenicoparrus minor V
28African PenguinSpheniscus demersus EN
29#Snowy Albatross#Diomedea exulans V
30#Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross#Thalassarche chlororhynchos EN
31#Gray-headed Albatross#Thalassarche chrysostoma EN
32#White-capped Albatross#Thalassarche cauta NT
33#Leach's Storm-Petrel#Hydrobates leucorhoa V
34#White-chinned Petrel#Procellaria aequinoctialis V
35#Sooty Shearwater#Ardenna griseus NT
36(Cape Gannet)Morus capensis EN
37Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectusNEEN
38Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensis EN
39Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisRR 
40|Slaty Egret|Egretta vinaceigula V
41SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius EN
42Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusRREN
43White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis CR
44Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos EN
45Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus CR
46White-backed VultureGyps africanus CR
47Cape GriffonGyps coprotheres V
48BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus EN
49Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus EN
50Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiRR 
51Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
52/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis EN
53Black HarrierCircus maurus EN
54/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
55Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaRR 
56Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri V
57Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusRR 
58Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriNE 
59Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisE 
60Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorRR 
61Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataRR 
62(African Pygmy Kingfisher)Ispidina pictaRR 
63Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusRR 
64Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera NT
65/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinus V
66Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisRR 
67&Rueppell's ParrotlPoicephalus rueppelliiNE 
68African BroadbillSmithornis capensisRR 
69White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatusNE 
70Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiLC 
71Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiRR 
72Carp's TitMelaniparus carpiNE 
73Gray TitMelaniparus aferNE 
74Gray's LarkAmmomanopsis grayiNE 
75Cape LarkCerthilauda curvirostrisNE 
76Karoo Long-billed LarkCerthilauda subcoronataNE 
77Benguela Lark**Certhilauda benguelensisNE 
78Dune LarkCalendulauda erythrochlamysNE 
79Cape Clapper LarkCorypha apiataNE 
80&Sclater's LarklSpizocorys sclateriNENT
81Large-billed LarkGalerida magnirostrisNE 
82Eastern NicatorNicator gularisRR 
83RockrunnerAchaetops pycnopygiusNE 
84Karoo EremomelaEremomela gregalisNE 
85Namaqua WarblerPhragmacia substriataNE 
86Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosaNE 
87Cinnamon-breasted WarblerEuryptila subcinnamomeaNE 
88Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaRR 
89Layard's WarblerCurruca layardiNE 
90Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidusNE 
91Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusRR 
92Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusRR 
93Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusRR 
94Herero ChatNamibornis hereroNE 
95Angola Cave-ChatXenocopsychus ansorgeiNE 
96Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataRR 
97Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeusNE 
98Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiRR 
99Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusRR 
100Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisRR 
101Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsRR 
102White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusRR 
103Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsRR 
104Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataRR 
105Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesRR 
106Angola WaxbillCoccopygia bocageiNE 
107Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaRR 
108Cinderella WaxbillGlaucestrilda thomensisNE 
109Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraRR 
110Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusRR 
111Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaRR 
112Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusRR 
113Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelliLC 

 

 *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.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic1
LCLocal2
NENear Endemic31
RRRestricted Range41

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened2
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered2
CRCritically Endangered0

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.