List of Southern African Birds - Taxonomy

Taxonomy

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa's 7th edition. The family accounts of the respective headers, and the species counts per family, reflect this taxonomy. Introduced, accidental, and extirpated species are included in the total species counts for Southern Africa.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are usually common, native species.

• Accidental: A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in the Southern Africa.
• Endemic: A species endemic to Southern Africa.
• Extirpated: A species that no longer occurs in Southern Africa though populations exist elsewhere.
• Introduced: A species introduced to Southern Africa as a direct or indirect consequence of human actions.
• Data deficient: A species with uncertain status due to lack of research or available information.