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AFRICA NAMIBIA

# Species:664
# Excl Vagrants:611
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:30

OTHER COUNTRIES IN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor68
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient23
##Non-breeding Dispersal20
<>Erratic/Irregular3
()Breeding Season Only43
{}Casual/Vagrant32
[]Accidental21

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened20
VVulnerable14
ENEndangered16
CRCritically Endangered3

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 all species in the country occurring in locales 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.*

color codes

 
Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelusMany

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2|White-faced Whistling-Duck|Dendrocygna viduataMany
3|Fulvous Whistling-Duck|Dendrocygna bicolorCGR,KM,MGR,WB,WK
4White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusMany
5(Knob-billed Duck)Sarkidiornis melanotosMany
6(Egyptian Goose)Alopochen aegyptiacaMany
7(South African Shelduck)Tadorna canaMany
8Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
9African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusMany
10|Blue-billed Teal|Spatula hottentotaMany
11Cape ShovelerSpatula smithiiMany
12{Northern Shoveler}Spatula clypeata 
13African Black DuckAnas sparsaCGR,DVJ,MGR,WP
14|Yellow-billed Duck|Anas undulataMany
15Cape TealAnas capensisMany
16(Red-billed Duck)Anas erythrorhynchaMany
17(Southern Pochard)Netta erythrophthalmaMany
18Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaDVJ,SP,SWK,WB,WK

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

19Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

20Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaMany
21Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiCGR,KL,MGR,RA,WP
22Orange River FrancolinScleroptera levaillantoidesMany
23Common QuailCoturnix coturnixMany
24(Harlequin Quail)Coturnix delegorgueiCGR,KL,WB
25Hartlaub's SpurfowlPternistis hartlaubiMany
26Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersusMany
27Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensisCGR
28Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsoniiMany
29Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferRA

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

30Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
31Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
32[European Turtle-Dove]Streptopelia turtur 
33Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
34Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
35Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
36Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
37Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
38Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
39African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

40Namaqua SandgrousePterocles namaquaMany
41Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisCGR,ENP,MGR,WP
42Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctusMany
43Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelliMany

 
Bustards: Otididae

44Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
45Ludwig's BustardNeotis ludwigiiMany
46Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiCGR,WP
47Karoo BustardHeterotetrax vigorsiiNM
48Rueppell's BustardHeterotetrax rueppeliiMany
49Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficristaMany
50White-quilled BustardAfrotis afraoidesMany
51Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterCGR,KL,MGR,MNP,WP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

52Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorMany
53Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiCGR,KL,KM
54Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstoniiKM

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

55{Red-chested Cuckoo}Cuculus solitariusCGR,DVJ,KM,MGR,WP
56(Black Cuckoo)Cuculus clamosusMany
57/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusCGR,DVJ,KM,MGR,RA
58|African Cuckoo|Cuculus gularisMany
59|Black Coucal|Centropus grilliiMany
60Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudusMany
61Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisMany
62White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
63Burchell's CoucalCentropus burchelliiCGR,KM,MGR,RA
64(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinusMany
65(Levaillant's Cuckoo)Clamator levaillantiiMany
66(Great Spotted Cuckoo)Clamator glandariusMany
67Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiCGR
68Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
69(African Emerald Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx cupreusCGR,KM,MGR
70(Dideric Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx capriusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

71(Pennant-winged Nightjar)Caprimulgus vexillariusCGR,KL,KM,MGR
72(Rufous-cheeked Nightjar)Caprimulgus rufigenaMany
73(Fiery-necked Nightjar)Caprimulgus pectoralisMany
74Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisCGR,KL
75Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMany
76Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

77Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiCGR
78|Alpine Swift|Tachymarptis melbaMany
79/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
80[African Swift]Apus barbatusCGR,MGR,SK,WB
81Bradfield's SwiftApus bradfieldiMany
82Little SwiftApus affinisMany
83Horus SwiftApus horusCGR,KL
84White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
85African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

86African RailRallus caerulescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
87{Corn Crake}Crex crexCGR,MGR
88|African Crake|Crecopsis egregiaMany
89{Spotted Crake}Porzana porzanaCGR,ENP,KL,KM,WB
90(Lesser Moorhen)Gallinula angulataMany
91Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
92Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
93(Allen's Gallinule)Porphyrio alleniMany
94{Purple Gallinule}Porphyrio martinica 
95African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisMany
96(Striped Crake)Aenigmatolimnas marginalisCGR,KL,KM
97Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
98Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaCGR,ENP,KM,MGR,RA

