Birds to See in Namibia in March
79 bird species on our list for Namibia are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Cape Starling, Pale-winged Starling, Helmeted Guineafowl and Egyptian Goose. New this month: White-chinned Petrel, Sooty Shearwater, African Penguin and Red Knot and 3 more.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
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.
Other months
All 79 birds in March
79 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Mar
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Mar
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Mar
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Mar
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.59% in Mar
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.58% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.55% in Mar
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Mar
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Mar
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Mar
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Mar
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.43% in Mar
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.43% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.33% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.32% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.31% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Mar
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Mar
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Mar
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.24% in Mar
Damara TernSternula balaenarumSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Mar
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.21% in Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Mar
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.18% in Mar
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Mar
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.16% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Mar
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Mar
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Mar
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Mar
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisPassage migrantUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.07% in Mar
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Mar
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Mar
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Mar
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusSummer visitorUncommon44–52 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Mar
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Mar
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Mar
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorRare50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.03% in Mar
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.03% in Mar
African PenguinSpheniscus demersusPassage migrantRare60–70 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.02% in Mar
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.02% in Mar
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantRare21–25 cmRegularly Mar · 0.02% in Mar
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
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