SPITZKOPPE
NAMIBIA
LOCALE
| Altitude (m): | 900-1600 |
| # Species*: | 92 |
| # Excl Vagrants*: | 92 |
| # Endemics*: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics*: | 11 |
| *Based on partial or incomplete data. | |
| 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 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | |
| 2 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | |
| 3 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
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| 4 | Namaqua Sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua | |
| 5 | Double-banded Sandgrouse | Pterocles bicinctus | |
| 6 | Burchell's Sandgrouse | Pterocles burchelli | |
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| 7 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | |
| 8 | Ludwig's Bustard | Neotis ludwigii | |
| 9 | Rueppell's Bustard | Eupodotis rueppelii | |
| 10 | White-quilled Bustard | Eupodotis afraoides | |
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| 11 | Gray Go-away-bird | Corythaixoides concolor | |
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| 12 | Freckled Nightjar | Caprimulgus tristigma | |
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| 13 | Bradfield's Swift | Apus bradfieldi | |
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| 14 | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | |
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| 15 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | |
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| 16 | Burchell's Courser | Cursorius rufus | |
| 17 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus | |
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| 18 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | |
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| 19 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis | |
| 20 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | |
| 21 | Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | |
| 22 | African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster | |
| 23 | Pale Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax canorus | |
| 24 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur | |
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| 25 | Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus | |
| 26 | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | |
| 27 | Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | |
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| 28 | White-backed Mousebird | Colius colius | |
| 29 | Red-faced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus | |
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| 30 | Violet Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus damarensis | |
| 31 | Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | |
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| 32 | Bradfield's Hornbill | Lophoceros bradfieldi | |
| 33 | Monteiro's Hornbill | Tockus monteiri | |
| 34 | Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus leucomelas | |
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| 35 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus | |
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| 36 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus | |
| 37 | (Rufous-crowned Roller) | Coracias naevius | |
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| 38 | Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas | |
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| 39 | Rock Kestrel | Falco rupicolus | |
| 40 | Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides | |
| 41 | /Eurasian Hobby/ | Falco subbuteo | |
| 42 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | |
| 43 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| 44 | Rosy-faced Lovebird | Agapornis roseicollis | |
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| 45 | White-tailed Shrike | Lanioturdus torquatus | |
| 46 | Pririt Batis | Batis pririt | |
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| 47 | Brubru | Nilaus afer | |
| 48 | Bokmakierie | Telophorus zeylonus | |
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| 49 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | |
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| 50 | Southern Fiscal | Lanius collaris | |
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| 51 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | |
| 52 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
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| 53 | Ashy Tit | Melaniparus cinerascens | |
| 54 | Gray Tit | Melaniparus afer | |
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| 55 | Southern Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus minutus | |
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| 56 | Spike-heeled Lark | Chersomanes albofasciata | |
| 57 | Gray's Lark | Ammomanopsis grayi | |
| 58 | Cape Lark | Certhilauda curvirostris | |
| 59 | Karoo Long-billed Lark | Certhilauda subcoronata | |
| 60 | Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix verticalis | |
| 61 | Sabota Lark | Calendulauda sabota | |
| 62 | Stark's Lark | Spizocorys starki | |
| 63 | <Sclater's Lark> | Spizocorys sclateri | |
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| 64 | Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis | |
| 65 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | |
| 66 | Black-chested Prinia | Prinia flavicans | |
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| 67 | Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | |
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| 68 | Black-fronted Bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans | |
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| 69 | Layard's Warbler | Curruca layardi | |
| 70 | Chestnut-vented Warbler | Curruca subcaerulea | |
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| 71 | Orange River White-eye | Zosterops pallidus | |
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| 72 | Pale-winged Starling | Onychognathus nabouroup | |
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| 73 | Mariqua Flycatcher | Bradornis mariquensis | |
| 74 | Chat Flycatcher | Agricola infuscatus | |
| 75 | Herero Chat | Melaenornis herero | |
| 76 | Short-toed Rock-Thrush | Monticola brevipes | |
| 77 | Karoo Chat | Emarginata schlegelii | |
| 78 | Tractrac Chat | Emarginata tractrac | |
| 79 | Southern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora | |
| 80 | Mountain Wheatear | Myrmecocichla monticola | |
| 81 | Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | |
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| 82 | Dusky Sunbird | Cinnyris fuscus | |
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| 83 | Scaly Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons | |
| 84 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali | |
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| 85 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos | |
| 86 | Violet-eared Waxbill | Granatina granatina | |
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| 87 | Great Rufous Sparrow | Passer motitensis | |
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| 88 | Yellow Canary | Crithagra flaviventris | |
| 89 | White-throated Canary | Crithagra albogularis | |
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| 90 | Lark-like Bunting | Emberiza impetuani | |
| 91 | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi | |
| 92 | Cape Bunting | Emberiza capensis | |
* 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 |