Birds to See in Namibia in April
73 bird species on our list for Namibia are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Cape Starling, Helmeted Guineafowl, Egyptian Goose and House Sparrow. New this month: Fulvous Whistling-Duck and Sand Martin.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprAt their peak
Lesser Striped SwallowBusiest month of the year · All year
White-winged TernBusiest month of the year · Aug–May
Booted EagleBusiest month of the year · All year
Common QuailBusiest month of the year · Feb–Apr
Little BitternBusiest month of the year · Feb–May
Sedge WarblerBusiest month of the year · Feb–Apr
From Namibia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 73 birds in April
73 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Apr
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Apr
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Apr
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Apr
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Apr
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Apr
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Apr
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Apr- Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Apr
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.30% in Apr
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.30% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Apr
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.23% in Apr
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Apr- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.21% in Apr
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.17% in Apr
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
Damara TernSternula balaenarumSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Apr- Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Apr
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.06% in Apr
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.06% in Apr- Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Apr
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusSummer visitorUncommon44–52 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
African PenguinSpheniscus demersusPassage migrantRare60–70 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.03% in Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
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