List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa	Many	EN
2	Hartlaub's Spurfowl	Pternistis hartlaubi	Many	NE
3	Cape Spurfowl	Pternistis capensis		BC
4	Ludwig's Bustard	Neotis ludwigii	Many	EN
5	Karoo Bustard	Heterotetrax vigorsii	NM	NE
6	Rueppell's Bustard	Heterotetrax rueppelii	Many	NE
7	Bradfield's Swift	Apus bradfieldi	Many	BC
8	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum	ENP	EN
9	African Oystercatcher	Haematopus moquini	SK,SWK,WB	BC
10	Burchell's Courser	Cursorius rufus	Many	BC
11	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Many	EN
12	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Many	CR
13	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Many	EN
14	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Many	CR
15	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Many	EN
16	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	Many	EN
17	Black Harrier	Circus maurus	ND,WB	EN
18	Monteiro's Hornbill	Tockus monteiri	Many	NE
19	Damara Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus damarensis	Many	E
20	&Rueppell's Parrotl	Poicephalus rueppellii	Many	NE
21	White-tailed Shrike	Lanioturdus torquatus	Many	NE
22	Fairy Flycatcher	Stenostira scita		BC
23	Carp's Tit	Melaniparus carpi	Many	NE
24	Gray Tit	Melaniparus afer	ENP,SK	NE
25	Gray's Lark	Ammomanopsis grayi	Many	NE
26	Cape Lark	Certhilauda curvirostris	SK	NE
27	Karoo Long-billed Lark	Certhilauda subcoronata	Many	NE
28	Benguela Lark**	Certhilauda benguelensis		BC
29	Black-eared Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix australis	ND	BC
30	Dune Lark	Calendulauda erythrochlamys	ND,NM,SWK,WB	NE
31	Cape Clapper Lark	Corypha apiata		BC
32	&Sclater's Larkl	Spizocorys sclateri	SK	NE
33	Large-billed Lark	Galerida magnirostris		BC
34	Rockrunner	Achaetops pycnopygius	Many	NE
35	Karoo Eremomela	Eremomela gregalis	EM,SK,WB	NE
36	Namaqua Warbler	Phragmacia substriata		BC
37	Karoo Prinia	Prinia maculosa		BC
38	Cinnamon-breasted Warbler	Euryptila subcinnamomea	ND,SP	NE
39	Gray-backed Cisticola	Cisticola subruficapilla	Many	BC
40	Layard's Warbler	Curruca layardi	Many	NE
41	Orange River White-eye	Zosterops pallidus	Many	NE
42	Pale-winged Starling	Onychognathus nabouroup	Many	BC
43	Herero Chat	Namibornis herero	Many	NE
44	Angola Cave-Chat	Xenocopsychus ansorgei		BC
45	Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush	Cichladusa ruficauda		BC
46	Sicklewing Chat	Emarginata sinuata		BC
47	Karoo Chat	Emarginata schlegelii	Many	BC
48	Tractrac Chat	Emarginata tractrac	Many	BC
49	Mountain Chat	Myrmecocichla monticola	Many	BC
50	Southern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris chalybeus		BC
51	Angola Waxbill	Coccopygia bocagei		BC
52	Cinderella Waxbill	Glaucestrilda thomensis		BC
53	White-throated Canary	Crithagra albogularis	Many	BC
54	Black-headed Canary	Serinus alario	DVJ,WK	BC

 

 *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 COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

• Angola
• Botswana
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Morocco
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

BIRDING LOCALES

• Bwabwata National Park (BNP)
• Caprivi Game Reserve (CGR)
• Daan Viljoen Game Park (DVJ)
• Erongo Mountains (EM)
• Etosha National Park (ENP)
• Kalizo Lodge (KL)
• Katima-Mulilo (KM)
• Mahango Game Reserve & Popa Falls (MGR)
• Mudumu National Park/Kavanga River (MNP)
• Naukluft Mountains (NM)
• Omaruru (OM)
• Roy's Camp (RC)
• Rundu Area (RA)
• Sossusvlei & Namib Desert (ND)
• Spitzkoppe (SK)
• Spreetshoogte Pass (SP)
• Swakopmund (SWK)
• Walvis Bay (WB)
• Waterberg Plateau (WP)
• Windhoek & Avis Dam (WK)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	1
NE	Near Endemic	29
CR	Critically Endangered	2
EN	Endangered	8
BC	Best Seen in This Country	14
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.