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CENTRAL NAMIBIA BIRDING & WILDLIFE TOUR

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NAMIBIA
BIRDING TOUR
ANY TIME*

Duration:12 days, 11 nights
Group Size:2-8
Anytime Price:$5795
Group Price:$3950
Single Suppl:$375
Est #Species:275-325
Pace:Easy
Difficulty:Easy
* This tour is available for any dates of your choosing provided guide services and accommodations are available.

List of species found in some or all areas included on the tour. List may be incomplete. The 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.*

color codes

1Tractrac Chat tractracEMO,SK,SP,SWK
WB

 
Ostriches: Struthionidae

2Common OstrichStruthio camelusENP,MGR,SL,WB

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataMGR,WB
4Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorMGR,WB
5White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusMGR,WB,WK,WP
6Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosENP,MGR,WP
7Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaDVJ,ENP,MGR
SWK,WB,WK
8South African ShelduckTadorna canaDVJ,ENP,SWK
WB,WK
9Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMGR
10African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusMGR,WP
11Hottentot TealSpatula hottentotaENP,MGR,WB,WK
12Cape ShovelerSpatula smithiiENP,MGR,SWK
WB,WK
13African Black DuckAnas sparsaDVJ,MGR,WP
14Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataMGR,WB
15Cape TealAnas capensisENP,MGR,SWK
WB
16Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaDVJ,ENP,MGR
SWK,WB,WK
17Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaMGR,SWK,WB,WK
18Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaDVJ,WB,WK

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

19Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,WB,WK,WP

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

20Common QuailCoturnix coturnixWP
21Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorgueiWB
22Hartlaub's FrancolinPternistis hartlaubiEMO,ENP,WP
23Red-billed FrancolinPternistis adspersusDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,WB,WK,WP
24Swainson's FrancolinPternistis swainsoniiENP,MGR,WP
25Crested FrancolinDendroperdix sephaenaENP,MGR,WP
26Orange River FrancolinScleroptera levaillantoidesDVJ,EMO,WK,WP

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

27Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusENP,SWK,WB
28Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minorENP,SWK,WB

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

29Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisDVJ,ENP,MGR
WB,WK
30Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusENP,SWK,WB
31Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisENP,SWK,WB

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

32Rock PigeonColumba liviaDVJ,SWK,WB,WK
WP
33Speckled PigeonColumba guineaSK,SL,WB,WK
WP
34Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMGR
35Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMGR
36Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaENP,MGR,SK,SP
WB,WK
37Laughing DoveStreptopelia senegalensisENP,MGR,WB,WP
38Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosENP,MGR
39Namaqua DoveOena capensisENP,MGR,SK,WB
WK,WP
40African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMGR

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

41Namaqua SandgrousePterocles namaquaENP,SK,SL,SWK
WB

 
Bustards: Otididae

42Kori BustardArdeotis koriENP,SK,SL,WB

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

43Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisENP,WP
44Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctusENP,MGR,SK,SL
WB
45Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelliENP,SK,SL,WP

 
Bustards: Otididae

46Ludwig's BustardNeotis ludwigiiENP,SK,SL,SP
WB
47Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiWP
48Rueppell's BustardEupodotis rueppeliiEMO,ENP,SK,SL
SP,SWK,WB
49Red-crested BustardEupodotis ruficristaENP,MGR
50White-quilled BustardEupodotis afraoidesEMO,ENP,SK,SL
WP
51Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMGR

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

52Gray Go-away-birdCorythaixoides concolorEMO,MGR,SK,SP
WB,WK,WP

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

53Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusDVJ,MGR
54Black CuckooCuculus clamosusDVJ,ENP,MGR
55Common CuckooCuculus canorusEMO
56African CuckooCuculus gularisENP
57Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudusMGR
58Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisENP,MGR,WP
59White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMGR
60Burchell's Coucal**Centropus burchelliiEMO,MGR
61Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusENP,MGR,WP
62Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiENP,MGR
63Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusEMO,MGR,WP
64Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasDVJ,WP
65Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusDVJ,ENP,MGR
WB,WP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

66Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillariusMGR
67Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigenaENP,MGR,WK
68Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisMGR
69Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaEMO,SK,WP
70Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMGR

