Botswana birds

Number of displayed species: 623

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Ostrichs / Struthioniformes Ostrichs
- Ostriches / Struthionidae Ostriches
  - Common Ostrich / Struthio camelus Common Ostrich
    LC
Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Guineafowl / Numididae Guineafowl
  - Helmeted Guineafowl / Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl
    LC
  - Southern Crested Guineafowl / Guttera edouardi Southern Crested Guineafowl
    LC
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Nightjars / Caprimulgidae Nightjars
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
Turacos / Musophagiformes Turacos
- Turacos / Musophagidae Turacos
Bustards / Otidiformes Bustards
- Bustards / Otididae Bustards
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
Sandgrouses / Pterocliformes Sandgrouses
- Sandgrouse / Pteroclidae Sandgrouse
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Finfoots / Heliornithidae Finfoots
  - African Finfoot / Podica senegalensis African Finfoot
    LC
- Flufftails & Forest Rails / Sarothruridae Flufftails & Forest Rails
  - Buff-spotted Flufftail / Sarothrura elegans Buff-spotted Flufftail
    LC
  - Red-chested Flufftail / Sarothrura rufa Red-chested Flufftail
    LC
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
  - Grey Crowned Crane / Balearica regulorum Grey Crowned Crane
    EN
  - Wattled Crane / Grus carunculata Wattled Crane
    VU
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteridae Flamingos
  - Greater Flamingo / Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo
    LC
  - Lesser Flamingo / Phoeniconaias minor Lesser Flamingo
    NT
Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Buttonquail / Turnicidae Buttonquail
  - Common Buttonquail / Turnix sylvaticus Common Buttonquail
    LC
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
  - Spotted Thick-knee / Burhinus capensis Spotted Thick-knee
    LC
  - Water Thick-knee / Burhinus vermiculatus Water Thick-knee
    LC
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
  - Black-winged Stilt / Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
    LC
  - Pied Avocet / Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet
    LC
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Painted-snipes / Rostratulidae Painted-snipes
  - Greater Painted-snipe / Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted-snipe
    LC
- Jacanas / Jacanidae Jacanas
  - Lesser Jacana / Microparra capensis Lesser Jacana
    LC
  - African Jacana / Actophilornis africanus African Jacana
    LC
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
  - Long-tailed Jaeger / Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Jaeger
    LC
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Anhingas, Darters / Anhingidae Anhingas, Darters
  - African Darter / Anhinga rufa African Darter
    LC
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
  - Reed Cormorant / Microcarbo africanus Reed Cormorant
    LC
  - White-breasted Cormorant / Phalacrocorax lucidus White-breasted Cormorant
    NE
Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Hamerkop / Scopidae Hamerkop
  - Hamerkop / Scopus umbretta Hamerkop
    LC
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
  - Great White Pelican / Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican
    LC
  - Pink-backed Pelican / Pelecanus rufescens Pink-backed Pelican
    LC
Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Secretarybird / Sagittariidae Secretarybird
  - Secretarybird / Sagittarius serpentarius Secretarybird
    EN
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
  - Osprey / Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    LC
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
  - Western Barn Owl / Tyto alba Western Barn Owl
    LC
  - African Grass Owl / Tyto capensis African Grass Owl
    LC
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
Mousebird / Coliiformes Mousebird
- Mousebirds / Coliidae Mousebirds
Trogons, quetzals / Trogoniformes Trogons, quetzals
- Trogons / Trogonidae Trogons
