List of target birds for this tour broken down by locations we visit.

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. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa	SP,SWK,WB,WK	EN
2	Hartlaub's Spurfowl	Pternistis hartlaubi	Many	NE
3	Ludwig's Bustard	Neotis ludwigii	Many	EN
4	Karoo Bustard	Heterotetrax vigorsii	NM	NE
5	Rueppell's Bustard	Heterotetrax rueppelii	Many	NE
6	Bradfield's Swift	Apus bradfieldi	Many	BC
7	African Oystercatcher	Haematopus moquini	SK,SWK,WB	BC
8	Burchell's Courser	Cursorius rufus	Many	BC
9	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Many	EN
10	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Many	CR
11	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Many	EN
12	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	BNP,DC,MGR	CR
13	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Many	EN
14	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	Many	EN
15	Black Harrier	Circus maurus	ND,WB	EN
16	Jackal Buzzard	Buteo rufofuscus	Many	BC
17	White-backed Mousebird	Colius colius	Many	BC
18	Monteiro's Hornbill	Tockus monteiri	Many	NE
19	Damara Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus damarensis	Many	E
20	<Rueppell's Parrot>	Poicephalus rueppellii	Many	NE
21	White-tailed Shrike	Lanioturdus torquatus	Many	NE
22	Southern Boubou	Laniarius ferrugineus	WP	BC
23	Bokmakierie	Telophorus zeylonus	Many	BC
24	Carp's Tit	Melaniparus carpi	Many	NE
25	Gray Tit	Melaniparus afer	SK	NE
26	Gray's Lark	Ammomanopsis grayi	Many	NE
27	Cape Lark	Certhilauda curvirostris	SK	NE
28	Karoo Long-billed Lark	Certhilauda subcoronata	Many	NE
29	Black-eared Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix australis	ND	BC
30	Dune Lark	Calendulauda erythrochlamys	ND,NM,SWK,WB	NE
31	Stark's Lark	Spizocorys starki	Many	BC
32	<Sclater's Lark>	Spizocorys sclateri	SK	NE
33	Rockrunner	Achaetops pycnopygius	Many	NE
34	Karoo Eremomela	Eremomela gregalis	SK,WB	NE
35	Cinnamon-breasted Warbler	Euryptila subcinnamomea	ND,SP	NE
36	Gray-backed Cisticola	Cisticola subruficapilla	Many	BC
37	Layard's Warbler	Curruca layardi	Many	NE
38	Orange River White-eye	Zosterops pallidus	Many	NE
39	Pale-winged Starling	Onychognathus nabouroup	Many	BC
40	Karoo Thrush	Turdus smithi	ND	BC
41	Herero Chat	Namibornis herero	BWL,SK,SP,WB	NE
42	Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush	Cichladusa ruficauda	KR	BC
43	Karoo Chat	Emarginata schlegelii	Many	BC
44	Tractrac Chat	Emarginata tractrac	Many	BC
45	Mountain Chat	Myrmecocichla monticola	Many	BC
46	Dusky Sunbird	Cinnyris fuscus	Many	BC
47	Sociable Weaver	Philetairus socius	Many	BC
48	Cinderella Waxbill	Glaucestrilda thomensis	KR	NE
49	White-throated Canary	Crithagra albogularis	Many	BC
50	Black-headed Canary	Serinus alario	WK	BC
51	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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BIRDING LOCALES
FOR THIS TOUR

• Brandberg White Lady Lodge (BWL)
• Bwabwata National Park (BNP)
• Drotsky's Cabins (DC)
• Kunene River Lodge (KR)
• Mahango Game Reserve & Popa Falls (MGR)
• Naukluft Mountains (NM)
• Omaruru (OM)
• Roy's Camp (RC)
• Rundu Area (RA)
• Shamvura Camp (SC)
• 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	20
CR	Critically Endangered	2
EN	Endangered	7
BC	Best Seen in This Country	21
AT	Always a Target	0