WALVIS BAY
NAMIBIA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 300 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 300 |
| # Endemics: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics: | 11 |
| Habitat: Marine, arid scrub, desert | |
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 | |White-faced Whistling-Duck| | Dendrocygna viduata |
| 3 | |Fulvous Whistling-Duck| | Dendrocygna bicolor |
| 4 | White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus |
| 5 | (Egyptian Goose) | Alopochen aegyptiaca |
| 6 | (South African Shelduck) | Tadorna cana |
| 7 | |Blue-billed Teal| | Spatula hottentota |
| 8 | Cape Shoveler | Spatula smithii |
| 9 | |Yellow-billed Duck| | Anas undulata |
| 10 | Cape Teal | Anas capensis |
| 11 | (Red-billed Duck) | Anas erythrorhyncha |
| 12 | (Southern Pochard) | Netta erythrophthalma |
| 13 | Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa |
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| 14 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris |
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| 15 | (Harlequin Quail) | Coturnix delegorguei |
| 16 | Red-billed Spurfowl | Pternistis adspersus |
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| 17 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 18 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea |
| 19 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola |
| 20 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 21 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis |
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| 22 | Namaqua Sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua |
| 23 | Double-banded Sandgrouse | Pterocles bicinctus |
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| 24 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori |
| 25 | Ludwig's Bustard | Neotis ludwigii |
| 26 | Rueppell's Bustard | Heterotetrax rueppelii |
| 27 | White-quilled Bustard | Afrotis afraoides |
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| 28 | Gray Go-away-bird | Crinifer concolor |
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| 29 | (Dideric Cuckoo) | Chrysococcyx caprius |
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| 30 | |Alpine Swift| | Tachymarptis melba |
| 31 | /Common Swift/ | Apus apus |
| 32 | African Swift | Apus barbatus |
| 33 | Bradfield's Swift | Apus bradfieldi |
| 34 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 35 | White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer |
| 36 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
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| 37 | |African Crake| | Crecopsis egregia |
| 38 | Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana |
| 39 | (Lesser Moorhen) | Gallinula angulata |
| 40 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 41 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata |
| 42 | African Swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis |
| 43 | Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra |
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| 44 | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis |
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| 45 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
| 46 | Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta |
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| 47 | /Eurasian Oystercatcher/ | Haematopus ostralegus |
| 48 | African Oystercatcher | Haematopus moquini |
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| 49 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
| 50 | Pacific Golden-Plover | Pluvialis fulva |
| 51 | /Common Ringed Plover/ | Charadrius hiaticula |
| 52 | Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris |
| 53 | Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus |
| 54 | White-crowned Lapwing | Vanellus albiceps |
| 55 | Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus |
| 56 | Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus senegallus |
| 57 | /Caspian Plover/ | Anarhynchus asiaticus |
| 58 | /Tibetan Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus atrifrons |
| 59 | /Greater Sand-Plover/ | Anarhynchus leschenaultii |
| 60 | Kittlitz's Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius |
| 61 | Chestnut-banded Plover | Anarhynchus pallidus |
| 62 | White-fronted Plover | Anarhynchus marginatus |
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| 63 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
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| 64 | African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus |
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| 65 | /Whimbrel/ | Numenius phaeopus |
| 66 | Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata |
| 67 | /Bar-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa lapponica |
| 68 | Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa |
| 69 | African Snipe | Gallinago nigripennis |
| 70 | Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor |
| 71 | /Red Phalarope/ | Phalaropus fulicarius |
| 72 | /Red-necked Phalarope/ | Phalaropus lobatus |
| 73 | /Terek Sandpiper/ | Xenus cinereus |
| 74 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 75 | Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus |
| 76 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
| 77 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 78 | Common Redshank | Tringa totanus |
| 79 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
| 80 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
| 81 | /Red Knot/ | Calidris canutus |
| 82 | /Ruff/ | Calidris pugnax |
| 83 | /Broad-billed Sandpiper/ | Calidris falcinellus |
| 84 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea |
| 85 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba |
| 86 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta |
| 87 | Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos |
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| 88 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus |
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| 89 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus |
| 90 | Burchell's Courser | Cursorius rufus |
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| 91 | Long-tailed Jaeger | Stercorarius longicaudus |
| 92 | /Parasitic Jaeger/ | Stercorarius parasiticus |
| 93 | /Pomarine Jaeger/ | Stercorarius pomarinus |
| 94 | Brown Skua | Stercorarius antarcticus |
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| 95 | |Sabine's Gull| | Xema sabini |
| 96 | Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
| 97 | Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus |
| 98 | Hartlaub's Gull | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii |
| 99 | Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan |
| 100 | Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus |
| 101 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus |
| 102 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons |
| 103 | (Damara Tern) | Sternula balaenarum |
| 104 | Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia |
| 105 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 106 | /Black Tern/ | Chlidonias niger |
| 107 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus |
