Common Birds in Namibia
Our list for Namibia has 22 common birds recorded regularly there: 16 residents and 6 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Namibia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 22, most common first
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–May
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Southern Masked Weaver 13–15 cm
- Little Stint 13–15 cm
- Cape Sparrow 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Red-backed Shrike 16–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Ruff 20–32 cm
- Cape Starling 25–28 cm
- Pale-winged Starling 25–28 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Greater Flamingo 120–145 cm
- Common Ostrich 210–275 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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