Checklist for Namibia

eBird Field Checklist

Namibia

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536 species (+66 other taxa) - Year-round, Current year

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Ostriches

Common Ostrich

Waterfowl

White-faced Whistling-Duck

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

White-backed Duck

Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)

Knob-billed Duck

Egyptian Goose

South African Shelduck

Spur-winged Goose

African Pygmy-Goose

Blue-billed Teal

Cape Shoveler

African Black Duck

Yellow-billed Duck

Mallard

Cape Teal

Red-billed Duck

Southern Pochard

Maccoa Duck

duck sp.

Grouse, Quail, and Allies

Helmeted Guineafowl

Indian Peafowl

Crested Francolin

Orange River Francolin

Common Quail

Hartlaub's Spurfowl

Red-billed Spurfowl

Swainson's Spurfowl

Red-necked Spurfowl

francolin/spurfowl sp.

Flamingos

Greater Flamingo

Lesser Flamingo

Greater/Lesser Flamingo

flamingo sp.

Grebes

Little Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Eared Grebe

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon

Speckled Pigeon

Mourning Collared-Dove

Red-eyed Dove

Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia sp.

Laughing Dove

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Namaqua Dove

Croaking Ground Dove

African Green-Pigeon

pigeon/dove sp.

Sandgrouse

Namaqua Sandgrouse

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

Double-banded Sandgrouse

Burchell's Sandgrouse

sandgrouse sp.

Bustards

Kori Bustard

Ludwig's Bustard

Karoo Bustard

Rüppell's Bustard

Red-crested Bustard

White-quilled Bustard

Black-bellied Bustard

bustard sp.

Turacos

Schalow's Turaco

Ross's Turaco

Gray Go-away-bird

Cuckoos

Senegal Coucal

Coppery-tailed Coucal

White-browed Coucal

Black Coucal

coucal sp.

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Levaillant's Cuckoo

Pied Cuckoo

Dideric Cuckoo

Klaas's Cuckoo

Black Cuckoo

Red-chested Cuckoo

African Cuckoo

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus sp.

Nightjars

Pennant-winged Nightjar

Eurasian Nightjar

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Swamp Nightjar

Freckled Nightjar

Square-tailed Nightjar

nightjar sp.

Swifts

Alpine Swift

Common Swift

Bradfield's Swift

Little Swift

White-rumped Swift

African Palm Swift

large swift sp.

swift sp.

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies

African Rail

African Crake

Lesser Moorhen

Eurasian Moorhen

Red-knobbed Coot

Allen's Gallinule

African Swamphen

moorhen/coot/gallinule sp.

Black Crake

Finfoots

African Finfoot

Cranes

Blue Crane

Wattled Crane

Shorebirds

Spotted Thick-knee

Water Thick-knee

Burhinus sp.

Black-winged Stilt

Pied Avocet

African Oystercatcher

Black-bellied Plover

Common Ringed Plover

Three-banded Plover

Long-toed Lapwing

Blacksmith Lapwing

White-crowned Lapwing

Crowned Lapwing

Wattled Lapwing

Caspian Plover

Greater Sand-Plover

Kittlitz's Plover

Chestnut-banded Plover

White-fronted Plover

plover sp.

Greater Painted-Snipe

Lesser Jacana

African Jacana

Whimbrel

Eurasian Curlew

Bar-tailed Godwit

African Snipe

Red-necked Phalarope

Terek Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Marsh Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Common Greenshank

Ruddy Turnstone

Red Knot

Ruff

Curlew Sandpiper

Sanderling

Little Stint

Small Buttonquail

Bronze-winged Courser

Double-banded Courser

Burchell's Courser

Temminck's Courser

Rock Pratincole

Black-winged Pratincole

Collared Pratincole

shorebird sp.

Skuas and Jaegers

Long-tailed Jaeger

Parasitic Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger

Parasitic/Pomarine Jaeger

Brown Skua

jaeger sp.

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Gray-hooded Gull

Hartlaub's Gull

Kelp Gull

gull sp.

African Skimmer

Little Tern

Damara Tern

Caspian Tern

Whiskered Tern

Black Tern

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias sp.

Arctic Tern

Common Tern

Sandwich Tern

Great Crested Tern

tern sp.

Penguins

African Penguin

Albatrosses

Snowy/Tristan/Antipodean Albatross

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

White-capped Albatross

White-capped/Salvin's/Chatham Albatross

Black-browed Albatross

small albatross sp.

Storm-Petrels

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

European Storm-Petrel

Leach's Storm-Petrel

storm-petrel sp.

Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels

prion sp.

White-chinned Petrel

Cory's Shearwater

Great Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

shearwater sp.

Storks

African Openbill

Black Stork

Abdim's Stork

African Woolly-necked Stork

White Stork

Saddle-billed Stork

Marabou Stork

Yellow-billed Stork

Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets

Cape Gannet

Cormorants and Anhingas

African Darter

Long-tailed Cormorant

Crowned Cormorant

Bank Cormorant

Cape Cormorant

Great Cormorant

cormorant sp.