| 108 | |Arctic Tern| | Sterna paradisaea |
| 109 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo |
| 110 | /Sandwich Tern/ | Thalasseus sandvicensis |
| 111 | Great Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii |
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| 112 | Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus |
| 113 | (Lesser Flamingo) | Phoenicoparrus minor |
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| 114 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| 115 | Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus |
| 116 | Eared Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis |
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| 117 | African Penguin | Spheniscus demersus |
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| 118 | #Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross# | Thalassarche chlororhynchos |
| 119 | #Gray-headed Albatross# | Thalassarche chrysostoma |
| 120 | #Black-browed Albatross# | Thalassarche melanophris |
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| 121 | #Wilson's Storm-Petrel# | Oceanites oceanicus |
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| 122 | /European Storm-Petrel/ | Hydrobates pelagicus |
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| 123 | #Southern Giant-Petrel# | Macronectes giganteus |
| 124 | Antarctic Petrel | Thalassoica antarctica |
| 125 | #Pintado Petrel# | Daption capense |
| 126 | #White-chinned Petrel# | Procellaria aequinoctialis |
| 127 | #Cory's Shearwater# | Calonectris borealis |
| 128 | #Sooty Shearwater# | Ardenna griseus |
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| 129 | Black Stork | Ciconia nigra |
| 130 | /White Stork/ | Ciconia ciconia |
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| 131 | (Cape Gannet) | Morus capensis |
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| 132 | African Darter | Anhinga rufa |
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| 133 | Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus |
| 134 | Crowned Cormorant | Microcarbo coronatus |
| 135 | Bank Cormorant | Phalacrocorax neglectus |
| 136 | Cape Cormorant | Phalacrocorax capensis |
| 137 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
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| 138 | (Glossy Ibis) | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 139 | Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash |
| 140 | African Spoonbill | Platalea alba |
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| 141 | (Dwarf Bittern) | Botaurus sturmii |
| 142 | Little Bittern | Botaurus minutus |
| 143 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 144 | |Black Heron| | Egretta ardesiaca |
| 145 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 146 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides |
| 147 | (Western Cattle-Egret) | Bubulcus ibis |
| 148 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 149 | Yellow-billed Egret | Ardea brachyrhyncha |
| 150 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 151 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
| 152 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala |
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| 153 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
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| 154 | (Great White Pelican) | Pelecanus onocrotalus |
| 155 | #Pink-backed Pelican# | Pelecanus rufescens |
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| 156 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius |
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| 157 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 158 | Palm-nut Vulture | Gypohierax angolensis |
| 159 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos |
| 160 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus |
| 161 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis |
| 162 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus |
| 163 | Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus |
| 164 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
| 165 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis |
| 166 | Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii |
| 167 | Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar |
| 168 | Pale Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax canorus |
| 169 | African Marsh Harrier | Circus ranivorus |
| 170 | Black Harrier | Circus maurus |
| 171 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 172 | African Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga vocifer |
| 173 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur |
| 174 | Jackal Buzzard | Buteo rufofuscus |
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| 175 | Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
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| 176 | Southern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis granti |
| 177 | Cape Eagle-Owl | Bubo capensis |
| 178 | Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus |
| 179 | Verreaux's Eagle-Owl | Ketupa lactea |
| 180 | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum |
| 181 | Marsh Owl | Asio capensis |
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| 182 | White-backed Mousebird | Colius colius |
| 183 | Red-faced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus |
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| 184 | African Hoopoe** | Upupa africana |
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| 185 | Green Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus |
| 186 | Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas |
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| 187 | African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus |
| 188 | Monteiro's Hornbill | Tockus monteiri |
| 189 | Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus leucomelas |
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| 190 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus |
| 191 | /European Bee-eater/ | Merops apiaster |
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| 192 | Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus |
| 193 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
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| 194 | Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas |
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| 195 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens |
| 196 | Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus |
| 197 | Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni |
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| 198 | Pygmy Falcon | Polihierax semitorquatus |
| 199 | /Lesser Kestrel/ | Falco naumanni |
| 200 | Rock Kestrel | Falco rupicolus |
| 201 | Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides |
| 202 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera |
| 203 | /Eurasian Hobby/ | Falco subbuteo |
| 204 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus |
| 205 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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| 206 | Rosy-faced Lovebird | Agapornis roseicollis |