  - Narina Trogon / Apaloderma narina Narina Trogon
    LC
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - African Hoopoe / Upupa africana African Hoopoe
    NE
- Wood Hoopoes / Phoeniculidae Wood Hoopoes
  - Green Wood Hoopoe / Phoeniculus purpureus Green Wood Hoopoe
    LC
  - Common Scimitarbill / Rhinopomastus cyanomelas Common Scimitarbill
    LC
- Ground Hornbills / Bucorvidae Ground Hornbills
  - Southern Ground Hornbill / Bucorvus leadbeateri Southern Ground Hornbill
    VU
- Hornbills / Bucerotidae Hornbills
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- African Barbets / Lybiidae African Barbets
- Honeyguides / Indicatoridae Honeyguides
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- African & New World Parrots / Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
  - Brown-necked Parrot / Poicephalus fuscicollis Brown-necked Parrot
    LC
  - Meyer's Parrot / Poicephalus meyeri Meyer's Parrot
    LC
- Old World Parrots / Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
  - Rosy-faced Lovebird / Agapornis roseicollis Rosy-faced Lovebird
    LC
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- African & Green Broadbills / Calyptomenidae African & Green Broadbills
  - African Broadbill / Smithornis capensis African Broadbill
    LC
- Wattle-eyes, Batises / Platysteiridae Wattle-eyes, Batises
  - Cape Batis / Batis capensis Cape Batis
    LC
  - Chinspot Batis / Batis molitor Chinspot Batis
    LC
  - Pririt Batis / Batis pririt Pririt Batis
    LC
- Bushshrikes / Malaconotidae Bushshrikes
  - Grey-headed Bushshrike / Malaconotus blanchoti Grey-headed Bushshrike
    LC
  - Orange-breasted Bushshrike / Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus Orange-breasted Bushshrike
    LC
  - Bokmakierie / Telophorus zeylonus Bokmakierie
    LC
  - Brown-crowned Tchagra / Tchagra australis Brown-crowned Tchagra
    LC
  - Black-crowned Tchagra / Tchagra senegalus Black-crowned Tchagra
    LC
  - Black-backed Puffback / Dryoscopus cubla Black-backed Puffback
    LC
  - Tropical Boubou / Laniarius major Tropical Boubou
    NE
  - Southern Boubou / Laniarius ferrugineus Southern Boubou
    LC
  - Swamp Boubou / Laniarius bicolor Swamp Boubou
    LC
  - Crimson-breasted Shrike / Laniarius atrococcineus Crimson-breasted Shrike
    LC
  - Brubru / Nilaus afer Brubru
    LC
- Vangas & Allies / Vangidae Vangas & Allies
  - White-crested Helmetshrike / Prionops plumatus White-crested Helmetshrike
    LC
  - Retz's Helmetshrike / Prionops retzii Retz's Helmetshrike
    LC
- Cuckooshrikes / Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes
  - White-breasted Cuckooshrike / Ceblepyris pectoralis White-breasted Cuckooshrike
    LC
  - Black Cuckooshrike / Campephaga flava Black Cuckooshrike
    LC
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - Black-headed Oriole / Oriolus larvatus Black-headed Oriole
    LC
  - African Golden Oriole / Oriolus auratus African Golden Oriole
    LC
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
- Drongos / Dicruridae Drongos
  - Fork-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus adsimilis Fork-tailed Drongo
    LC
- Monarchs / Monarchidae Monarchs
  - African Paradise Flycatcher / Terpsiphone viridis African Paradise Flycatcher
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Southern White-crowned Shrike / Eurocephalus anguitimens Southern White-crowned Shrike
    LC
  - Magpie Shrike / Lanius melanoleucus Magpie Shrike
    LC
  - Northern Fiscal / Lanius humeralis Northern Fiscal
    NE
  - Souza's Shrike / Lanius souzae Souza's Shrike
    LC
  - Southern Fiscal / Lanius collaris Southern Fiscal
    LC
  - Lesser Grey Shrike / Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Isabelline Shrike / Lanius isabellinus Isabelline Shrike
    LC
  - Red-backed Shrike / Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike
    LC
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - Cape Crow / Corvus capensis Cape Crow
    LC
  - Pied Crow / Corvus albus Pied Crow
    LC
  - White-necked Raven / Corvus albicollis White-necked Raven
    LC
