List of Birds of Namibia

List Of Birds Of Namibia

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Namibia. The avifauna of Namibia includes a total of 706 species, of which 1 is endemic, 14 are near endemic, 1 has been introduced by humans, and 35 are rare or accidental. 16 species are globally threatened.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Namibia.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories.

  • (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Namibia.
  • (E) Endemic A species endemic to Namibia.
  • (NE) Near Endemic A species with 90-95% of its population in Namibia.
  • (I) Introduced A species introduced to Namibia as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.


Table of contents

Non-passerines: Ostriches . Penguins . Grebes . Albatrosses . Shearwaters and Petrels . Storm-Petrels . Tropicbirds . Pelicans . Boobies and Gannets . Cormorants . Darters . Bitterns, Herons and Egrets . Hamerkop . Storks . Ibises and Spoonbills . Flamingos . Ducks, Geese and Swans . Osprey . Hawks, Kites and Eagles . Secretary-bird . Falcons . Pheasants and Partridges . Guineafowl . Buttonquails . Cranes . Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots . Finfoots . Bustards . Jacanas . Painted snipe . Oystercatchers . Avocets and Stilts . Thick-knees . Pratincoles and Coursers . Plovers and Lapwings . Sandpipers and allies . Skuas and Jaegers . Gulls . Terns . Skimmers . Sandgrouse . Pigeons and Doves . Parrots . Turacos . Cuckoos and Anis . Barn owls . Typical owls . Nightjars . Swifts . Mousebirds . Trogons . Kingfishers . Bee-eaters . Typical Rollers . Hoopoes . Woodhoopoes . Hornbills . Barbets . Honeyguides . Woodpeckers and allies .

Passerines: Broadbills . Pittas . Larks . Swallows and Martins . Wagtails and Pipits . Cuckoo-shrikes . Bulbuls . Thrushes and allies . Cisticolas and allies . Old World warblers . Old World flycatchers . Wattle-eyes . Monarch flycatchers . Babblers . Chickadees and Titmice . Penduline tits . Sunbirds and Spiderhunters . White-eyes . Old World Orioles . Shrikes . Bushshrikes and allies . Helmetshrikes . Drongos . Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies . Starlings . Weavers and allies . Waxbills and allies . Indigobirds . Weavers and allies . Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and allies . Siskins, Crossbills and allies . Sparrows .

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Read more about List Of Birds Of Namibia:  Ostriches, Penguins, Grebes, Albatrosses, Shearwaters and Petrels, Storm-petrels, Tropicbirds, Pelicans, Boobies and Gannets, Cormorants, Darters, Bitterns, Herons and Egrets, Hamerkop, Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills, Flamingos, Ducks, Geese and Swans, Osprey, Eagles, Kites and Allies, Secretary-bird, Falcons, Pheasants and Partridges, Guineafowl, Buttonquails, Cranes, Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots, Finfoots, Bustards, Jacanas, Painted Snipe, Oystercatchers, Avocets and Stilts, Thick-knees, Pratincoles and Coursers, Plovers and Lapwings, Sandpipers and Allies, Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers, Sandgrouse, Pigeons and Doves, Parrots, Turacos, Cuckoos, Barn Owls, Typical Owls, Nightjars, Swifts, Mousebirds, Trogons, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Typical Rollers, Hoopoes, Woodhoopoes, Hornbills, Barbets, Honeyguides, Woodpeckers, Broadbills, Pittas, Larks, Swallows and Martins, Wagtails and Pipits, Cuckoo-shrikes, Bulbuls, Thrushes and Allies, Cisticolas and Allies, Old World Warblers, Old World Flycatchers, Wattle-eyes, Monarch Flycatchers, Babblers, Tits, Penduline Tits, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters, White-eyes, Old World Orioles, Shrikes, Bushshrikes and Allies, Helmetshrikes, Drongos, Crows and Allies, Starlings, Weavers and Allies, Waxbills and Allies, Indigobirds, Buntings, Finches, Sparrows

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