List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa	Many	EN
2	Hartlaub's Spurfowl	Pternistis hartlaubi	Many	NE
3	Cape Spurfowl	Pternistis capensis		BC
4	Ludwig's Bustard	Neotis ludwigii	Many	EN
5	Karoo Bustard	Heterotetrax vigorsii	NM	NE
6	Rueppell's Bustard	Heterotetrax rueppelii	Many	NE
7	Bradfield's Swift	Apus bradfieldi	Many	BC
8	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum	ENP	EN
9	African Oystercatcher	Haematopus moquini	SK,SWK,WB	BC
10	Burchell's Courser	Cursorius rufus	Many	BC
11	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Many	EN
12	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Many	CR
13	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Many	EN
14	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Many	CR
15	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Many	EN
16	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	Many	EN
17	Black Harrier	Circus maurus	ND,WB	EN
18	Jackal Buzzard	Buteo rufofuscus	Many	BC
19	White-backed Mousebird	Colius colius	Many	BC
20	Monteiro's Hornbill	Tockus monteiri	Many	NE
21	Damara Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus damarensis	Many	E
22	<Rueppell's Parrot>	Poicephalus rueppellii	Many	NE
23	White-tailed Shrike	Lanioturdus torquatus	Many	NE
24	Southern Boubou	Laniarius ferrugineus	WP	BC
25	Bokmakierie	Telophorus zeylonus	Many	BC
26	Fairy Flycatcher	Stenostira scita		BC
27	Carp's Tit	Melaniparus carpi	Many	NE
28	Gray Tit	Melaniparus afer	ENP,SK	NE
29	Gray's Lark	Ammomanopsis grayi	Many	NE
30	Cape Lark	Certhilauda curvirostris	SK	NE
31	Karoo Long-billed Lark	Certhilauda subcoronata	Many	NE
32	Benguela Lark**	Certhilauda benguelensis		BC
33	Black-eared Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix australis	ND	BC
34	Dune Lark	Calendulauda erythrochlamys	ND,NM,SWK,WB	NE
35	Cape Clapper Lark	Mirafra apiata		BC
36	Stark's Lark	Spizocorys starki	Many	BC
37	<Sclater's Lark>	Spizocorys sclateri	SK	NE
38	Large-billed Lark	Galerida magnirostris		BC
39	Rockrunner	Achaetops pycnopygius	Many	NE
40	Yellow-rumped Eremomela	Eremomela gregalis	EM,SK,WB	NE
41	Namaqua Warbler	Phragmacia substriata		BC
42	Karoo Prinia	Prinia maculosa		BC
43	Kopje Warbler	Euryptila subcinnamomea	ND,SP	NE
44	Red-headed Cisticola	Cisticola subruficapilla	Many	BC
45	Layard's Warbler	Curruca layardi	Many	NE
46	Orange River White-eye	Zosterops pallidus	Many	NE
47	Pale-winged Starling	Onychognathus nabouroup	Many	BC
48	African Pied Starling	Lamprotornis bicolor		BC
49	Karoo Thrush	Turdus smithi	ND	BC
50	Herero Chat	Melaenornis herero	Many	NE
51	Angola Cave-Chat	Xenocopsychus ansorgei		BC
52	Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush	Cichladusa ruficauda		BC
53	Sicklewing Chat	Emarginata sinuata		BC
54	Karoo Chat	Emarginata schlegelii	Many	BC
55	Tractrac Chat	Emarginata tractrac	Many	BC
56	Mountain Wheatear	Myrmecocichla monticola	Many	BC
57	Southern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris chalybeus		BC
58	Dusky Sunbird	Cinnyris fuscus	Many	BC
59	Sociable Weaver	Philetairus socius	Many	BC
60	Angola Waxbill	Coccopygia bocagei		BC
61	Cinderella Waxbill	Glaucestrilda thomensis		BC
62	White-throated Canary	Crithagra albogularis	Many	BC
63	Black-headed Canary	Serinus alario	DVJ,WK	BC
64	Cape Bunting	Emberiza capensis	Many	BC

 

 *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 COUNTRIES
IN AFRICA

• Angola
• Botswana
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Morocco
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

BIRDING LOCALES

• Bwabwata National Park (BNP)
• Caprivi Game Reserve (CGR)
• Daan Viljoen Game Park (DVJ)
• Erongo Mountains (EM)
• Etosha National Park (ENP)
• Kalizo Lodge (KL)
• Katima-Mulilo (KM)
• Mahango Game Reserve & Popa Falls (MGR)
• Mudumu National Park/Kavanga River (MNP)
• Naukluft Mountains (NM)
• Omaruru (OM)
• Roy's Camp (RC)
• Rundu Area (RA)
• Sossusvlei & Namib Desert (ND)
• Spitzkoppe (SK)
• Spreetshoogte Pass (SP)
• Swakopmund (SWK)
• Walvis Bay (WB)
• Waterberg Plateau (WP)
• Windhoek & Avis Dam (WK)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	1
NE	Near Endemic	29
CR	Critically Endangered	2
EN	Endangered	8
BC	Best Seen in This Country	24
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.