SPITZKOPPE
NAMIBIA
LOCALE
| Altitude (m): | 900-1600 |
| # Species: | 209 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 209 |
| # Endemics: | 1 |
| # Near Endemics: | 17 |
| Habitat: Scattered Acacia scrub, vegetated washes | |
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 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | |
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| 3 | Hartlaub's Spurfowl | Pternistis hartlaubi | |
| 4 | Red-billed Spurfowl | Pternistis adspersus | |
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| 5 | Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | |
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| 6 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| 7 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | |
| 8 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | |
| 9 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis | |
| 10 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
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| 11 | Namaqua Sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua | |
| 12 | Double-banded Sandgrouse | Pterocles bicinctus | |
| 13 | Burchell's Sandgrouse | Pterocles burchelli | |
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| 14 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | |
| 15 | Ludwig's Bustard | Neotis ludwigii | |
| 16 | Rueppell's Bustard | Heterotetrax rueppelii | |
| 17 | Red-crested Bustard | Lophotis ruficrista | |
| 18 | White-quilled Bustard | Afrotis afraoides | |
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| 19 | Gray Go-away-bird | Crinifer concolor | |
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| 20 | (Black Cuckoo) | Cuculus clamosus | |
| 21 | (Pied Cuckoo) | Clamator jacobinus | |
| 22 | (Great Spotted Cuckoo) | Clamator glandarius | |
| 23 | Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | |
| 24 | (Dideric Cuckoo) | Chrysococcyx caprius | |
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| 25 | (Fiery-necked Nightjar) | Caprimulgus pectoralis | |
| 26 | Freckled Nightjar | Caprimulgus tristigma | |
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| 27 | |Alpine Swift| | Tachymarptis melba | |
| 28 | /Common Swift/ | Apus apus | |
| 29 | African Swift | Apus barbatus | |
| 30 | Bradfield's Swift | Apus bradfieldi | |
| 31 | Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
| 32 | White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer | |
| 33 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | |
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| 34 | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | |
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| 35 | African Oystercatcher | Haematopus moquini | |
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| 36 | Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | |
| 37 | Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus | |
| 38 | Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus | |
| 39 | White-fronted Plover | Anarhynchus marginatus | |
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| 40 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | |
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| 41 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus | |
| 42 | Burchell's Courser | Cursorius rufus | |
| 43 | Temminck's Courser | Cursorius temminckii | |
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| 44 | Hartlaub's Gull | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | |
| 45 | Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | |
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| 46 | Cape Cormorant | Phalacrocorax capensis | |
| 47 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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| 48 | (Great White Pelican) | Pelecanus onocrotalus | |
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| 49 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | |
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| 50 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| 51 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | |
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| 52 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | |
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| 53 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
| 54 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | |
| 55 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | |
| 56 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis | |
| 57 | Brown Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinereus | |
| 58 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | |
| 59 | Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | |
| 60 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | |
| 61 | Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | |
| 62 | African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster | |
| 63 | Pale Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax canorus | |
| 64 | Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar | |
| 65 | Shikra | Accipiter badius | |
| 66 | Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus | |
| 67 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| 68 | /Common Buzzard/ | Buteo buteo | |
| 69 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur | |
| 70 | Jackal Buzzard | Buteo rufofuscus | |
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| 71 | Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| 72 | African Scops-Owl | Otus senegalensis | |
| 73 | Southern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis granti | |
| 74 | Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus | |
| 75 | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | |
| 76 | Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | |
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| 77 | White-backed Mousebird | Colius colius | |
| 78 | Red-faced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus | |
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| 79 | African Hoopoe** | Upupa africana | |
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| 80 | Violet Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus damarensis | |
| 81 | Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | |
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| 82 | Bradfield's Hornbill | Lophoceros bradfieldi | |
| 83 | African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus | |
| 84 | Monteiro's Hornbill | Tockus monteiri | |
| 85 | Damara Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus damarensis | |
| 86 | Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus leucomelas | |
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| 87 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus | |
| 88 | /European Bee-eater/ | Merops apiaster | |
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| 89 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus | |
| 90 | (Rufous-crowned Roller) | Coracias naevius | |
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| 91 | Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas | |
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| 92 | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | |
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| 93 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | |
| 94 | Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus | |
| 95 | Bennett's Woodpecker | Campethera bennettii | |
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| 96 | Rock Kestrel | Falco rupicolus | |
| 97 | Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides | |
| 98 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | |
| 99 | /Eurasian Hobby/ | Falco subbuteo | |
| 100 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | |
| 101 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| 102 | Rosy-faced Lovebird | Agapornis roseicollis | |
