Species list: Birds
The bird species list was compiled from data in the Southern African Bird Atlas Project. Over 300 species of birds have been recorded in the Windhoek Green Belt Landscape:
Species | ||
1 | Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus |
7 | Blacknecked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis |
8 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
49 | Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus |
50 | Pinkbacked Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens |
55 | Whitebreasted Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
58 | Reed Cormorant | Phalacrocorax africanus |
60 | African Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
62 | Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea |
63 | Blackheaded Heron | Ardea melanocephala |
64 | Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath |
65 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
66 | Great Egret | Egretta alba |
67 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
68 | Yellowbilled Egret | Egretta intermedia |
69 | Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca |
71 | Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
72 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides |
74 | Greenbacked Heron | Butorides striatus |
76 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
78 | Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus |
81 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
83 | White Stork | Ciconia ciconia |
84 | Black Stork | Ciconia nigra |
85 | Abdim’s Stork | Ciconia abdimii |
86 | Woollynecked Stork | Ciconia episcopus |
88 | Saddlebilled Stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
89 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumeniferus |
90 | Yellowbilled Stork | Mycteria ibis |
91 | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus |
95 | African Spoonbill | Platalea alba |
96 | Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber |
99 | Whitefaced Duck | Dendrocygna viduata |
101 | Whitebacked Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus |
102 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiacus |
103 | South African Shelduck | Tadorna cana |
104 | Yellowbilled Duck | Anas undulata |
105 | African Black Duck | Anas sparsa |
106 | Cape Teal | Anas capensis |
107 | Hottentot Teal | Anas hottentota |
108 | Redbilled Teal | Anas erythrorhyncha |
112 | Cape Shoveler | Anas smithii |
113 | Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma |
115 | Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
116 | Spurwinged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis |
117 | Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa |
118 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius |
121 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus |
122 | Cape Vulture | Gyps coprotheres |
123 | Whitebacked Vulture | Gyps africanus |
124 | Lappetfaced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotus |
126 | Black Kite/Yellowbilled Kite | Milvus migrans/parasitus |
127 | Blackshouldered Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
131 | Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii |
132 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
133 | Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis |
134 | Lesser Spotted Eagle | Aquila pomarina |
135 | Wahlberg’s Eagle | Aquila wahlbergi |
136 | Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus |
137 | African Hawk Eagle | Hieraaetus spilogaster |
140 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus |
142 | Brown Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinereus |
143 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis |
148 | African Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer |
149 | Steppe Buzzard | Buteo buteo |
152 | Jackal Buzzard | Buteo rufofuscus |
153 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur |
157 | Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus |
159 | Shikra | Accipiter badius |
161 | Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar |
162 | Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk | Melierax canorus |
168 | Black Harrier | Circus maurus |
170 | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
172 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus |
173 | Hobby Falcon | Falco subbuteo |
179 | Red-footed Kestrel | Falco vespertinus |
181 | Rock Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
182 | Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides |
183 | Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni |
186 | Pygmy Falcon | Polihierax semitorquatus |
193 | Orange River Francolin | Francolinus levaillantoides |
194 | Red-billed Spurfowl | Francolinus adspersus |
199 | Swainson’s Spurfowl | Francolinus swainsonii |
200 | Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix |
201 | Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei |
203 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris |
205 | Kurrichane Buttonquail | Turnix sylvatica |
213 | Black Crake | Amaurornis flavirostris |
217 | Redchested Flufftail | Sarothrura rufa |
223 | African Purple Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio |
226 | Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
228 | Redknobbed Coot | Fulica cristata |
230 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori |
232 | Ludwig’s Bustard | Neotis ludwigii |
237 | Redcrested Korhaan | Eupodotis ruficrista |
239 | Northern Black Korhaan | Eupodotis afraoides |
240 | African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus |
241 | Lesser Jacana | Microparra capensis |
