List of species possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near-endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or 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.*

1	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa		EN
2	Hartlaub's Spurfowl	Pternistis hartlaubi	NE
3	Red-necked Spurfowl	Pternistis afer	RR
4	Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori		NT
5	Ludwig's Bustard	Neotis ludwigii		EN
6	Denham's Bustard	Neotis denhami	RR	NT
7	Karoo Bustard	Heterotetrax vigorsii	NE
8	Rueppell's Bustard	Heterotetrax rueppelii	NE
9	Schalow's Turaco	Tauraco schalowi	RR
10	Burchell's Coucal	Centropus burchellii	RR
11	(African Emerald Cuckoo)	Chrysococcyx cupreus	RR
12	Swamp Nightjar	Caprimulgus natalensis	RR
13	Wattled Crane	Grus carunculatus		V
14	Blue Crane	Grus paradiseus	RR	V
15	/Eurasian Oystercatcher/	Haematopus ostralegus		NT
16	/Bar-tailed Godwit/	Limosa lapponica		NT
17	/Great Snipe/	Gallinago media		NT
18	/Red Knot/	Calidris canutus		NT
19	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
20	/Black-winged Pratincole/	Glareola nordmanni		NT
21	Hartlaub's Gull	Chroicocephalus hartlaubii	NE
22	(Lesser Flamingo)	Phoenicoparrus minor		V
23	African Penguin	Spheniscus demersus		EN
24	#Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross#	Thalassarche chlororhynchos		EN
25	#Gray-headed Albatross#	Thalassarche chrysostoma		EN
26	#White-chinned Petrel#	Procellaria aequinoctialis		V
27	#Sooty Shearwater#	Ardenna griseus		NT
28	(Cape Gannet)	Morus capensis		EN
29	Bank Cormorant	Phalacrocorax neglectus	NE	EN
30	Cape Cormorant	Phalacrocorax capensis		EN
31	|Slaty Egret|	Egretta vinaceigula		V
32	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius		EN
33	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis		CR
34	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos		EN
35	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus		CR
36	White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus		CR
37	Cape Griffon	Gyps coprotheres		V
38	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus		EN
39	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus		EN
40	Ayres's Hawk-Eagle	Hieraaetus ayresii	RR
41	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax		V
42	/Steppe Eagle/	Aquila nipalensis		EN
43	Black Harrier	Circus maurus		EN
44	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
45	Narina Trogon	Apaloderma narina	RR
46	Southern Ground-Hornbill	Bucorvus leadbeateri		V
47	Monteiro's Hornbill	Tockus monteiri	NE
48	Damara Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus damarensis	E
49	Half-collared Kingfisher	Alcedo semitorquata	RR
50	(African Pygmy Kingfisher)	Ispidina picta	RR
51	Brown-backed Honeybird	Prodotiscus regulus	RR
52	Red-necked Falcon	Falco chicquera		NT
53	/Red-footed Falcon/	Falco vespertinus		V
54	Brown-necked Parrot	Poicephalus fuscicollis	RR
55	<Rueppell's Parrot>	Poicephalus rueppellii	NE
56	White-tailed Shrike	Lanioturdus torquatus	NE
57	Retz's Helmetshrike	Prionops retzii	LC
58	Gray-headed Bushshrike	Malaconotus blanchoti	RR
59	Carp's Tit	Melaniparus carpi	NE
60	Gray Tit	Melaniparus afer	NE
61	Gray's Lark	Ammomanopsis grayi	NE
62	Cape Lark	Certhilauda curvirostris	NE
63	Karoo Long-billed Lark	Certhilauda subcoronata	NE
64	Dune Lark	Calendulauda erythrochlamys	NE
65	<Sclater's Lark>	Spizocorys sclateri	NE	NT
66	Rockrunner	Achaetops pycnopygius	NE
67	Karoo Eremomela	Eremomela gregalis	NE
68	Cinnamon-breasted Warbler	Euryptila subcinnamomea	NE
69	Luapula Cisticola	Cisticola luapula	RR
70	Layard's Warbler	Curruca layardi	NE
71	Orange River White-eye	Zosterops pallidus	NE
72	Yellow-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus africanus	RR
73	Lesser Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chloropterus	RR
74	Sharp-tailed Starling	Lamprotornis acuticaudus	RR
75	Herero Chat	Namibornis herero	NE
76	Shelley's Sunbird	Cinnyris shelleyi	RR
77	Copper Sunbird	Cinnyris cupreus	RR
78	Spectacled Weaver	Ploceus ocularis	RR
79	White-winged Widowbird	Euplectes albonotatus	RR
80	Grosbeak Weaver	Amblyospiza albifrons	RR
81	Zebra Waxbill	Amandava subflava	RR
82	Cinderella Waxbill	Glaucestrilda thomensis	NE
83	Orange-winged Pytilia	Pytilia afra	RR
84	Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah	Vidua obtusa	RR

 

 *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.

 

 

 

 

 

• Photos from Past Tours
• Travel Information

BIRDING LOCALES
FOR THIS TOUR

• Brandberg White Lady Lodge
• Bwabwata National Park
• Drotsky's Cabins
• Kunene River Lodge
• Mahango Game Reserve & Popa Falls
• Naukluft Mountains
• Omaruru
• Roy's Camp
• Rundu Area
• Shamvura Camp
• Sossusvlei & Namib Desert
• Spitzkoppe
• Spreetshoogte Pass
• Swakopmund
• Walvis Bay
• Waterberg Plateau
• Windhoek & Avis Dam

 

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	15
V	Vulnerable	9
EN	Endangered	14
CR	Critically Endangered	3

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.