Birds to See in Namibia in January
72 bird species on our list for Namibia are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Southern Masked Weaver, Cape Starling, Helmeted Guineafowl and Egyptian Goose. New this month: White-chinned Petrel and Sooty Shearwater.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanAt their peak
Leaving soon
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 72 birds in January
72 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Jan
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jan
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jan
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jan
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jan
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jan
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.65% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jan
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jan
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.60% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jan
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jan
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jan
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.48% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jan
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.42% in Jan
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.40% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jan
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jan
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.33% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.32% in Jan
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.31% in Jan
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.30% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.28% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jan
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jan
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jan
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.25% in Jan
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jan
Damara TernSternula balaenarumSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jan
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jan
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.20% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Jan
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Jan
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jan
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jan
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.07% in Jan
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.06% in Jan
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantRare14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.05% in Jan
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSummer visitorRare22–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.05% in Jan
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusSummer visitorUncommon44–52 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jan
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Jan
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorRare50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.02% in Jan
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisPassage migrantUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.02% in Jan
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.02% in Jan
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