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Birds in Namibia

Our list for Namibia has 94 bird species recorded regularly there: 41 residents, 26 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors

The list comes from 594,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
94
In October
73
Common
22
Busiest month
Nov

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Fork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed Drongo1.86%
  2. Cape StarlingCape Starling1.23%
  3. Southern Masked WeaverSouthern Masked Weaver1.05%
  4. Pied CrowPied Crow0.86%
  5. Helmeted GuineafowlHelmeted Guineafowl0.81%
  6. Egyptian GooseEgyptian Goose0.70%

Arriving now

  1. European Bee-eaterEuropean Bee-eaterSummer visitorSep 0.03% → Oct 0.45%
  2. Willow WarblerWillow WarblerSummer visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.30%
  3. Barn SwallowBarn SwallowSummer visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.28%
  4. Spotted FlycatcherSpotted FlycatcherSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.09%
  5. Common SwiftCommon SwiftSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.06%
  6. CurlewCurlewPassage migrantSep 0.01% → Oct 0.03%

Share of all bird records in Namibia in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Namibia

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Namibia

Records by month
Bird records in Namibia by month, 2019–2024
January21,211
February33,703
March23,154
April34,171
May23,405
June20,981
July46,412
August61,231
September73,070
October79,803
November120,669
December56,081

November has the most records (121,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 16
All 16 families in Namibia

How common

All 94 birds, A to Z

Show all 94 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Namibia?

94 species, each recorded regularly in Namibia (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 41 residents, 26 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Namibia, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Namibia in October?

73 species on our list for Namibia are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Cape Starling, Southern Masked Weaver, Pied Crow and Helmeted Guineafowl.

What are the most common birds in Namibia?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Namibia are Fork-tailed Drongo, Cape Starling, Southern Masked Weaver, Helmeted Guineafowl and Pale-winged Starling.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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