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Botswana
This checklist includes all bird species found in Botswana , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Botswana [map]
Other names: Republic of Botswana
Number of species: 616
Number of globally threatened species: 27
Number of introduced species: 3
Date last reviewed: 2020-08-27
Last modified: 2024-08-03
See also: http://www.birdlifebotswana.org.bw/doc/botswana_bird_list.xls
Number of globally threatened species: 27
Number of introduced species: 3
Date last reviewed: 2020-08-27
Last modified: 2024-08-03
See also: http://www.birdlifebotswana.org.bw/doc/botswana_bird_list.xls
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| Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus | |
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| White-faced Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | |
| Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa | Endangered |
| Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | |
| South African Shelduck | Tadorna cana | |
| Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma | |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula | Rare/Accidental |
| Hottentot Teal | Spatula hottentota | |
| Cape Shoveler | Spatula smithii | |
| African Black Duck | Anas sparsa | |
| Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata | |
| Cape Teal | Anas capensis | |
| Red-billed Teal | Anas erythrorhyncha | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | Rare/Accidental |
| White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus | |
| Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis | |
| Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos | |
| African Pygmy Goose | Nettapus auritus | |
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| Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | |
| Crested Guineafowl | Guttera pucherani | Rare/Accidental |
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| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | Rare/Accidental |
| Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei | |
| Blue Quail | Synoicus adansonii | |
| Red-billed Francolin | Pternistis adspersus | |
| Natal Francolin | Pternistis natalensis | |
| Swainson's Francolin | Pternistis swainsonii | |
| Crested Francolin | Dendroperdix sephaena | |
| Coqui Francolin | Peliperdix coqui | |
| Orange River Francolin | Scleroptila gutturalis | |
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| Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | |
| Lesser Flamingo | Phoeniconaias minor | Near-threatened |
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| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | |
| Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Introduced species |
| Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | |
| European Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur | Rare/Accidental Vulnerable |
| Mourning Collared Dove | Streptopelia decipiens | |
| Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | |
| Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | |
| Laughing Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | |
| African Green Pigeon | Treron calvus | |
| Emerald-spotted Wood Dove | Turtur chalcospilos | |
| Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
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| Namaqua Sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua | |
| Yellow-throated Sandgrouse | Pterocles gutturalis | |
| Double-banded Sandgrouse | Pterocles bicinctus | |
| Burchell's Sandgrouse | Pterocles burchelli | |
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| European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | |
| Rufous-cheeked Nightjar | Caprimulgus rufigena | |
| Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | |
| Swamp Nightjar | Caprimulgus natalensis | |
| Freckled Nightjar | Caprimulgus tristigma | |
| Mozambique Nightjar | Caprimulgus fossii | |
| Pennant-winged Nightjar | Caprimulgus vexillarius | |
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| Böhm's Spinetailed Swift | Neafrapus boehmi | Rare/Accidental |
| African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | |
| Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | |
| White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer | |
| Horus Swift | Apus horus | |
| Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
| Bradfield's Swift | Apus bradfieldi | Rare/Accidental |
| African Swift | Apus barbatus | |
| Common Swift | Apus apus | |
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| Senegal Coucal | Centropus senegalensis | |
| Coppery-tailed Coucal | Centropus cupreicaudus | |
| White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus | |
| African Black Coucal | Centropus grillii | |
| Jacobin Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | |
| Levaillant's Cuckoo | Clamator levaillantii | |
| Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | |
| Thick-billed Cuckoo | Pachycoccyx audeberti | Rare/Accidental |
| Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | |
| African Emerald Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx cupreus | Rare/Accidental |
| Diederick Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | |
| Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | |
| Black Cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus | |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
| African Cuckoo | Cuculus gularis | |
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| African Rail | Rallus caerulescens | |
| African Crake | Crex egregia | |
| Corncrake | Crex crex | Rare/Accidental |
| Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana | |
| Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | |
| Baillon's Crake | Zapornia pusilla | |
| Striped Crake | Amaurornis marginalis | |
| Purple Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio | |
| Allen's Gallinule | Porphyrio alleni | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| Lesser Moorhen | Gallinula angulata | |
| Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | |
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| Buff-spotted Flufftail | Sarothrura elegans | Rare/Accidental |
| Red-chested Flufftail | Sarothrura rufa | |