Pelicans

Great White Pelican

Pink-backed Pelican

Shoebill and Hammerkop

Hamerkop

Herons, Ibis, and Allies

Dwarf Bittern

Little Bittern

Black-crowned Night Heron

Slaty Egret

Black Heron

Little Egret

White-backed Night Heron

Striated Heron

Rufous-bellied Heron

Squacco Heron

Western Cattle Egret

Great Egret

Yellow-billed Egret

Medium Egret

Gray Heron

Purple Heron

Black-headed Heron

Goliath Heron

heron sp.

white egret sp.

Glossy Ibis

African Sacred Ibis

Hadada Ibis

African Spoonbill

Vultures, Hawks, and Allies

Secretarybird

Osprey

Black-winged Kite

African Harrier-Hawk

European Honey-buzzard

White-headed Vulture

Lappet-faced Vulture

Hooded Vulture

White-backed Vulture

Cape Griffon

old world vulture sp.

Bateleur

Black-chested Snake-Eagle

Brown Snake-Eagle

Banded Snake-Eagle

Bat Hawk

Martial Eagle

Long-crested Eagle

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Wahlberg's Eagle

Booted Eagle

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle

Tawny Eagle

Verreaux's Eagle

African Hawk-Eagle

Lizard Buzzard

Dark Chanting-Goshawk

Pale Chanting-Goshawk

Gabar Goshawk

African Marsh Harrier

Pallid Harrier

African Goshawk

Shikra

Little Sparrowhawk

Ovambo Sparrowhawk

Black Goshawk

Accipiter sp.

Black Kite

African Fish-Eagle

Common Buzzard

Augur Buzzard

Jackal Buzzard

hawk sp.

eagle sp.

Owls

Barn Owl

African Scops-Owl

Southern White-faced Owl

Spotted Eagle-Owl

Cape Eagle-Owl

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Pel's Fishing-Owl

Pearl-spotted Owlet

African Barred Owlet

African Wood-Owl

Marsh Owl

owl sp.

Mousebirds

White-backed Mousebird

Red-faced Mousebird

Hoopoes

Eurasian Hoopoe

Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Green Woodhoopoe

Violet Woodhoopoe

Green/Violet Woodhoopoe

Common Scimitarbill

Hornbills

Southern Ground-Hornbill

Crowned Hornbill

Bradfield's Hornbill

African Gray Hornbill

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Monteiro's Hornbill

Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Damara Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus sp.

Kingfishers

Half-collared Kingfisher

Malachite Kingfisher

African Pygmy Kingfisher

Gray-headed Kingfisher

Woodland Kingfisher

Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Striped Kingfisher

Giant Kingfisher

Pied Kingfisher

Bee-eaters, Rollers, and Allies

White-fronted Bee-eater

Little Bee-eater

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Madagascar Bee-eater

European Bee-eater

Southern Carmine Bee-eater

bee-eater sp.

European Roller

Lilac-breasted Roller

Racket-tailed Roller

Rufous-crowned Roller

roller sp.

Broad-billed Roller

Barbets and Toucans

Crested Barbet

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pied Barbet

Black-collared Barbet

Honeyguides

Wahlberg's Honeyguide

Lesser Honeyguide

Greater Honeyguide

Woodpeckers

Bearded Woodpecker

Cardinal Woodpecker

Olive Woodpecker

Bennett's Woodpecker

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

woodpecker sp.

Falcons and Caracaras

Pygmy Falcon

Lesser Kestrel

Rock Kestrel

Greater Kestrel

Gray Kestrel

Dickinson's Kestrel

Red-necked Falcon

Red-footed Falcon

Amur Falcon

Eurasian Hobby

African Hobby

Lanner Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

falcon sp.

diurnal raptor sp.

Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies

Rosy-faced Lovebird

Meyer's Parrot

Rüppell's Parrot

Cuckooshrikes

Black Cuckooshrike

Old World Orioles

Eurasian Golden Oriole

African Golden Oriole

African Black-headed Oriole

old world oriole sp.

Wattle-eyes and Batises

White-tailed Shrike

Chinspot Batis

Pririt Batis

Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

White Helmetshrike

Retz's Helmetshrike

Bushshrikes and Allies

Brubru

Black-backed Puffback

Black-crowned Tchagra

Brown-crowned Tchagra

tchagra sp.

Tropical Boubou

Gabon Boubou

Crimson-breasted Gonolek

Bokmakierie

Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike

Gray-headed Bushshrike

Drongos

Fork-tailed Drongo

Monarch Flycatchers

African Paradise-Flycatcher

Shrikes

Red-backed Shrike

Lesser Gray Shrike

Magpie Shrike

Southern Fiscal

Souza's Shrike

White-crowned Shrike

Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens

Cape Crow

Pied Crow

crow/raven sp.