 
Swifts: Apodidae

71Alpine SwiftApus melbaDVJ,ENP,WB,WK
WP
72Common SwiftApus apusENP,WB,WP
73African SwiftApus barbatusMGR,WB
74Bradfield's SwiftApus bradfieldiDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,WB,WK,WP
75Little SwiftApus affinisENP,WB,WK,WP
76White-rumped SwiftApus cafferENP,WB,WK
77African Palm-SwiftCypsiurus parvusEMO,ENP,MGR
WB,WK,WP

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

78African CrakeCrex egregiaENP,WB
79Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaENP,WB
80Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataWB,WP
81Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusDVJ,ENP,SWK
WB,WK
82Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataDVJ,ENP,SWK
WB,WK
83Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniMGR
84African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisWB,WK
85Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraENP,MGR,WB,WP
86Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaENP

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

87Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaWP

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

88African FinfootPodica senegalensisWP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

89Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumENP
90Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseusENP,WP
91Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatusENP,MGR

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

92Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusENP,MGR
93Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisENP,SK,WB

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

94Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusDVJ,ENP,MGR
SWK,WB
95Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaENP,SWK,WB,WK

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

96Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSWK,WB
97African OystercatcherHaematopus moquiniWB

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

98Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarolaSWK,WB
99Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWB
100Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMGR
101Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusDVJ,ENP,MGR
WB,WK
102White-headed LapwingVanellus albicepsMGR,WB
103Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusEMO,ENP,MGR
WB
104Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMGR,WB
105Lesser Sand-PloverCharadrius mongolusWB
106Greater Sand-PloverCharadrius leschenaultiiWB
107Caspian PloverCharadrius asiaticusENP,MGR,WB
108Kittlitz's PloverCharadrius pecuariusENP,MGR,WB
109Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaENP,SWK,WB
110Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisDVJ,ENP,MGR
SWK,WB,WK
111White-fronted PloverCharadrius marginatusSWK,WB
112Chestnut-banded PloverCharadrius pallidusENP,SWK,WB

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

113Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisENP,MGR,WB,WK
WP

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

114Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisMGR
115African JacanaActophilornis africanusMGR,WB

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

116WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSWK,WB
117Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataWB
118Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWB
119Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWB
120Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSWK,WB
121Red KnotCalidris canutusSWK,WB
122RuffCalidris pugnaxDVJ,ENP,MGR
SWK,WB,WK
123Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusWB
124Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaMGR,SWK,WB
125SanderlingCalidris albaSWK,WB
126Little StintCalidris minutaENP,SWK,WB,WK
127Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosWB
128Terek SandpiperXenus cinereusWB
129African SnipeGallinago nigripennisWB
130Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolorWB
131Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusWB
132Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusWB
133Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosDVJ,MGR,SWK
WB,WK
134Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWB
135Common GreenshankTringa nebulariaENP,MGR,SWK
WB,WK
136Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilisENP,SWK,WB
137Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaENP,MGR,WB,WK
138Common RedshankTringa totanusSWK,WB

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

139Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusSK,WB

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

140Burchell's CourserCursorius rufusEMO,ENP,SK,SL
SP,WB
141Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiEMO,ENP
142Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusENP,SK,WB
143Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusENP
144Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusENP
145Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaENP,MGR
146Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniENP,MGR
147Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisMGR

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

148Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticusWB
149Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusWB
150Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusWB
151Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusWB

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

152Sabine's GullXema sabiniWB
153Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusSWK,WB
154Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubiiSWK,WB
155Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWB
156Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanWB
157Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWB
158Kelp GullLarus dominicanusSWK,WB
159Little TernSternula albifronsWB
160Damara TernSternula balaenarumSWK,WB
161Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaSWK,WB
162Black TernChlidonias nigerSWK,WB
163White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusENP,WB
164Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaENP,MGR,WB
165Common TernSterna hirundoSWK,WB
166Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaWB
167Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiSWK,WB
168Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSWK,WB
169African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisMGR

 
Penguins: Spheniscidae

170African PenguinSpheniscus demersusWB

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

171Atlantic Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche chlororhynchosWB
172Gray-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostomaWB
173Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophrisWB

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

174Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicusSWK,WB

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

175European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicusWB

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

176Southern Giant-PetrelMacronectes giganteusWB
177Antarctic PetrelThalassoica antarcticaWB
178Cape PetrelDaption capenseWB
179White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisWB
180Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealisWB
181Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseusSWK,WB

