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Accessible Species

AFRICA
NAMIBIA

# Species:667
# Excl Vagrants:614
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:31

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

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

30Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusMany
31(Lesser Flamingo)Phoenicoparrus minorCGR,ENP,SWK,WB,WK

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

32Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
33Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusENP,SWK,WB
34Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

35Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
36Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
37[European Turtle-Dove]Streptopelia turtur 
38Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
39Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
40Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
41Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
42Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
43Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
44African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

45Namaqua SandgrousePterocles namaquaMany
46Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisCGR,ENP,MGR,WP
47Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctusMany
48Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelliMany

 
Bustards: Otididae

49Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
50Ludwig's BustardNeotis ludwigiiMany
51Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiCGR,WP
52Karoo BustardHeterotetrax vigorsiiNM
53Rueppell's BustardHeterotetrax rueppeliiMany
54Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficristaMany
55White-quilled BustardAfrotis afraoidesMany
56Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterCGR,KL,MGR,MNP,WP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

57Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstoniiKM
58Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiCGR,KL,KM
59Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

60{Red-chested Cuckoo}Cuculus solitariusCGR,DVJ,KM,MGR,WP
61(Black Cuckoo)Cuculus clamosusMany
62/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusCGR,DVJ,KM,MGR,RA
63|African Cuckoo|Cuculus gularisMany
64|Black Coucal|Centropus grilliiMany
65Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudusMany
66Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisMany
67White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
68Burchell's Coucal**Centropus burchelliiCGR,KM,MGR,RA
69(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinusMany
70(Levaillant's Cuckoo)Clamator levaillantiiMany
71(Great Spotted Cuckoo)Clamator glandariusMany
72Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiCGR
73Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
74(African Emerald Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx cupreusCGR,KM,MGR
75(Dideric Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx capriusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

76(Pennant-winged Nightjar)Caprimulgus vexillariusCGR,KL,KM,MGR
77(Rufous-cheeked Nightjar)Caprimulgus rufigenaMany
78(Fiery-necked Nightjar)Caprimulgus pectoralisMany
79Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisCGR,KL
80Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMany
81Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

82Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiCGR
83|Alpine Swift|Tachymarptis melbaMany
84/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
85[African Swift]Apus barbatusCGR,MGR,SK,WB
86Bradfield's SwiftApus bradfieldiMany
87Little SwiftApus affinisMany
88Horus SwiftApus horusCGR,KL
89White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
90African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

91African RailRallus caerulescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
92{Corn Crake}Crex crexCGR,MGR
93|African Crake|Crex egregiaMany
94{Spotted Crake}Porzana porzanaCGR,ENP,KL,KM,WB
95(Lesser Moorhen)Gallinula angulataMany
96Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
97Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
98(Allen's Gallinule)Porphyrio alleniMany
99{Purple Gallinule}Porphyrio martinica 
100African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisMany
101(Striped Crake)Amaurornis marginalisCGR,KL,KM
102Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
103Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaCGR,ENP,KM,MGR,RA

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

104Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansCGR
105Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaCGR,KM,WP

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

106African FinfootPodica senegalensisCGR,KL,KM,RA,WP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

107Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumENP
108Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseusENP,WP
109Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatusBNP,CGR,ENP,MGR
MNP

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

110Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
111Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

112Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
113Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

114/Eurasian Oystercatcher/Haematopus ostralegusSWK,WB
115African OystercatcherHaematopus moquiniSK,SWK,WB

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

116/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
117{American Golden-Plover}Pluvialis dominica 
118[Pacific Golden-Plover]Pluvialis fulvaWB
119/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
120Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisMany
121Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
122Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
123White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsMany
124Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
125Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
126/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusCGR,ENP,MGR,WB
127/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsWB
128/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiWB
129Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
130Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusENP,SWK,WB
131White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusMany
132[Kentish Plover]Anarhynchus alexandrinus 

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

133Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

134Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
135African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

165Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

166(Bronze-winged Courser)Rhinoptilus chalcopterusMany
167Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusCGR,ENP,KM
168Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusMany
169Burchell's CourserCursorius rufusMany
170Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
171(Rock Pratincole)Glareola nuchalisCGR,KM,MGR,RA
172/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanniBNP,CGR,ENP,KL,MGR
173Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

174{Long-tailed Jaeger}Stercorarius longicaudusSWK,WB
175/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticusSWK,WB
176/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinusSWK,WB
177Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticusSWK,WB
178#South Polar Skua#Stercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

179|Sabine's Gull|Xema sabiniSWK,WB
180Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWB
181Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
182Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubiiNM,SK,SWK,WB
183{Franklin's Gull}Leucophaeus pipixcanWB
184Kelp GullLarus dominicanusSK,SWK,WB
185{Lesser Black-backed Gull}Larus fuscusMGR,WB
186(African Skimmer)Rynchops flavirostrisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
187{Little Tern}Sternula albifronsWB
188(Damara Tern)Sternula balaenarumSWK,WB
189Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaCGR,SWK,WB
190Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
191/Black Tern/Chlidonias nigerSWK,WB
192/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
193|Roseate Tern|Sterna dougallii 
194|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaeaWB
195/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoSWK,WB
196|West African Crested Tern|Thalasseus albididorsalis 
197/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensisSWK,WB
198Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiSWK,WB

 
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#Cape 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 diomedeaSWK,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

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

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

236(Great White Pelican)Pelecanus onocrotalusMany
237#Pink-backed Pelican#Pelecanus rufescensMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

238HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

239Great BitternBotaurus stellarisCGR
240(Dwarf Bittern)Ixobrychus sturmiiMany
241Little BitternIxobrychus minutusMany
242Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
243|Slaty Egret|Egretta vinaceigulaMany
244|Black Heron|Egretta ardesiacaMany
245Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
246White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusMany
247Striated HeronButorides striataMany
248Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
249Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
250(Western Cattle Egret)Bubulcus ibisMany
251Great EgretArdea albaMany
252Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
253Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
254Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
255Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
256Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

257(Glossy Ibis)Plegadis falcinellusMany
258African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
259Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
260African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
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
268/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
269African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
270White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
271Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
272Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
273White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
274Cape GriffonGyps coprotheresMany
275BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
276Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
277Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
278Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
279Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusCGR,KM,MGR,WK
280[Crowned Eagle]Stephanoaetus coronatus 
281Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
282Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisCGR,KL,KM,MNP,RA
283/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaCGR,KL,KM,MGR
284(Wahlberg's Eagle)Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
285Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusMany
286Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMGR
287Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
288/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
289Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
290African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
291Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
292Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
293Pale Chanting-GoshawkMelierax canorusMany
294Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
295African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
296Black HarrierCircus maurusND,WB
297/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusCGR,ENP,KL
298/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusCGR,ENP,KM
299African GoshawkAccipiter tousseneliiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
300ShikraAccipiter badiusMany
301Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusMany
302Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisMany
303Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucusKM,MGR
304Black KiteMilvus migransMany
305Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusMany
306African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
307/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
308[Long-legged Buzzard]Buteo rufinus 
309Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany
310Jackal BuzzardButeo rufofuscusDVJ,SK,WB,WK,WP

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

311[African Grass-Owl]Tyto capensis 
312Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

313African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
314Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis grantiMany
315Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisWB
316Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
317Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
318Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliCGR,KM,MGR,RA,WP
319Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
320African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseMany
321African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiMany
322Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

323White-backed MousebirdColius coliusMany
324Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

325Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaCGR

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

326African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

327Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
328Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisMany
329Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

330Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriCGR,KL,MGR,MNP
331Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusCGR,KL
332Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldiMany
333African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
334Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriMany
335Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisMany
336Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisMany
337Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasMany
338Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorCGR,KL,KM

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

339Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataCGR,KL,KM
340Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
341(African Pygmy Kingfisher)Ispidina pictaCGR,KM
342(Gray-headed Kingfisher)Halcyon leucocephalaMany
343(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensisMany
344Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
345Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
346Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
347Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