- Fairy Flycatchers / Stenostiridae Fairy Flycatchers
  - Fairy Flycatcher / Stenostira scita Fairy Flycatcher
    LC
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
  - Southern Black Tit / Melaniparus niger Southern Black Tit
    LC
  - Rufous-bellied Tit / Melaniparus rufiventris Rufous-bellied Tit
    LC
  - Ashy Tit / Melaniparus cinerascens Ashy Tit
    LC
- Penduline Tits / Remizidae Penduline Tits
  - Grey Penduline Tit / Anthoscopus caroli Grey Penduline Tit
    LC
  - Cape Penduline Tit / Anthoscopus minutus Cape Penduline Tit
    LC
- Nicators / Nicatoridae Nicators
  - Eastern Nicator / Nicator gularis Eastern Nicator
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Spike-heeled Lark / Chersomanes albofasciata Spike-heeled Lark
    LC
  - Short-clawed Lark / Certhilauda chuana Short-clawed Lark
    LC
  - Dusky Lark / Pinarocorys nigricans Dusky Lark
    LC
  - Black-eared Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix australis Black-eared Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix leucotis Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix verticalis Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Sabota Lark / Calendulauda sabota Sabota Lark
    LC
  - Fawn-colored Lark / Calendulauda africanoides Fawn-colored Lark
    LC
  - Red Lark / Calendulauda burra Red Lark
    VU
  - Eastern Clapper Lark / Mirafra fasciolata Eastern Clapper Lark
    LC
  - Flappet Lark / Mirafra rufocinnamomea Flappet Lark
    LC
  - Monotonous Lark / Mirafra passerina Monotonous Lark
    LC
  - Melodious Lark / Mirafra cheniana Melodious Lark
    LC
  - Stark's Lark / Spizocorys starki Stark's Lark
    LC
  - Pink-billed Lark / Spizocorys conirostris Pink-billed Lark
    LC
  - Red-capped Lark / Calandrella cinerea Red-capped Lark
    LC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
  - Yellow-bellied Greenbul / Chlorocichla flaviventris Yellow-bellied Greenbul
    LC
  - Terrestrial Brownbul / Phyllastrephus terrestris Terrestrial Brownbul
    LC
  - African Red-eyed Bulbul / Pycnonotus nigricans African Red-eyed Bulbul
    LC
  - Dark-capped Bulbul / Pycnonotus tricolor Dark-capped Bulbul
    NE
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Black Saw-wing / Psalidoprocne pristoptera Black Saw-wing
    LC
  - Grey-rumped Swallow / Pseudhirundo griseopyga Grey-rumped Swallow
    LC
  - Banded Martin / Neophedina cincta Banded Martin
    LC
  - Brown-throated Martin / Riparia paludicola Brown-throated Martin
    LC
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Rock Martin / Ptyonoprogne fuligula Rock Martin
    LC
  - Pearl-breasted Swallow / Hirundo dimidiata Pearl-breasted Swallow
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - Red-chested Swallow / Hirundo lucida Red-chested Swallow
    LC
  - Angola Swallow / Hirundo angolensis Angola Swallow
    LC
  - White-throated Swallow / Hirundo albigularis White-throated Swallow
    LC
  - Wire-tailed Swallow / Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
  - Greater Striped Swallow / Cecropis cucullata Greater Striped Swallow
    LC
  - Lesser Striped Swallow / Cecropis abyssinica Lesser Striped Swallow
    LC
  - Red-breasted Swallow / Cecropis semirufa Red-breasted Swallow
    LC
  - Mosque Swallow / Cecropis senegalensis Mosque Swallow
    LC
  - South African Cliff Swallow / Petrochelidon spilodera South African Cliff Swallow
    LC
- Crombecs, African Warblers / Macrosphenidae Crombecs, African Warblers
  - Red-faced Crombec / Sylvietta whytii Red-faced Crombec
    LC
  - Long-billed Crombec / Sylvietta rufescens Long-billed Crombec
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - Basra Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus griseldis Basra Reed Warbler
    EN
  - Greater Swamp Warbler / Acrocephalus rufescens Greater Swamp Warbler
    LC
  - Lesser Swamp Warbler / Acrocephalus gracilirostris Lesser Swamp Warbler
    LC
  - Great Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler
    LC
  - Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Marsh Warbler / Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler
    LC
  - African Yellow Warbler / Iduna natalensis African Yellow Warbler
    LC
  - Olive-tree Warbler / Hippolais olivetorum Olive-tree Warbler
    LC
  - Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - River Warbler / Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler
    LC
  - Little Rush Warbler / Bradypterus baboecala Little Rush Warbler
    LC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Red-faced Cisticola / Cisticola erythrops Red-faced Cisticola
    LC
  - Lazy Cisticola / Cisticola aberrans Lazy Cisticola
    LC
  - Rattling Cisticola / Cisticola chiniana Rattling Cisticola
    LC
  - Tinkling Cisticola / Cisticola rufilatus Tinkling Cisticola
    LC
  - Rufous-winged Cisticola / Cisticola galactotes Rufous-winged Cisticola
    LC
  - Luapula Cisticola / Cisticola luapula Luapula Cisticola
    LC
  - Chirping Cisticola / Cisticola pipiens Chirping Cisticola
    LC
  - Levaillant's Cisticola / Cisticola tinniens Levaillant's Cisticola
    LC
  - Croaking Cisticola / Cisticola natalensis Croaking Cisticola
    LC
  - Neddicky / Cisticola fulvicapilla Neddicky
    LC
  - Zitting Cisticola / Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola
    LC
  - Desert Cisticola / Cisticola aridulus Desert Cisticola
    LC
  - Cloud Cisticola / Cisticola textrix Cloud Cisticola
    LC
  - Pale-crowned Cisticola / Cisticola cinnamomeus Pale-crowned Cisticola
    LC
  - Tawny-flanked Prinia / Prinia subflava Tawny-flanked Prinia
    LC
  - Black-chested Prinia / Prinia flavicans Black-chested Prinia
    LC
  - Bar-throated Apalis / Apalis thoracica Bar-throated Apalis
    LC
  - Yellow-breasted Apalis / Apalis flavida Yellow-breasted Apalis
    LC
  - Rufous-eared Warbler / Malcorus pectoralis Rufous-eared Warbler
    LC
  - Grey-backed Camaroptera / Camaroptera brevicaudata Grey-backed Camaroptera
    NE
  - Miombo Wren-Warbler / Calamonastes undosus Miombo Wren-Warbler
    LC
  - Stierling's Wren-Warbler / Calamonastes stierlingi Stierling's Wren-Warbler
    LC
  - Barred Wren-Warbler / Calamonastes fasciolatus Barred Wren-Warbler
    LC
  - Yellow-bellied Eremomela / Eremomela icteropygialis Yellow-bellied Eremomela
    LC
  - Green-capped Eremomela / Eremomela scotops Green-capped Eremomela
    LC
  - Burnt-necked Eremomela / Eremomela usticollis Burnt-necked Eremomela
    LC
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
  - Eurasian Blackcap / Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap
    LC
  - Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden Warbler
    LC
  - Barred Warbler / Curruca nisoria Barred Warbler
    LC
  - Chestnut-vented Warbler / Curruca subcoerulea Chestnut-vented Warbler
    LC
  - Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
    LC
- White-eyes / Zosteropidae White-eyes
  - Orange River White-eye / Zosterops pallidus Orange River White-eye
    LC
  - Cape White-eye / Zosterops virens Cape White-eye
    LC
  - Southern Yellow White-eye / Zosterops anderssoni Southern Yellow White-eye
    NE
- Laughingthrushes & Allies / Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
  - Arrow-marked Babbler / Turdoides jardineii Arrow-marked Babbler
    LC
  - Southern Pied Babbler / Turdoides bicolor Southern Pied Babbler
    LC
  - Hartlaub's Babbler / Turdoides hartlaubii Hartlaub's Babbler
    LC
  - Black-faced Babbler / Turdoides melanops Black-faced Babbler
    LC
- Treecreepers / Certhiidae Treecreepers
  - African Spotted Creeper / Salpornis salvadori African Spotted Creeper
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Common Myna / Acridotheres tristis Common Myna
    LC
  - Rosy Starling / Pastor roseus Rosy Starling
    LC
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
  - Wattled Starling / Creatophora cinerea Wattled Starling
    LC
  - Cape Starling / Lamprotornis nitens Cape Starling
    LC
  - Greater Blue-eared Starling / Lamprotornis chalybaeus Greater Blue-eared Starling
    LC
  - Miombo Blue-eared Starling / Lamprotornis elisabeth Miombo Blue-eared Starling
    NE
  - Meves's Starling / Lamprotornis mevesii Meves's Starling
    LC