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

182African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusENP,MGR
183Black StorkCiconia nigraENP,WB
184Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimiiENP,WP
185Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopusMGR
186White StorkCiconia ciconiaMGR,WB,WP
187Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisENP,MGR
188Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferENP,MGR
189Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisENP,MGR

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

190Cape GannetMorus capensisSWK,WB

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

191African DarterAnhinga rufaDVJ,MGR,WB,WK

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

192Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusDVJ,ENP,MGR
WB
193Crowned CormorantMicrocarbo coronatusSWK,WB
194Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboDVJ,ENP,MGR
SWK,WB,WK
195Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensisSWK,WB
196Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectusSWK,WB

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

197Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMGR,SWK,WB
198Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMGR,WB

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

199HamerkopScopus umbrettaMGR,WB,WK

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

200Little BitternIxobrychus minutusENP,WB,WP
201Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmiiENP,WB,WK
202Gray HeronArdea cinereaDVJ,ENP,MGR
SWK,WB,WK
203Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaENP,MGR,SK,WB
WK
204Goliath HeronArdea goliathMGR
205Purple HeronArdea purpureaMGR,WB
206Great EgretArdea albaMGR,WB,WK
207Intermediate EgretArdea intermediaDVJ,MGR,WB
208Little EgretEgretta garzettaMGR,SWK,WB,WK
209Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigulaMGR
210Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaMGR,WB
211Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisENP,MGR,WB,WK
212Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMGR,WB,WK
213Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMGR
214Striated HeronButorides striataMGR
215Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticoraxDVJ,MGR,WB,WK
216White-backed Night-HeronGorsachius leuconotusMGR,WP

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

217Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMGR,WB
218African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMGR,WK
219Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMGR,SWK,WB
220African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMGR,WB,WK

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

221SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusENP,SL,WB,WP

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

222OspreyPandion haliaetusMGR,WK

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

223Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusENP,MGR,SL,WB
WK
224African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusENP,MGR
225Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisENP,WB
226Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusENP
227African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesMGR
228White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisENP,SP
229Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosENP,MGR,SL,WB
WP
230Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusENP
231White-backed VultureGyps africanusENP,MGR,SL,WB
WP
232Cape GriffonGyps coprotheresENP,WP
233BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusEMO,ENP,MGR
WP
234Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SK,SL,WB
WP
235Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusEMO,ENP,MGR
WP
236Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMGR
237Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusMGR
238Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusDVJ,ENP,MGR
SK,SL,WB,WP
239Lesser Spotted EagleClanga pomarinaMGR
240Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiENP,MGR,WP
241Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusEMO,ENP,MGR
SL,WB,WK,WP
242Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMGR
243Tawny EagleAquila rapaxEMO,ENP,SL,WB
WP
244Steppe EagleAquila nipalensisEMO,MGR,SL,WB
WK
245Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiEMO,ENP,SK,WB
WP
246African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,WP
247Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusENP,MGR
248Pale Chanting-GoshawkMelierax canorusENP,SK,SL,SP
SWK,WB,WP
249Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarENP,MGR,WB,WK
WP
250African Marsh-HarrierCircus ranivorusMGR,WB
251Black HarrierCircus maurusSL,WB
252Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusENP
253Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusENP
254ShikraAccipiter badiusENP,MGR,WP
255Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusEMO,ENP,WP
256Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisENP,WP
257Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucusMGR
258Black KiteMilvus migransMGR,WB
259Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusENP,MGR,SL,WP
260African Fish-EagleHaliaeetus vociferDVJ,MGR,WB,WK
WP
261Common BuzzardButeo buteoENP,MGR,WK
262Augur BuzzardButeo augurDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,SWK,WB
263Jackal BuzzardButeo rufofuscusEMO,WB,WP

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

264Barn OwlTyto albaENP,MGR,WB,WP

 
Owls: Strigidae

265African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisEMO,ENP,WP
266Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis grantiENP,WB
267Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisWB
268Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusEMO,ENP,SK,SL
WB
269Verreaux's Eagle-OwlBubo lacteusEMO,ENP,WB
270Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliMGR,WP
271Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumEMO,ENP,MGR
SK,WB,WK,WP
272African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseMGR,WP
273African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiMGR
274Marsh OwlAsio capensisENP,SK,WB

