Field checklist
Birds of Botswana
516 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.
| Species | Scientific name | Family | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdim’s Stork | Ciconia abdimii | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Acacia Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas | Lybiidae | LC | |
| African Barred Owlet | Glaucidium capense | Strigidae | NE | |
| African Black Duck | Anas sparsa | Anatidae | LC | |
| African Black Swift | Apus barbatus | Apodidae | NE | |
| African Broadbill | Smithornis capensis | Calyptomenidae | LC | |
| African Crake | Crecopsis egregia | Rallidae | LC | |
| African Cuckoo | Cuculus gularis | Cuculidae | LC | |
| African Darter | Anhinga rufa | Anhingidae | LC | |
| African Emerald Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx cupreus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| African Finfoot | Podica senegalensis | Heliornithidae | LC | |
| African Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | Accipitridae | LC | |
| African Golden Oriole | Oriolus auratus | Oriolidae | LC | |
| African Green Pigeon | Treron calvus | Columbidae | NE | |
| African Grey Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus | Bucerotidae | LC | |
| African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster | Accipitridae | LC | |
| African Hobby | Falco cuvierii | Falconidae | LC | |
| African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus | Jacanidae | LC | |
| African Marsh Harrier | Circus ranivorus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| African Olive Pigeon | Columba arquatrix | Columbidae | LC | |
| African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | Apodidae | LC | |
| African Paradise Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | Monarchidae | LC | |
| African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | Motacillidae | LC | |
| African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | Motacillidae | LC | |
| African Pygmy Goose | Nettapus auritus | Anatidae | LC | |
| African Pygmy Kingfisher | Ispidina picta | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| African Rail | Rallus caerulescens | Rallidae | LC | |
| African Red-eyed Bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans | Pycnonotidae | LC | |
| African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| African Scops Owl | Otus senegalensis | Strigidae | NE | |
| African Skimmer | Rynchops flavirostris | Laridae | LC | |
| African Snipe | Gallinago nigripennis | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| African Spoonbill | Platalea alba | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | Muscicapidae | NE | |
| African Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus senegallus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| African Wood Owl | Strix woodfordii | Strigidae | LC | |
| African Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia microscelis | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Allen’s Gallinule | Porphyrio alleni | Rallidae | LC | |
| Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | Apodidae | LC | |
| Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Amur Falcon | Falco amurensis | Falconidae | LC | |
| Ant-eating Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Arnot’s Chat | Myrmecocichla arnotti | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Arrow-marked Babbler | Turdoides jardineii | Leiothrichidae | LC | |
| Ashy Flycatcher | Fraseria caerulescens | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Ashy Tit | Melaniparus cinerascens | Paridae | LC | |
| Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle | Hieraaetus ayresii | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Baillon’s Crake | Zapornia pusilla | Rallidae | LC | |
| Banded Martin | Neophedina cincta | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Bar-throated Apalis | Apalis thoracica | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Barred Warbler | Curruca nisoria | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Barred Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes fasciolatus | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Bearded Scrub Robin | Tychaedon quadrivirgata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus | Picidae | LC | |
| Bennett’s Woodpecker | Campethera bennettii | Picidae | LC | |
| Black Coucal | Centropus grillii | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | Rallidae | LC | |
| Black Cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava | Campephagidae | LC | |
| Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | Accipitridae | NE | |
| Black Sparrowhawk | Astur melanoleucus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster | Otididae | LC | |
| Black-chested Prinia | Prinia flavicans | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Black-chested Snake Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Black-collared Barbet | Lybius torquatus | Lybiidae | LC | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Black-faced Babbler | Turdoides melanops | Leiothrichidae | LC | |
| Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus | Oriolidae | LC | |
| Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Black-winged Pratincole | Glareola nordmanni | Glareolidae | NT | |
| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | Recurvirostridae | NE | |
| Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Bleating Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Blue Quail | Synoicus adansonii | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Blue Waxbill | Uraeginthus angolensis | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Blue-billed Teal | Spatula hottentota | Anatidae | LC | |
| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Merops persicus | Meropidae | LC | |
| Bokmakierie | Telophorus zeylonus | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Boulder Chat | Pinarornis plumosus | Turdidae | LC | |
| Bradfield’s Hornbill | Lophoceros bradfieldi | Bucerotidae | LC | |
| Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah | Vidua obtusa | Viduidae | LC | |
| Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Bronze-winged Courser | Rhinoptilus chalcopterus | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Brown Firefinch | Lagonosticta nitidula | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Brown Snake Eagle | Circaetus cinereus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Brown-backed Honeybird | Prodotiscus regulus | Indicatoridae | LC | |
| Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Halcyon albiventris | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Brown-throated Martin | Riparia paludicola | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Brubru | Nilaus afer | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Buffy Pipit | Anthus vaalensis | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Burchell’s Coucal | Centropus burchellii | Cuculidae | NE | |
| Burchell’s Sandgrouse | Pterocles burchelli | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Burchell’s Starling | Lamprotornis australis | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Burnt-necked Eremomela | Eremomela usticollis | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Bushveld Pipit | Anthus caffer | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Cape Canary | Serinus canicollis | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | Corvidae | LC | |
| Cape Longclaw | Macronyx capensis | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Cape Penduline Tit | Anthoscopus minutus | Remizidae | LC | |
| Cape Shoveler | Spatula smithii | Anatidae | LC | |
| Cape Sparrow | Passer melanurus | Passeridae | LC | |
| Cape Starling | Lamprotornis nitens | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Cape Teal | Anas capensis | Anatidae | LC | |
| Cape Vulture | Gyps coprotheres | Accipitridae | VU | |
| Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Cape White-eye | Zosterops virens | Zosteropidae | LC | |
| Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | Picidae | LC | |
| Caspian Plover | Anarhynchus asiaticus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | Laridae | LC | |
| Chat Flycatcher | Agricola infuscatus | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Chestnut Weaver | Ploceus rubiginosus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix leucotis | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Chestnut-banded Plover | Anarhynchus pallidus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Chestnut-vented Warbler | Curruca subcoerulea | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor | Platysteiridae | LC | |
| Chirping Cisticola | Cisticola pipiens | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi | Emberizidae | NE | |
| Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | Pycnonotidae | LC | |
| Common Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | Turnicidae | LC | |
| Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Falconidae | NE | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | Rallidae | LC | |
| Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus | Struthionidae | LC | |
| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Common Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | Phoeniculidae | LC | |
| Common Swift | Apus apus | Apodidae | LC | |
| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Common Whitethroat | Curruca communis | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Coppery-tailed Coucal | Centropus cupreicaudus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Coqui Francolin | Campocolinus coqui | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Crested Barbet | Trachyphonus vaillantii | Lybiidae | LC | |
| Crested Francolin | Ortygornis sephaena | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Crimson-breasted Shrike | Laniarius atrococcineus | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Croaking Cisticola | Cisticola natalensis | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Cuckoo-finch | Anomalospiza imberbis | Viduidae | LC | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Cut-throat Finch | Amadina fasciata | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Dark Chanting Goshawk | Melierax metabates | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Denham’s Bustard | Neotis denhami | Otididae | NT | |
| Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Dickinson’s Kestrel | Falco dickinsoni | Falconidae | LC | |
| Diederik Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Double-banded Sandgrouse | Pterocles bicinctus | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Dusky Lark | Pinarocorys nigricans | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Dusky Sunbird | Cinnyris fuscus | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Dwarf Bittern | Botaurus sturmii | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Eastern Clapper Lark | Corypha fasciolata | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | Anatidae | LC | |
| Emerald-spotted Wood Dove | Turtur chalcospilos | Columbidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Bittern | Botaurus stellaris | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | Oriolidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | Falconidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops | Upupidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Scops Owl | Otus scops | Strigidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Scolopacidae | NE | |
| European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | Meropidae | LC | |
| European Honey Buzzard | Pernis apivorus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| European Roller | Coracias garrulus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Fairy Flycatcher | Stenostira scita | Stenostiridae | LC | |
| Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Fan-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes axillaris | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Fawn-colored Lark | Calendulauda africanoides | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Fiscal Flycatcher | Sigelus silens | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Flappet Lark | Amirafra rufocinnamomea | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | Dicruridae | LC | |
| Freckled Nightjar | Caprimulgus tristigma | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | Anatidae | LC | |
| Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Golden-breasted Bunting | Emberiza flaviventris | Emberizidae | LC | |
| Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni | Picidae | LC | |
| Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | Phalacrocoracidae | LC | |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Great Sparrow | Passer motitensis | Passeridae | LC | |
| Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus | Pelecanidae | LC | |
| Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | Phoenicopteridae | LC | |
| Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator | Indicatoridae | LC | |
| Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides | Falconidae | LC | |
| Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | Rostratulidae | LC | |
| Greater Striped Swallow | Cecropis cucullata | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Greater Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus rufescens | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Green Wood Hoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | Phoeniculidae | LC | |
| Green-capped Eremomela | Eremomela scotops | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Grey Crowned Crane | Balearica regulorum | Gruidae | EN | |
| Grey Go-away-bird | Crinifer concolor | Musophagidae | LC | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Grey Penduline Tit | Anthoscopus caroli | Remizidae | NE | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Charadriidae | VU | |
| Grey Tit-Flycatcher | Fraseria plumbea | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix verticalis | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Grey-headed Bushshrike | Malaconotus blanchoti | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Grey-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | Laridae | LC | |
| Grey-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Grey-rumped Swallow | Pseudhirundo griseopyga | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Groundscraper Thrush | Turdus litsitsirupa | Turdidae | LC | |
| Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | Scopidae | LC | |
| Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Hartlaub’s Babbler | Turdoides hartlaubii | Leiothrichidae | LC | |
| Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | Numididae | LC | |
| Holub’s Golden Weaver | Ploceus xanthops | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | Accipitridae | CR | |
| Horus Swift | Apus horus | Apodidae | LC | |
| Icterine Warbler | Hippolais icterina | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Jackal Buzzard | Buteo rufofuscus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Jacobin Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Jameson’s Firefinch | Lagonosticta rhodopareia | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Kalahari Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas paena | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Karoo Thrush | Turdus smithi | Turdidae | LC | |
| Kittlitz’s Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Klaas’s Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos | Anatidae | LC | |
| Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | Otididae | NT | |
| Kurrichane Thrush | Turdus libonyana | Turdidae | LC | |
| Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Large Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Lark-like Bunting | Emberiza impetuani | Emberizidae | LC | |
| Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis | Columbidae | LC | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | Laridae | LC | |
| Lesser Flamingo | Phoeniconaias minor | Phoenicopteridae | NT | |
| Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor | Laniidae | LC | |
| Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | Indicatoridae | LC | |
| Lesser Jacana | Microparra capensis | Jacanidae | LC | |
| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | Falconidae | LC | |
| Lesser Masked Weaver | Ploceus intermedius | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Lesser Moorhen | Paragallinula angulata | Rallidae | LC | |
| Lesser Spotted Eagle | Clanga pomarina | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Levaillant’s Cisticola | Cisticola tinniens | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Levaillant’s Cuckoo | Clamator levaillantii | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus | Meropidae | LC | |
| Little Bittern | Botaurus minutus | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Little Heron | Butorides atricapilla | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Little Rush Warbler | Bradypterus baboecala | Locustellidae | LC | |
| Little Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza minulla | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Little Swift | Apus affinis | Apodidae | LC | |
| Lizard Buzzard | Kaupifalco monogrammicus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Long-billed Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens | Macrosphenidae | LC | |
| Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Long-tailed Paradise Whydah | Vidua paradisaea | Viduidae | LC | |
| Long-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes progne | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Long-toed Lapwing | Vanellus crassirostris | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Luapula Cisticola | Cisticola luapula | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa | Anatidae | EN | |
| Magpie Shrike | Urolestes melanoleucus | Laniidae | LC | |
| Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus | Alcedinidae | NE | |
| Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Marico Flycatcher | Bradornis mariquensis | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Marico Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | Strigidae | LC | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Meves’s Starling | Lamprotornis mevesii | Sturnidae | NE | |
| Meyer’s Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri | Psittacidae | LC | |
| Miombo Rock Thrush | Monticola angolensis | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Miombo Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes undosus | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Mocking Cliff Chat | Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Monotonous Lark | Mirafra passerina | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Montagu’s Harrier | Circus pygargus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Mosque Swallow | Cecropis senegalensis | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Mountain Pipit | Anthus hoeschi | Motacillidae | NT | |
| Mourning Collared Dove | Streptopelia decipiens | Columbidae | LC | |
| Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | Columbidae | LC | |
| Namaqua Sandgrouse | Pterocles namaqua | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Narina Trogon | Apaloderma narina | Trogonidae | LC | |
| Natal Spurfowl | Pternistis natalensis | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Neddicky | Cisticola fulvicapilla | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Nicholson’s Pipit | Anthus nicholsoni | Motacillidae | NE | |
