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	Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori		NT
4	Ludwig's Bustard	Neotis ludwigii		EN
5	Denham's Bustard	Neotis denhami	RR	NT
6	Karoo Bustard	Heterotetrax vigorsii	NE
7	Rueppell's Bustard	Heterotetrax rueppelii	NE
8	Blue Crane	Grus paradiseus	RR	V
9	/Eurasian Oystercatcher/	Haematopus ostralegus		NT
10	/Bar-tailed Godwit/	Limosa lapponica		NT
11	/Red Knot/	Calidris canutus		NT
12	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
13	Hartlaub's Gull	Chroicocephalus hartlaubii	NE
14	(Lesser Flamingo)	Phoenicoparrus minor		V
15	African Penguin	Spheniscus demersus		EN
16	#Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross#	Thalassarche chlororhynchos		EN
17	#Gray-headed Albatross#	Thalassarche chrysostoma		EN
18	#White-chinned Petrel#	Procellaria aequinoctialis		V
19	#Sooty Shearwater#	Ardenna griseus		NT
20	(Cape Gannet)	Morus capensis		EN
21	Bank Cormorant	Phalacrocorax neglectus	NE	EN
22	Cape Cormorant	Phalacrocorax capensis		EN
23	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius		EN
24	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis		CR
25	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos		EN
26	White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus		CR
27	Cape Griffon	Gyps coprotheres		V
28	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus		EN
29	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus		EN
30	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax		V
31	/Steppe Eagle/	Aquila nipalensis		EN
32	Black Harrier	Circus maurus		EN
33	Monteiro's Hornbill	Tockus monteiri	NE
34	Damara Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus damarensis	E
35	Red-necked Falcon	Falco chicquera		NT
36	/Red-footed Falcon/	Falco vespertinus		V
37	<Rueppell's Parrot>	Poicephalus rueppellii	NE
38	White-tailed Shrike	Lanioturdus torquatus	NE
39	Carp's Tit	Melaniparus carpi	NE
40	Gray Tit	Melaniparus afer	NE
41	Gray's Lark	Ammomanopsis grayi	NE
42	Cape Lark	Certhilauda curvirostris	NE
43	Karoo Long-billed Lark	Certhilauda subcoronata	NE
44	Dune Lark	Calendulauda erythrochlamys	NE
45	<Sclater's Lark>	Spizocorys sclateri	NE	NT
46	Rockrunner	Achaetops pycnopygius	NE
47	Karoo Eremomela	Eremomela gregalis	NE
48	Cinnamon-breasted Warbler	Euryptila subcinnamomea	NE
49	Luapula Cisticola	Cisticola luapula	RR
50	Layard's Warbler	Curruca layardi	NE
51	Orange River White-eye	Zosterops pallidus	NE
52	Herero Chat	Namibornis herero	NE

 

 *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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• Travel Information

BIRDING LOCALES
FOR THIS TOUR

• Brandberg White Lady Lodge
• Daan Viljoen Game Park
• Naukluft Mountains
• Omaruru
• 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	11
V	Vulnerable	6
EN	Endangered	14
CR	Critically Endangered	2

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.