242 | Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
245 | Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula |
248 | Kittlitz’s Plover | Charadrius pecuarius |
249 | Threebanded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris |
254 | Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola |
255 | Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus |
258 | Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus |
262 | Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres |
264 | Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos |
266 | Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola |
269 | Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis |
270 | Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia |
272 | Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea |
274 | Little Stint | Calidris minuta |
284 | Ruff | Philomachus pugnax |
294 | Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta |
295 | Blackwinged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
297 | Spotted Dikkop | Burhinus capensis |
301 | Doublebanded Courser | Smutsornis africanus |
303 | Bronzewinged Courser | Rhinoptilus chalcopterus |
315 | Greyheaded Gull | Larus cirrocephalus |
339 | Whitewinged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus |
344 | Namaqua Sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua |
347 | Doublebanded Sandgrouse | Pterocles bicinctus |
348 | Rock Dove | Columba livia |
349 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea |
354 | Cape Turtle Dove | Streptopelia capicola |
355 | Laughing Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis |
356 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis |
358 | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos |
365 | Rüppell’s Parrot | Poicephalus rueppellii |
367 | Rosyfaced Lovebird | Agapornis roseicollis |
373 | Grey Go-away bird | Corythaixoides concolor |
374 | Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus |
375 | African Cuckoo | Cuculus gularis |
377 | Redchested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius |
378 | Black Cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus |
380 | Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius |
382 | Jacobin Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus |
385 | Klass’s Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas |
386 | Diederick Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius |
392 | Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
396 | African Scops Owl | Otus senegalensis |
397 | Southern Whitefaced Owl | Otus leucotis |
398 | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum |
399 | African Barred Owl | Glaucidium capense |
401 | Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus |
402 | Giant Eagle Owl | Bubo lacteus |
404 | European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus |
405 | Fierynecked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis |
406 | Rufouscheeked Nightjar | Caprimulgus rufigena |
408 | Freckled Nightjar | Caprimulgus tristigma |
410 | Pennantwinged Nightjar | Macrodipteryx vexillaria |
411 | Common Swift | Apus apus |
413 | Bradfield’s Swift | Apus bradfieldi |
415 | Whiterumped Swift | Apus caffer |
417 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
418 | Alpine Swift | Apus melba |
421 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
425 | Whitebacked Mousebird | Colius colius |
426 | Redfaced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus |
428 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
436 | Grey-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala |
437 | Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti |
438 | European Bee-Eater | Merops apiaster |
445 | Swallowtailed Bee-Eater | Merops hirundineus |
446 | European Roller | Coracias garrulus |
447 | Lilacbreasted Roller | Coracias caudata |
449 | Purple Roller | Coracias naevia |
451 | African Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
452 | Green Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus |
453 | Violet Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus damarensis |
454 | Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas |
457 | African Grey Hornbill | Tockus nasutus |
458 | Redbilled Hornbill | Tockus erythrorhynchus |
459 | Southern Yellowbilled Hornbill | Tockus leucomelas |
462 | Monteiro’s Hornbill | Tockus monteiri |
465 | Acacia Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas |
476 | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor |
483 | Goldentailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni |
486 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens |
487 | Bearded Woodpecker | Thripias namaquus |
493 | Monotonous Lark | Certhilauda passerina |
494 | Rufousnaped Lark | Mirafra africana |
495 | Cape Clapper Lark | Certhilauda apiata |
497 | Fawncoloured Lark | Mirafra africanoides |
498 | Sabota Lark | Certhilauda sabota |
500 | Cape Long-billed Lark | Certhilauda curvirostris |
505 | Dusky Lark | Pinarocorys nigricans |
506 | Spikeheeled Lark | Chersomanes albofasciata |
507 | Redcapped Lark | Calandrella cinerea |
508 | Pinkbilled Lark | Spizocorys conirostris |
511 | Stark’s Lark | Spizocorys starki |
515 | Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark | Eremopterix leucotis |
516 | Grey-backed Sparrowlark | Eremopterix verticalis |
518 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
520 | Whitethroated Swallow | Hirundo albigularis |
523 | Pearlbreasted Swallow | Hirundo dimidiata |
524 | Redbreasted Swallow | Hirundo semirufa |
526 | Greater Striped Swallow | Hirundo cucullata |
528 | South African Cliff-Swallow | Hirundo spilodera |
