Bird list of the south-western Erongo Mountains
Compiled by Katrin Denker
This bird list includes the bird species recorded in the south-western Erongo Mountains (Farms Ameib, Brabant, Schlucht and surroundings).
The numbers in brackets correspond to the numbers of the birds in “Roberts’ Birds of Southern Africa” (seventh edition).
*New species added 22/02/2025: #39, #46, #52.
1 Ostrich
2 Dabchick
3 White Pelican
4 Whitebreasted Cormorant
5 Darter
6 Grey Heron
7 Blackheaded Heron
8 Purple Heron
9 Great White Egret
10 Little Egret
11 Black Egret
12 Cattle Egret
13 Squacco Heron
14 Blackcrowned Night Heron
15 Dwarf Bittern
16 Hamerkop
17 Black Stork
18 Abdim’s Stork
19 Woolynecked Stork
20 Marabou Stork
21 Yellow-billed Stork
22 African Spoonbill
23 Greater Flamingo
24 Whitefaced Duck
25 Egyptian Goose
26 South African Shelduck
27 African Black Duck
28 Cape Teal
29 Redbilled Teal
30 Southern Porchard
31 Knobbilled Duck
32 Maccoa Duck
33 Whitebacked Vulture
34 Lappetfaced Vulture
35 Yellowbilled Kite
36 Blackshouldered Kite
37 Black Eagle
38 Tawny Eagle
*39 Steppe Eagle
40 Booted Eagle
41 African Hawk Eagle
42 Martial Eagle
43 Brown Snake Eagle
44 Blackbreasted Snake Eagle
45 African Fish Eagle
*46 Steppe Buzzard
47 Augur Buzzard
48 Little Sparrowhawk
49 Little Banded Goshawk
50 Gabar Goshawk
51 Pale Chanting Goshawk
*52 Black Harrier
53 Osprey
54 Peregrine Falcon
55 Lanner Falcon
56 Hobby Falcon
57 Rock Kestrel
58 Lesser Kestrel
59 Orange River Francolin
60 Redbilled Francolin
61 Hartlaub‘s Francolin
62 Swainson’s Francolin
63 Common Quail
64 Harlequin Quail
65 Helmeted Guineafowl
66 Kurrichane Buttonquail
67 Black crake
68 Moorhen
69 Lesser Moorhen
70 Redknobbed Coot
71 Kori Bustard
72 Ludwig’s Bustard
73 Rüppell’s Korhaan
74 Redcrested Korhaan
75 Northern Black Korhaan
76 Painted Snipe
77 Threebanded Plover
78 Crowned Plover
79 Blacksmith Plover
80 Greenshank
81 Ethiopian Snipe
82 Blackwinged Stilt
83 Spotted Dikkop
84 Burchell’s Courser
85 Temminck’s Courser
86 Doublebanded Courser
87 Bronzewinged Courser
88 Namaqua Sandgrouse
89 Doublebanded Sandgrouse
90 Rock Pigeon
91 Cape Turtle Dove
92 Laughing Dove
93 Namaqua Dove
94 Greenspotted Dove
95 Rüppell’s Parrot
96 Rosyfaced Lovebird
97 Grey Lourie
98 African Cuckoo
99 Black Cuckoo
100 Great Spotted Cuckoo
101 Striped Cuckoo
102 Jacobin Cuckoo
103 Klaas’s Cuckoo
104 Diderik Cuckoo
105 Barn Owl
106 African Scops Owl
107 Whitefaced Owl
108 Pearlspotted Owl
109 Spotted Eagle Owl
110 Giant Eagle Owl
111 Fierynecked Nightjar
112 Rufouscheeked Nightjar
113 Freckled Nightjar
114 Bradfield’s Swift
115 Whiterumped Swift
116 Horus Swift
117 Little Swift
118 Alpine Swift
119 Palm Swift
120 Whitebacked Mousebird
121 Readfaced Mousebird
122 Greyhooded Kingfisher
123 European Bee-eater
124 Swallowtailed Bee-eater
125 European Roller
126 Lilacbreasted Roller
127 Purple Roller
128 Hoopoe
129 Violet Woodhoopoe
130 Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe
131 Grey Hornbill
132 Damara Hornbill
133 Southern Yellowbilled Hornbill
134 Monteiro’s Hornbill
135 Pied Barbet
136 Lesser Honeyguide
137 Cardinal Woodpecker
138 Bearded Woodpecker
139 Rufousnaped Lark
140 Fawncoloured Lark
141 Sabota Lark
142 Karoo Long-billed Lark
143 Gray’s lark
144 Greybacked Finchlark
145 Pearlbreasted Swallow
146 Greater Striped Swallow
147 Rock Martin
148 Forktailed Drongo
149 European Golden Oriole
150 Pied Crow
151 Ashy Tit
152 Carps Tit
153 Cape Penduline Tit
154 Pied Babber
155 Redeyed Bulbul
156 Shorttoed Rock Thrush
157 Mountain Chat
158 Familiar Chat
159 Tractrac Chat
160 Anteatig Chat
161 Whitebrowed Robin
162 Kalahari Robin
163 Hereo Chat
164 Titbabbler
165 Layard’s Titbabbler
166 Longbilled Crombec
167 Yellowbellied Eremomela
168 Grey-backed Camaroptera
169 Barred Warbler
170 Rockrunner
171 Tinkling Cisticola
172 Blackchested Prinia
173 Spotted Flycatcher
174 Marico Flycatcher
175 Pririt Batis
176 Paradise Flycatcher
177 Lesser Grey Shrike
178 Fiscal Shrike
179 Redbacked Shrike
180 Crimsonbreasted Shrike