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

99Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansCGR
100Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaCGR,KM,WP

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

101African FinfootPodica senegalensisCGR,KL,KM,RA,WP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

102Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumENP
103Wattled CraneGrus carunculatusBNP,CGR,ENP,MGR
MNP
104Blue CraneGrus paradiseusENP,WP

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

105Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
106Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

107Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
108Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

109/Eurasian Oystercatcher/Haematopus ostralegusSWK,WB
110African OystercatcherHaematopus moquiniSK,SWK,WB

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

111/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
112{American Golden-Plover}Pluvialis dominica 
113[Pacific Golden-Plover]Pluvialis fulvaWB
114/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
115Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisMany
116Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
117Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
118White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsMany
119Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
120Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
121/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusCGR,ENP,MGR,WB
122/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsWB
123/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiWB
124Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
125Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusENP,SWK,WB
126White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusMany
127[Kentish Plover]Anarhynchus alexandrinus 

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

128Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

129Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
130African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

131/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusSWK,WB
132[Eurasian Curlew]Numenius arquataKM,SWK,WB
133/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponicaSWK,WB
134{Black-tailed Godwit}Limosa limosaWB
135/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaCGR
136African SnipeGallinago nigripennisMany
137{Wilson's Phalarope}Phalaropus tricolorCGR,WB
138/Red Phalarope/Phalaropus fulicariusSWK,WB
139/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusSWK,WB
140/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusSWK,WB
141/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
142Green SandpiperTringa ochropusCGR,KM,WB
143/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
144/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
145{Common Redshank}Tringa totanusSWK,WB
146/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
147/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresEM,SWK,WB
148/Red Knot/Calidris canutusSWK,WB
149/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
150/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellusWB
151/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaMany
152[Temminck's Stint]Calidris temminckii 
153{Buff-breasted Sandpiper}Calidris subruficollis 
154/Sanderling/Calidris albaMGR,SWK,WB,WK
155{Dunlin}Calidris alpina 
156{Baird's Sandpiper}Calidris bairdii 
157/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
158{White-rumped Sandpiper}Calidris fuscicollis 
159{Pectoral Sandpiper}Calidris melanotosWB,WK

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

160Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

161Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusMany
162(Bronze-winged Courser)Rhinoptilus chalcopterusMany
163Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusCGR,ENP,KM
164Burchell's CourserCursorius rufusMany
165Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
166(Rock Pratincole)Glareola nuchalisCGR,KM,MGR,RA
167/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanniBNP,CGR,ENP,KL,MGR
168Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

169{Long-tailed Jaeger}Stercorarius longicaudusSWK,WB
170/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticusSWK,WB
171/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinusSWK,WB
172Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticusSWK,WB
173#South Polar Skua#Stercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

174|Sabine's Gull|Xema sabiniSWK,WB
175Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWB
176Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
177Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubiiNM,SK,SWK,WB
178{Franklin's Gull}Leucophaeus pipixcanWB
179Kelp GullLarus dominicanusSK,SWK,WB
180{Lesser Black-backed Gull}Larus fuscusMGR,WB
181(African Skimmer)Rynchops flavirostrisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
182{Little Tern}Sternula albifronsWB
183(Damara Tern)Sternula balaenarumSWK,WB
184Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaCGR,SWK,WB
185Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
186/Black Tern/Chlidonias nigerSWK,WB
187/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
188|Roseate Tern|Sterna dougallii 
189|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaeaWB
190/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoSWK,WB
191|West African Crested Tern|Thalasseus albididorsalis 
192/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensisSWK,WB
193Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiSWK,WB

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

194Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusMany
195(Lesser Flamingo)Phoenicoparrus minorCGR,ENP,SWK,WB,WK

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

196Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
197Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusENP,SWK,WB
198Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisMany

 
Penguins: Spheniscidae

199African PenguinSpheniscus demersusSWK,WB

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

200#Snowy Albatross#Diomedea exulans 
201#Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross#Thalassarche chlororhynchosSWK,WB
202#Gray-headed Albatross#Thalassarche chrysostomaWB
203#White-capped Albatross#Thalassarche cauta 
204#Black-browed Albatross#Thalassarche melanophrisSWK,WB

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

205#Wilson's Storm-Petrel#Oceanites oceanicusSWK,WB

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

206/European Storm-Petrel/Hydrobates pelagicusSWK,WB
207#Leach's Storm-Petrel#Hydrobates leucorhoa 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