529 | Rock Martin | Hirundo fuligula |
530 | Common House-Martin | Delichon urbica |
532 | Sand Martin | Riparia riparia |
533 | Brownthroated Martin | Riparia paludicola |
541 | Forktailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis |
543 | Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus |
547 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis |
548 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
552 | Ashy Tit | Parus cinerascens |
555 | Carp’s Tit | Parus carpi |
557 | Cape Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus minutus |
563 | Southern Pied Babbler | Turdoides bicolor |
567 | African Red-eyed Bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans |
580 | Groundscraper Thrush | Turdus litsitsirupa |
583 | Shorttoed Rock Thrush | Monticola brevipes |
586 | Mountain Wheatear | Oenanthe monticola |
587 | Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata |
589 | Familiar Chat | Cercomela familiaris |
595 | Anteating Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora |
613 | White-browed Scrub-Robin | Erythropygia leucophrys |
615 | Kalahari Scrub-Robin | Erythropygia paena |
619 | Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin |
621 | Chestnut-venter Tit-Babbler | Parisoma subcaeruleum |
625 | Icterine Warbler | Hippolais icterina |
628 | Great Reed-Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
631 | African Reed-Warbler | Acrocephalus baeticatus |
633 | Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris |
634 | Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
635 | Lesser Swamp-Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris |
643 | Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus |
651 | Longbilled Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens |
653 | Yellowbellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis |
656 | Burntnecked Eremomela | Eremomela usticollis |
657 | Grey-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brevicaudata |
658 | Barred Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes fasciolatus |
662 | Rockrunner | Achaetops pycnopygius |
664 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
665 | Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridula |
669 | Greybacked Cisticola | Cisticola subruficapilla |
671 | Tinkling Cisticola | Cisticola rufilata |
672 | Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana |
685 | Blackchested Prinia | Prinia flavicans |
689 | Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata |
695 | Marico Flycatcher | Melaenornis mariquensis |
697 | Chat Flycatcher | Melaenornis infuscatus |
703 | Pririt Batis | Batis pririt |
710 | African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis |
711 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp |
713 | Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis |
716 | African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus |
717 | Longbilled Pipit | Anthus similis |
719 | Buffy Pipit | Anthus vaalensis |
731 | Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor |
732 | Common Fiscal | Lanius collaris |
733 | Redbacked Shrike | Lanius collurio |
739 | Crimson-breasted Shrike | Laniarius atrococcineus |
741 | Brubru | Nilaus afer |
743 | Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis |
746 | Bokmakierie | Telophorus zeylonus |
752 | Whitetailed Shrike | Lanioturdus torquatus |
756 | Southern White-crowned Shrike | Eurocephalus anguitimens |
760 | Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea |
761 | Violet-backed Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster |
762 | Burchell’s Starling | Lamprotornis australis |
764 | Cape Glossy Starling | Lamprotornis nitens |
770 | Palewinged Starling | Onychognathus nabouroup |
779 | Marico Sunbird | Nectarinia mariquensis |
788 | Dusky Sunbird | Nectarinia fusca |
791 | Scarletchested Sunbird | Nectarinia senegalensis |
792 | Amethyst Sunbird | Nectarinia amethystina |
796 | Cape White-Eye | Zosterops pallidus |
798 | Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver | Bubalornis niger |
799 | Whitebrowed Sparrowweaver | Plocepasser mahali |
800 | Sociable Weaver | Philetairus socius |
801 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
802 | Great Sparrow | Passer motitensis |
803 | Cape Sparrow | Passer melanurus |
804 | Southern Grey-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus |
806 | Scalyfeathered Finch | Sporopipes squamifrons |
812 | Chestnut Weaver | Ploceus rubiginosus |
814 | southern Masked-Weaver | Ploceus velatus |
815 | Lesser Masked-Weaver | Ploceus intermedius |
821 | Redbilled Quelea | Quelea quelea |
824 | Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix |
834 | Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba |
844 | Blue Waxbill | Uraeginthus angolensis |
845 | Violeteared Waxbill | Uraeginthus granatinus |
846 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild |
847 | Black-faced Waxbill | Estrilda erythronotos |
852 | African Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis |
856 | Redheaded Finch | Amadina erythrocephala |
860 | Pintailed Whydah | Vidua macroura |
861 | Shafttailed Whydah | Vidua regia |
862 | Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah | Vidua paradisaea |
870 | Blackthroated Canary | Serinus atrogularis |
876 | Blackheaded Canary | Serinus alario |
878 | Yellow Canary | Serinus flaviventris |
879 | Whitethroated Canary | Serinus albogularis |
884 | Goldenbreasted Bunting | Emberiza flaviventris |
885 | Cape Bunting | Emberiza capensis |
886 | Cinnamon-breased Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi |
887 | Larklike Bunting | Emberiza impetuani |