| Northern Black Korhaan | Afrotis afraoides | Otididae | LC | |
| Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis | Laniidae | NE | |
| Olive Thrush | Turdus olivaceus | Turdidae | LC | |
| Olive-tree Warbler | Hippolais olivetorum | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Orange River Francolin | Scleroptila gutturalis | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Orange River White-eye | Zosterops pallidus | Zosteropidae | LC | |
| Orange-breasted Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Orange-breasted Waxbill | Amandava subflava | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Orange-winged Pytilia | Pytilia afra | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Pandionidae | LC | |
| Ovambo Sparrowhawk | Accipiter ovampensis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Pale Chanting Goshawk | Melierax canorus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Pale Flycatcher | Agricola pallidus | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | Accipitridae | NT | |
| Pearl-breasted Swallow | Hirundo dimidiata | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | Strigidae | LC | |
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Pel’s Fishing Owl | Scotopelia peli | Strigidae | LC | |
| Pennant-winged Nightjar | Caprimulgus vexillarius | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | Recurvirostridae | LC | |
| Pied Crow | Corvus albus | Corvidae | LC | |
| Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | Viduidae | LC | |
| Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens | Pelecanidae | LC | |
| Pink-billed Lark | Spizocorys conirostris | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Pririt Batis | Batis pririt | Platysteiridae | LC | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Purple Indigobird | Vidua purpurascens | Viduidae | LC | |
| Purple Roller | Coracias naevius | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Purple-banded Sunbird | Cinnyris bifasciatus | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Pygmy Falcon | Polihierax semitorquatus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Racket-tailed Roller | Coracias spatulatus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | Laniidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Buffalo Weaver | Bubalornis niger | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythroryncha | Buphagidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Spurfowl | Pternistis adspersus | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Teal | Anas erythrorhyncha | Anatidae | LC | |
| Red-breasted Swallow | Cecropis semirufa | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Red-chested Flufftail | Sarothrura rufa | Sarothruridae | LC | |
| Red-crested Korhaan | Lophotis ruficrista | Otididae | LC | |
| Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | Columbidae | LC | |
| Red-faced Cisticola | Cisticola erythrops | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Red-faced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus | Coliidae | LC | |
| Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | Falconidae | VU | |
| Red-headed Finch | Amadina erythrocephala | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps | Ploceidae | NE | |
| Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | Rallidae | LC | |
| Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | Falconidae | NE | |
| Red-winged Starling | Onychognathus morio | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | Phalacrocoracidae | LC | |
| Retz’s Helmetshrike | Prionops retzii | Vangidae | LC | |
| Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | Columbidae | LC | |
| River Warbler | Locustella fluviatilis | Locustellidae | LC | |
| Rock Kestrel | Falco rupicolus | Falconidae | NE | |
| Rock-loving Cisticola | Cisticola aberrans | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Rosy-throated Longclaw | Macronyx ameliae | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Rufous-bellied Heron | Ardeola rufiventris | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Rufous-bellied Tit | Melaniparus rufiventris | Paridae | NE | |
| Rufous-cheeked Nightjar | Caprimulgus rufigena | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Rufous-eared Warbler | Malcorus pectoralis | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Rufous-naped Lark | Corypha africana | Alaudidae | NE | |
| Rufous-winged Cisticola | Cisticola galactotes | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Sabota Lark | Calendulauda sabota | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Saddle-billed Stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Scaly-feathered Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | Sagittariidae | EN | |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Senegal Coucal | Centropus senegalensis | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Senegal Lapwing | Vanellus lugubris | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Shaft-tailed Whydah | Vidua regia | Viduidae | LC | |
| Sharp-tailed Starling | Lamprotornis acuticaudus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Shikra | Tachyspiza badia | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Short-clawed Lark | Certhilauda chuana | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Short-toed Rock Thrush | Monticola brevipes | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Slaty Egret | Egretta vinaceigula | Ardeidae | VU | |
| Sociable Weaver | Philetairus socius | Ploceidae | LC | |
| South African Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon spilodera | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| South African Shelduck | Tadorna cana | Anatidae | LC | |
| Southern Black Flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Southern Black Tit | Melaniparus niger | Paridae | LC | |
| Southern Boubou | Laniarius ferrugineus | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Southern Brown-throated Weaver | Ploceus xanthopterus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Southern Carmine Bee-eater | Merops nubicoides | Meropidae | LC | |
| Southern Fiscal | Lanius collaris | Laniidae | NE | |
| Southern Grey-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus | Passeridae | LC | |
| Southern Ground Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri | Bucorvidae | VU | |
| Southern Masked Weaver | Ploceus velatus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Southern Pied Babbler | Turdoides bicolor | Leiothrichidae | LC | |
| Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma | Anatidae | LC | |
| Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Southern Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus rufirostris | Bucerotidae | NE | |
| Southern White-crowned Shrike | Eurocephalus anguitimens | Laniidae | LC | |
| Southern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis granti | Strigidae | LC | |
| Southern Yellow White-eye | Zosterops anderssoni | Zosteropidae | NE | |
| Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus leucomelas | Bucerotidae | LC | |
| Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus | Coliidae | LC | |
| Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | Columbidae | LC | |
| Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Spike-heeled Lark | Chersomanes albofasciata | Alaudidae | NE | |
| Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana | Rallidae | LC | |
| Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus | Strigidae | LC | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | Burhinidae | LC | |
| Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis | Anatidae | LC | |
| Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Square-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus fossii | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Stark’s Lark | Spizocorys starki | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Stierling’s Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes stierlingi | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Streaky-headed Seedeater | Crithagra gularis | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Striped Crake | Aenigmatolimnas marginalis | Rallidae | LC | |
| Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Striped Pipit | Anthus lineiventris | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Swainson’s Spurfowl | Pternistis swainsonii | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus | Meropidae | LC | |
| Swamp Boubou | Laniarius bicolor | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Swamp Nightjar | Caprimulgus natalensis | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | Accipitridae | VU | |
| Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Temminck’s Courser | Cursorius temminckii | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Terrestrial Brownbul | Phyllastrephus terrestris | Pycnonotidae | LC | |
| Thick-billed Cuckoo | Pachycoccyx audeberti | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Thick-billed Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Three-banded Courser | Rhinoptilus cinctus | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris | Charadriidae | NE | |
| Thrush Nightingale | Luscinia luscinia | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Tinkling Cisticola | Cisticola rufilatus | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Tropical Boubou | Laniarius major | Malaconotidae | NE | |
| Trumpeter Hornbill | Bycanistes bucinator | Bucerotidae | LC | |
| Verreaux’s Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl | Ketupa lactea | Strigidae | LC | |
| Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata | Viduidae | LC | |
| Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Violet-backed Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Violet-eared Waxbill | Granatina granatina | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Wahlberg’s Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Water Thick-knee | Burhinus vermiculatus | Burhinidae | LC | |
| Wattled Crane | Grus carunculata | Gruidae | VU | |
| Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Western Banded Snake Eagle | Circaetus cinerascens | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Tytonidae | NE | |
| Western Cattle Egret | Ardea ibis | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Western House Martin | Delichon urbicum | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Western Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | Laridae | LC | |
| White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus | Anatidae | LC | |
| White-backed Mousebird | Colius colius | Coliidae | LC | |
| White-backed Night Heron | Calherodius leuconotus | Ardeidae | LC | |
| White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | Accipitridae | CR | |
| White-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris talatala | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| White-breasted Cuckooshrike | Ceblepyris pectoralis | Campephagidae | LC | |
| White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus | Cuculidae | NE | |
| White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| White-browed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali | Ploceidae | LC | |
| White-crested Helmetshrike | Prionops plumatus | Vangidae | LC | |
| White-crowned Lapwing | Vanellus albiceps | Charadriidae | LC | |
| White-faced Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | Anatidae | LC | |
| White-fronted Bee-eater | Merops bullockoides | Meropidae | LC | |
| White-fronted Plover | Anarhynchus marginatus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | Accipitridae | CR | |
| White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer | Apodidae | LC | |
| White-throated Robin-Chat | Dessonornis humeralis | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| White-throated Swallow | Hirundo albigularis | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | Laridae | LC | |
| White-winged Widowbird | Euplectes albonotatus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | Phylloscopidae | LC | |
| Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Woodland Kingfisher | Halcyon senegalensis | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Yellow Canary | Crithagra flaviventris | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Yellow-bellied Greenbul | Chlorocichla flaviventris | Pycnonotidae | LC | |
| Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata | Anatidae | LC | |
| Yellow-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus africanus | Buphagidae | LC | |
| Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida | Cisticolidae | NE | |
| Yellow-crowned Bishop | Euplectes afer | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus | Lybiidae | LC | |
| Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris superciliaris | Passeridae | LC | |
| Yellow-throated Sandgrouse | Pterocles gutturalis | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | Cisticolidae | LC |
This checklist lists the species that have profiles on this site, not every species ever recorded in the country. Taxonomy: AviList. Status: IUCN Red List category.