208#Southern Giant-Petrel#Macronectes giganteusWB
209#Southern Fulmar#Fulmarus glacialoides 
210Antarctic PetrelThalassoica antarcticaWB
211#Pintado Petrel#Daption capenseWB
212#Great-winged Petrel#Pterodroma macroptera 
213#Soft-plumaged Petrel#Pterodroma mollis 
214{Fairy Prion}Pachyptila turtur 
215#Antarctic Prion#Pachyptila desolata 
216#White-chinned Petrel#Procellaria aequinoctialisSWK,WB
217#Cory's Shearwater#Calonectris borealisSWK,WB
218#Great Shearwater#Ardenna gravis 
219#Sooty Shearwater#Ardenna griseusSWK,WB
220/Manx Shearwater/Puffinus puffinus 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

221(African Openbill)Anastomus lamelligerusMany
222Black StorkCiconia nigraMany
223/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
224[African Woolly-necked Stork]Ciconia microscelisBNP,CGR,MGR
225/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
226Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisCGR,ENP,KL,MGR,MNP
227Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
228|Yellow-billed Stork|Mycteria ibisMany

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

229(Cape Gannet)Morus capensisSWK,WB

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

230African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

231Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
232Crowned CormorantMicrocarbo coronatusSWK,WB
233Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectusSWK,WB
234Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensisSK,SWK,WB
235Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

236(Glossy Ibis)Plegadis falcinellusMany
237African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
238Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
239African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

240Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisCGR
241(Dwarf Bittern)Botaurus sturmiiMany
242Little BitternBotaurus minutusMany
243Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
244|Slaty Egret|Egretta vinaceigulaMany
245|Black Heron|Egretta ardesiacaMany
246Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
247White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusMany
248Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
249Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
250Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
251(Western Cattle-Egret)Bubulcus ibisMany
252Great EgretArdea albaMany
253Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
254Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
255Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
256Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
257Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

258HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

259(Great White Pelican)Pelecanus onocrotalusMany
260#Pink-backed Pelican#Pelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

261SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

262/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

263Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
264African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
265{Palm-nut Vulture}Gypohierax angolensisCGR,ENP,WB
266[Bearded Vulture]Gypaetus barbatus 
267Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusENP
268African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
269/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
270White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
271Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
272Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
273White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
274Cape GriffonGyps coprotheresMany
275BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
276Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
277Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
278Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
279[Crowned Eagle]Stephanoaetus coronatus 
280Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
281Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisCGR,KL,KM,MNP,RA
282/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaCGR,KL,KM,MGR
283(Wahlberg's Eagle)Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
284Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusMany
285Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMGR
286Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
287/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
288Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
289African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
290Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusCGR,KM,MGR,WK
291Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
292Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
293Pale Chanting-GoshawkMelierax canorusMany
294Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
295African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
296Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
297ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
298Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisMany
299Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusKM,MGR
300African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
301Black HarrierCircus maurusND,WB
302/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusCGR,ENP,KL
303/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusCGR,ENP,KM
304Black KiteMilvus migransMany
305African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
306/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
307[Long-legged Buzzard]Buteo rufinus 
308Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany
309Jackal BuzzardButeo rufofuscusDVJ,SK,WB,WK,WP

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

310[African Grass-Owl]Tyto capensis 
311Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

312African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
313Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis grantiMany
314Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisWB
315Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
316Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
317Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliCGR,KM,MGR,RA,WP
318Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
319African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseMany
320African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiMany
321Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

322White-backed MousebirdColius coliusMany
323Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

324Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaCGR

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

325Common HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

326Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
327Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisMany
328Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

329Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriCGR,KL,MGR,MNP
330Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusCGR,KL
331Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldiMany
332African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
333Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriMany
334Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisMany
335Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisMany
336Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasMany
337Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorCGR,KL,KM

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

338White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesMany
339Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
340Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusMany
341/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
342(Olive Bee-eater)Merops superciliosusCGR,RA
343/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
344(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoidesMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

345Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataCGR,KL,KM
346Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
347(African Pygmy Kingfisher)Ispidina pictaCGR,KM
348(Gray-headed Kingfisher)Halcyon leucocephalaMany
349(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensisMany
350Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
351Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
352Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
353Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

354/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
355Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
356{Racket-tailed Roller}Coracias spatulatusCGR,KL,KM,MGR
357(Purple Roller)Coracias naeviusMany
358|Broad-billed Roller|Eurystomus glaucurusCGR,KL,MGR,MNP

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

359Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiMany
360Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
361Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelasMany
362Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

363Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,RA
364Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusCGR,MGR,RA
365Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
366Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorCGR,EM,KL,MGR,RA

