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NAMIBIA BIRD CHECKLIST

AFRICA
NAMIBIA

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

OTHER COUNTRIES
IN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor70
\\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 known to occur in the country. 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.*

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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
27Cape SpurfowlPternistis capensis 
28Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensisCGR
29Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsoniiMany
30Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferRA

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

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

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

33Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
34Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusENP,SWK,WB
35Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

36Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
37Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
38[European Turtle-Dove]Streptopelia turtur 
39Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
40Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
41Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
42Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
43Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
44Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
45African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

46Namaqua SandgrousePterocles namaquaMany
47Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisCGR,ENP,MGR,WP
48Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctusMany
49Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelliMany

 
Bustards: Otididae

50Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
51Ludwig's BustardNeotis ludwigiiMany
52Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiCGR,WP
53Karoo BustardHeterotetrax vigorsiiNM
54Rueppell's BustardHeterotetrax rueppeliiMany
55Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficristaMany
56White-quilled BustardAfrotis afraoidesMany
57Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterCGR,KL,MGR,MNP,WP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

58Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstoniiKM
59Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiCGR,KL,KM
60Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

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

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

77(Pennant-winged Nightjar)Caprimulgus vexillariusCGR,KL,KM,MGR
78/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus 
79(Rufous-cheeked Nightjar)Caprimulgus rufigenaMany
80(Fiery-necked Nightjar)Caprimulgus pectoralisMany
81Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisCGR,KL
82Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMany
83Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

84Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiCGR
85|Alpine Swift|Tachymarptis melbaMany
86/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
87[African Swift]Apus barbatusCGR,MGR,SK,WB
88Bradfield's SwiftApus bradfieldiMany
89Little SwiftApus affinisMany
90Horus SwiftApus horusCGR,KL
91White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
92African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

93African RailRallus caerulescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
94{Corn Crake}Crex crexCGR,MGR
95|African Crake|Crex egregiaMany
96{Spotted Crake}Porzana porzanaCGR,ENP,KL,KM,WB
97(Lesser Moorhen)Gallinula angulataMany
98Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
99Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
100(Allen's Gallinule)Porphyrio alleniMany
101{Purple Gallinule}Porphyrio martinica 
102African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisMany
103(Striped Crake)Amaurornis marginalisCGR,KL,KM
104Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
105Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaCGR,ENP,KM,MGR,RA

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

106Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansCGR
107Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaCGR,KM,WP

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

108African FinfootPodica senegalensisCGR,KL,KM,RA,WP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

109Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumENP
110Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseusENP,WP
111Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatusBNP,CGR,ENP,MGR
MNP

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

112Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
113Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

114Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
115Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

116/Eurasian Oystercatcher/Haematopus ostralegusSWK,WB
117African OystercatcherHaematopus moquiniSK,SWK,WB

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

118/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
119{American Golden-Plover}Pluvialis dominica 
120[Pacific Golden-Plover]Pluvialis fulvaWB
121/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
122Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisMany
123Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
124Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
125White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsMany
126Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
127Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
128/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusCGR,ENP,MGR,WB
129/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsWB
130/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiWB
131Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
132Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusENP,SWK,WB
133White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusMany
134[Kentish Plover]Anarhynchus alexandrinus 

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

135Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

136Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
137African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

167Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

168(Bronze-winged Courser)Rhinoptilus chalcopterusMany
169Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusCGR,ENP,KM
170Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusMany
171Burchell's CourserCursorius rufusMany
172Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
173(Rock Pratincole)Glareola nuchalisCGR,KM,MGR,RA
174/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanniBNP,CGR,ENP,KL,MGR
175Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

176{Long-tailed Jaeger}Stercorarius longicaudusSWK,WB
177/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticusSWK,WB
178/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinusSWK,WB
179Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticusSWK,WB
180#South Polar Skua#Stercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

181|Sabine's Gull|Xema sabiniSWK,WB
182Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWB
183Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
184Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubiiNM,SK,SWK,WB
185{Franklin's Gull}Leucophaeus pipixcanWB
186Kelp GullLarus dominicanusSK,SWK,WB
187{Lesser Black-backed Gull}Larus fuscusMGR,WB
188(African Skimmer)Rynchops flavirostrisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
189{Little Tern}Sternula albifronsWB
190(Damara Tern)Sternula balaenarumSWK,WB
191Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaCGR,SWK,WB
192Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
193/Black Tern/Chlidonias nigerSWK,WB
194/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
195|Roseate Tern|Sterna dougallii 
196|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaeaWB
197/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoSWK,WB
198|West African Crested Tern|Thalasseus albididorsalis 
199/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensisSWK,WB
200Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiSWK,WB