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| African Finfoot | Podica senegalensis | |
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| Grey Crowned Crane | Balearica regulorum | Endangered |
| Wattled Crane | Grus carunculata | Vulnerable |
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| Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster | |
| Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | Near-threatened |
| Ludwig's Bustard | Ardeotis ludwigii | Rare/Accidental Endangered |
| Denham's Bustard | Ardeotis denhami | Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Red-crested Bustard | Lophotis ruficrista | |
| White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis | Rare/Accidental |
| White-quilled Bustard | Afrotis afraoides | |
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| Grey Go-away-bird | Corythaixoides concolor | |
| Purple-crested Turaco | Gallirex porphyreolophus | Rare/Accidental |
| Schalow's Turaco | Tauraco schalowi | Rare/Accidental |
| Ross's Turaco | Tauraco rossae | Rare/Accidental |
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| Marabou | Leptoptilos crumenifer | |
| Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | |
| African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus | |
| Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | |
| Abdim's Stork | Ciconia abdimii | |
| Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus | |
| European White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | |
| Saddle-bill Stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | |
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| Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus | |
| Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens | |
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| Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | |
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| Eurasian Bittern | Botaurus stellaris | |
| Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | |
| Dwarf Bittern | Ixobrychus sturmii | |
| White-backed Night Heron | Gorsachius leuconotus | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | |
| Rufous-bellied Heron | Ardeola rufiventris | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | |
| Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Intermediate Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
| Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca | |
| Slaty Egret | Egretta vinaceigula | Vulnerable |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
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| African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | |
| African Spoonbill | Platalea alba | |
| Southern Bald Ibis | Geronticus calvus | Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | |
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| Long-tailed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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| African Darter | Anhinga rufa | |
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| Water Thick-knee | Burhinus vermiculatus | |
| Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | |
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| Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | |
| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Vulnerable |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
| Kittlitz's Plover | Charadrius pecuarius | |
| Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | |
| White-fronted Plover | Charadrius marginatus | |
| Chestnut-banded Plover | Charadrius pallidus | |
| Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | Rare/Accidental |
| Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | Rare/Accidental |
| Caspian Plover | Charadrius asiaticus | |
| Long-toed Lapwing | Vanellus crassirostris | |
| Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus | |
| Spur-winged Lapwing | Vanellus spinosus | Rare/Accidental |
| White-headed Lapwing | Vanellus albiceps | |
| Senegal Lapwing | Vanellus lugubris | |
| Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus | |
| African Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus senegallus | |
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| Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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| African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus | |
| Lesser Jacana | Microparra capensis | |
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| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Rare/Accidental |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Near-threatened |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Near-threatened |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Near-threatened |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Vulnerable |
| Temminck's Stint | Calidris temminckii | Rare/Accidental |
| Long-toed Stint | Calidris subminuta | Rare/Accidental |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Calidris subruficollis | Rare/Accidental Vulnerable |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | Rare/Accidental |
| African Snipe | Gallinago nigripennis | |
| Great Snipe | Gallinago media | Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | Rare/Accidental |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | Rare/Accidental |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | Rare/Accidental Vulnerable |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | Rare/Accidental |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | Rare/Accidental |
| Grey Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | Rare/Accidental |
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| Common Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | |
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| Double-banded Courser | Rhinoptilus africanus | |
| Heuglin's Courser | Rhinoptilus cinctus | |
| Bronze-winged Courser | Rhinoptilus chalcopterus | |
| Burchell's Courser | Cursorius rufus | |
| Temminck's Courser | Cursorius temminckii | |
| Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola | |
| Black-winged Pratincole | Glareola nordmanni | Near-threatened |
| Rock Pratincole | Glareola nuchalis | |
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| Long-tailed Skua | Stercorarius longicaudus | Rare/Accidental |
