ROY'S CAMP
NAMIBIA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 201 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 201 |
| # Endemics: | 1 |
| # Near Endemics: | 4 |
| Habitat: Arid scrub | |
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 | Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus |
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| 2 | (Knob-billed Duck) | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| 3 | (Egyptian Goose) | Alopochen aegyptiaca |
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| 4 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris |
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| 5 | Crested Francolin | Ortygornis sephaena |
| 6 | Hartlaub's Spurfowl | Pternistis hartlaubi |
| 7 | Red-billed Spurfowl | Pternistis adspersus |
| 8 | Swainson's Spurfowl | Pternistis swainsonii |
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| 9 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 10 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola |
| 11 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 12 | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos |
| 13 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis |
| 14 | African Green-Pigeon | Treron calvus |
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| 15 | Namaqua Sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua |
| 16 | Double-banded Sandgrouse | Pterocles bicinctus |
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| 17 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori |
| 18 | Red-crested Bustard | Lophotis ruficrista |
| 19 | White-quilled Bustard | Afrotis afraoides |
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| 20 | Gray Go-away-bird | Crinifer concolor |
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| 21 | (Black Cuckoo) | Cuculus clamosus |
| 22 | Senegal Coucal | Centropus senegalensis |
| 23 | (Great Spotted Cuckoo) | Clamator glandarius |
| 24 | (Dideric Cuckoo) | Chrysococcyx caprius |
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| 25 | (Rufous-cheeked Nightjar) | Caprimulgus rufigena |
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| 26 | /Common Swift/ | Apus apus |
| 27 | Bradfield's Swift | Apus bradfieldi |
| 28 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 29 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
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| 30 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata |
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| 31 | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis |
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| 32 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
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| 33 | Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris |
| 34 | Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus |
| 35 | Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus |
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| 36 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
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| 37 | (Bronze-winged Courser) | Rhinoptilus chalcopterus |
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| 38 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer |
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| 39 | Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus |
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| 40 | (Western Cattle-Egret) | Bubulcus ibis |
| 41 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 42 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala |
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| 43 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius |
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| 44 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 45 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis |
| 46 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos |
| 47 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus |
| 48 | Cape Griffon | Gyps coprotheres |
| 49 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus |
| 50 | Brown Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinereus |
| 51 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus |
| 52 | Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus |
| 53 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
| 54 | African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster |
| 55 | Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar |
| 56 | Pale Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax canorus |
| 57 | Little Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza minullus |
| 58 | Shikra | Tachyspiza badius |
| 59 | Ovambo Sparrowhawk | Accipiter ovampensis |
| 60 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 61 | Yellow-billed Kite** | Milvus aegyptius |
| 62 | African Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga vocifer |
| 63 | /Common Buzzard/ | Buteo buteo |
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| 64 | Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
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| 65 | African Scops-Owl | Otus senegalensis |
| 66 | Southern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis granti |
| 67 | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum |
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| 68 | Red-faced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus |
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| 69 | African Hoopoe** | Upupa africana |
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| 70 | Green Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus |
| 71 | Violet Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus damarensis |
| 72 | Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas |
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| 73 | Bradfield's Hornbill | Lophoceros bradfieldi |
| 74 | African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus |
| 75 | Monteiro's Hornbill | Tockus monteiri |
| 76 | Southern Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus rufirostris |
| 77 | Damara Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus damarensis |
| 78 | Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus leucomelas |
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| 79 | Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus |
| 80 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus |
| 81 | /Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/ | Merops persicus |
| 82 | /European Bee-eater/ | Merops apiaster |
| 83 | (Southern Carmine Bee-eater) | Merops nubicoides |
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| 84 | (Gray-headed Kingfisher) | Halcyon leucocephala |
| 85 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
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| 86 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus |
| 87 | (Purple Roller) | Coracias naevius |
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| 88 | Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus |
| 89 | Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas |
| 90 | Black-collared Barbet | Lybius torquatus |
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| 91 | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor |
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| 92 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens |
| 93 | Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus |
| 94 | Bennett's Woodpecker | Campethera bennettii |
| 95 | Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni |
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| 96 | Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides |
| 97 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera |
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| 98 | Rosy-faced Lovebird | Agapornis roseicollis |
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| 99 | Meyer's Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri |