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| 103 | <Rueppell's Parrot> | Poicephalus rueppellii | |
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| 104 | White-tailed Shrike | Lanioturdus torquatus | |
| 105 | Pririt Batis | Batis pririt | |
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| 106 | White 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 | |
| 111 | Bokmakierie | Telophorus zeylonus | |
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| 112 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | |
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| 113 | /Red-backed Shrike/ | Lanius collurio | |
| 114 | /Lesser Gray Shrike/ | Lanius minor | |
| 115 | Southern Fiscal | Lanius collaris | |
| 116 | White-crowned Shrike | Eurocephalus anguitimens | |
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| 117 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | |
| 118 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
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| 119 | Carp's Tit | Melaniparus carpi | |
| 120 | Ashy Tit | Melaniparus cinerascens | |
| 121 | Gray Tit | Melaniparus afer | |
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| 122 | Southern Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus minutus | |
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| 123 | Spike-heeled Lark | Chersomanes albofasciata | |
| 124 | Gray's Lark | Ammomanopsis grayi | |
| 125 | Cape Lark | Certhilauda curvirostris | |
| 126 | Karoo Long-billed Lark | Certhilauda subcoronata | |
| 127 | Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix verticalis | |
| 128 | Sabota Lark | Calendulauda sabota | |
| 129 | Fawn-colored Lark | Calendulauda africanoides | |
| 130 | Monotonous Lark | Mirafra passerina | |
| 131 | Rufous-naped Lark | Mirafra africana | |
| 132 | Eastern Clapper Lark | Mirafra fasciolata | |
| 133 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | |
| 134 | Stark's Lark | Spizocorys starki | |
| 135 | <Sclater's Lark> | Spizocorys sclateri | |
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| 136 | Cape Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens | |
| 137 | Rockrunner | Achaetops pycnopygius | |
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| 138 | Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis | |
| 139 | Yellow-rumped Eremomela | Eremomela gregalis | |
| 140 | Burnt-neck Eremomela | Eremomela usticollis | |
| 141 | Barred Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes fasciolatus | |
| 142 | Green-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura | |
| 143 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | |
| 144 | Black-chested Prinia | Prinia flavicans | |
| 145 | Rufous-eared Warbler | Malcorus pectoralis | |
| 146 | Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana | |
| 147 | Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | |
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| 148 | Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola | |
| 149 | Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | |
| 150 | Pearl-breasted Swallow | Hirundo dimidiata | |
| 151 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica | |
| 152 | (Greater Striped Swallow) | Cecropis cucullata | |
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| 153 | Black-fronted Bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans | |
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| 154 | /Willow Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
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| 155 | Layard's Warbler | Curruca layardi | |
| 156 | Chestnut-vented Warbler | Curruca subcaerulea | |
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| 157 | Orange River White-eye | Zosterops pallidus | |
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| 158 | Bare-cheeked Babbler | Turdoides gymnogenys | |
| 159 | Southern Pied-Babbler | Turdoides bicolor | |
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| 160 | (Wattled Starling) | Creatophora cinerea | |
| 161 | (Violet-backed Starling) | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | |
| 162 | Pale-winged Starling | Onychognathus nabouroup | |
| 163 | Burchell's Starling | Lamprotornis australis | |
| 164 | Cape Starling | Lamprotornis nitens | |
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| 165 | Groundscraper Thrush | Turdus litsitsirupa | |
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| 166 | /Spotted Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa striata | |
| 167 | Marico Flycatcher | Bradornis mariquensis | |
| 168 | Chat Flycatcher | Agricola infuscatus | |
| 169 | Herero Chat | Melaenornis herero | |
| 170 | Kalahari Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas paena | |
| 171 | Red-backed Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys | |
| 172 | Short-toed Rock-Thrush | Monticola brevipes | |
| 173 | Karoo Chat | Emarginata schlegelii | |
| 174 | Tractrac Chat | Emarginata tractrac | |
| 175 | Southern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora | |
| 176 | Mountain Wheatear | Myrmecocichla monticola | |
| 177 | Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata | |
| 178 | Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | |
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| 179 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | |
| 180 | Marico Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis | |
| 181 | Dusky Sunbird | Cinnyris fuscus | |
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| 182 | <Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver> | Bubalornis niger | |
| 183 | Scaly Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons | |
| 184 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali | |
| 185 | Sociable Weaver | Philetairus socius | |
| 186 | Lesser Masked-Weaver | Ploceus intermedius | |
| 187 | Southern Masked-Weaver | Ploceus velatus | |
| 188 | Chestnut Weaver | Ploceus rubiginosus | |
| 189 | (Red-billed Quelea) | Quelea quelea | |
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| 190 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos | |
| 191 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | |
| 192 | Red-headed Finch | Amadina erythrocephala | |
| 193 | Violet-eared Waxbill | Granatina granatina | |
| 194 | Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba | |
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| 195 | Shaft-tailed Whydah | Vidua regia | |
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| 196 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
| 197 | Great Rufous Sparrow | Passer motitensis | |
| 198 | Cape Sparrow | Passer melanurus | |
| 199 | Southern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus | |
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| 200 | Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | |
| 201 | Nicholson's Pipit | Anthus nicholsoni | |
| 202 | Buffy Pipit | Anthus vaalensis | |
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| 203 | Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis | |
| 204 | Yellow Canary | Crithagra flaviventris | |
| 205 | White-throated Canary | Crithagra albogularis | |
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| 206 | Lark-like Bunting | Emberiza impetuani | |
| 207 | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi | |
| 208 | Cape Bunting | Emberiza capensis | |
| 209 | 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 | 9 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 1 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 3 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 11 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 1 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 3 |
| V | Vulnerable | 1 |
| EN | Endangered | 5 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
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.