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Region: Botswana 1
Number of species: 616 2
Number of endemics: 0 3
Number of breeding endemics: 0 4
Number of globally threatened species: 27 5
Number of extinct species: 0 6
Number of introduced species: 3 7
Date last reviewed: 2020-08-27 8
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Recommended citation: Lepage, D. 2025. Checklist of the birds of Botswana. Avibase, the world bird database. Retrieved from
https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/checklist.jsp?lang=EN&region=bw&list=howardmoore&ref=l_afr_bw [2025-04-26].

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Struthioniformes: Struthionidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Common Ostrich Struthio camelus

Anseriformes: Anatidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata

Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa [EN]
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
Garganey Spatula querquedula Rare/Accidental
Hottentot Teal Spatula hottentota
Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii
African Black Duck Anas sparsa
Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
Cape Teal Anas capensis
Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
Northern Pintail Anas acuta Rare/Accidental
White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis

Avibase: Botswana (1)

Anseriformes: Anatidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos

African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus

Galliformes: Numididae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani Rare/Accidental

Galliformes: Phasianidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Rare/Accidental

Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
Blue Quail Synoicus adansonii
Red-billed Francolin Pternistis adspersus
Natal Francolin Pternistis natalensis
Swainson's Francolin Pternistis swainsonii
Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena
Coqui Francolin Peliperdix coqui
Orange River Francolin Scleroptila gutturalis

Phoenicopteriformes: Phoenicopteridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus

Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor [NT]

Phoenicopteriformes: Podicipedidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

Columbiformes: Columbidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Rock Dove Columba livia Introduced species

Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Rare/Accidental [VU]

Avibase: Botswana (2)

Columbiformes: Columbidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens

Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis

Pterocliformes: Pteroclidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis
Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus
Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli

Caprimulgiformes: Caprimulgidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus

Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis
Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma
Mozambique Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii
Pennant-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius

Caprimulgiformes: Apodidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Böhm's Spinetailed Swift Neafrapus boehmi Rare/Accidental

African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
Horus Swift Apus horus
Little Swift Apus affinis
Bradfield's Swift Apus bradfieldi Rare/Accidental
African Swift Apus barbatus

Avibase: Botswana (3)

Caprimulgiformes: Apodidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Common Swift Apus apus

Cuculiformes: Cuculidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis

Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus
White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
African Black Coucal Centropus grillii
Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Thick-billed Cuckoo Pachycoccyx audeberti Rare/Accidental
Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus Rare/Accidental
Diederick Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis

Gruiformes: Rallidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Rail Rallus caerulescens

African Crake Crex egregia
Corncrake Crex crex Rare/Accidental
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
Striped Crake Amaurornis marginalis
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata

Avibase: Botswana (4)

Gruiformes: Sarothruridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans Rare/Accidental

Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa

Gruiformes: Heliornithidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Finfoot Podica senegalensis

Gruiformes: Gruidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum [EN]

Wattled Crane Grus carunculata [VU]

Otidiformes: Otididae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster

Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori [NT]
Ludwig's Bustard Ardeotis ludwigii Rare/Accidental [EN]
Denham's Bustard Ardeotis denhami Rare/Accidental [NT]
Red-crested Bustard Lophotis ruficrista
White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis Rare/Accidental
White-quilled Bustard Afrotis afraoides

Musophagiformes: Musophagidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor

Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus Rare/Accidental
Schalow's Turaco Tauraco schalowi Rare/Accidental
Ross's Turaco Tauraco rossae Rare/Accidental

Pelecaniformes: Ciconiidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Marabou Leptoptilos crumenifer

Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii

Avibase: Botswana (5)

Pelecaniformes: Ciconiidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

European White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Saddle-bill Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus

Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens

Pelecaniformes: Scopidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Hamerkop Scopus umbretta

Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris

Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii
White-backed Night Heron Gorsachius leuconotus
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia
Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula [VU]
Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Avibase: Botswana (6)

Pelecaniformes: Threskiornithidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus

African Spoonbill Platalea alba
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus Rare/Accidental [NT]
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