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| African Skimmer | Rynchops flavirostris | |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Rare/Accidental |
| Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | Rare/Accidental |
| Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | Rare/Accidental |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | |
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| Secretary-bird | Sagittarius serpentarius | Endangered |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
| European Honey Buzzard | Pernis apivorus | Rare/Accidental |
| African Cuckoo Hawk | Aviceda cuculoides | Rare/Accidental |
| African Harrier Hawk | Polyboroides typus | |
| Palm-nut Vulture | Gypohierax angolensis | Rare/Accidental |
| Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | Rare/Accidental Endangered |
| Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | Endangered |
| Black-chested Snake Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis | |
| Brown Snake Eagle | Circaetus cinereus | |
| Western Banded Snake Eagle | Circaetus cinerascens | |
| White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | Critically endangered |
| Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | Critically endangered |
| White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | Critically endangered |
| Cape Vulture | Gyps coprotheres | Vulnerable |
| Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | Endangered |
| Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus | |
| Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus | Near-threatened |
| Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | Endangered |
| Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis | |
| Lesser Spotted Eagle | Clanga pomarina | |
| Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | Vulnerable |
| Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | Endangered |
| Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | |
| African Hawk Eagle | Aquila spilogaster | |
| Wahlberg's Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi | |
| Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | |
| Ayres's Eagle | Hieraaetus ayresii | |
| Lizard Buzzard | Kaupifalco monogrammicus | |
| Dark Chanting Goshawk | Melierax metabates | |
| Pale Chanting Goshawk | Melierax canorus | |
| Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar | |
| Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | Rare/Accidental |
| African Marsh Harrier | Circus ranivorus | |
| Black Harrier | Circus maurus | Endangered |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | Near-threatened |
| Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | |
| African Goshawk | Accipiter tachiro | Rare/Accidental |
| Shikra | Accipiter badius | |
| Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus | |
| Ovambo Sparrowhawk | Accipiter ovampensis | |
| Black Sparrowhawk | Accipiter melanoleucus | |
| African Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| Red-necked Buzzard | Buteo auguralis | Rare/Accidental |
| Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur | Rare/Accidental |
| Jackal Buzzard | Buteo rufofuscus | |
| Eurasian Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
| Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus | Rare/Accidental |
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| African Grass Owl | Tyto capensis | |
| Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | |
| African Barred Owlet | Glaucidium capense | |
| Eurasian Scops Owl | Otus scops | |
| African Scops Owl | Otus senegalensis | |
| Southern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis granti | |
| Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | |
| African Wood Owl | Strix woodfordii | |
| Spotted Eagle Owl | Bubo africanus | |
| Verreaux's Eagle Owl | Bubo lacteus | |
| Pel's Fishing Owl | Scotopelia peli | |
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| Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus | |
| White-backed Mousebird | Colius colius | |
| Red-faced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus | |
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| Narina's Trogon | Apaloderma narina | |
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| Southern Ground Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri | Vulnerable |
| Crowned Hornbill | Tockus alboterminatus | Rare/Accidental |
| Bradfield's Hornbill | Tockus bradfieldi | |
| African Grey Hornbill | Tockus nasutus | |
| Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus erythrorhynchus | |
| Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus leucomelas | |
| Trumpeter Hornbill | Bycanistes bucinator | |
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| Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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| Green Wood-hoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | |
| Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | |
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| Green-backed Honeybird | Prodotiscus zambesiae | Rare/Accidental |
| Wahlberg's Honeybird | Prodotiscus regulus | |
| Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | |
| Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator | |
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| Bennett's Woodpecker | Campethera bennettii | |
| Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni | |
| Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | |
| Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus | |
| Olive Woodpecker | Mesopicos griseocephalus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Crested Barbet | Trachyphonus vaillantii | |
| Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus | |
| Acacia Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas | |
| Black-collared Barbet | Lybius torquatus | |
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| White-fronted Bee-eater | Merops bullockoides | |
| Southern Carmine Bee-eater | Merops nubicoides | |
| Olive Bee-eater | Merops superciliosus | Rare/Accidental |
| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Merops persicus | |
| European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | |
| Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus | |
| Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus | |
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| Rufous-crowned Roller | Coracias naevius | |
| Racquet-tailed Roller | Coracias spatulatus | |
| Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus | |
| European Roller | Coracias garrulus | |
| Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus | |
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| African Pygmy Kingfisher | Ispidina picta | |
| African Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus | |
| Half-collared Kingfisher | Alcedo semitorquata | |
| Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | |
| Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | |
| Grey-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala | |
| Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Halcyon albiventris | |
| Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti | |
| Woodland Kingfisher | Halcyon senegalensis | |
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| African Pygmy Falcon | Polihierax semitorquatus | |
| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
| Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides | |
| Dickinson's Kestrel | Falco dickinsoni | |
| Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | |
| Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | Vulnerable |
| Amur Falcon | Falco amurensis | |
| Eleonora's Falcon | Falco eleonorae | Rare/Accidental |
| Sooty Falcon | Falco concolor | Rare/Accidental Vulnerable |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | |
| African Hobby | Falco cuvierii | Rare/Accidental |
| Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Brown-necked Parrot | Poicephalus robustus | |
| Brown Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri | |
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| Rosy-faced Lovebird | Agapornis roseicollis | Rare/Accidental |
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| African Broadbill | Smithornis capensis | |
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| White-breasted Cuckooshrike | Ceblepyris pectoralis | |
| Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava | |
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| Eastern Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus | |
| Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | |
| African Golden Oriole | Oriolus auratus | |
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| Cape Batis | Batis capensis | |
| Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor | |
| Pririt Batis | Batis pririt | |
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| White-crested Helmet-shrike | Prionops plumatus | |
| Retz's Helmet-shrike | Prionops retzii | |
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| Grey-headed Bush-shrike | Malaconotus blanchoti | |
| Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla | |
| Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis | |
| Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus | |
| Brubru | Nilaus afer | |
| Orange-breasted Bush-shrike | Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus | |
| Tropical Boubou | Laniarius aethiopicus | |
| Southern Boubou | Laniarius ferrugineus | |
| Swamp Boubou | Laniarius bicolor | |
| Crimson-breasted Gonolek | Laniarius atrococcineus | |
| Bokmakierie | Telophorus zeylonus | |
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| Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | |
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| Magpie Shrike | Urolestes melanoleucus | |
| White-crowned Shrike | Eurocephalus anguitimens | |
| Souza's Shrike | Lanius souzae | |
| Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | |
| Isabelline Shrike | Lanius isabellinus | Rare/Accidental |
| Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor | |
| Southern Fiscal | Lanius collaris | |
| Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis | |
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| Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | |
| White-necked Raven | Corvus albicollis | Rare/Accidental |
| Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
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| African Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | |
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| Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris | |
| Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | |
| Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | |
| Mariqua Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis | |
| Shelley's Sunbird | Cinnyris shelleyi | Rare/Accidental |
| Purple-banded Sunbird | Cinnyris bifasciatus | |
| White-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris talatala | |
| Dusky Sunbird | Cinnyris fuscus | |
| Copper Sunbird | Cinnyris cupreus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Red-billed Buffalo Weaver | Bubalornis niger | |
| White-browed Sparrow Weaver | Plocepasser mahali | |
| Scaly-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons | |
| Sociable Weaver | Philetairus socius | |
| Grosbeak Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons | |
| Red-headed Quelea | Quelea erythrops | Rare/Accidental |
| Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea | |
| Yellow-crowned Bishop | Euplectes afer | |
| Red-collared Widowbird | Euplectes ardens | Rare/Accidental |
| Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix | |
| Fan-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes axillaris | |
| White-winged Widowbird | Euplectes albonotatus | |
| Long-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes progne | |
| Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis | |
| Holub's Weaver | Ploceus xanthops | |
| Southern Brown-throated Weaver | Ploceus xanthopterus | |
| Lesser Masked Weaver | Ploceus intermedius | |
| Southern Masked Weaver | Ploceus velatus | |
| Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | |
| Chestnut Weaver | Ploceus rubiginosus | |
| Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps | |
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| Brown Firefinch | Lagonosticta nitidula | |
| Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | |
| Jameson's Firefinch | Lagonosticta rhodopareia | |
