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NAMIBIA BIRD CHECKLIST

AFRICA
NAMIBIA

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

OTHER COUNTRIESIN 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.*

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

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

31Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
32Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
33[European Turtle-Dove]Streptopelia turtur 
34Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
35Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
36Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
37Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
38Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
39Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
40African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

41Namaqua SandgrousePterocles namaquaMany
42Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisCGR,ENP,MGR,WP
43Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctusMany
44Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelliMany

 
Bustards: Otididae

45Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
46Ludwig's BustardNeotis ludwigiiMany
47Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiCGR,WP
48Karoo BustardHeterotetrax vigorsiiNM
49Rueppell's BustardHeterotetrax rueppeliiMany
50Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficristaMany
51White-quilled BustardAfrotis afraoidesMany
52Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterCGR,KL,MGR,MNP,WP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

53Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorMany
54Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiCGR,KL,KM
55Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstoniiKM

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

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

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

72(Pennant-winged Nightjar)Caprimulgus vexillariusCGR,KL,KM,MGR
73/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus 
74(Rufous-cheeked Nightjar)Caprimulgus rufigenaMany
75(Fiery-necked Nightjar)Caprimulgus pectoralisMany
76Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisCGR,KL
77Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMany
78Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

79Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiCGR
80|Alpine Swift|Tachymarptis melbaMany
81/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
82[African Swift]Apus barbatusCGR,MGR,SK,WB
83Bradfield's SwiftApus bradfieldiMany
84Little SwiftApus affinisMany
85Horus SwiftApus horusCGR,KL
86White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
87African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

88African RailRallus caerulescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
89{Corn Crake}Crex crexCGR,MGR
90|African Crake|Crecopsis egregiaMany
91{Spotted Crake}Porzana porzanaCGR,ENP,KL,KM,WB
92(Lesser Moorhen)Gallinula angulataMany
93Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
94Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
95(Allen's Gallinule)Porphyrio alleniMany
96{Purple Gallinule}Porphyrio martinica 
97African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisMany
98(Striped Crake)Aenigmatolimnas marginalisCGR,KL,KM
99Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
100Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaCGR,ENP,KM,MGR,RA

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

101Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansCGR
102Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaCGR,KM,WP

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

103African FinfootPodica senegalensisCGR,KL,KM,RA,WP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

104Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumENP
105Wattled CraneGrus carunculatusBNP,CGR,ENP,MGR
MNP
106Blue CraneGrus paradiseusENP,WP

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

107Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
108Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

109Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
110Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

111/Eurasian Oystercatcher/Haematopus ostralegusSWK,WB
112African OystercatcherHaematopus moquiniSK,SWK,WB

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

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

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

130Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

131Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
132African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

162Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

163Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusMany
164(Bronze-winged Courser)Rhinoptilus chalcopterusMany
165Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusCGR,ENP,KM
166Burchell's CourserCursorius rufusMany
167Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
168(Rock Pratincole)Glareola nuchalisCGR,KM,MGR,RA
169/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanniBNP,CGR,ENP,KL,MGR
170Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

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

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

176|Sabine's Gull|Xema sabiniSWK,WB
177Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWB
178Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
179Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubiiNM,SK,SWK,WB
180{Franklin's Gull}Leucophaeus pipixcanWB
181Kelp GullLarus dominicanusSK,SWK,WB
182{Lesser Black-backed Gull}Larus fuscusMGR,WB
183(African Skimmer)Rynchops flavirostrisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
184{Little Tern}Sternula albifronsWB
185(Damara Tern)Sternula balaenarumSWK,WB
186Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaCGR,SWK,WB
187Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
188/Black Tern/Chlidonias nigerSWK,WB
189/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
190|Roseate Tern|Sterna dougallii 
191|Arctic Tern|Sterna paradisaeaWB
192/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoSWK,WB
193|West African Crested Tern|Thalasseus albididorsalis 
194/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensisSWK,WB
195Great Crested TernThalasseus bergiiSWK,WB

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

196Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusMany
197(Lesser Flamingo)Phoenicoparrus minorCGR,ENP,SWK,WB,WK

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

198Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
199Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusENP,SWK,WB
200Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisMany

 
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#Pintado 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 borealisSWK,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

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

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

238(Glossy Ibis)Plegadis falcinellusMany
239African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
240Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
241African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

242Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisCGR
243(Dwarf Bittern)Botaurus sturmiiMany
244Little BitternBotaurus minutusMany
245Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
246|Slaty Egret|Egretta vinaceigulaMany
247|Black Heron|Egretta ardesiacaMany
248Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
249White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusMany
250Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
251Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
252Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
253(Western Cattle-Egret)Bubulcus ibisMany
254Great EgretArdea albaMany
255Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
256Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
257Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
258Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
259Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

260HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

261(Great White Pelican)Pelecanus onocrotalusMany
262#Pink-backed Pelican#Pelecanus rufescensMany