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

275White-backed MousebirdColius coliusEMO,ENP,SK,SL
SWK,WB,WK,WP
276Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusEMO,ENP,MGR
SK,WB

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

277African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SP,WB,WP

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

278Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusENP,MGR,WB,WP
279Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,WP
280Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SK,WB,WK
WP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

281Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldiENP,MGR,SK,WP
282African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SP,WB,WP
283Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,SL,WB,WK
WP
284Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisDVJ,ENP,WP
285Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisEMO,ENP,WP
286Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasDVJ,ENP,MGR
SK,SWK,WB,WP

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

287Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMGR,WB
288Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaENP,MGR
289Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMGR
290Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMGR
291Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMGR,WP
292Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMGR,WB

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

293White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesMGR
294Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusENP,MGR
295Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SK,SP,WB
WK,WP
296Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicusDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR
297European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterDVJ,EMO,ENP
WK,WP
298Southern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicoidesMGR

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

299European RollerCoracias garrulusENP,MGR
300Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusENP,MGR,SK,SL
SP,WK,WP
301Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naeviusDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SK,SP,WK
WP
302Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMGR

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

303Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiMGR
304Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusENP
305Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelasDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SK,SL,SWK
WB,WK,WP
306Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusMGR,WP

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

307Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorDVJ,EMO,MGR
308Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMGR

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

309Cardinal WoodpeckerChloropicus fuscescensDVJ,ENP,MGR
WB,WK,WP
310Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusDVJ,EMO,ENP
WB,WP
311Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiENP,MGR,WP
312Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniEMO,ENP,MGR
SL,WB,WP

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

313Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusENP,SL,SP,WB
314Lesser KestrelFalco naumanniENP,WB,WP
315Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusEMO,WK
316Rock KestrelFalco rupicolusDVJ,ENP,SK,SP
WP
317Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesENP,SK,SL,SP
SWK,WB
318Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniMGR
319Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraENP,WB
320Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusENP
321Amur FalconFalco amurensisWP
322Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteoSK,WB
323African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMGR
324Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusEMO,ENP,MGR
SK,SL,WB
325Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusEMO,ENP,SK
SWK,WB,WP

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

326Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollisEMO,ENP,SK,SL
SP,SWK,WB,WK
WP

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

327Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisMGR
328Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriENP,MGR,WP
329Rueppell's ParrotPoicephalus rueppelliiEMO,ENP,MGR
WB,WP

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

330White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralisMGR
331Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMGR,WB

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

332Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusWB,WP
333African Golden OrioleOriolus auratusENP,MGR
334African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMGR

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

335White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatusDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,SP,WK
336Chinspot BatisBatis molitorENP,MGR
337Pririt BatisBatis priritDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,SP,SWK,WB
WK,WP

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

338White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusENP,MGR,WP

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

339BrubruNilaus aferDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SK,WB,WP
340Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaEMO,ENP,MGR
WP
341Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusENP
342Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,WB,WK,WP
343Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorMGR,WP
344Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineusWP
345Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineusDVJ,ENP,MGR
SP,WB,WK,WP
346BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonusSK,SWK,WB
347Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusMGR

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

348Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisENP,MGR,SK,SL
WB,WK,WP

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

349African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMGR,WP

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

350Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioDVJ,MGR,WB,WP
351Lesser Gray ShrikeLanius minorENP,WK,WP
352Southern FiscalLanius collarisENP,MGR,SK,SL
SWK,WB
353Magpie ShrikeCorvinella melanoleucaEMO,ENP,MGR
354White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimensEMO,ENP,MGR
WP

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

355Cape CrowCorvus capensisENP,SK,SL,WB
356Pied CrowCorvus albusENP,MGR,SK,SL
WB

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

357Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerMGR,WP
358Carp's TitMelaniparus carpiDVJ,EMO,ENP
WP
359Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisMGR,WP
360Ashy TitMelaniparus cinerascensDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,SL,SP,WB
WP
361Gray TitMelaniparus aferENP,SK

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

362African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliWP
363Southern Penduline-TitAnthoscopus minutusDVJ,EMO,SK,WK