  - Burchell's Starling / Lamprotornis australis Burchell's Starling
    LC
  - Sharp-tailed Starling / Lamprotornis acuticaudus Sharp-tailed Starling
    LC
  - Violet-backed Starling / Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Violet-backed Starling
    LC
  - Red-winged Starling / Onychognathus morio Red-winged Starling
    LC
  - Pale-winged Starling / Onychognathus nabouroup Pale-winged Starling
    LC
- Oxpeckers / Buphagidae Oxpeckers
  - Yellow-billed Oxpecker / Buphagus africanus Yellow-billed Oxpecker
    LC
  - Red-billed Oxpecker / Buphagus erythrorynchus Red-billed Oxpecker
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Boulder Chat / Pinarornis plumosus Boulder Chat
    LC
  - Groundscraper Thrush / Turdus litsitsirupa Groundscraper Thrush
    LC
  - Olive Thrush / Turdus olivaceus Olive Thrush
    LC
  - Kurrichane Thrush / Turdus libonyana Kurrichane Thrush
    LC
  - Karoo Thrush / Turdus smithi Karoo Thrush
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Bearded Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas quadrivirgata Bearded Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Kalahari Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas paena Kalahari Scrub Robin
    LC
  - White-browed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas leucophrys White-browed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Pale Flycatcher / Agricola pallidus Pale Flycatcher
    LC
  - Chat Flycatcher / Agricola infuscatus Chat Flycatcher
    LC
  - Grey Tit-Flycatcher / Fraseria plumbea Grey Tit-Flycatcher
    LC
  - Ashy Flycatcher / Fraseria caerulescens Ashy Flycatcher
    LC
  - Southern Black Flycatcher / Melaenornis pammelaina Southern Black Flycatcher
    LC
  - Fiscal Flycatcher / Sigelus silens Fiscal Flycatcher
    LC
  - Marico Flycatcher / Bradornis mariquensis Marico Flycatcher
    LC
  - Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
    LC
  - White-browed Robin-Chat / Cossypha heuglini White-browed Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Red-capped Robin-Chat / Cossypha natalensis Red-capped Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Collared Palm Thrush / Cichladusa arquata Collared Palm Thrush
    LC
  - White-throated Robin-Chat / Dessonornis humeralis White-throated Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Cape Robin-Chat / Dessonornis caffer Cape Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Thrush Nightingale / Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale
    LC
  - Short-toed Rock Thrush / Monticola brevipes Short-toed Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Cape Rock Thrush / Monticola rupestris Cape Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Miombo Rock Thrush / Monticola angolensis Miombo Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
    LC
  - African Stonechat / Saxicola torquatus African Stonechat
    LC
  - Sickle-winged Chat / Emarginata sinuata Sickle-winged Chat
    LC
  - Mocking Cliff Chat / Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris Mocking Cliff Chat
    LC
  - Ant-eating Chat / Myrmecocichla formicivora Ant-eating Chat
    LC
  - Mountain Wheatear / Myrmecocichla monticola Mountain Wheatear
    LC
  - Ruaha Chat / Myrmecocichla collaris Ruaha Chat
    NE
  - Arnot's Chat / Myrmecocichla arnotti Arnot's Chat
    LC
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    LC
  - Capped Wheatear / Oenanthe pileata Capped Wheatear
    LC
  - Isabelline Wheatear / Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear
    LC
  - Pied Wheatear / Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear
    LC
  - Familiar Chat / Oenanthe familiaris Familiar Chat
    LC
- Sunbirds / Nectariniidae Sunbirds
  - Collared Sunbird / Hedydipna collaris Collared Sunbird
    LC
  - Amethyst Sunbird / Chalcomitra amethystina Amethyst Sunbird
    LC
  - Scarlet-chested Sunbird / Chalcomitra senegalensis Scarlet-chested Sunbird
    LC
  - Marico Sunbird / Cinnyris mariquensis Marico Sunbird
    LC
  - Shelley's Sunbird / Cinnyris shelleyi Shelley's Sunbird
    LC