| Orange-winged Pytilia | Pytilia afra | |
| Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba | |
| Peters's Twinspot | Hypargos niveoguttatus | Rare/Accidental |
| Violet-eared Waxbill | Granatina granatina | |
| Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu | Uraeginthus angolensis | |
| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | |
| Black-faced Waxbill | Estrilda erythronotos | |
| Red-headed Finch | Amadina erythrocephala | |
| Cut-throat Finch | Amadina fasciata | |
| African Quailfinch | Ortygospiza fuscocrissa | |
| Zebra Waxbill | Amandava subflava | |
| Locust Finch | Paludipasser locustella | Rare/Accidental |
| Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | |
| Magpie Mannikin | Spermestes fringilloides | Rare/Accidental |
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| Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | |
| Eastern Paradise Whydah | Vidua paradisaea | |
| Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah | Vidua obtusa | |
| Shaft-tailed Whydah | Vidua regia | |
| Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata | |
| Purple Indigobird | Vidua purpurascens | |
| Parasitic Weaver | Anomalospiza imberbis | |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
| Rufous Sparrow | Passer motitensis | |
| Cape Sparrow | Passer melanurus | |
| Northern Grey-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus | |
| Southern Grey-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus | |
| Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris superciliaris | |
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| Bushveld Pipit | Anthus caffer | |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | |
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | Rare/Accidental |
| Mountain Pipit | Anthus hoeschi | Near-threatened |
| Striped Pipit | Anthus lineiventris | |
| Woodland Pipit | Anthus nyassae | Rare/Accidental |
| Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys | |
| African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | |
| Buffy Pipit | Anthus vaalensis | |
| Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis | |
| Cape Longclaw | Macronyx capensis | |
| Rosy-breasted Longclaw | Macronyx ameliae | |
| Mountain Wagtail | Motacilla clara | Rare/Accidental |
| Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | |
| Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | |
| African Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | Rare/Accidental |
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| Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis | |
| Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | |
| Yellow Canary | Crithagra flaviventris | |
| White-throated Canary | Crithagra albogularis | Rare/Accidental |
| Streaky-headed Canary | Crithagra gularis | |
| Black-eared Canary | Crithagra mennelli | |
| Black-headed Canary | Serinus alario | Rare/Accidental |
| Cape Canary | Serinus canicollis | |
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| Golden-breasted Bunting | Fringillaria flaviventris | |
| Cape Bunting | Fringillaria capensis | Rare/Accidental |
| Lark-like Bunting | Fringillaria impetuani | |
| Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Fringillaria tahapisi | |
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| African Fairy-flycatcher | Stenostira scita | |
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| Rufous-bellied Tit | Melaniparus rufiventris | |
| Southern Black Tit | Melaniparus niger | |
| Ashy Tit | Melaniparus cinerascens | |
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| Grey Penduline Tit | Anthoscopus caroli | |
| Cape Penduline Tit | Anthoscopus minutus | |
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| Eastern Nicator | Nicator gularis | Rare/Accidental |
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| Spike-heeled Lark | Chersomanes albofasciata | |
| Short-clawed Lark | Certhilauda chuana | |
| Dusky Lark | Pinarocorys nigricans | |
| Black-eared Sparrow Lark | Eremopterix australis | Rare/Accidental |
| Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark | Eremopterix leucotis | |
| Grey-backed Sparrow Lark | Eremopterix verticalis | |
| Sabota Lark | Calendulauda sabota | |
| Fawn-coloured Lark | Calendulauda africanoides | |
| Red Lark | Calendulauda burra | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
| Eastern Clapper Lark | Mirafra fasciolata | |
| Rufous-naped Lark | Mirafra africana | |
| Flappet Lark | Mirafra rufocinnamomea | |
| Monotonous Lark | Mirafra passerina | |
| Melodious Lark | Mirafra cheniana | Rare/Accidental |
| Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | |
| Stark's Lark | Spizocorys starki | |
| Pink-billed Lark | Spizocorys conirostris | |
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| Red-faced Crombec | Sylvietta whytii | Rare/Accidental |
| Long-billed Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens | |
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| Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis | |
| Green-capped Eremomela | Eremomela scotops | |
| Burnt-necked Eremomela | Eremomela usticollis | |
| Bar-throated Apalis | Apalis thoracica | |
| Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida | |
| Miombo Wren Warbler | Calamonastes undosus | |
| Barred Wren Warbler | Calamonastes fasciolatus | |
| Grey-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura | |
| Rufous-eared Warbler | Malcorus pectoralis | |
| Red-faced Cisticola | Cisticola erythrops | |
| Rock-loving Cisticola | Cisticola aberrans | |
| Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana | |
| Tinkling Cisticola | Cisticola rufilatus | |
| Winding Cisticola | Cisticola galactotes | |
| Chirping Cisticola | Cisticola pipiens | |
| Levaillant's Cisticola | Cisticola tinniens | |
| Croaking Cisticola | Cisticola natalensis | |
| Piping Cisticola | Cisticola fulvicapilla | |
| Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
| Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | |
| Cloud Cisticola | Cisticola textrix | Rare/Accidental |
| Pale-crowned Cisticola | Cisticola cinnamomeus | Rare/Accidental |
| Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | |
| Black-chested Prinia | Prinia flavicans | |
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| River Warbler | Locustella fluviatilis | Rare/Accidental |