181 Puffback
182 Brubru
183 Threestreaked Tchagra
184 Bokmakierie
185 Whitetailed Shrike
186 White Helmetshrike
187 Whitecrowned Shrike
188 Wattled Starling
189 Plumcoloured Starling
190 Burchell’s Starling
191 Glossy Starling
192 Palewinged Starling
193 Marico Sunbird
194 Dusky Sunbird
195 Scarletchested Sunbird
196 Cape White-eye
197 Redbilled Buffalo Weaver
198 Whitebrowed Sparrowweaver
199 House Sparrow
200 Great Sparrow
201 Greyheaded Sparrow
202 Scalyfeathered Finch
203 Chestnut Weaver
204 Masked Weaver
205 Lesser Masked Weaver
206 Redbilled Quelea
207 Melba Finch
208 Redbilled Firefinch
209 Blue Waxbill
210 Violeteared Waxbill
211 Common Waxbill
212 Blackcheeked Waxbill
213 Redheaded Finch
214 Shafttailed Whydah
215 Paradise Whydah
216 Blackthroated Canary
217 Yellow Canary
218 Whitethroated Canary
219 Goldenbreasted Bunting
220 Rock Bunting
221 Larklike Bunting
Struthio camelus (1)
Tachybaptus ruficollis (8)
Pelecanus onocrotalus (49)
Phalacrocorax carbo (55)
Anhinga rufa (60)
Ardea cinerea (62)
Ardea melanocephala (63)
Ardea purpurea (65)
Egretta alba (66)
Egretta garzetta (67)
Egretta ardesiaca (69)
Bubulcus ibis (71)
Ardeola ralloides (72)
Nycticorax nycticorax (76)
Ixobrychus sturmii (79)
Scopus umbretta (81)
Ciconia nigra (84)
Ciconia abdimii (85)
Ciconia episcopus (86)
Leptoptilos crumeniferus (89)
Mycteria ibis (90)
Platalea alba (95)
Phoenicopterus ruber (96)
Dendrocygna viduata (99)
Alopochen aegyptiacus (102)
Tadorna cana (103)
Anas sparsa (105)
Anas capensis (106)
Anas erythrorhyncha (108)
Netta erythrophthalma (113)
Sarkidiornis melanotos (115)
Oxyura maccoa (117)
Gyps africanus (123)
Torgos tracheliotus (124)
Milvus migrans (126)
Elanus caeruleus (127)
Aquila verreauxi (131)
Aquila rapax (132)
Aquila nipalensis (133)
Hieraaetus pennatus (136)
Hieraaetus spilogaster (137)
Polemaetus bellicosus (140)
Circaetus cinereus (142)
Circaetus pectoralis (143)
Haliaeetus vocifer (148)
Buteo buteo (149)
Buteo augur (153)
Accipiter minullus (157)
Accipiter badius (159)
Micronisus gabar (161)
Melierax canorus (162)
Circus maurus (168)
Pandion haliaetus (170)
Falco peregrinus (171)
Falco biarmicus (172)
Falco subbuteo (173)
Falco tinnunculus (181)
Falco naumanni (183)
Francolinus levaillantoides (193)
Francolinus adspersus (194)
Francolinus hartlaubi (197)
Francolinus swainsonii (199)
Coturnix coturnix (200)
Coturnix delegorguei (201)
Numida meleagris (203)
Turnix sylvatica (205)
Amaurornis flavirostris (213)
Gallinula chloropus (226)
Gallinula angulata (227)
Fulica cristata (228)
Ardeotis kori (230)
Neotis ludwigii (232)
Eupodotis rueppellii (236)
Eupodotis ruficrista (237)
Eupodotis afraoides
Rostratula benghalensis (242)
Charadrius tricollaris (249)
Vanellus coronatus (255)
Vanellus armatus (258)
Tringa nebularia (270)
Gallinago nigripennis (286)
Himantopus himantopus (295)
Burhinus capensis (297)
Cursorius rufus (299)
Cursorius temminckii (300)
Smutsornis africanus (301)
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus (303)
Pterocles namaqua (344)
Pterocles bicinctus (347)
Columba guinea (349)
Streptopelia capicola (354)
Streptopelia senegalensis (355)
Oena capensis (356)
Turtur chalcospilos (358
Poicephalus rueppellii (365)
Agapornis roseicollis (367)
Corythaixoides concolor (373)
Cuculus gularis (375)
Cuculus clamosus (378)
Clamator glandarius (380)
Clamator levaillantii (381)
Clamator jacobinus (382)
Chrysococcyx klaas (385)
Chrysococcyx caprius (386)
Tyto alba (392)
Otus senegalensis (396)
Otus leucotis (397)
Glaucidium perlatum (398)
Bubo africanus (401)
Bubo lacteus (402)
Caprimulgus pectoralis (405)
Caprimulgus rufigena (406)
Caprimulgus tristigma (408)
Apus bradfieldi (413)
Apus caffer (415)
Apus horus (416)
Apus affinis (417)
Apus melba (418)
Cypsiurus parvus (421)
Colius colius (425)
Urocolius indicus (426)
Halcyon leucocephala (436)
Merops apiaster (438)
Merops hirundineus (445)
Coracias garrulus (446)
Coracias caudata (447)
Coracias naevia (449)
Upupa epops (451)
Phoeniculus damarensis (453)