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

367Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
368Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
369{Olive Woodpecker}Dendropicos griseocephalus 
370Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiMany
371Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

372Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusMany
373/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
374Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusWK
375Rock KestrelFalco rupicolusMany
376Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesMany
377Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniMany
378Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraMany
379/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinusMany
380/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensisCGR,KM,MGR,WK,WP
381{Sooty Falcon}Falco concolor 
382/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
383|African Hobby|Falco cuvieriiCGR,KL,KM,MGR
384Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
385[Peregrine Falcon]Falco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

386Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollisMany
387[Black-cheeked Lovebird]Agapornis nigrigenisKM

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

388Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisKM,MGR
389Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
390&Rueppell's ParrotlPoicephalus rueppelliiMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

391African BroadbillSmithornis capensisCGR

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

392White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisCGR,KM,MGR,RA
393|Black Cuckooshrike|Campephaga flavaMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

394/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusMany
395#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusMany
396African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

397White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatusMany
398Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
399Pririt BatisBatis priritMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

400White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany
401Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiBNP,CGR,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

402BrubruNilaus aferMany
403Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
404Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
405Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
406Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
407Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorMany
408Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineusWP
409Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineusMany
410BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonusMany
411Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
412Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

413Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

414(African Paradise-Flycatcher)Terpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

415Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaMany
416/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
417/Lesser Gray Shrike/Lanius minorMany
418Southern FiscalLanius collarisMany
419{Souza's Shrike}Lanius souzaeMany
420White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimensMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

421Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
422Pied CrowCorvus albusMany

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

423Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerMany
424Carp's TitMelaniparus carpiMany
425Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisCGR,MGR,RA,WP
426Ashy TitMelaniparus cinerascensMany
427Gray TitMelaniparus aferENP,SK

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

428African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany
429Southern Penduline-TitAnthoscopus minutusMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

430Spike-heeled LarkChersomanes albofasciataMany
431Gray's LarkAmmomanopsis grayiNM,SK,SP,SWK,WB
432Cape LarkCerthilauda curvirostrisSK
433Karoo Long-billed LarkCerthilauda subcoronataMany
434|Dusky Lark|Pinarocorys nigricansMany
435Black-eared Sparrow-LarkEremopterix australisND
436Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotisMany
437Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisMany
438Sabota LarkCalendulauda sabotaMany
439Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
440Dune LarkCalendulauda erythrochlamysND,NM,SWK,WB
441Monotonous LarkMirafra passerinaMany
442Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaCGR,KL,MGR,MNP
443Eastern Clapper LarkCorypha fasciolataMany
444Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaMany
445Stark's LarkSpizocorys starkiMany
446Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisENP,SP
447&Sclater's LarklSpizocorys sclateriSK
448Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

449Eastern NicatorNicator gularisKM

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

450Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescensMany
451RockrunnerAchaetops pycnopygiusMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

452Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
453Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsMany
454Karoo EremomelaEremomela gregalisEM,SK,WB
455Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisMany
456Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusKM
457Barred Wren-WarblerCalamonastes fasciolatusMany
458Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
459Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
460Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
461Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicansMany
462Cinnamon-breasted WarblerEuryptila subcinnamomeaND,SP
463Rufous-eared WarblerMalcorus pectoralisMany
464Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsCGR,KM,MGR,RA
465Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
466Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusMany
467Gray-backed CisticolaCisticola subruficapillaMany
468Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaCGR,KM,MGR,WP
469Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensMany
470Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensENP,MGR,WP
471Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaMany
472Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
473Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

474Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorumBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,WP
475/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaMany
476/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
477/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisCGR,MGR,WP
478/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
479Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
480Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR
481/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusCGR,KM,MGR,WP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

482/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilisCGR,WP
483Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

484[Black Sawwing]Psalidoprocne pristoptera 
485Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
486|Banded Martin|Neophedina cinctaMany
487Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
488/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
489Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
490Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiataMany
491/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
492|Angola Swallow|Hirundo angolensis 
493|White-throated Swallow|Hirundo albigularisMany
494Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
495/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
496(Greater Striped Swallow)Cecropis cucullataMany
497(Lesser Striped Swallow)Cecropis abyssinicaMany
498(Rufous-chested Swallow)Cecropis semirufaMany
499Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany
500|South African Swallow|Petrochelidon spiloderaMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

501Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisMany
502Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestrisMany
503Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany
504Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricansMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

505[Wood Warbler]Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
506/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

507{Eurasian Blackcap}Sylvia atricapilla 
508/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
509Layard's WarblerCurruca layardiMany
510Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcaeruleaMany
511/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

512Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidusMany
513Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniMany

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

514Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
515Bare-cheeked BabblerTurdoides gymnogenysEM,ENP,OM,RC,SK
516Southern Pied-BabblerTurdoides bicolorMany
517Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiMany
518Black-faced BabblerTurdoides melanopsMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

519Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
520Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusBNP,CGR,MGR,MNP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

521(Wattled Starling)Creatophora cinereaMany
522(Violet-backed Starling)Cinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
523Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupMany
524Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisMany
525Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesiiMany
526Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusCGR,KM,MGR,MNP
527Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusCGR,MGR
528Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
529Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

530Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaMany
531Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaMany
532Karoo ThrushTurdus smithiND

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

533/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striataMany
534Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensisMany
535Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
536Chat FlycatcherAgricola infuscatusMany
537Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
538Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
539Herero ChatNamibornis hereroEM,ENP,SK,SP,WB
540{Fiscal Flycatcher}Sigelus silens 
541Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
542Karoo Scrub-RobinTychaedon coryphoeusDVJ,SP,WK
543Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgataMany
544Kalahari Scrub-RobinCercotrichas paenaMany
545White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
546White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
547{Red-capped Robin-Chat}Cossypha natalensisCGR,KM,MGR
548Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataCGR
549/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia lusciniaCGR,MGR
550[Common Redstart]Phoenicurus phoenicurus 
551Short-toed Rock-ThrushMonticola brevipesMany
552{Whinchat}Saxicola rubetra 
553African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
554Karoo ChatEmarginata schlegeliiMany
555Tractrac ChatEmarginata tractracMany
556Southern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla formicivoraMany
557Mountain ChatMyrmecocichla monticolaMany
558Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
559{Northern Wheatear}Oenanthe oenanthe 
560Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
561Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

562Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
563Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
564Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
565Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
566Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiCGR,KL,KM,MGR
567Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RC
568White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatalaMany
569Dusky SunbirdCinnyris fuscusMany
570Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

571&Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverlBubalornis nigerMany
572Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifronsMany
573White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
574Sociable WeaverPhiletairus sociusMany
575Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
576Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
577Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
578Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterusBNP,CGR,KL,KM,MGR
579Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
580Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusMany
581Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
582Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusMany
583Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsKL,KM
584(Red-billed Quelea)Quelea queleaMany
585Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
586Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferMany
587White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,RA
588Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
589Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

590Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataCGR,KL,KM
591Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesCGR
592Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaCGR,KL,MGR
593Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMany
594Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
595QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
596Cut-throatAmadina fasciataMany
597Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephalaMany
598Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatinaMany
599Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisMany
600Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
601Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraCGR
602Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusCGR
603Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
604Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
605Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidulaMany

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

606Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
607Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaCGR,KM
608Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
609Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regiaMany
610Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
611[Dusky Indigobird]Vidua funerea 
612[Purple Indigobird]Vidua purpurascensMGR
613Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisCGR

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

614House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
615Great Rufous SparrowPasser motitensisMany
616Cape SparrowPasser melanurusMany
617Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusCGR,KL,KM
618Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususMany
619Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

620Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMany
621{Gray Wagtail}Motacilla cinerea 
622/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
623African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
624African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
625[Mountain Pipit]Anthus hoeschi 
626Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeKL,MGR
627Nicholson's PipitAnthus nicholsoniMany
628Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
629Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensisMany
630{Tree Pipit}Anthus trivialisCGR,MGR
631[Red-throated Pipit]Anthus cervinusWK
632{Fuelleborn's Longclaw}Macronyx fuelleborni 
633Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeCGR,KL,MGR

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

634Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
635Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisMany
636Yellow CanaryCrithagra flaviventrisMany
637White-throated CanaryCrithagra albogularisMany
638Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelliCGR
639[Streaky-headed Seedeater]Crithagra gularis 
640Black-headed CanarySerinus alarioDVJ,WK

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

641Lark-like BuntingEmberiza impetuaniMany
642Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
643Cape BuntingEmberiza capensisMany
644Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Bwabwata National Park210
Caprivi Game Reserve463
Daan Viljoen Game Park287
Erongo Mountains213
Etosha National Park290
Kalizo Lodge343
Katima-Mulilo332
Mahango Game Reserve & Popa Falls429
Mudumu National Park/Kavanga River245
Naukluft Mountains104
Omaruru190
Roy's Camp200
Rundu Area288
Sossusvlei & Namib Desert127
Spitzkoppe209
Spreetshoogte Pass178
Swakopmund205
Walvis Bay300
Waterberg Plateau301
Windhoek & Avis Dam285
Total Species644

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.