 
Penguins: Spheniscidae

201African PenguinSpheniscus demersusSWK,WB

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

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

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

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

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

208/European Storm-Petrel/Hydrobates pelagicusSWK,WB
209#Leach's Storm-Petrel#Hydrobates leucorhoa 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

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

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

223(African Openbill)Anastomus lamelligerusMany
224Black StorkCiconia nigraMany
225/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
226[African Woolly-necked Stork]Ciconia microscelisBNP,CGR,MGR
227/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
228Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisCGR,ENP,KL,MGR,MNP
229Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
230|Yellow-billed Stork|Mycteria ibisMany

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

231(Cape Gannet)Morus capensisSWK,WB

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

232African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

233Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
234Crowned CormorantMicrocarbo coronatusSWK,WB
235Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectusSWK,WB
236Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensisSK,SWK,WB
237Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

238(Great White Pelican)Pelecanus onocrotalusMany
239#Pink-backed Pelican#Pelecanus rufescensMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

240HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

241Great BitternBotaurus stellarisCGR
242(Dwarf Bittern)Ixobrychus sturmiiMany
243Little BitternIxobrychus minutusMany
244Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
245|Slaty Egret|Egretta vinaceigulaMany
246|Black Heron|Egretta ardesiacaMany
247Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
248White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusMany
249Striated HeronButorides striataMany
250Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
251Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
252(Western Cattle Egret)Bubulcus ibisMany
253Great EgretArdea albaMany
254Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
255Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
256Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
257Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
258Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

259(Glossy Ibis)Plegadis falcinellusMany
260African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
261Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
262African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

263SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

264/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

265Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
266African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
267{Palm-nut Vulture}Gypohierax angolensisCGR,ENP,WB
268[Bearded Vulture]Gypaetus barbatus 
269Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusENP
270/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
271African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
272White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
273Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
274Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
275White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
276Cape GriffonGyps coprotheresMany
277BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
278Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
279Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
280Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
281Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusCGR,KM,MGR,WK
282[Crowned Eagle]Stephanoaetus coronatus 
283Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
284Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisCGR,KL,KM,MNP,RA
285/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaCGR,KL,KM,MGR
286(Wahlberg's Eagle)Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
287Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusMany
288Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMGR
289Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
290/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
291Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
292African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
293Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
294Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
295Pale Chanting-GoshawkMelierax canorusMany
296Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
297African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
298Black HarrierCircus maurusND,WB
299/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusCGR,ENP,KL
300/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusCGR,ENP,KM
301African GoshawkAccipiter tousseneliiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
302ShikraAccipiter badiusMany
303Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusMany
304Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisMany
305Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucusKM,MGR
306Black KiteMilvus migransMany
307Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusMany
308African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
309/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
310[Long-legged Buzzard]Buteo rufinus 
311Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany
312Jackal BuzzardButeo rufofuscusDVJ,SK,WB,WK,WP

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

313[African Grass-Owl]Tyto capensis 
314Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

315African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
316Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis grantiMany
317Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisWB
318Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
319Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
320Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliCGR,KM,MGR,RA,WP
321Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
322African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseMany
323African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiMany
324Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

325White-backed MousebirdColius coliusMany
326Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

327Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaCGR

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

328African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

329Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
330Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisMany
331Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

332Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriCGR,KL,MGR,MNP
333Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusCGR,KL
334Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldiMany
335African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
336Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriMany
337Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisMany
338Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisMany
339Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasMany
340Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorCGR,KL,KM

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

341Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataCGR,KL,KM
342Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
343(African Pygmy Kingfisher)Ispidina pictaCGR,KM
344(Gray-headed Kingfisher)Halcyon leucocephalaMany
345(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensisMany
346Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
347Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
348Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
349Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

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

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

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

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

362Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiMany
363Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
364Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelasMany
365Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

366Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiaeBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,RA
367Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusCGR,MGR,RA
368Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
369Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorCGR,EM,KL,MGR,RA

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

370Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
371{Olive Woodpecker}Dendropicos griseocephalus 
372Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
373Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiMany
374Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

375Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusMany
376/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
377Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusWK
378Rock KestrelFalco rupicolusMany
379Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesMany
380Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus 
381Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniMany
382Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraMany
383/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinusMany
384/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensisCGR,KM,MGR,WK,WP
385{Sooty Falcon}Falco concolor 
386/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
387|African Hobby|Falco cuvieriiCGR,KL,KM,MGR
388Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
389Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
390[Barbary Falcon**]Falco pelegrinoides 

