Okavango Delta
Bird Checklist
R = Resident
M = Migrant
BM = Breeding Migrant
NBM = Non-Breeding Migrant
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Robert’s Reference Numbers are in brackets
APALIS
Yellow Breasted (648) R
AVOCET
Avocet (294) R
BABBLER
Arrowmarked (560) R
Pied (563) R
Whiterumped (562) R
BARBET
Blackcollared (464) R
Crested (473) R
Yellowfronted Tinker (470) R
BATELEUR
Bateleur (146) R
BATIS
Chinspot (701) R
BEE-EATER
Bluecheeked (440) NBM.
Carmine(441) BM
European (438) NBM
Little (444) R
Swallowtailed (445) R
Whitefronted (443) R
BISHOP
Golden (826) R
Red (824) R
BITTERN
Dwarf (79) R
Little (78) R
BOU-BOU
Swamp (738) R
BRUBRU
Brubru (741)
BULBUL
Blackeyed (568) R
Redeyed (567) R
Yellow Bellied (574) R
Terrestrial (569) R
BUNTING
Goldenbreasted (884) R
Rock Bunting (886) R
BUSTARD
Kori (230) R
BUTTON QUAIL
Kurrichane (205) R
BUZZARD
Lizard (154) R
Steppe (149) NBM
CANARY
Blackthroated (670) R
Yelloweyed (869) R
CHAT
Arnot’s (594) R
Anteating (595) R
Stone (596) R
..
CISTICOLA
Blackbacked (675) R
Chirping (676) R .
Desert(665) R
Fantailed (664) R
Rattling (672) R
Tinkling (671) R
COOT
Redknobbed (228) R
CORMORANT
Reed (58). R
Whitebreasted (55) R
CORNCRAKE
Corncrake (211) NBM
COUCAL
Black (388) BM
Burchell’s (391) R
Copperytailed (389) R
Senegal (390) R
COURSER
Bronzewtnged (303) R
Double Banded (301 R
Temmincks (300) R
CRAKE
African (212) BM
Baillons (215) R
Black (213) R
Spotted (214) NBM
Striped (216) BM
CRANE
Crowned (209) R
Wattled (207) R
CROMBEC
Long Billed (651) R
CROW
Pied (548) R
CUCKOO
African (375) BM
Black (378) BM
Diederik (386) BM
European (374) NBM .
Great Spotted (380) BM
Jacobin (382) NBM/BM
Klaas (385) BM
Redchested (377) BM
Striped (381) BM
CUCKOOSHRIKE
Black (538) R
Whitebreasted (539) R
DABCHICK
Dabchick (8) R
DARTER
Darter (60) R
DIKKOP
Spotted (297) R
Water (298) R
DOVE
Cape Turtle (354) R
Emerald Spotted (358) R
Laughing (355) R
Mourning (353) R
Namaqua (356) R
Redeyed (352) R
DRONGO
Forktailed (541) R
DUCK
Fulvous (100) R
Knobbilled (115) R
Whitebacked (101) R
Whitefaced (99) R
Yellowbilled (104) R
EAGLE
African Fish (148) R .
African Hawk (137) R
Blackbreasted Snake (143) R
Booted (136) NBM
Brown Snake (142) R
Lesser Spotted (134) NBM
Longcrested (139) R...
Martial (140) R
Steppe (133) NBM
Tawny (132) R
Wahlberg’s (135) BM
Western Banded Snake (145) R
EGRET
Black (69) R
Cattle (71) R
Great White (66) R
Little (67) R
Slaty
(70) R
Yellowbilled (68) R
EREMOMELA
Burntnecked (656) R
Greencapped (655) R
Yellowbellied (653) R
FALCON
African Hobby (174) R
Hobby (173) NBM
Lanner (172) R
Peregrine(171) R
Rednecked (178) R
FINCH
Cutthroat (835) R
Melba(834) R
Quail (852) R
Redheaded (856) R
Scaly Feathered (806) R
FINCHLARK
Chestnutbacked (515) R
Greybacked (516) R
FINFOOT
African (229) R
FIREFINCH
Brown
(843) R
Jameson’s (841) R
Redbilled(842) R
FLAMINGO
Greater(96) R
Lesser (97) R
FLYCATCHER
Black
(694) R . . .