348White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesMany
349Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
350Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusMany
351/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
352(Madagascar Bee-eater)Merops superciliosusCGR,RA
353/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
354(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoidesMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

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

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

360Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiMany
361Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
362Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelasMany
363Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

364Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiaeBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,RA
365Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusCGR,MGR,RA
366Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
367Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorCGR,EM,KL,MGR,RA

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

368Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
369{Olive Woodpecker}Dendropicos griseocephalus 
370Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
371Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiMany
372Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

373Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusMany
374/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
375Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusWK
376Rock KestrelFalco rupicolusMany
377Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesMany
378Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniMany
379Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraMany
380/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinusMany
381/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensisCGR,KM,MGR,WK,WP
382{Sooty Falcon}Falco concolor 
383/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
384|African Hobby|Falco cuvieriiCGR,KL,KM,MGR
385Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
386Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
387[Barbary Falcon**]Falco pelegrinoides 

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

388Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollisMany
389[Black-cheeked Lovebird]Agapornis nigrigenisKM

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

390Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisKM,MGR
391Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
392<Rueppell's Parrot>Poicephalus rueppelliiMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

393African BroadbillSmithornis capensisCGR

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

394White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralisCGR,KM,MGR,RA
395|Black Cuckooshrike|Campephaga flavaMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

396/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusMany
397#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusMany
398African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

399White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatusMany
400Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
401Pririt BatisBatis priritMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

402White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany
403Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiBNP,CGR,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

404BrubruNilaus aferMany
405Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
406Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
407Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
408Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
409Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorMany
410Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineusWP
411Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineusMany
412BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonusMany
413Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusMany
414Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

415Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

416(African Paradise-Flycatcher)Terpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

417/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
418/Lesser Gray Shrike/Lanius minorMany
419Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleucaMany
420Southern FiscalLanius collarisMany
421{Souza's Shrike}Lanius souzaeMany
422White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimensMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

423Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
424Pied CrowCorvus albusMany

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

425Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerMany
426Carp's TitMelaniparus carpiMany
427Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisCGR,MGR,RA,WP
428Ashy TitMelaniparus cinerascensMany
429Gray TitMelaniparus aferENP,SK

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

430African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany
431Southern Penduline-TitAnthoscopus minutusMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

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

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

450Eastern NicatorNicator gularisKM

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

451Cape CrombecSylvietta rufescensMany
452RockrunnerAchaetops pycnopygiusMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

453Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
454Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotopsMany
455Yellow-rumped EremomelaEremomela gregalisEM,SK,WB
456Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisMany
457Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusKM
458Barred Wren-WarblerCalamonastes fasciolatusMany
459Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
460Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
461Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
462Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicansMany
463Kopje WarblerEuryptila subcinnamomeaND,SP
464Rufous-eared WarblerMalcorus pectoralisMany
465Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsCGR,KM,MGR,RA
466Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
467Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusMany
468Red-headed CisticolaCisticola subruficapillaMany
469Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaCGR,KM,MGR,WP
470Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensMany
471Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensENP,MGR,WP
472Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaMany
473Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
474Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

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

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

483/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilisCGR,WP
484Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

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

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

502Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisMany
503Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestrisMany
504Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany
505Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricansMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

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

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

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

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

513Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidusMany
514Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniMany

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

515Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
516Bare-cheeked BabblerTurdoides gymnogenysEM,ENP,OM,RC,SK
517Southern Pied-BabblerTurdoides bicolorMany
518Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiMany
519Black-faced BabblerTurdoides melanopsMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

520Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusMany
521Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusBNP,CGR,MGR,MNP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

522(Wattled Starling)Creatophora cinereaMany
523(Violet-backed Starling)Cinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
524Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupMany
525Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisMany
526Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesiiMany
527Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusCGR,KM,MGR,MNP
528Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusCGR,MGR
529Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
530Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

531Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaMany
532Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaMany
533Karoo ThrushTurdus smithiND