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

391Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollisMany
392[Black-cheeked Lovebird]Agapornis nigrigenisKM

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

393Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisKM,MGR
394Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
395<Rueppell's Parrot>Poicephalus rueppelliiMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

396African BroadbillSmithornis capensisCGR

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

397White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralisCGR,KM,MGR,RA
398|Black Cuckooshrike|Campephaga flavaMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

399/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusMany
400#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusMany
401African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

402White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatusMany
403Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
404Pririt BatisBatis priritMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

405White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany
406Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiBNP,CGR,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

407BrubruNilaus aferMany
408Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
409Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
410Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
411Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
412Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorMany
413Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineusWP
414Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineusMany
415BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonusMany
416Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusMany
417Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

418Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

419(African Paradise-Flycatcher)Terpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

420/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
421/Lesser Gray Shrike/Lanius minorMany
422Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleucaMany
423Southern FiscalLanius collarisMany
424{Souza's Shrike}Lanius souzaeMany
425White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimensMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

426Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
427Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
428White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis 

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

429Fairy FlycatcherStenostira scita 

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

430Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerMany
431Carp's TitMelaniparus carpiMany
432Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisCGR,MGR,RA,WP
433Ashy TitMelaniparus cinerascensMany
434Gray TitMelaniparus aferENP,SK

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

435African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany
436Southern Penduline-TitAnthoscopus minutusMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

437Spike-heeled LarkChersomanes albofasciataMany
438Gray's LarkAmmomanopsis grayiNM,SK,SP,SWK,WB
439Cape LarkCerthilauda curvirostrisSK
440Karoo Long-billed LarkCerthilauda subcoronataMany
441Benguela Lark**Certhilauda benguelensis 
442|Dusky Lark|Pinarocorys nigricansMany
443Black-eared Sparrow-LarkEremopterix australisND
444Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotisMany
445Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisMany
446Sabota LarkCalendulauda sabotaMany
447Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
448Dune LarkCalendulauda erythrochlamysND,NM,SWK,WB
449Monotonous LarkMirafra passerinaMany
450Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaMany
451Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomeaCGR,KL,MGR,MNP
452Cape Clapper LarkMirafra apiata 
453Eastern Clapper LarkMirafra fasciolataMany
454Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany
455Stark's LarkSpizocorys starkiMany
456Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisENP,SP
457<Sclater's Lark>Spizocorys sclateriSK
458Large-billed LarkGalerida magnirostris 

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

459Eastern NicatorNicator gularisKM

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

460Cape CrombecSylvietta rufescensMany
461RockrunnerAchaetops pycnopygiusMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

462Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
463Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotopsMany
464Yellow-rumped EremomelaEremomela gregalisEM,SK,WB
465Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisMany
466Namaqua WarblerPhragmacia substriata 
467Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusKM
468Barred Wren-WarblerCalamonastes fasciolatusMany
469Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
470Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
471Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
472Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicansMany
473Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa 
474Kopje WarblerEuryptila subcinnamomeaND,SP
475Rufous-eared WarblerMalcorus pectoralisMany
476Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsCGR,KM,MGR,RA
477Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
478Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusMany
479Red-headed CisticolaCisticola subruficapillaMany
480Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaCGR,KM,MGR,WP
481Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensMany
482Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensENP,MGR,WP
483Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaMany
484Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
485Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

486Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorumBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,WP
487/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaMany
488/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
489/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisCGR,MGR,WP
490/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
491Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
492Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR
493/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusCGR,KM,MGR,WP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

494/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilisCGR,WP
495Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

496[Black Sawwing]Psalidoprocne pristoptera 
497Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
498|Banded Martin|Neophedina cinctaMany
499Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
500/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
501Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
502Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiataMany
503/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
504|Angola Swallow|Hirundo angolensis 
505|White-throated Swallow|Hirundo albigularisMany
506Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
507/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
508(Greater Striped Swallow)Cecropis cucullataMany
509(Lesser Striped Swallow)Cecropis abyssinicaMany
510(Rufous-chested Swallow)Cecropis semirufaMany
511Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany
512|South African Swallow|Petrochelidon spiloderaMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

513Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisMany
514Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestrisMany
515Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany
516Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricansMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

517[Wood Warbler]Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
518/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

519{Eurasian Blackcap}Sylvia atricapilla 
520/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
521Layard's WarblerCurruca layardiMany
522Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcaeruleaMany
523/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

524Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidusMany
525Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniMany

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

526Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
527Bare-cheeked BabblerTurdoides gymnogenysEM,ENP,OM,RC,SK
528Southern Pied-BabblerTurdoides bicolorMany
529Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiMany
530Black-faced BabblerTurdoides melanopsMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

531Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusMany
532Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusBNP,CGR,MGR,MNP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

533(Wattled Starling)Creatophora cinereaMany
534Common MynaAcridotheres tristis 
535(Violet-backed Starling)Cinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
536Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupMany
537Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisMany
538Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesiiMany
539African Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolor 
540Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusCGR,KM,MGR,MNP
541Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusCGR,MGR
542Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
543Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

544Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaMany
545Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaMany
546Karoo ThrushTurdus smithiND

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

547/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striataMany
548Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensisMany
549Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
550Chat FlycatcherAgricola infuscatusMany
551Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
552Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
553Herero ChatMelaenornis hereroEM,ENP,SK,SP,WB
554{Fiscal Flycatcher}Melaenornis silens 
555Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
556Karoo Scrub-RobinCercotrichas coryphoeusDVJ,SP,WK
557Bearded Scrub-RobinCercotrichas quadrivirgataMany
558Kalahari Scrub-RobinCercotrichas paenaMany
559Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
560Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra 
561White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
562{Red-capped Robin-Chat}Cossypha natalensisCGR,KM,MGR
563Angola Cave-ChatXenocopsychus ansorgei 
564Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataCGR
565Rufous-tailed Palm-ThrushCichladusa ruficauda 
566/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia lusciniaCGR,MGR
567/Collared Flycatcher/Ficedula albicollis 
568[Common Redstart]Phoenicurus phoenicurus 
569Short-toed Rock-ThrushMonticola brevipesMany
570{Whinchat}Saxicola rubetra 
571African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
572Sicklewing ChatEmarginata sinuata 
573Karoo ChatEmarginata schlegeliiMany
574Tractrac ChatEmarginata tractracMany
575Southern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla formicivoraMany
576Mountain WheatearMyrmecocichla monticolaMany
577Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
578{Northern Wheatear}Oenanthe oenanthe 
579Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
580Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

581Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
582Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
583Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
584Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa 
585Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus 
586Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
587Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiCGR,KL,KM,MGR
588Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RC
589White-breasted SunbirdCinnyris talatalaMany
590Dusky SunbirdCinnyris fuscusMany
591Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

592<Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver>Bubalornis nigerMany
593Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifronsMany
594White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
595Sociable WeaverPhiletairus sociusMany
596Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
597Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
598Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
599Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterusBNP,CGR,KL,KM,MGR
600Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
601Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusMany
602Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
603Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusMany
604Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsKL,KM
605(Red-billed Quelea)Quelea queleaMany
606Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
607Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferMany
608White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,RA
609Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
610Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

611Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataCGR,KL,KM
612Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesCGR
613Angola WaxbillCoccopygia bocagei 
614Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaCGR,KL,MGR
615Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMany
616Cinderella WaxbillGlaucestrilda thomensis 
617Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
618QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
619Cut-throatAmadina fasciataMany
620Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephalaMany
621Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatinaMany
622Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisMany
623Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
624Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraCGR
625Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusCGR
626Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
627Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
628Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidulaMany

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

629Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
630Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaCGR,KM
631Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
632Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regiaMany
633Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
634[Variable Indigobird]Vidua funerea 
635[Purple Indigobird]Vidua purpurascensMGR
636Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisCGR

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

637House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
638Great Rufous SparrowPasser motitensisMany
639Cape SparrowPasser melanurusMany
640Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusCGR,KL,KM
641Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususMany
642Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

643Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMany
644{Gray Wagtail}Motacilla cinerea 
645/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
646African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
647African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
648[Mountain Pipit]Anthus hoeschi 
649Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeKL,MGR
650Nicholson's PipitAnthus nicholsoniMany
651Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
652Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensisMany
653{Tree Pipit}Anthus trivialisCGR,MGR
654[Red-throated Pipit]Anthus cervinusWK
655{Fuelleborn's Longclaw}Macronyx fuelleborni 
656Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeCGR,KL,MGR

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

657Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
658Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisMany
659Yellow CanaryCrithagra flaviventrisMany
660White-throated CanaryCrithagra albogularisMany
661Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelliCGR
662[Streaky-headed Seedeater]Crithagra gularis 
663Black-headed CanarySerinus alarioDVJ,WK

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

664Lark-like BuntingEmberiza impetuaniMany
665Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
666Cape BuntingEmberiza capensisMany
667Golden-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
Spitzkoppe208
Spreetshoogte Pass177
Swakopmund204
Walvis Bay299
Waterberg Plateau300
Windhoek & Avis Dam284
Total Species667

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.