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| 207 | &Rueppell's Parrotl | Poicephalus rueppellii |
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| 208 | |Black Cuckooshrike| | Campephaga flava |
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| 209 | /Eurasian Golden Oriole/ | Oriolus oriolus |
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| 210 | Pririt Batis | Batis pririt |
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| 211 | Brubru | Nilaus afer |
| 212 | Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis |
| 213 | Crimson-breasted Gonolek | Laniarius atrococcineus |
| 214 | Bokmakierie | Telophorus zeylonus |
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| 215 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis |
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| 216 | /Red-backed Shrike/ | Lanius collurio |
| 217 | /Lesser Gray Shrike/ | Lanius minor |
| 218 | Southern Fiscal | Lanius collaris |
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| 219 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis |
| 220 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
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| 221 | Ashy Tit | Melaniparus cinerascens |
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| 222 | Spike-heeled Lark | Chersomanes albofasciata |
| 223 | Gray's Lark | Ammomanopsis grayi |
| 224 | Karoo Long-billed Lark | Certhilauda subcoronata |
| 225 | Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix verticalis |
| 226 | Sabota Lark | Calendulauda sabota |
| 227 | Dune Lark | Calendulauda erythrochlamys |
| 228 | Stark's Lark | Spizocorys starki |
| 229 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea |
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| 230 | Long-billed Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens |
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| 231 | Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis |
| 232 | Karoo Eremomela | Eremomela gregalis |
| 233 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava |
| 234 | Black-chested Prinia | Prinia flavicans |
| 235 | Rufous-eared Warbler | Malcorus pectoralis |
| 236 | Gray-backed Cisticola | Cisticola subruficapilla |
| 237 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
| 238 | Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus |
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| 239 | /Icterine Warbler/ | Hippolais icterina |
| 240 | /Sedge Warbler/ | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
| 241 | /Common Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
| 242 | Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris |
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| 243 | |Banded Martin| | Neophedina cincta |
| 244 | Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola |
| 245 | /Bank Swallow/ | Riparia riparia |
| 246 | Southern Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula |
| 247 | Pearl-breasted Swallow | Hirundo dimidiata |
| 248 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 249 | |White-throated Swallow| | Hirundo albigularis |
| 250 | /Western House-Martin/ | Delichon urbicum |
| 251 | (Greater Striped Swallow) | Cecropis cucullata |
| 252 | |South African Swallow| | Petrochelidon spilodera |
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| 253 | Black-fronted Bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans |
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| 254 | /Willow Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochilus |
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| 255 | /Garden Warbler/ | Sylvia borin |
| 256 | Chestnut-vented Warbler | Curruca subcaerulea |
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| 257 | Orange River White-eye | Zosterops pallidus |
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| 258 | (Wattled Starling) | Creatophora cinerea |
| 259 | (Violet-backed Starling) | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster |
| 260 | Pale-winged Starling | Onychognathus nabouroup |
| 261 | Cape Starling | Lamprotornis nitens |
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| 262 | /Spotted Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa striata |
| 263 | Marico Flycatcher | Bradornis mariquensis |
| 264 | Chat Flycatcher | Agricola infuscatus |
| 265 | Herero Chat | Namibornis herero |
| 266 | Kalahari Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas paena |
| 267 | Short-toed Rock-Thrush | Monticola brevipes |
| 268 | Karoo Chat | Emarginata schlegelii |
| 269 | Tractrac Chat | Emarginata tractrac |
| 270 | Southern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora |
| 271 | Mountain Chat | Myrmecocichla monticola |
| 272 | Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata |
| 273 | Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris |
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| 274 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis |
| 275 | White-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris talatala |
| 276 | Dusky Sunbird | Cinnyris fuscus |
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| 277 | &Red-billed Buffalo-Weaverl | Bubalornis niger |
| 278 | Scaly Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons |
| 279 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali |
| 280 | Sociable Weaver | Philetairus socius |
| 281 | Southern Masked-Weaver | Ploceus velatus |
| 282 | (Red-billed Quelea) | Quelea quelea |
| 283 | Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix |
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| 284 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos |
| 285 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild |
| 286 | Red-headed Finch | Amadina erythrocephala |
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| 287 | Shaft-tailed Whydah | Vidua regia |
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| 288 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 289 | Great Rufous Sparrow | Passer motitensis |
| 290 | Cape Sparrow | Passer melanurus |
| 291 | Southern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus |
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| 292 | Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis |
| 293 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 294 | Nicholson's Pipit | Anthus nicholsoni |
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| 295 | Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis |
| 296 | Yellow Canary | Crithagra flaviventris |
| 297 | White-throated Canary | Crithagra albogularis |
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| 298 | Lark-like Bunting | Emberiza impetuani |
| 299 | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi |
| 300 | 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
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 48 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 13 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 10 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 2 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 18 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 10 |
| [] | Accidental | 3 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 9 |
| V | Vulnerable | 3 |
| EN | Endangered | 13 |
| 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.