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

534/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striataMany
535Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensisMany
536Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
537Chat FlycatcherAgricola infuscatusMany
538Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
539Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
540Herero ChatMelaenornis hereroEM,ENP,SK,SP,WB
541{Fiscal Flycatcher}Melaenornis silens 
542Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
543Karoo Scrub-RobinCercotrichas coryphoeusDVJ,SP,WK
544Bearded Scrub-RobinCercotrichas quadrivirgataMany
545Kalahari Scrub-RobinCercotrichas paenaMany
546Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
547White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
548{Red-capped Robin-Chat}Cossypha natalensisCGR,KM,MGR
549Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataCGR
550/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia lusciniaCGR,MGR
551[Common Redstart]Phoenicurus phoenicurus 
552Short-toed Rock-ThrushMonticola brevipesMany
553{Whinchat}Saxicola rubetra 
554African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
555Karoo ChatEmarginata schlegeliiMany
556Tractrac ChatEmarginata tractracMany
557Southern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla formicivoraMany
558Mountain WheatearMyrmecocichla monticolaMany
559Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
560{Northern Wheatear}Oenanthe oenanthe 
561Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
562Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

563Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
564Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
565Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
566Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
567Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiCGR,KL,KM,MGR
568Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RC
569White-breasted SunbirdCinnyris talatalaMany
570Dusky SunbirdCinnyris fuscusMany
571Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

572<Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver>Bubalornis nigerMany
573Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifronsMany
574White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
575Sociable WeaverPhiletairus sociusMany
576Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
577Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
578Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
579Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterusBNP,CGR,KL,KM,MGR
580Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
581Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusMany
582Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
583Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusMany
584Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsKL,KM
585(Red-billed Quelea)Quelea queleaMany
586Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
587Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferMany
588White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,RA
589Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
590Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

591Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataCGR,KL,KM
592Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesCGR
593Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaCGR,KL,MGR
594Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMany
595Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
596QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
597Cut-throatAmadina fasciataMany
598Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephalaMany
599Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatinaMany
600Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisMany
601Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
602Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraCGR
603Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusCGR
604Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
605Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
606Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidulaMany

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

607Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
608Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaCGR,KM
609Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
610Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regiaMany
611Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
612[Variable Indigobird]Vidua funerea 
613[Purple Indigobird]Vidua purpurascensMGR
614Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisCGR

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

615House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
616Great Rufous SparrowPasser motitensisMany
617Cape SparrowPasser melanurusMany
618Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusCGR,KL,KM
619Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususMany
620Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

621Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMany
622{Gray Wagtail}Motacilla cinerea 
623/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
624African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
625African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
626[Mountain Pipit]Anthus hoeschi 
627Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeKL,MGR
628Nicholson's PipitAnthus nicholsoniMany
629Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
630Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensisMany
631{Tree Pipit}Anthus trivialisCGR,MGR
632[Red-throated Pipit]Anthus cervinusWK
633{Fuelleborn's Longclaw}Macronyx fuelleborni 
634Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeCGR,KL,MGR

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

635Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
636Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisMany
637Yellow CanaryCrithagra flaviventrisMany
638White-throated CanaryCrithagra albogularisMany
639Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelliCGR
640[Streaky-headed Seedeater]Crithagra gularis 
641Black-headed CanarySerinus alarioDVJ,WK

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

642Lark-like BuntingEmberiza impetuaniMany
643Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
644Cape BuntingEmberiza capensisMany
645Golden-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 Park209
Caprivi Game Reserve461
Daan Viljoen Game Park286
Erongo Mountains212
Etosha National Park288
Kalizo Lodge343
Katima-Mulilo330
Mahango Game Reserve & Popa Falls427
Mudumu National Park/Kavanga River244
Naukluft Mountains104
Omaruru189
Roy's Camp199
Rundu Area286
Sossusvlei & Namib Desert125
Spitzkoppe207
Spreetshoogte Pass177
Swakopmund204
Walvis Bay299
Waterberg Plateau300
Windhoek & Avis Dam284
Total Species645

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.