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CENTRAL NAMIBIA BIRDING & WILDLIFE TOUR

Possible Specialty Birds for Tour

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 possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa NT
2Hartlaub's FrancolinPternistis hartlaubiNE 
3Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minor NT
4Kori BustardArdeotis kori NT
5Ludwig's BustardNeotis ludwigii EN
6Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiRRNT
7Rueppell's BustardEupodotis rueppeliiNE 
8Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterRR 
9Burchell's Coucal**Centropus burchelliiRR 
10Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumRREN
11Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseusRRV
12Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus V
13African OystercatcherHaematopus moquini NT
14Chestnut-banded PloverCharadrius pallidus NT
15Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata NT
16Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa NT
17Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni NT
18Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubiiNE 
19Damara TernSternula balaenarum NT
20African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris NT
21African PenguinSpheniscus demersusRREN
22Atlantic Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche chlororhynchos EN
23Gray-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostoma EN
24Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris NT
25White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialis V
26Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseus NT
27Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus V
28Cape GannetMorus capensis V
29Crowned CormorantMicrocarbo coronatus NT
30Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensis EN
31Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectusNEEN
32Goliath HeronArdea goliathRR 
33Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigula V
34SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius V
35Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusRREN
36White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis V
37Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos V
38Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus EN
39White-backed VultureGyps africanus EN
40Cape GriffonGyps coprotheres V
41BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus NT
42Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus V
43Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiRR 
44Black HarrierCircus maurus V
45Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus NT
46Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucusRR 
47Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisRR 
48Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriNE 
49Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisE 
50European RollerCoracias garrulus NT
51Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinus NT
52Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisRR 
53Rueppell's ParrotPoicephalus rueppelliiNE 
54White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatusNE 
55Carp's TitMelaniparus carpiNE 
56Gray TitMelaniparus aferNE 
57Gray's LarkAmmomanopsis grayiNE 
58Cape LarkCerthilauda curvirostrisNE 
59Karoo Long-billed LarkCerthilauda subcoronataNE 
60Benguela LarkCerthilauda benguelensisNE 
61Black-eared Sparrow-LarkEremopterix australisRR 
62Dune LarkCalendulauda erythrochlamysE 
63Eastern Clapper LarkMirafra fasciolataRR 
64Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisRR 
65Sclater's LarkSpizocorys sclateriNENT
66RockrunnerAchaetops pycnopygiusNE 
67Yellow-rumped EremomelaEremomela gregalisNE 
68Kopje WarblerEuryptila subcinnamomeaNE 
69Rufous-winged CisticolaCisticola galactotesRR 
70Layard's WarblerSylvia layardiNE 
71Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidusNE 
72Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiRR 
73Black-faced BabblerTurdoides melanopsRR 
74Bare-cheeked BabblerTurdoides gymnogenysNE 
75Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusRR 
76Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusRR 
77Karoo ThrushTurdus smithiRR 
78Herero ChatMelaenornis hereroNE 
79Karoo Scrub-RobinCercotrichas coryphoeusRR 
80QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisRR 
81Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeRR 

 * 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.

ADDITIONAL INFO
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BIRDING LOCALES

 

PRESENCE CODES

//Boreal Visitor
\\Austral Visitor
||Transient
##Non-breeding Dispersal
<>Erratic/Irregular
()Breeding Season Only
{}Casual/Vagrant
[]Accidental

DISTRIBUTION CODES

EEndemic
LCLocal
NENear Endemic
RRRange Restricted

STATUS CODES

NTNear Threatened
VVulnerable
ENEndangered
CRCritically Endangered