 
Larks: Alaudidae

364Spike-heeled LarkChersomanes albofasciataEMO,ENP,SK,SL
365Gray's LarkAmmomanopsis grayiSK,SP,SWK,WB
366Cape LarkCerthilauda curvirostrisSK
367Karoo Long-billed LarkCerthilauda subcoronataENP,SK,SP,WB
368Benguela LarkCerthilauda benguelensisEMO
369Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansENP
370Black-eared Sparrow-LarkEremopterix australisSL
371Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotisENP,MGR
372Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisEMO,ENP,SK,SP
WB
373Sabota LarkCalendulauda sabotaDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SK,SWK,WB
374Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesEMO,ENP,MGR
SP
375Dune LarkCalendulauda erythrochlamysSL,SWK,WB
376Monotonous LarkMirafra passerinaENP
377Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaENP,MGR
378Eastern Clapper LarkMirafra fasciolataENP
379Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaENP,SWK,WB
380Stark's LarkSpizocorys starkiEMO,ENP,SK,SL
SP,WB
381Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisENP,SP
382Sclater's LarkSpizocorys sclateriSK

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

383Cape CrombecSylvietta rufescensENP,MGR,WB,WK
WP
384RockrunnerAchaetops pycnopygiusEMO,ENP,WK,WP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

385Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,SL,SP,WB
WK,WP
386Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotopsMGR
387Yellow-rumped EremomelaEremomela gregalisWB
388Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisDVJ,EMO,ENP
389Barred Wren-WarblerCalamonastes fasciolatusDVJ,EMO,ENP
WK,WP
390Gray-backed Camaroptera**Camaroptera brevicaudataEMO,ENP,MGR
WK,WP
391Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaENP
392Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMGR,SK,WB
393Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicansEMO,ENP,SK,SP
SWK,WB,WK,WP
394Kopje WarblerEuryptila subcinnamomeaSL,SP
395Rufous-eared WarblerMalcorus pectoralisENP,WB
396Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,WK,WP
397Red-headed CisticolaCisticola subruficapillaDVJ,WB
398Rufous-winged CisticolaCisticola galactotesMGR,WP
399Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensMGR,WK
400Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensENP,MGR,WP
401Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaWP
402Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisENP,MGR,WB,WK
403Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusEMO,ENP,WB,WK

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

404Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorumWP
405Icterine WarblerHippolais icterinaDVJ,ENP,MGR
WB,WP
406Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusDVJ,ENP,WB,WK
407Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisWP
408African Reed WarblerAcrocephalus baeticatusDVJ,ENP,MGR
WB,WK
409Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisDVJ,WB
410Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensMGR
411Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceusMGR,WP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

412Little Rush-WarblerBradypterus baboecalaENP
413River WarblerLocustella fluviatilisWP

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

414Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaWB,WK
415Bank SwallowRiparia ripariaENP,MGR,WB
416Banded MartinRiparia cinctaENP,MGR,WB
417Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaEMO,ENP,SK,SL
WB,WK,WP
418Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaENP,MGR,SP,WB
WP
419White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularisWB,WK
420Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMGR
421Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiataEMO,WB,WK
422Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullataDVJ,EMO,SP,WB
WK,WP
423Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMGR,WP
424Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaENP,MGR
425Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisENP,MGR
426South African SwallowPetrochelidon spiloderaENP,WB,WK
427Common House-MartinDelichon urbicumDVJ,ENP,WB,WK
WP
428Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMGR

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

429Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisMGR,WP
430Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestrisMGR
431Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMGR,WP
432Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricansENP,MGR,SK
SWK,WB,WK,WP

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

433Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusDVJ,ENP,WB,WK

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

434Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapillaEMO
435Garden WarblerSylvia borinENP,MGR,WB
436Layard's WarblerSylvia layardiEMO,SK,WK
437Rufous-vented WarblerSylvia subcaeruleaDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SK,SL,SWK
WB,WK,WP

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

438Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidusENP,SK,SWK,WB
439African Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisMGR

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

440Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiMGR
441Black-faced BabblerTurdoides melanopsENP
442Southern Pied-BabblerTurdoides bicolorEMO,ENP,MGR
SP,WP
443Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMGR
444Bare-cheeked BabblerTurdoides gymnogenysENP

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

445Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusMGR
446Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMGR

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

447Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaDVJ,ENP,MGR
WB,WK
448Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,WB,WK,WP
449Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,SL,SP,WB
WK,WP
450Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisEMO,ENP,MGR
WP
451Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesiiENP,MGR
452Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusMGR
453Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusENP,MGR
454Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensDVJ,ENP,MGR
SP,SWK,WB,WK
WP

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

455Groundscraper ThrushPsophocichla litsitsirupaDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SP,WK,WP
456Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaMGR
457Karoo ThrushTurdus smithiSL

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

458Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataDVJ,ENP,MGR
WB,WP
459Mariqua FlycatcherBradornis mariquensisDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,SP,WB,WK
WP
460Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMGR
461Chat FlycatcherAgricola infuscatusENP,MGR,SK,SP
SWK,WB
462Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensMGR
463Herero ChatMelaenornis hereroEMO,ENP,SK,SP
WB
464Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMGR,WP
465Karoo Scrub-RobinCercotrichas coryphoeusSP
466Kalahari Scrub-RobinCercotrichas paenaDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SL,SP,WB
WP
467Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrysEMO,ENP,MGR
WP
468White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMGR,WP
469Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisMGR
470Short-toed Rock-ThrushMonticola brevipesDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,SL,SP,WP
471African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMGR
472Karoo ChatEmarginata schlegeliiENP,SK,WB
473Southern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla formicivoraENP,SK,SP,WB
474Mountain WheatearMyrmecocichla monticolaDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,SL,SP,SWK
WB,WK
475Amot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiMGR
476Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataENP,MGR,WB
477Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,SL,SP,SWK
WB,WK,WP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

478Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMGR
479Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaEMO,MGR
480Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisDVJ,MGR,WB,WK
WP
481Mariqua SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisDVJ,ENP,MGR
WK,WP
482Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusMGR
483White-breasted SunbirdCinnyris talatalaEMO,ENP,MGR
WB,WP
484Dusky SunbirdCinnyris fuscusEMO,ENP,SK,SL
SP,SWK,WB,WK

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

485Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerDVJ,ENP,MGR
WB,WP
486Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifronsDVJ,ENP,SK,SL
SP,WB,WK
487White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliDVJ,ENP,MGR
SK,SP,WB,WK
488Sociable WeaverPhiletairus sociusENP,SL,SP,WB
489Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsENP,MGR
490Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMGR
491Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusDVJ,ENP,WK,WP
492Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusDVJ,ENP,MGR
SL,SWK,WB,WK
WP
493Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMGR
494Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusEMO,ENP,WP
495Red-billed QueleaQuelea queleaENP,MGR,SL,WB
WK
496Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixENP,MGR,WB,WK
WP
497Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferENP
498Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMGR

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

499Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildEMO,ENP,MGR
SWK,WB,WK
500Black-faced WaxbillEstrilda erythronotosDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SK,WB,WK
WP
501Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisENP,MGR,WK
502Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatinaDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SK,WK,WP
503Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SP,WK,WP
504Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMGR
505Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidulaMGR
506Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaMGR
507Cut-throatAmadina fasciataENP,WP
508Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephalaDVJ,ENP,WB
509QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisENP,WK,WP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

510Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMGR,WK
511Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaENP
512Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regiaEMO,ENP,MGR
WB,WK

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

513House SparrowPasser domesticusSWK,WB,WK
514Great Rufous SparrowPasser motitensisDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,SWK,WB,WK
WP
515Cape SparrowPasser melanurusENP,SL,SWK,WB
516Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SP,SWK,WB
WK,WP
517Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisMGR

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

518Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisDVJ,ENP,SWK
WB,WK
519Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaENP,WB
520African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMGR
521African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,WK
522Long-billed PipitAnthus similisDVJ,EMO,WB,WK
523Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMGR
524Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensisDVJ,ENP,MGR
525Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeMGR

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

526Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMGR
527Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SP,WB,WK
528Yellow CanaryCrithagra flaviventrisENP,MGR,SK
SWK,WB
529White-throated CanaryCrithagra albogularisEMO,ENP,SK,SL
SP,SWK,WB

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

530Lark-like BuntingEmberiza impetuaniDVJ,EMO,ENP
MGR,SK,SP,SWK
WB
531Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,WB,WK,WP
532Cape BuntingEmberiza capensisDVJ,EMO,ENP
SK,SP,WB
533Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisDVJ,EMO,ENP
WK,WP

 * Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through September 2014 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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