List of endemic birds of southern Africa

Last updated August 03, 2022

The following is a list of bird species endemic or near-endemic to southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and southern Mozambique).^[1]

Grey-winged francolin, Scleroptila africanus
Orange River francolin, Scleroptila levaillantoides
Red-billed spurfowl (red-billed francolin), Pternistes adspersus
Cape spurfowl (Cape francolin), Pternistes capensis
Natal spurfowl (Natal francolin), Pternistes natalensis
South African shelduck, Tadorna cana
Cape shoveler, Anas smithii
Fynbos buttonquail, Turnix hottentotta
Knysna woodpecker, Campethera notata
Ground woodpecker, Geocolaptes olivaceus
Acacia pied barbet, Tricholaema leucomelas
Monteiro's hornbill (Damara hornbill), Tockus monteiri
Southern yellow-billed hornbill, Tockus leucomelas
Bradfield's hornbill, Tockus bradfieldi
White-backed mousebird, Colius colius
Cape parrot, Poicephalus robustus
Ruppell's parrot, Poicephalus rueppellii
Rosy-faced lovebird, Agapornis roseicollis
Bradfield's swift, Apus bradfieldi
Knysna turaco, Tauraco corythaix
Ludwig's bustard, Neotis ludwigii
Red-crested korhaan, Eupodotis ruficrista
Southern black korhaan (black bustard), Afrotis afra (Eupodotis afra)
Northern black korhaan (white-quilled bustard), Afrotis afraoides (Eupodotis afraoides)
Ruppell's korhaan, Eupodotis rueppellii
Karoo korhaan, Eupodotis vigorsii
Blue korhaan, Eupodotis caerulescens
Blue crane, Anthropoides paradiseus
Namaqua sandgrouse, Pterocles namaqua
Double-banded sandgrouse, Pterocles bicinctus
Burchell's sandgrouse, Pterocles burchelli
Burchell's courser, Cursorius rufus
Hartlaub's gull, Larus hartlaubii
Cape vulture, Gyps coprotheres
Black harrier, Circus maurus
Southern pale chanting goshawk, Melierax canorus
Forest buzzard, Buteo trizonatus
Jackal buzzard, Buteo rufofuscus
Crowned cormorant, Phalacrocorax coronatus
Bank cormorant, Phalacrocorax neglectus
Southern bald ibis, Geronticus calvus
African penguin, Spheniscus demersus
Southern tchagra, Tchagra tchagra
Southern boubou, Laniarius ferrugineus
Crimson-breasted shrike, Laniarius atrococcineus
Bokmakierie, Telophorus zeylonus
Olive bushshrike, Telophorus olivaceus
White-tailed shrike, Lanioturdus torquatus
Cape batis, Batis capensis
Pririt batis, Batis pririt
Southern white-crowned shrike, Eurocephalus anguitimens
Cape rockjumper, Chaetops frenatus
Drakensberg rockjumper, Chaetops aurantius
Cape penduline tit, Anthoscopus minutus
Carp's tit, Parus carpi
Ashy tit, Parus cinerascens
Grey tit, Parus afer
African red-eyed bulbul, Pycnonotus nigricans
Cape bulbul, Pycnonotus capensis
Fairy flycatcher, Stenostira scita
Rockrunner, Achaetops pycnopygius
Cape grassbird, Sphenoeacus afer
Victorin's warbler, Bradypterus victorini
Karoo eremomela, Eremomela gregalis
Knysna warbler, Bradypterus sylvaticus
Barratt's warbler, Bradypterus barratti
Black-faced babbler, Turdoides melanops
Southern pied babbler, Turdoides bicolor
Bush blackcap, Lioptilus nigricapillus
Layard's tit-babbler, Parisoma layardi
Chestnut-vented tit-babbler, Parisoma subcaeruleum
Cape white-eye, Zosterops virens
Orange River white-eye, Zosterops pallidus
Grey-backed cisticola, Cisticola subruficapillus
Rufous-winged cisticola, Cisticola galactotes
Cloud cisticola, Cisticola textrix
Black-chested prinia, Prinia flavicans
Karoo prinia, Prinia maculosa
Drakensberg prinia, Prinia hypoxantha
Namaqua warbler, Phragmacia substriata
Robert's warbler, Oreophilais robertsi
Rufous-eared warbler, Malcorus pectoralis
Rudd's apalis, Apalis ruddi
Chirinda apalis, Apalis chirindensis
Barred wren-warbler, Calamonastes fasciolatus