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| 100 | |Black Cuckooshrike| | Campephaga flava |
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| 101 | /Eurasian Golden Oriole/ | Oriolus oriolus |
| 102 | #African Golden Oriole# | Oriolus auratus |
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| 103 | White-tailed Shrike | Lanioturdus torquatus |
| 104 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor |
| 105 | Pririt Batis | Batis pririt |
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| 106 | White-crested Helmetshrike | Prionops plumatus |
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| 107 | Brubru | Nilaus afer |
| 108 | Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla |
| 109 | Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis |
| 110 | Crimson-breasted Gonolek | Laniarius atrococcineus |
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| 111 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis |
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| 112 | (African Paradise-Flycatcher) | Terpsiphone viridis |
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| 113 | Magpie Shrike | Urolestes melanoleuca |
| 114 | /Red-backed Shrike/ | Lanius collurio |
| 115 | /Lesser Gray Shrike/ | Lanius minor |
| 116 | Southern Fiscal | Lanius collaris |
| 117 | Souza's Shrike | Lanius souzae |
| 118 | White-crowned Shrike | Eurocephalus anguitimens |
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| 119 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis |
| 120 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
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| 121 | Southern Black-Tit | Melaniparus niger |
| 122 | Carp's Tit | Melaniparus carpi |
| 123 | Ashy Tit | Melaniparus cinerascens |
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| 124 | Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix leucotis |
| 125 | Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix verticalis |
| 126 | Sabota Lark | Calendulauda sabota |
| 127 | Fawn-colored Lark | Calendulauda africanoides |
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| 128 | Long-billed Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens |
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| 129 | Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis |
| 130 | Burnt-neck Eremomela | Eremomela usticollis |
| 131 | Barred Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes fasciolatus |
| 132 | Green-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura |
| 133 | Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida |
| 134 | Black-chested Prinia | Prinia flavicans |
| 135 | Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana |
| 136 | Tinkling Cisticola | Cisticola rufilatus |
| 137 | Piping Cisticola | Cisticola fulvicapilla |
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| 138 | /Icterine Warbler/ | Hippolais icterina |
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| 139 | Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola |
| 140 | Southern Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula |
| 141 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 142 | /Western House-Martin/ | Delichon urbicum |
| 143 | (Rufous-chested Swallow) | Cecropis semirufa |
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| 144 | Yellow-bellied Greenbul | Chlorocichla flaviventris |
| 145 | Black-fronted Bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans |
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| 146 | /Willow Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochilus |
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| 147 | Chestnut-vented Warbler | Curruca subcaerulea |
| 148 | /Greater Whitethroat/ | Curruca communis |
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| 149 | Southern Yellow White-eye | Zosterops anderssoni |
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| 150 | Bare-cheeked Babbler | Turdoides gymnogenys |
| 151 | Southern Pied-Babbler | Turdoides bicolor |
| 152 | Black-faced Babbler | Turdoides melanops |
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| 153 | (Wattled Starling) | Creatophora cinerea |
| 154 | (Violet-backed Starling) | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster |
| 155 | Pale-winged Starling | Onychognathus nabouroup |
| 156 | Burchell's Starling | Lamprotornis australis |
| 157 | Cape Starling | Lamprotornis nitens |
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| 158 | Groundscraper Thrush | Turdus litsitsirupa |
| 159 | Kurrichane Thrush | Turdus libonyana |
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| 160 | /Spotted Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa striata |
| 161 | Marico Flycatcher | Bradornis mariquensis |
| 162 | Chat Flycatcher | Agricola infuscatus |
| 163 | Kalahari Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas paena |
| 164 | White-browed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys |
| 165 | Short-toed Rock-Thrush | Monticola brevipes |
| 166 | Southern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora |
| 167 | Mountain Chat | Myrmecocichla monticola |
| 168 | Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris |
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| 169 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis |
| 170 | Marico Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis |
| 171 | Purple-banded Sunbird | Cinnyris bifasciatus |
| 172 | White-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris talatala |
| 173 | Dusky Sunbird | Cinnyris fuscus |
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| 174 | &Red-billed Buffalo-Weaverl | Bubalornis niger |
| 175 | Scaly Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons |
| 176 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali |
| 177 | Sociable Weaver | Philetairus socius |
| 178 | Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps |
| 179 | Lesser Masked-Weaver | Ploceus intermedius |
| 180 | Southern Masked-Weaver | Ploceus velatus |
| 181 | Chestnut Weaver | Ploceus rubiginosus |
| 182 | (Red-billed Quelea) | Quelea quelea |
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| 183 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos |
| 184 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild |
| 185 | Red-headed Finch | Amadina erythrocephala |
| 186 | Violet-eared Waxbill | Granatina granatina |
| 187 | Southern Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus angolensis |
| 188 | Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba |
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| 189 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura |
| 190 | Eastern Paradise-Whydah | Vidua paradisaea |
| 191 | Shaft-tailed Whydah | Vidua regia |
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| 192 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 193 | Great Rufous Sparrow | Passer motitensis |
| 194 | Cape Sparrow | Passer melanurus |
| 195 | Southern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus |
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| 196 | Buffy Pipit | Anthus vaalensis |
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| 197 | Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis |
| 198 | Yellow Canary | Crithagra flaviventris |
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| 199 | Lark-like Bunting | Emberiza impetuani |
| 200 | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi |
| 201 | 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
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 14 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 1 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 1 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 1 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 16 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 1 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 2 |
| V | Vulnerable | 2 |
| EN | Endangered | 4 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 2 |
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.