2017 Namibia Scouting Trip

TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR

List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. 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. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*

1	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa		EN
2	Hartlaub's Spurfowl	Pternistis hartlaubi	XFR5	NE
3	Ludwig's Bustard	Neotis ludwigii	ND,XFR3	EN
4	Rueppell's Bustard	Heterotetrax rueppelii	XFR2,XFR3 XFR4	NE
5	Bradfield's Swift	Apus bradfieldi	ND,WK,XFR1	BC
6	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum		EN
7	African Oystercatcher	Haematopus moquini	WB	BC
8	Burchell's Courser	Cursorius rufus		BC
9	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius		EN
10	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	ENP,MGR	CR
11	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	CGR,ENP,XFR9	EN
12	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus		CR
13	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Many	EN
14	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	CGR,ENP	EN
15	Black Harrier	Circus maurus		EN
16	Jackal Buzzard	Buteo rufofuscus		BC
17	White-backed Mousebird	Colius colius	DVJ,WK	BC
18	Monteiro's Hornbill	Tockus monteiri	DVJ,EM,XFR6	NE
19	Damara Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus damarensis	ENP,WP	E
20	<Rueppell's Parrot>	Poicephalus rueppellii	WP	NE
21	White-tailed Shrike	Lanioturdus torquatus	EM,SK	NE
22	Southern Boubou	Laniarius ferrugineus		BC
23	Bokmakierie	Telophorus zeylonus	SP,SWK	BC
24	Carp's Tit	Melaniparus carpi	ENP	NE
25	Gray Tit	Melaniparus afer		NE
26	Gray's Lark	Ammomanopsis grayi	XFR4	NE
27	Cape Lark	Certhilauda curvirostris		NE
28	Karoo Long-billed Lark	Certhilauda subcoronata		NE
29	|Dusky Lark|	Pinarocorys nigricans		BC
30	Black-eared Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix australis		BC
31	Dune Lark	Calendulauda erythrochlamys	ND	NE
32	Stark's Lark	Spizocorys starki	ENP	BC
33	<Sclater's Lark>	Spizocorys sclateri		NE
34	Rockrunner	Achaetops pycnopygius	ND	NE
35	Yellow-rumped Eremomela	Eremomela gregalis		NE
36	Kopje Warbler	Euryptila subcinnamomea		NE
37	Red-headed Cisticola	Cisticola subruficapilla		BC
38	Layard's Warbler	Curruca layardi	SP	NE
39	Orange River White-eye	Zosterops pallidus	WB	NE
40	Pale-winged Starling	Onychognathus nabouroup	Many	BC
41	Karoo Thrush	Turdus smithi		BC
42	Herero Chat	Melaenornis herero	SK,SP	NE
43	Karoo Chat	Emarginata schlegelii		BC
44	Tractrac Chat	Emarginata tractrac	SK,SP,XFR3	BC
45	Mountain Wheatear	Myrmecocichla monticola	Many	BC
46	Dusky Sunbird	Cinnyris fuscus	EM,ENP,XFR2 XFR6	BC
47	Sociable Weaver	Philetairus socius	ENP,ND	BC
48	Mountain Pipit	Anthus hoeschi		BC
49	White-throated Canary	Crithagra albogularis	EM,SP	BC
50	Streaky-headed Seedeater	Crithagra gularis		BC
51	Black-headed Canary	Serinus alario		BC
52	Cape Bunting	Emberiza capensis	ND,SP	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.

BIRDING LOCALES

• Caprivi Game Reserve (CGR)
• Caprivi Game Reserve to Katima Mulilo (XFR10)
• Chobe National Park (CNP)
• Daan Viljoen Game Park (DVJ)
• Erongo Mountains (EM)
• Etosha National Park (ENP)
• Katima Mulilo (NKK)
• Mahango Game Reserve & Popa Falls (MGR)
• Okavango Delta (OKD)
• Rundu Area (RA)
• Sossusvlei & Namib Desert (ND)
• Spitzkoppe (SK)
• Spreetshoogte Pass (SP)
• Swakopmund (SWK)
• Transfer Daan Viljoen to Spreetshoogte (XFR1)
• Transfer Erongo Mountains to Waterberg Plateau (XFR5)
• Transfer Etosha to Rundu (XFR7)
• Transfer Katima Mulilo to Chobe (XFR11)
• Transfer Mahango Game Reserve to Caprivi Game Reserve (XFR9)
• Transfer Namibia Border to Xaro Lodge (XFR8)
• Transfer Sossusvlei to Walvis Bay (XFR3)
• Transfer Spreetshoogte to Sossusvlei (XFR2)
• Transfer Swakopmund to Spitzkoppe (XFR4)
• Transfer Waterberg to Etosha (XFR6)
• Victoria Falls Area (VF)
• Walvis Bay (WB)
• Waterberg Plateau (WP)
• Windhoek & Avis Dam (WK)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic
NE	Near Endemic
CR	Critically Endangered
EN	Endangered
BC	Best Seen in This Country
AT	Always a Target

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