Cinnamon-breasted warbler, Euryptila subcinnamomea
Monotonous lark, Mirafra passerina
Melodious lark, Mirafra cheniana
Cape clapper lark, Mirafra apiata
Eastern clapper lark, Mirafra fasciolata
Sabota lark (incl. Bradfield's), Mirafra sabota
Fawn-coloured lark, Calendulauda africanoides
Rudd's lark, Heteromirafra ruddi
Red lark, Certhilauda burra
Karoo lark, Certhilauda albescens
Barlow's lark, Certhilauda barlowi
Dune lark, Certhilauda erythrochlamys
Cape long-billed lark, Certhilauda curvirostris
Agulhas long-billed lark, Certhilauda brevirostris
Eastern long-billed lark, Certhilauda semitorquata
Karoo long-billed lark, Certhilauda subcoronata
Short-clawed lark, Certhilauda chuana
Gray's lark, Ammomanes grayi
Spike-heeled lark, Chersomanes albofasciata
Black-eared sparrow-lark, Eremopterix australis
Grey-backed sparrow-lark, Eremopterix verticalis
Stark's lark, Eremalauda starki
Pink-billed lark, Spizocorys conirostris
Botha's lark, Spizocorys fringillaris
Sclater's lark, Spizocorys sclateri
Large-billed lark, Galerida magnirostris
Cape rock thrush, Monticola rupestris
Sentinel rock thrush, Monticola explorator
Short-toed rock thrush, Monticola brevipes
Karoo thrush, Turdus smithi
Chat flycatcher, Bradornis infuscatus
Marico flycatcher, Bradornis mariquensis
Fiscal flycatcher, Sigelus silens
White-throated robin-chat, Cossypha humeralis
Chorister robin-chat, Cossypha dichroa
Brown scrub robin, Cercotrichas signata
Kalahari scrub robin, Cercotrichas paena
Karoo scrub robin, Cercotrichas coryphaeus
Herero chat, Namibornis herero
Buff-streaked chat, Oenanthe bifasciata
Mountain wheatear, Oenanthe monticola
Sickle-winged chat, Cercomela sinuata
Karoo chat, Cercomela schlegelii
Tractrac chat, Cercomela tractrac
Anteating chat, Myrmecocichla formicivora
Boulder chat, Pinarornis plumosus
Pale-winged starling, Onychognathus nabouroup
Burchell's starling, Lamprotornis australis
Pied starling, Spreo bicolor
Gurney's sugarbird, Promerops gurneyi
Cape sugarbird, Promerops cafer
Orange-breasted sunbird, Anthobaphes violacea
Southern double-collared sunbird, Cinnyris chalybea
Greater double-collared sunbird, Cinnyris afra
Neergaard's sunbird, Cinnyris neergaardi
Dusky sunbird, Cinnyris fusca
Great sparrow, Passer motitensis
Cape sparrow, Passer melanurus
Cape longclaw, Macronyx capensis
Yellow-breasted pipit, Anthus chloris
African rock pipit, Anthus crenatus
Scaly-feathered finch, Sporopipes squamifrons
Sociable weaver, Philetairus socius
Cape weaver, Ploceus capensis
Pink-throated twinspot, Hypargos margaritatus
Swee waxbill, Estrilda melanotis
Red-headed finch, Amadina erythrocephala
Shaft-tailed whydah, Vidua regia
Forest canary, Crithagra scotops
Lemon-breasted canary, Crithagra citrinipectus
Yellow canary, Crithagra flaviventris
White-throated canary, Crithagra albogularis
Protea canary, Crithagra leucoptera
Cape siskin, Crithagra totta
Drakensberg siskin, Crithagra symonsi
Cape canary, Serinus canicollis
Black-headed canary, Serinus alario
Lark-like bunting, Emberiza impetuani
Cape bunting, Emberiza capensis

References

↑ Chittenden, Hugh (2007). Roberts bird guide: A comprehensive field guide to over 950 bird species in southern Africa. Cape Town: Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. p. 360. ISBN 9780620375573.

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[Chittenden2007-1] Chittenden, Hugh (2007). Roberts bird guide: A comprehensive field guide to over 950 bird species in southern Africa. Cape Town: Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. p. 360. ISBN 9780620375573.

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