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

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

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

 
Owls: Strigidae

314African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
315Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis grantiMany
316Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisWB
317Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
318Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
319Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliCGR,KM,MGR,RA,WP
320Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
321African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseMany
322African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiMany
323Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

324White-backed MousebirdColius coliusMany
325Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

326Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaCGR

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

327Common HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

328Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
329Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisMany
330Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

331Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriCGR,KL,MGR,MNP
332Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusCGR,KL
333Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldiMany
334African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
335Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriMany
336Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisMany
337Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisMany
338Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasMany
339Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorCGR,KL,KM

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

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

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

347Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataCGR,KL,KM
348Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
349(African Pygmy Kingfisher)Ispidina pictaCGR,KM
350(Gray-headed Kingfisher)Halcyon leucocephalaMany
351(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensisMany
352Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
353Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
354Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
355Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

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

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

361Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiMany
362Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
363Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelasMany
364Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

365Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,RA
366Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusCGR,MGR,RA
367Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
368Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorCGR,EM,KL,MGR,RA

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

369Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
370Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
371{Olive Woodpecker}Dendropicos griseocephalus 
372Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiMany
373Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

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

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

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

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

391Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisKM,MGR
392Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
393&Rueppell's ParrotlPoicephalus rueppelliiMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

394African BroadbillSmithornis capensisCGR

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

395White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisCGR,KM,MGR,RA
396|Black Cuckooshrike|Campephaga flavaMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

397/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusMany
398#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusMany
399African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

400White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatusMany
401Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
402Pririt BatisBatis priritMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

403White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany
404Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiBNP,CGR,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

405BrubruNilaus aferMany
406Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
407Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
408Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
409Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
410Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorMany
411Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineusWP
412Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineusMany
413BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonusMany
414Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
415Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

416Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

417(African Paradise-Flycatcher)Terpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

418Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaMany
419/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
420/Lesser Gray Shrike/Lanius minorMany
421Southern FiscalLanius collarisMany
422{Souza's Shrike}Lanius souzaeMany
423White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimensMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

424Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
425Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
426White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis 

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

427Fairy FlycatcherStenostira scita 

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

428Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerMany
429Carp's TitMelaniparus carpiMany
430Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisCGR,MGR,RA,WP
431Ashy TitMelaniparus cinerascensMany
432Gray TitMelaniparus aferENP,SK

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

433African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany
434Southern Penduline-TitAnthoscopus minutusMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

435Spike-heeled LarkChersomanes albofasciataMany
436Gray's LarkAmmomanopsis grayiNM,SK,SP,SWK,WB
437Cape LarkCerthilauda curvirostrisSK
438Karoo Long-billed LarkCerthilauda subcoronataMany
439|Dusky Lark|Pinarocorys nigricansMany
440Black-eared Sparrow-LarkEremopterix australisND
441Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotisMany
442Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisMany
443Sabota LarkCalendulauda sabotaMany
444Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
445Dune LarkCalendulauda erythrochlamysND,NM,SWK,WB
446Monotonous LarkMirafra passerinaMany
447Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaCGR,KL,MGR,MNP
448Cape Clapper LarkCorypha apiata 
449Eastern Clapper LarkCorypha fasciolataMany
450Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaMany
451Stark's LarkSpizocorys starkiMany
452Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisENP,SP
453&Sclater's LarklSpizocorys sclateriSK
454Large-billed LarkGalerida magnirostris 
455Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

456Eastern NicatorNicator gularisKM

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

457Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescensMany
458RockrunnerAchaetops pycnopygiusMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

459Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
460Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsMany
461Karoo EremomelaEremomela gregalisEM,SK,WB
462Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisMany
463Namaqua WarblerPhragmacia substriata 
464Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusKM
465Barred Wren-WarblerCalamonastes fasciolatusMany
466Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
467Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
468Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
469Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicansMany
470Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa 
471Cinnamon-breasted WarblerEuryptila subcinnamomeaND,SP
472Rufous-eared WarblerMalcorus pectoralisMany
473Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsCGR,KM,MGR,RA
474Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
475Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusMany
476Gray-backed CisticolaCisticola subruficapillaMany
477Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaCGR,KM,MGR,WP
478Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensMany
479Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensENP,MGR,WP
480Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaMany
481Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
482Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

483Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorumBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,WP
484/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaMany
485/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
486/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisCGR,MGR,WP
487/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
488Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
489Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR
490/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusCGR,KM,MGR,WP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

491/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilisCGR,WP
492Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

493[Black Sawwing]Psalidoprocne pristoptera 
494Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
495|Banded Martin|Neophedina cinctaMany
496Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
497/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
498Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
499Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiataMany
500/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
501|Angola Swallow|Hirundo angolensis 
502|White-throated Swallow|Hirundo albigularisMany
503Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
504/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
505(Greater Striped Swallow)Cecropis cucullataMany
506(Lesser Striped Swallow)Cecropis abyssinicaMany
507(Rufous-chested Swallow)Cecropis semirufaMany
508Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany
509|South African Swallow|Petrochelidon spiloderaMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

510Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisMany
511Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestrisMany
512Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany
513Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricansMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

514[Wood Warbler]Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
515/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

516{Eurasian Blackcap}Sylvia atricapilla 
517/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
518Layard's WarblerCurruca layardiMany
519Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcaeruleaMany
520/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

521Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidusMany
522Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniMany

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

523Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
524Bare-cheeked BabblerTurdoides gymnogenysEM,ENP,OM,RC,SK
525Southern Pied-BabblerTurdoides bicolorMany
526Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiMany
527Black-faced BabblerTurdoides melanopsMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

528Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
529Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusBNP,CGR,MGR,MNP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

530(Wattled Starling)Creatophora cinereaMany
531Common MynaAcridotheres tristis 
532(Violet-backed Starling)Cinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
533Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupMany
534Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisMany
535Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesiiMany
536African Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolor 
537Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusCGR,KM,MGR,MNP
538Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusCGR,MGR
539Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
540Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

541Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaMany
542Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaMany
543Karoo ThrushTurdus smithiND

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

544/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striataMany
545Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensisMany
546Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
547Chat FlycatcherAgricola infuscatusMany
548Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RA
549Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
550Herero ChatNamibornis hereroEM,ENP,SK,SP,WB
551{Fiscal Flycatcher}Sigelus silens 
552Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
553Karoo Scrub-RobinTychaedon coryphoeusDVJ,SP,WK
554Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgataMany
555Kalahari Scrub-RobinCercotrichas paenaMany
556White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
557Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffra 
558White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
559{Red-capped Robin-Chat}Cossypha natalensisCGR,KM,MGR
560Angola Cave-ChatXenocopsychus ansorgei 
561Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataCGR
562Rufous-tailed Palm-ThrushCichladusa ruficauda 
563/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia lusciniaCGR,MGR
564/Collared Flycatcher/Ficedula albicollis 
565[Common Redstart]Phoenicurus phoenicurus 
566Short-toed Rock-ThrushMonticola brevipesMany
567{Whinchat}Saxicola rubetra 
568African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
569Sicklewing ChatEmarginata sinuata 
570Karoo ChatEmarginata schlegeliiMany
571Tractrac ChatEmarginata tractracMany
572Southern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla formicivoraMany
573Mountain ChatMyrmecocichla monticolaMany
574Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
575{Northern Wheatear}Oenanthe oenanthe 
576Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
577Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

578Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
579Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
580Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
581Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa 
582Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus 
583Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
584Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiCGR,KL,KM,MGR
585Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,RC
586White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatalaMany
587Dusky SunbirdCinnyris fuscusMany
588Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

589&Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverlBubalornis nigerMany
590Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifronsMany
591White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
592Sociable WeaverPhiletairus sociusMany
593Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
594Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
595Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
596Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterusBNP,CGR,KL,KM,MGR
597Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
598Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusMany
599Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
600Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusMany
601Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsKL,KM
602(Red-billed Quelea)Quelea queleaMany
603Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
604Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferMany
605White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusBNP,CGR,KL,MGR,RA
606Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
607Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

608Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataCGR,KL,KM
609Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesCGR
610Angola WaxbillCoccopygia bocagei 
611Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaCGR,KL,MGR
612Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMany
613Cinderella WaxbillGlaucestrilda thomensis 
614Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
615QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
616Cut-throatAmadina fasciataMany
617Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephalaMany
618Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatinaMany
619Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisMany
620Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
621Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraCGR
622Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusCGR
623Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
624Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
625Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidulaMany

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

626Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
627Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaCGR,KM
628Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
629Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regiaMany
630Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
631[Dusky Indigobird]Vidua funerea 
632[Purple Indigobird]Vidua purpurascensMGR
633Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisCGR

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

634House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
635Great Rufous SparrowPasser motitensisMany
636Cape SparrowPasser melanurusMany
637Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusCGR,KL,KM
638Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususMany
639Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

640Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMany
641{Gray Wagtail}Motacilla cinerea 
642/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
643African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
644African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
645[Mountain Pipit]Anthus hoeschi 
646Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeKL,MGR
647Nicholson's PipitAnthus nicholsoniMany
648Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysCGR,KL,KM,MGR,MNP
649Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensisMany
650{Tree Pipit}Anthus trivialisCGR,MGR
651[Red-throated Pipit]Anthus cervinusWK
652{Fuelleborn's Longclaw}Macronyx fuelleborni 
653Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeCGR,KL,MGR

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

654Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
655Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisMany
656Yellow CanaryCrithagra flaviventrisMany
657White-throated CanaryCrithagra albogularisMany
658Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelliCGR
659[Streaky-headed Seedeater]Crithagra gularis 
660Black-headed CanarySerinus alarioDVJ,WK

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

661Lark-like BuntingEmberiza impetuaniMany
662Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
663Cape BuntingEmberiza capensisMany
664Golden-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 Species664

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.