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Rufous-bellied Tit

Southern Black-Tit

Carp's Tit

Ashy Tit

Penduline-Tits and Verdin

Southern Penduline-Tit

Larks

Spike-heeled Lark

Gray's Lark

Karoo Long-billed Lark

Dusky Lark

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark

Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark

Sabota Lark

Fawn-colored Lark

Dune Lark

Eastern Clapper Lark

Rufous-naped Lark

Flappet Lark

Monotonous Lark

Red-capped Lark

Stark's Lark

Sclater's Lark

Pink-billed Lark

lark sp.

Crombecs, Longbills, and Allies

Cape Crombec

Rockrunner

Cisticolas and Allies

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

Greencap Eremomela

Yellow-rumped Eremomela

Burnt-neck Eremomela

Stierling's Wren-Warbler

Barred Wren-Warbler

Green-backed Camaroptera

Yellow-breasted Apalis

Tawny-flanked Prinia

Black-chested Prinia

Karoo Prinia

Kopje Warbler

Rufous-eared Warbler

Rattling Cisticola

Tinkling Cisticola

Red-headed Cisticola

Luapula Cisticola

Chirping Cisticola

Zitting Cisticola

Desert Cisticola

cisticola sp.

Reed Warblers and Allies

Icterine Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Marsh Warbler

Common Reed Warbler

Marsh/Common Reed Warbler

Lesser Swamp Warbler

Great Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus sp.

Grassbirds and Allies

Little Rush Warbler

Martins and Swallows

Gray-rumped Swallow

Banded Martin

Plain Martin

Bank Swallow

Rock Martin

Pearl-breasted Swallow

Barn Swallow

White-throated Swallow

Wire-tailed Swallow

Western House-Martin

Greater Striped Swallow

Lesser Striped Swallow

Rufous-chested Swallow

Mosque Swallow

South African Swallow

swallow sp.

Bulbuls

Yellow-throated Greenbul

Yellow-bellied Greenbul

Terrestrial Brownbul

Common Bulbul

Black-fronted Bulbul

Leaf Warblers

Willow Warbler

Sylviid Warblers

Garden Warbler

Layard's Warbler

Chestnut-vented Warbler

old world warbler sp.

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

Orange River White-eye

Southern Yellow White-eye

Zosterops sp.

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Arrow-marked Babbler

Bare-cheeked Babbler

Southern Pied-Babbler

Hartlaub's Babbler

Black-faced Babbler

Oxpeckers

Red-billed Oxpecker

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Starlings and Mynas

European Starling

Wattled Starling

Common Myna

Violet-backed Starling

Pale-winged Starling

Burchell's Starling

Meves's Starling

Sharp-tailed Starling

Greater Blue-eared Starling

Cape Starling

Lamprotornis sp.

myna/starling sp.

Thrushes

Groundscraper Thrush

Kurrichane Thrush

Karoo Thrush

Old World Flycatchers

Spotted Flycatcher

Marico Flycatcher

Pale Flycatcher

Chat Flycatcher

Ashy Flycatcher

Herero Chat

Southern Black-Flycatcher

Karoo Scrub-Robin

Bearded Scrub-Robin

Kalahari Scrub-Robin

Red-backed Scrub-Robin

scrub-robin sp.

White-browed Robin-Chat

Angola Cave-Chat

Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush

Short-toed Rock-Thrush

African Stonechat

Karoo Chat

Tractrac Chat

Southern Anteater-Chat

Mountain Wheatear

Capped Wheatear

Familiar Chat

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Collared Sunbird

Amethyst Sunbird

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Marico Sunbird

Purple-banded Sunbird

White-breasted Sunbird

Dusky Sunbird

Copper Sunbird

sunbird sp.

Weavers and Allies

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Scaly Weaver

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Sociable Weaver

Red-headed Weaver

Spectacled Weaver

Holub's Golden-Weaver

Southern Brown-throated Weaver

Lesser Masked-Weaver

Southern Masked-Weaver

Village Weaver

Chestnut Weaver

Ploceus sp.

Red-billed Quelea

Southern Red Bishop

Yellow-crowned Bishop

Fan-tailed Widowbird

Grosbeak Weaver

Estrildids

Bronze Mannikin

Black-faced Waxbill

Cinderella Waxbill

Common Waxbill

waxbill sp.

Quailfinch

Cut-throat

Red-headed Finch

Violet-eared Waxbill

Southern Cordonbleu

Green-winged Pytilia

Red-billed Firefinch

Jameson's Firefinch

Brown Firefinch

estrildid finch sp.

Indigobirds and Whydahs

Pin-tailed Whydah

Eastern Paradise-Whydah

Shaft-tailed Whydah

Village Indigobird

Purple Indigobird

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow

Great Rufous Sparrow

Cape Sparrow

Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer sp.

Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

Cape Wagtail

Western Yellow Wagtail

African Pied Wagtail

African Pipit

Woodland Pipit

Nicholson's Pipit

Plain-backed Pipit

Buffy Pipit

pipit sp.

Rosy-throated Longclaw

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Yellow-fronted Canary

Black-throated Canary

Yellow Canary

White-throated Canary

african seedeater sp.

Black-headed Canary

Serinus sp.

Old World Buntings

Golden-breasted Bunting

Cape Bunting

Lark-like Bunting

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Others

passerine sp.