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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Namibia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 52, most common first
Damara TernSternula balaenarumSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Jul–May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–May
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRecorded all year
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusSummer visitorUncommon44–52 cmRegularly Jul–May
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisPassage migrantUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Jul–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