CAPRIVI GAME RESERVE
NAMIBIA
LOCALE
Area (SqKm): | 5,715 |
# Species: | 458 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 458 |
# Endemics: | 0 |
# Near Endemics: | 0 |
Species/100 SqKm: | 8.0 |
Habitat: Swamps, floodplain, woodland |
SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

1 | Coqui Francolin | Campocolinus coqui | RR | |
2 | Lesser Flamingo | Phoenicoparrus minor | | NT |
3 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | | NT |
4 | Denham's Bustard | Neotis denhami | RR | NT |
5 | Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster | RR | |
6 | Burchell's Coucal** | Centropus burchellii | RR | |
7 | Thick-billed Cuckoo | Pachycoccyx audeberti | RR | |
8 | African Emerald Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx cupreus | RR | |
9 | Swamp Nightjar | Caprimulgus natalensis | RR | |
10 | Bat-like Spinetail | Neafrapus boehmi | RR | |
11 | Little Swift | Apus affinis | | V |
12 | Horus Swift | Apus horus | RR | |
13 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | | EN |
14 | Wattled Crane | Bugeranus carunculatus | | V |
15 | Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | | NT |
16 | Great Snipe | Gallinago media | | NT |
17 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | | CR |
18 | Black-winged Pratincole | Glareola nordmanni | | NT |
19 | African Skimmer | Rynchops flavirostris | | NT |
20 | Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus | | NT |
21 | Great Bittern | Botaurus stellaris | RR | |
22 | Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath | RR | |
23 | Slaty Egret | Egretta vinaceigula | | V |
24 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | | EN |
25 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | | CR |
26 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | | EN |
27 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | | CR |
28 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | | CR |
29 | Cape Griffon | Gyps coprotheres | | EN |
30 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | | EN |
31 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | | EN |
32 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | | V |
33 | Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | | EN |
34 | Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | | NT |
35 | African Goshawk | Accipiter tachiro | RR | |
36 | Narina Trogon | Apaloderma narina | RR | |
37 | Southern Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri | RR | V |
38 | Crowned Hornbill | Lophoceros alboterminatus | RR | |
39 | Trumpeter Hornbill | Bycanistes bucinator | RR | |
40 | Half-collared Kingfisher | Alcedo semitorquata | RR | |
41 | African Pygmy Kingfisher | Ispidina picta | RR | |
42 | Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Halcyon albiventris | RR | |
43 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | | EN |
44 | Green-backed Honeyguide | Prodotiscus zambesiae | RR | |
45 | Wahlberg's Honeyguide | Prodotiscus regulus | RR | |
46 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | | NT |
47 | Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | | NT |
48 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | | EN |
49 | African Broadbill | Smithornis capensis | RR | |
50 | Retz's Helmetshrike | Prionops retzii | LC | |
51 | Gray-headed Bushshrike | Malaconotus blanchoti | RR | |
52 | Flappet Lark | Mirafra rufocinnamomea | RR | |
53 | Eastern Clapper Lark | Mirafra fasciolata | RR | |
54 | Rufous-winged Cisticola | Cisticola galactotes | RR | |
55 | Hartlaub's Babbler | Turdoides hartlaubii | RR | |
56 | Black-faced Babbler | Turdoides melanops | RR | |
57 | Yellow-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus africanus | RR | |
58 | Lesser Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chloropterus | RR | |
59 | Sharp-tailed Starling | Lamprotornis acuticaudus | RR | |
60 | Gray Tit-Flycatcher | Fraseria plumbeus | RR | |
61 | Collared Palm-Thrush | Cichladusa arquata | RR | |
62 | Shelley's Sunbird | Cinnyris shelleyi | RR | |
63 | Copper Sunbird | Cinnyris cupreus | RR | |
64 | Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis | RR | |
65 | Southern Brown-throated Weaver | Ploceus xanthopterus | RR | |
66 | White-winged Widowbird | Euplectes albonotatus | RR | |
67 | Grosbeak Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons | RR | |
68 | Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | RR | |
69 | Magpie Mannikin | Spermestes fringilloides | RR | |
70 | Zebra Waxbill | Amandava subflava | RR | |
71 | Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis | RR | |
72 | Orange-winged Pytilia | Pytilia afra | RR | |
73 | Peters's Twinspot | Hypargos niveoguttatus | RR | |
74 | Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah | Vidua obtusa | RR | |
75 | Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata | RR | |
76 | Parasitic Weaver | Anomalospiza imberbis | RR | |
77 | Northern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus | RR | |
78 | Rosy-throated Longclaw | Macronyx ameliae | RR | |
79 | Black-eared Seedeater | Crithagra mennelli | LC | |
* 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.
PRESENCE CODES
// | Boreal Visitor |
\\ | Austral Visitor |
|| | Transient |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
<> | Erratic/Irregular |
() | Breeding Season Only |
{} | Casual/Vagrant |
[] | Accidental |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
E | Endemic |
LC | Local |
NE | Near Endemic |
RR | Range Restricted |
STATUS CODES
NT | Near Threatened |
V | Vulnerable |
EN | Endangered |
CR | Critically Endangered |