Bluegrey (691) R
Fantailed (693) R
Maria, (695) R
Mousecoloured (696) R
Paradise (710) BM
Spotted (689) NBM
FRANCOLIN
Crested (189) R.
Redbilled (194) R
Swainson’s (199) R
GALLINULE
Lesser (224) R
Purple (223) BM .
GOOSE
Egyptian (102) R
Pygmy(114) R
Spurwing (116) R
GOSHHAWK
Dark Chanting (163) R
Gabar (161) R
Little Banded (159) R
Pale Chanting (162) R
GREENSHANK
Greenshank (270) NBM
GUINEAFOWL
Helmeted (203) R
GULL
Greyheaded (315) R
GYMNOGENE
Gymnogene (169) R
HAMERKOP
Harnerkop (810) R
HARRIER
African Marsh (165) R .
Montagu’s (166) NBM
Pallid (167) NBM
HAWK
Bat (129) R
Cuckoo (128) R
HELMETSHRIKE
Redbilled (754) R
White (753) R
HERON
Blackcrowned Night (76) R
Blackheaded (63) R
Greenbacked (74) R
Grey (62) R
Goliath (64) R
Purple (65) R
Rufousbellied (75) R
Squacco (72) R
Whitebacked Night (77) R .
HONEYGUIDE
Greater (474) R
Lesser (476) R
Sharpbilled (478) R
HOOPOE
Hoopoe (451) R
Redbilled Wood (452) R
Scimitarbilled Wood (454) R
HORNBILL
Bradfield’s
(461) R
Grey (457) R
Ground
(463) R
Redbilled (458) R
Yellowbilled (459) R
IBIS
Glossy (93) R .
Hadeda (94) R ....
Sacred (91) R .
JACANA
African (240) R
Lesser (241) R
KESTREL
Dickinson’s (185) R
Eastern Redfooted (180) R
Greater (182) R
Lesser (183) NBM
Rock (181) R
Western Redfooted (179) NBM
KINGFISHER
Brownhooded (425) R
Giant (429) R
Greyhooded
(436) BM
Malachite (431) R .
Pied (428) R
Striped (437) R
Woodland(433) BM
KITE
Black
(126b) NBM
Blackshouldered (127) R
Yellowbilled (126A) BM/NBM
KORHAAN
Blackbellied
(238) R
Redcrested (237) R
LARK
Dusky
(505) NBM
Fawncoloured (497) R
Flappet (496) R
Monotonous (493) R
Redcapped (566) R ..
Rufousnaped (494) R
Sabota (498) R
LONGCLAW
Pinkthroated (730) R
LOURIE
Grey (373) R
MARTIN
Banded (534) BM
Brownthroated
(533) R
House (530) NBM
Sand (European) (532) NBM
MOORHEN
Lesser (227) BM
Moorhen (226) R
MOUSEBIRD
Redfaced (426) R
NEDDICKY
Neddicky (681) R
NIGHTJAR
European (404) NBM
Fierynecked (405) R
Freckled (408) R ...
Mozambique (409) R
Natal (407) R
Pennantwinged (416) BM
Rufouscheeked (406) BM
ORIOLE
Afncan Golden (544) BM
Blackheaded (546) R
European Golden (543) NBM
OSPREY
Osprey (170) NBM
OSTRICH
Ostrich (170) R
OWL
Barn (392) R
Barred (399) R
Giant Eagle (402) R
Marsh (395) R
Pearlspotted (398) R
Pel’s Fishing (403) R
Scops (396) R
Spotted Eagle (401) R
Whitefaced (397) R
Wood (394) R
OXPECKER
Redbilled (772) R
Yellowbilled (771) R
PARROT
Meyer’s (364) R
PELICAN
Pinkbacked (50) R
White (49) R
PIGEON
Green (361) R
PIPIT
Buffy (719) R
Longbilled (717) R
Plainbacked (718) R
Richard’s (716) R
PLOVER
Blacksmith (258) R
Caspian (252) NBM
Crowned
(255) R
Kittlitz’s (248) R
Longtoed(261) R
Ringed (245) NBM
Threebanded (249) R
Wattled (260) R
Whitefronted (246) R
POCHARD
Southern (113) R
PRATINCOLE
Blackwinged (305) NBM
Redwinged (304) BM
PRINIA
Blackchested (685) R
Tawnytanked (683) R
PUFFBACK
Puffback (740) R
QUAIL
Harlequin (201) R
OUELEA
Redbilled (821) R
RAIL
African (210) R
ROBIN
Heuglin’s (599) R
Kalahari (615) R .