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas (454)
Tockus nasutus (457)
Tockus damarensis
Tockus leucomelas (459)
Tockus monteiri (462)
Tricholaema leucomelas (465)
Indicator minor (476)
Dendropicos fuscescens (486)
Thripias namaquus (487)
Mirafra africana (494)
Mirafra africanoides (497)
Mirafra sabota (498)
Certhilauda subcoronata
Ammomanes grayi (514)
Eremopterix verticalis (516)
Hirundo dimidiata (523)
Hirundo cucullata (526)
Hirundo fuligula (529)
Dicrurus adsimilis (541)
Oriolus oriolus (543)
Corvus albus (548)
Parus cinerascens (552)
Parus carpi (555)
Anthoscopus minutus
Turdoides bicolor (563)
Pycnonotus nigricans (567)
Monticola brevipes (583)
Oenanthe monticola (586)
Cercomela familiaris (589)
Cercomela tractrac (590)
Myrmecocichla formicivora (595)
Erythropygia leucophrys (613)
Erythropygia paena (615)
Namibornis herero (618)
Parisoma subcaeruleum (621)
Parisoma layardi (622)
Sylvietta rufescens (651)
Eremomela icteropygialis (653)
Camaroptera brevicaudata
Calamonastes fasciolatus (658)
Archaetops pycnopygius (662)
Cisticola rufilatus (671)
Prinia flavicans (685)
Muscicapa striata (689)
Melaenornis mariquensis (695)
Batis pririt (703)
Terpsiphone viridis (710)
Lanius minor (731)
Lanius collaris (732)
Lanius collurio (733)
Laniarius atrococcineus (739)
Dryoscopus cubla (740)
Nilaus afer (741)
Tchagra australis (743)
Telophorus zeylonus (746)
Lanioturdus torquatus (752)
Prionops plumatus (753)
Eurocephalus anguitimens (756)
Creatophora cinerea (760)
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (761)
Lamprotornis australis (762)
Lamprotornis nitens (764)
Onychognathus nabouroup (770)
Nectarinia mariquensis (779)
Nectarinia fusca (788)
Nectarinia senegalensis (791)
Zosterops pallidus (796)
Bubalornis niger (798)
Plocepasser mahali (799)
Passer domesticus (801)
Passer motitensis (802)
Passer diffusus (804)
Sporopipes squamifrons (806)
Ploceus rubiginosus (812)
Ploceus velatus (814)
Ploceus intermedius (815)
Quelea quelea (821)
Pytilia melba (834)
Lagonosticta senegala (842)
Uraeginthus angolensis (844)
Uraeginthus granatinus (845)
Estrilda astrild (846)
Estrilda erythronotos (847)
Amadina erythrocephala (856)
Vidua regia (861)
Vidua paradisaea (862)
Serinus atrogularis (870)
Serinus flaviventris (878)
Serinus albogularis (879)
Emberiza flaviventris (884)
Emberiza tahapisi (886)
Emberiza impetuani (887)
Stragglers
222 Saddlebilled Stork
223 African Crake
224 American Purple Gallinule
225 African Jacana
226 Common Tern
227 Pennantwinged Nightjar
228 Carmine Bee-eater
229 Black Widowfinch
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (88)
Crex egregia (212)
Porphyrula martinica (225)
Actophilornis africanus (240)
Sterna hirundo (327)
Macrodipteryx vexillaria (410)
Merops nubicoides (441)
Vidua funerea (864)
Namibian Endemics
61 Hartlaub‘s Francolin
73 Rüppel’s Korhaan
95 Rüppell’s Parrot
129 Violet Woodhoopoe
132 Damara Hornbill
134 Monteiro’s Hornbill
152 Carp’s Tit
163 Hereo Chat
170 Rockrunner
185 Whitetailed Shrike
Francolinus hartlaubi (197)
Eupodotis rueppellii (236)
Poicephalus rueppellii (365)
Phoeniculus damarensis (453)
Tockus damarensis
Tockus monteiri (462)
Parus carpi (555)
Namibornis herero (618)
Archaetops pycnopygius (662)
Lanioturdus torquatos (752)
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Augur Buzzard (Buteo augur) in typical Erongo boulder landscape.
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The endemic Monteiro’s Hornbill (Tockus monteiri).
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A juvenile African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer).
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A redeyed bulbul (Pycnonotus nigricans).
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A Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta).
A peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
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A hoopoe (Upups epops).
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