Uncommon Birds in Namibia
Our list for Namibia has 52 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 25 residents, 17 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors and 8 passage migrants
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 52, most common first
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year
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