NAMIBIA TARGET BIRDS LIST
AFRICA
NAMIBIA
# Species: | 667 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 614 |
# Endemics: | 1 |
# Near Endemics: | 31 |
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 Parrotl | 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 Larkl | 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.
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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.