SPITZKOPPE

Altitude (m):	900-1600
# Species:	209
# Excl Vagrants:	209
# Endemics:	1
# Near Endemics:	17
Habitat: Scattered Acacia scrub, vegetated washes

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near-endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

color codes

1	Hartlaub's Spurfowl	Pternistis hartlaubi	NE
2	Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori		NT
3	Ludwig's Bustard	Neotis ludwigii		EN
4	Rueppell's Bustard	Heterotetrax rueppelii	NE
5	Hartlaub's Gull	Chroicocephalus hartlaubii	NE
6	Cape Cormorant	Phalacrocorax capensis		EN
7	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius		EN
8	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos		EN
9	White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus		CR
10	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus		EN
11	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax		V
12	Monteiro's Hornbill	Tockus monteiri	NE
13	Damara Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus damarensis	E
14	Red-necked Falcon	Falco chicquera		NT
15	<Rueppell's Parrot>	Poicephalus rueppellii	NE
16	White-tailed Shrike	Lanioturdus torquatus	NE
17	Carp's Tit	Melaniparus carpi	NE
18	Gray Tit	Melaniparus afer	NE
19	Gray's Lark	Ammomanopsis grayi	NE
20	Cape Lark	Certhilauda curvirostris	NE
21	Karoo Long-billed Lark	Certhilauda subcoronata	NE
22	<Sclater's Lark>	Spizocorys sclateri	NE	NT
23	Rockrunner	Achaetops pycnopygius	NE
24	Karoo Eremomela	Eremomela gregalis	NE
25	Layard's Warbler	Curruca layardi	NE
26	Orange River White-eye	Zosterops pallidus	NE
27	Herero Chat	Namibornis herero	NE

*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.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	1
LC	Local	2
NE	Near Endemic	30
RR	Restricted Range	41

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.