BIRDING LOCALES

• Bokaa Dam (BD)
• Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CK)
• Kgalakgadi Transfrontier Park (KTP)
• Lake Ngami (LNG)
• Manyelanong Game Reserve (MGR)
• Phakalane Sewage Lagoons (PSL)
• SE Botswana IBA (BSE)

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	1
V	Vulnerable	0
EN	Endangered	1
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 species in the country occurring in remote locales not typically visited by birding tours. 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.*

Guineafowl: Numididae
1	Southern Crested Guineafowl	Guttera edouardi
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
2	Crested Quail-Dove	Geotrygon versicolor
Swifts: Apodidae
3	Horus Swift	Apus horus	PSL
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae
4	{Burchell's Courser}	Cursorius rufus	BSE,CK,KTP,LNG
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
5	Jackal Buzzard	Buteo rufofuscus	BSE,KTP
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae
6	{African Grass-Owl}	Tyto capensis	BSE
Mousebirds: Coliidae
7	White-backed Mousebird	Colius colius	BD,BSE,KTP,PSL
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
8	Pygmy Falcon	Polihierax semitorquatus	BSE,KTP
9	Rock Kestrel	Falco rupicolus	BD,BSE
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
10	Southern Boubou	Laniarius ferrugineus	BSE,MGR
11	Bokmakierie	Telophorus zeylonus	BSE,KTP
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae
12	|Fairy Flycatcher|	Stenostira scita	BD,BSE,MGR,PSL
Larks: Alaudidae
13	Short-clawed Lark	Certhilauda chuana	BD,BSE,KTP
14	{Melodious Lark}	Mirafra cheniana	BSE
15	Stark's Lark	Spizocorys starki
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
16	[Levaillant's Cisticola]	Cisticola tinniens	BSE
17	{Cloud Cisticola}	Cisticola textrix	BSE
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae
18	{African Yellow-Warbler}	Iduna natalensis	PSL
19	{Basra Reed Warbler}	Acrocephalus griseldis	PSL
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
20	Boulder Chat	Pinarornis plumosus
21	Karoo Thrush	Turdus smithi	BD,BSE
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
22	Karoo Scrub-Robin	Tychaedon coryphoeus
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
23	Dusky Sunbird	Cinnyris fuscus	KTP
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
24	Sociable Weaver	Philetairus socius	BSE,KTP
25	Yellow Bishop	Euplectes capensis
26	Long-tailed Widowbird	Euplectes progne	BSE
Indigobirds: Viduidae
27	Parasitic Weaver	Anomalospiza imberbis
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
28	Orange-throated Longclaw	Macronyx capensis	BSE

 

 *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.