Pelecaniformes: Phalacrocoracidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Long-tailed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Pelecaniformes: Anhingidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Darter Anhinga rufa

Charadriiformes: Burhinidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus

Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis

Charadriiformes: Recurvirostridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Charadriiformes: Charadriidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola [VU]

American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Rare/Accidental
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus
Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Rare/Accidental
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Rare/Accidental

Avibase: Botswana (7)

Charadriiformes: Charadriidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus

Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Rare/Accidental
White-headed Lapwing Vanellus albiceps
Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris
Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus

Charadriiformes: Rostratulidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis

Charadriiformes: Jacanidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Jacana Actophilornis africanus

Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis

Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Rare/Accidental

Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata [NT]
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Rare/Accidental [NT]
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa [NT]
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres [NT]
Red Knot Calidris canutus Rare/Accidental [NT]
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea [VU]
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Rare/Accidental
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Rare/Accidental
Sanderling Calidris alba
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Rare/Accidental [VU]
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rare/Accidental
African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis

Avibase: Botswana (8)

Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Great Snipe Gallinago media Rare/Accidental [NT]

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Rare/Accidental
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Rare/Accidental [VU]
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Rare/Accidental
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Rare/Accidental [NT]
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Rare/Accidental
Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Rare/Accidental

Charadriiformes: Turnicidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus

Charadriiformes: Glareolidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus

Heuglin's Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus
Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Burchell's Courser Cursorius rufus
Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni [NT]
Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis

Charadriiformes: Stercorariidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus Rare/Accidental

Charadriiformes: Laridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris

Avibase: Botswana (9)

Charadriiformes: Laridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rare/Accidental

Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rare/Accidental
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Black Tern Chlidonias niger

Accipitriformes: Sagittariidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Secretary-bird Sagittarius serpentarius [EN]

Accipitriformes: Pandionidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Accipitriformes: Accipitridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus

European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Rare/Accidental
African Cuckoo Hawk Aviceda cuculoides Rare/Accidental
African Harrier Hawk Polyboroides typus
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Rare/Accidental
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Rare/Accidental [EN]
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus [EN]
Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis [CR]
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus [CR]
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus [CR]
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres [VU]
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos [EN]
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus

Avibase: Botswana (10)

Accipitriformes: Accipitridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus [NT]

Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus [EN]
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax [VU]
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis [EN]
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
African Hawk Eagle Aquila spilogaster
Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Ayres's Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Rare/Accidental
African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
Black Harrier Circus maurus [EN]
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus [NT]
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro Rare/Accidental
Shikra Accipiter badius
Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Red-necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis Rare/Accidental
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur Rare/Accidental
Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Rare/Accidental

Avibase: Botswana (11)

Strigiformes: Tytonidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Grass Owl Tyto capensis

Common Barn Owl Tyto alba

Strigiformes: Strigidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum

African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense
Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti
Marsh Owl Asio capensis
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus
Verreaux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus
Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli

Coliiformes: Coliidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus

White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus

Trogoniformes: Trogonidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Narina's Trogon Apaloderma narina

Bucerotiformes: Bucerotidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri [VU]

Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus Rare/Accidental
Bradfield's Hornbill Tockus bradfieldi
African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus
Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas
Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator

Avibase: Botswana (12)

Bucerotiformes: Upupidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Common Hoopoe Upupa epops

Bucerotiformes: Phoeniculidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Green Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus

Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Piciformes: Indicatoridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Green-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus zambesiae Rare/Accidental

Wahlberg's Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus Rare/Accidental
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator

Piciformes: Picidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii

Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus
Olive Woodpecker Mesopicos griseocephalus Rare/Accidental

Piciformes: Ramphastidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus

Coraciiformes: Meropidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides

Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides
Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus Rare/Accidental
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus

Avibase: Botswana (13)

Coraciiformes: Meropidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus

Coraciiformes: Coraciidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevius

Racquet-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus

Coraciiformes: Alcedinidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta

African Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis

Falconiformes: Falconidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus

Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus [VU]
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Rare/Accidental

Avibase: Botswana (14)

Falconiformes: Falconidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Rare/Accidental [VU]

Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
African Hobby Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Psittaciformes: Psittacidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus robustus

Brown Parrot Poicephalus meyeri

Psittaciformes: Psittaculidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis Rare/Accidental

Passeriformes: Calyptomenidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Broadbill Smithornis capensis

Passeriformes: Campephagidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

White-breasted Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris pectoralis

Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava

Passeriformes: Oriolidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Eastern Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus

Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus

Passeriformes: Platysteiridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Cape Batis Batis capensis

Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
Pririt Batis Batis pririt

Avibase: Botswana (15)

Passeriformes: Vangidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

White-crested Helmet-shrike Prionops plumatus

Retz's Helmet-shrike Prionops retzii

Passeriformes: Malaconotidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Grey-headed Bush-shrike Malaconotus blanchoti

Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
Brubru Nilaus afer
Orange-breasted Bush-shrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus
Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
Swamp Boubou Laniarius bicolor
Crimson-breasted Gonolek Laniarius atrococcineus
Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus

Passeriformes: Dicruridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis

Passeriformes: Laniidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Magpie Shrike Urolestes melanoleucus

White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens
Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Rare/Accidental
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis

Passeriformes: Corvidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Cape Crow Corvus capensis

White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis Rare/Accidental

Avibase: Botswana (16)

Passeriformes: Corvidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Pied Crow Corvus albus

Passeriformes: Monarchidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis

Passeriformes: Nectariniidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris

Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi
Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus
White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala
Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus
Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus Rare/Accidental

Passeriformes: Ploceidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger

White-browed Sparrow Weaver Plocepasser mahali
Scaly-fronted Weaver Sporopipes squamifrons
Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius
Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops Rare/Accidental
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens Rare/Accidental
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne
Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
Holub's Weaver Ploceus xanthops

Avibase: Botswana (17)

Passeriformes: Ploceidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Southern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus

Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus
Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps

Passeriformes: Estrildidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula

Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Orange-winged Pytilia Pytilia afra
Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
Peters's Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus Rare/Accidental
Violet-eared Waxbill Granatina granatina
Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus angolensis
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos
Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala
Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata
African Quailfinch Ortygospiza fuscocrissa
Zebra Waxbill Amandava subflava
Locust Finch Paludipasser locustella Rare/Accidental
Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
Magpie Mannikin Spermestes fringilloides Rare/Accidental

Passeriformes: Viduidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura

Eastern Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea
Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua obtusa
Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia
Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
Purple Indigobird Vidua purpurascens

Avibase: Botswana (18)

Passeriformes: Viduidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Parasitic Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis

Passeriformes: Passeridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced species

Rufous Sparrow Passer motitensis
Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow Gymnoris superciliaris

Passeriformes: Motacillidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Bushveld Pipit Anthus caffer

Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Rare/Accidental
Mountain Pipit Anthus hoeschi [NT]
Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
Woodland Pipit Anthus nyassae Rare/Accidental
Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis
Rosy-breasted Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara Rare/Accidental
Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
African Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rare/Accidental

Passeriformes: Fringillidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis

Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica

Avibase: Botswana (19)

Passeriformes: Fringillidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris

White-throated Canary Crithagra albogularis Rare/Accidental
Streaky-headed Canary Crithagra gularis
Black-eared Canary Crithagra mennelli
Black-headed Canary Serinus alario Rare/Accidental
Cape Canary Serinus canicollis

Passeriformes: Emberizidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Golden-breasted Bunting Fringillaria flaviventris

Cape Bunting Fringillaria capensis Rare/Accidental
Lark-like Bunting Fringillaria impetuani
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Fringillaria tahapisi

Passeriformes: Stenostiridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Fairy-flycatcher Stenostira scita

Passeriformes: Paridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris

Southern Black Tit Melaniparus niger
Ashy Tit Melaniparus cinerascens

Passeriformes: Remizidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Grey Penduline Tit Anthoscopus caroli

Cape Penduline Tit Anthoscopus minutus

Passeriformes: Nicatoridae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Eastern Nicator Nicator gularis Rare/Accidental

Passeriformes: Alaudidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata

Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana

Avibase: Botswana (20)