| Little Rush Warbler | Bradypterus baboecala | |
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| Dark-capped Yellow Warbler | Iduna natalensis | Rare/Accidental |
| Olive-tree Warbler | Hippolais olivetorum | |
| Icterine Warbler | Hippolais icterina | |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | |
| Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | |
| Common Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | |
| Basra Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus griseldis | Rare/Accidental Endangered |
| Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris | |
| Greater Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus rufescens | |
| Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus | |
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| Grey-rumped Swallow | Pseudhirundo griseopyga | |
| Black Saw-wing | Psalidoprocne pristoptera | Rare/Accidental |
| Northern House Martin | Delichon urbicum | |
| South African Swallow | Petrochelidon spilodera | |
| Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica | |
| Rufous-chested Swallow | Cecropis semirufa | |
| Mosque Swallow | Cecropis senegalensis | |
| Greater Striped Swallow | Cecropis cucullata | |
| White-throated Swallow | Hirundo albigularis | |
| Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| Angolan Swallow | Hirundo angolensis | Rare/Accidental |
| Red-chested Swallow | Hirundo lucida | Rare/Accidental |
| Pearl-breasted Swallow | Hirundo dimidiata | |
| Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | |
| Banded Martin | Neophedina cincta | |
| Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola | |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
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| Yellow-bellied Greenbul | Chlorocichla flaviventris | |
| Terrestrial Brownbul | Phyllastrephus terrestris | |
| Black-fronted Bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans | |
| Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | |
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| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
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| Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | Rare/Accidental |
| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | |
| Barred Warbler | Curruca nisoria | |
| Chestnut-vented Warbler | Curruca subcoerulea | |
| Common Whitethroat | Curruca communis | |
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| African Yellow White-eye | Zosterops senegalensis | |
| Orange River White-eye | Zosterops pallidus | Rare/Accidental |
| Cape White-eye | Zosterops virens | |
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| Black-faced Babbler | Turdoides melanops | |
| Arrow-marked Babbler | Turdoides jardineii | |
| Hartlaub's Babbler | Turdoides hartlaubii | |
| Southern Pied Babbler | Turdoides bicolor | |
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| African Salpornis | Salpornis salvadori | Rare/Accidental |
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| Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythrorhynchus | |
| Yellow-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus africanus | |
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| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Rare/Accidental |
| Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea | |
| Rosy Starling | Pastor roseus | Rare/Accidental |
| Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | Introduced species |
| Pale-winged Starling | Onychognathus nabouroup | Rare/Accidental |
| Red-winged Starling | Onychognathus morio | |
| Burchell's Starling | Lamprotornis australis | |
| Meves's Long-tailed Starling | Lamprotornis mevesii | |
| Sharp-tailed Starling | Lamprotornis acuticaudus | Rare/Accidental |
| Lesser Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chloropterus | Rare/Accidental |
| Cape Starling | Lamprotornis nitens | |
| Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus | |
| Amethyst Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | |
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| Eastern Bearded Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas quadrivirgata | |
| Kalahari Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas paena | |
| White-browed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | |
| Ashy Flycatcher | Muscicapa caerulescens | |
| Grey Tit Flycatcher | Myioparus plumbeus | |
| Pale Flycatcher | Bradornis pallidus | |
| Chat Flycatcher | Bradornis infuscatus | |
| Mariqua Flycatcher | Bradornis mariquensis | |
| Southern Black Flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina | |
| Fiscal Flycatcher | Sigelus silens | |
| Cape Robin Chat | Cossypha caffra | Rare/Accidental |
| White-throated Robin Chat | Cossypha humeralis | |
| White-browed Robin Chat | Cossypha heuglini | |
| Red-capped Robin Chat | Cossypha natalensis | Rare/Accidental |
| Collared Palm Thrush | Cichladusa arquata | |
| Thrush Nightingale | Luscinia luscinia | |
| Cape Rock Thrush | Monticola rupestris | Rare/Accidental |
| Miombo Rock Thrush | Monticola angolensis | |
| Short-toed Rock Thrush | Monticola brevipes | |
| Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | Rare/Accidental |
| African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | |
| Sickle-winged Chat | Emarginata sinuata | |
| Southern Anteater Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora | |
| Mountain Wheatear | Myrmecocichla monticola | Rare/Accidental |
| Arnott's Chat | Myrmecocichla arnotti | |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | Rare/Accidental |
| Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata | |
| Isabelline Wheatear | Oenanthe isabellina | Rare/Accidental |
| Pied Wheatear | Oenanthe pleschanka | Rare/Accidental |
| Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | |
| Mocking Cliff Chat | Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris | |
| Boulder Chat | Pinarornis plumosus | |
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| Groundscraper Thrush | Psophocichla litsitsirupa | |
| Kurrichane Thrush | Turdus libonyana | |
| Olive Thrush | Turdus olivaceus | |
| Smith's Thrush | Turdus smithi | |
References (partial list)
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