Whitebrowed (613) R
ROLLER
Broadbilled (450) BM
European (446) NBM
Lilacbreasted (447) R
Purple (449) R
RUFF
Ruff (264) NBM
SANDGROUSE
Burchell’s (345) R
Doublebanded (347) R
Namaqua (344) R
Yellowthroated (346) R
SANDPIPER
Common
(264) NBM
Curlew (272) NBM
Green (265) NBM
Marsh (269) NBM
Wood (266) NBM
SECRETARYBIRD
Secretarybird (118) R
SHOVELLER
Cape (112) R
SHRIKE
Crimsonbreasted (739) R
Fiscal
(732) R
Greyheaded Bush (751) R
LesserGrey(731) NBM
Longtailed (736) R
Orange Breasted Bush (748) R
Redbacked
(733) NBM
White Crowned (756) R
SNIPE
Ethiopian (286) R
Painted (242) R
SPARROW
Greyheaded (804) R
Yellowthroated (805) R
SPARROWHAWK
Little (157) R
Ovambo (156) R
SPARROWWEAVER
Whitebrowed (799) R
SPOONBILL
Spoonbill (95) R
STARLING
Burchell’s (762) R
Cape Glossy (764) R
Greater Blue-eared (765) R
Longtailed (763) R
Plumcoloured (761) BM
Wattled (760) R
STILT
Blackwinged (295) R
STINT
Little (274) NBM
STORK
Abdim’s (85) NBM
Black (84) R
Marabou (89) R
Openbilled (87) BM
Saddlebilled (88) R
White(83) NBM
Woollynecked (86) R
Yellowbilled (90) R
SUNBIRD
Black (792) R
Collared (793) R
Marico (779) R
Scarletchested (791) R
Whitebellied (787) R
SWALLOW
Black Sawwing (536) BM
European (518) NBM .
Greater Striped (526) BM
Greyrumped (531) BM
Lesser Striped (527) BM
Mosque (525) R .
Pearlbreasted (523) R
Redbreasted (524) BM
S.A.Cliff (528) R
Whitethroated (520) BM
Wiretailed (522) R
SWIFT
Alpine
(418) NBM
European (411) NBM
Palm (421) R
TCHAGRA
Blackcrowned
(744) R
Threestreaked (743) R
TEAL
Hottentot (107). R
Redbilled (108) R
TERN
Whiskered
(338) R
Whitewinged (339) NBM
THRUSH
Groundscraper (580) R
Kurrichane (576) R
TIT
Ashy (552) R
Grey Penduline (558) R
Southern BLack (554) R
TITBABBLER
Titbabbler (621) R
VULTURE
Cape
(122) R
Hooped (121) R
Lappetfaced
(124) R
Whitebacked (123) R
Whiteheaded (125) R
WAGTAIL
African Pied (711) R
Cape (713) R
Yellow (714) NBM
WARBLER
African
Marsh (631) BM
African Sedge (638) R
Barred (658) R
Bleating
(657) R
Cape Reed (635) R
European Marsh (633) NBM
European Sedge (634) NBM
Garden (619) NBM
Greater Swamp (636) R
Great Reed (628) NBM
.
Icterine
(625) NBM
Sterling’s Barred (659) R
Willow (643) NBM
WAXBILL
Blackcheecked (847) R
Blue (844) R
Common (846) R..
Orangebreasted (854) R
Violeteared (845) R
WEAVER
Brownthroated
(818) R
Golden (816) R
Lesser Masked (815) R
Masked (814) R
Redbilled Buffalo (798) R
Redheaded(819)
R
Spectacled (810) R
Spottedbacked (811) R
Thickbilled (807) R
WHEATEAR
Capped (587) BM
WHITE-EYE
Yellow (797) R
WHITETHROAT
Whttethroat (620) NBM
WHYDAH
Paradise (862) R
Pintaiied (860) R
Shafttailed (861) R
WIDOW
Redshouldered (828) R
Whitewinged (829) R
WIDOWFINCH
Steelblue (867) R
WOODPECKER
Bearded
(487) R
Bennett’s (481) R
Cardinal (486) R
Golderttailed (483) R
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