Passeriformes: Alaudidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans

Black-eared Sparrow Lark Eremopterix australis Rare/Accidental
Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark Eremopterix leucotis
Grey-backed Sparrow Lark Eremopterix verticalis
Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota
Fawn-coloured Lark Calendulauda africanoides
Red Lark Calendulauda burra Endemic (country/region) [VU]

Eastern Clapper Lark Mirafra fasciolata

Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina
Melodious Lark Mirafra cheniana Rare/Accidental
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
Stark's Lark Spizocorys starki
Pink-billed Lark Spizocorys conirostris

Passeriformes: Macrosphenidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii

Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens

Passeriformes: Cisticolidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis

Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops
Burnt-necked Eremomela Eremomela usticollis
Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
Miombo Wren Warbler Calamonastes undosus
Barred Wren Warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus
Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
Rufous-eared Warbler Malcorus pectoralis
Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola aberrans
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana

Avibase: Botswana (21)

Passeriformes: Cisticolidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Tinkling Cisticola Cisticola rufilatus

Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes
Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens
Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
Piping Cisticola Cisticola fulvicapilla
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus
Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix Rare/Accidental
Pale-crowned Cisticola Cisticola cinnamomeus Rare/Accidental
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans

Passeriformes: Locustellidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Rare/Accidental

Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala

Passeriformes: Acrocephalidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Dark-capped Yellow Warbler Iduna natalensis Rare/Accidental

Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis Rare/Accidental [EN]
Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Passeriformes: Hirundinidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga

Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera Rare/Accidental

Avibase: Botswana (22)

Passeriformes: Hirundinidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Northern House Martin Delichon urbicum

South African Swallow Petrochelidon spilodera
Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
Rufous-chested Swallow Cecropis semirufa
Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Angolan Swallow Hirundo angolensis Rare/Accidental
Red-chested Swallow Hirundo lucida Rare/Accidental
Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
Sand Martin Riparia riparia

Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris

Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris
Black-fronted Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus

Passeriformes: Phylloscopidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Passeriformes: Sylviidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rare/Accidental

Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
Chestnut-vented Warbler Curruca subcoerulea
Common Whitethroat Curruca communis

Avibase: Botswana (23)

Passeriformes: Zosteropidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis

Orange River White-eye Zosterops pallidus Rare/Accidental
Cape White-eye Zosterops virens

Passeriformes: Leiothrichidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Black-faced Babbler Turdoides melanops

Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii
Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor

Passeriformes: Sittidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

African Salpornis Salpornis salvadori Rare/Accidental

Passeriformes: Buphagidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus

Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus

Passeriformes: Sturnidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rare/Accidental

Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Rare/Accidental
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Introduced species
Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup Rare/Accidental
Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis
Meves's Long-tailed Starling Lamprotornis mevesii
Sharp-tailed Starling Lamprotornis acuticaudus Rare/Accidental
Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus Rare/Accidental
Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens
Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Amethyst Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Avibase: Botswana (24)

Passeriformes: Muscicapidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Eastern Bearded Scrub Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata

Kalahari Scrub Robin Cercotrichas paena
White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
Grey Tit Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
Chat Flycatcher Bradornis infuscatus
Mariqua Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis
Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
Cape Robin Chat Cossypha caffra Rare/Accidental
White-throated Robin Chat Cossypha humeralis
White-browed Robin Chat Cossypha heuglini
Red-capped Robin Chat Cossypha natalensis Rare/Accidental
Collared Palm Thrush Cichladusa arquata
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Cape Rock Thrush Monticola rupestris Rare/Accidental
Miombo Rock Thrush Monticola angolensis
Short-toed Rock Thrush Monticola brevipes
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Rare/Accidental
African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Sickle-winged Chat Emarginata sinuata
Southern Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora
Mountain Wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola Rare/Accidental
Arnott's Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Rare/Accidental
Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Rare/Accidental
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Rare/Accidental
Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus

Avibase: Botswana (25)

Passeriformes: Turdidae 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsitsirupa

Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana
Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
Smith's Thrush Turdus smithi

Avibase: Botswana (26)