DAAN VILJOEN GAME PARK
NAMIBIA
LOCALE
| Area (ha): | 3,953 |
| Altitude (m): | 1000 |
| # Species*: | 106 |
| # Excl Vagrants*: | 106 |
| # Endemics*: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics*: | 3 |
| Species/100 ha*: | 2.7 |
| *Based on partial or incomplete data. | |
| Habitat: Acacia bush, dry savanna | |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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| 1 | (Egyptian Goose) | Alopochen aegyptiaca | |
| 2 | (South African Shelduck) | Tadorna cana | |
| 3 | African Black Duck | Anas sparsa | |
| 4 | (Red-billed Duck) | Anas erythrorhyncha | |
| 5 | Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa | |
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| 6 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | |
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| 7 | Orange River Francolin | Scleroptera levaillantoides | |
| 8 | Red-billed Francolin | Pternistis adspersus | |
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| 9 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
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| 10 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
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| 11 | Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | |
| 12 | (Black Cuckoo) | Cuculus clamosus | |
| 13 | Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | |
| 14 | (Dideric Cuckoo) | Chrysococcyx caprius | |
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| 15 | |Alpine Swift| | Apus melba | |
| 16 | Bradfield's Swift | Apus bradfieldi | |
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| 17 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| 18 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | |
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| 19 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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| 20 | Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus | |
| 21 | Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | |
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| 22 | /Ruff/ | Calidris pugnax | |
| 23 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos | |
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| 24 | African Darter | Anhinga rufa | |
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| 25 | Long-tailed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | |
| 26 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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| 27 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| 28 | Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
| 29 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
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| 30 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis | |
| 31 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | |
| 32 | African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster | |
| 33 | African Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | |
| 34 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur | |
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| 35 | African Hoopoe** | Upupa africana | |
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| 36 | Violet Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus damarensis | |
| 37 | Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | |
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| 38 | African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus | |
| 39 | Monteiro's Hornbill | Tockus monteiri | |
| 40 | Southern Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus rufirostris | |
| 41 | Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus leucomelas | |
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| 42 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus | |
| 43 | /Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/ | Merops persicus | |
| 44 | /European Bee-eater/ | Merops apiaster | |
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| 45 | (Rufous-crowned Roller) | Coracias naevius | |
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| 46 | Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas | |
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| 47 | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | |
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| 48 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Chloropicus fuscescens | |
| 49 | Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus | |
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| 50 | Rock Kestrel | Falco rupicolus | |
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| 51 | White-tailed Shrike | Lanioturdus torquatus | |
| 52 | Pririt Batis | Batis pririt | |
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| 53 | Brubru | Nilaus afer | |
| 54 | Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis | |
| 55 | Crimson-breasted Gonolek | Laniarius atrococcineus | |
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| 56 | /Red-backed Shrike/ | Lanius collurio | |
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| 57 | Carp's Tit | Melaniparus carpi | |
| 58 | Ashy Tit | Melaniparus cinerascens | |
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| 59 | Southern Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus minutus | |
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| 60 | Sabota Lark | Calendulauda sabota | |
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| 61 | Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis | |
| 62 | Burnt-neck Eremomela | Eremomela usticollis | |
| 63 | Barred Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes fasciolatus | |
| 64 | Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana | |
| 65 | Red-headed Cisticola | Cisticola subruficapilla | |
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| 66 | /Icterine Warbler/ | Hippolais icterina | |
| 67 | /Sedge Warbler/ | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | |
| 68 | (African Reed Warbler) | Acrocephalus baeticatus | |
| 69 | Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris | |
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| 70 | (Greater Striped Swallow) | Cecropis cucullata | |
| 71 | /Common House-Martin/ | Delichon urbicum | |
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| 72 | /Willow Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
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| 73 | Chestnut-vented Warbler | Curruca subcaerulea | |
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| 74 | (Wattled Starling) | Creatophora cinerea | |
| 75 | (Violet-backed Starling) | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | |
| 76 | Pale-winged Starling | Onychognathus nabouroup | |
| 77 | Cape Starling | Lamprotornis nitens | |
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| 78 | Groundscraper Thrush | Psophocichla litsitsirupa | |
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| 79 | /Spotted Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa striata | |
| 80 | Mariqua Flycatcher | Bradornis mariquensis | |
| 81 | Kalahari Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas paena | |
| 82 | Short-toed Rock-Thrush | Monticola brevipes | |
| 83 | Mountain Wheatear | Myrmecocichla monticola | |
| 84 | Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | |
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| 85 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | |
| 86 | Mariqua Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis | |
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| 87 | <Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver> | Bubalornis niger | |
| 88 | Scaly Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons | |
| 89 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali | |
| 90 | Lesser Masked-Weaver | Ploceus intermedius | |
| 91 | Southern Masked-Weaver | Ploceus velatus | |
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| 92 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos | |
| 93 | Red-headed Finch | Amadina erythrocephala | |
| 94 | Violet-eared Waxbill | Granatina granatina | |
| 95 | Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba | |
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| 96 | Great Rufous Sparrow | Passer motitensis | |
| 97 | Southern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus | |
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| 98 | Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | |
| 99 | African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | |
| 100 | Nicholson's Pipit | Anthus nicholsoni | |
| 101 | Buffy Pipit | Anthus vaalensis | |
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| 102 | Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis | |
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| 103 | Lark-like Bunting | Emberiza impetuani | |
| 104 | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi | |
| 105 | Cape Bunting | Emberiza capensis | |
| 106 | Golden-breasted Bunting | Emberiza flaviventris | |
* 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.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| // | Boreal Visitor |
| \\ | Austral Visitor |
| || | Transient |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular |
| () | Breeding Season Only |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant |
| [] | Accidental |