Birds to See in Namibia in February
76 bird species on our list for Namibia are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Southern Masked Weaver, Helmeted Guineafowl, Barn Swallow and Egyptian Goose. New this month: Osprey, European Honey-buzzard, Fulvous Whistling-Duck and Common Quail and 3 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
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.
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All 76 birds in February
76 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Feb
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.88% in Feb
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Feb
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Feb
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.74% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Feb
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Feb
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.66% in Feb
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.56% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Feb
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Feb
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.47% in Feb
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.45% in Feb
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Feb
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.41% in Feb
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.33% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Feb
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.30% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Feb
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.26% in Feb
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Feb
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.23% in Feb
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Feb
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Feb
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Feb
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Feb
Damara TernSternula balaenarumSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.18% in Feb
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Feb
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Feb
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.17% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.16% in Feb
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Feb
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.14% in Feb
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Feb
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.12% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Feb
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Feb
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Feb
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.07% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Feb
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Feb
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Feb
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSummer visitorRare22–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.04% in Feb
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusSummer visitorUncommon44–52 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Feb
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorRare50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.04% in Feb
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Feb
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Feb
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.02% in Feb
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Feb
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.02% in Feb
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusScarceRare43–47 cmRegularly Feb · 0.01% in Feb
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
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