  - Purple-banded Sunbird / Cinnyris bifasciatus Purple-banded Sunbird
    LC
  - White-bellied Sunbird / Cinnyris talatala White-bellied Sunbird
    LC
  - Dusky Sunbird / Cinnyris fuscus Dusky Sunbird
    LC
  - Copper Sunbird / Cinnyris cupreus Copper Sunbird
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow / Gymnoris superciliaris Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow
    LC
  - Cape Sparrow / Passer melanurus Cape Sparrow
    LC
  - Great Sparrow / Passer motitensis Great Sparrow
    LC
  - Northern Grey-headed Sparrow / Passer griseus Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
    LC
  - Southern Grey-headed Sparrow / Passer diffusus Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
    LC
  - House Sparrow / Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    LC
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
  - Red-billed Buffalo Weaver / Bubalornis niger Red-billed Buffalo Weaver
    LC
  - White-browed Sparrow-Weaver / Plocepasser mahali White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    LC
  - Sociable Weaver / Philetairus socius Sociable Weaver
    LC
  - Scaly-feathered Weaver / Sporopipes squamifrons Scaly-feathered Weaver
    LC
  - Thick-billed Weaver / Amblyospiza albifrons Thick-billed Weaver
    LC
  - Spectacled Weaver / Ploceus ocularis Spectacled Weaver
    LC
  - Holub's Golden Weaver / Ploceus xanthops Holub's Golden Weaver
    LC
  - Southern Brown-throated Weaver / Ploceus xanthopterus Southern Brown-throated Weaver
    LC
  - Lesser Masked Weaver / Ploceus intermedius Lesser Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Southern Masked Weaver / Ploceus velatus Southern Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Village Weaver / Ploceus cucullatus Village Weaver
    LC
  - Chestnut Weaver / Ploceus rubiginosus Chestnut Weaver
    LC
  - Red-headed Weaver / Anaplectes rubriceps Red-headed Weaver
    LC
  - Red-headed Quelea / Quelea erythrops Red-headed Quelea
    LC
  - Red-billed Quelea / Quelea quelea Red-billed Quelea
    LC
  - Yellow-crowned Bishop / Euplectes afer Yellow-crowned Bishop
    LC
  - Southern Red Bishop / Euplectes orix Southern Red Bishop
    LC
  - Fan-tailed Widowbird / Euplectes axillaris Fan-tailed Widowbird
    LC
  - White-winged Widowbird / Euplectes albonotatus White-winged Widowbird
    LC
  - Long-tailed Widowbird / Euplectes progne Long-tailed Widowbird
    LC
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
  - Bronze Mannikin / Spermestes cucullata Bronze Mannikin
    LC
  - Magpie Mannikin / Spermestes fringilloides Magpie Mannikin
    LC
  - Black-faced Waxbill / Brunhilda erythronotos Black-faced Waxbill
    LC
  - Common Waxbill / Estrilda astrild Common Waxbill
    LC
  - Quailfinch / Ortygospiza atricollis Quailfinch
    LC
  - Locust Finch / Paludipasser locustella Locust Finch
    LC
  - Cut-throat Finch / Amadina fasciata Cut-throat Finch
    LC
  - Red-headed Finch / Amadina erythrocephala Red-headed Finch
    LC
  - Orange-breasted Waxbill / Amandava subflava Orange-breasted Waxbill
    LC
  - Violet-eared Waxbill / Granatina granatina Violet-eared Waxbill
    LC
  - Blue Waxbill / Uraeginthus angolensis Blue Waxbill
    LC
  - Green-winged Pytilia / Pytilia melba Green-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Orange-winged Pytilia / Pytilia afra Orange-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Red-throated Twinspot / Hypargos niveoguttatus Red-throated Twinspot
    LC
  - Red-billed Firefinch / Lagonosticta senegala Red-billed Firefinch
    LC
  - Jameson's Firefinch / Lagonosticta rhodopareia Jameson's Firefinch
    LC
  - Brown Firefinch / Lagonosticta nitidula Brown Firefinch
    LC
- Indigobirds, Whydahs / Viduidae Indigobirds, Whydahs
  - Village Indigobird / Vidua chalybeata Village Indigobird
    LC
  - Purple Indigobird / Vidua purpurascens Purple Indigobird
    LC
  - Pin-tailed Whydah / Vidua macroura Pin-tailed Whydah
    LC
  - Shaft-tailed Whydah / Vidua regia Shaft-tailed Whydah
    LC
  - Long-tailed Paradise Whydah / Vidua paradisaea Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
    LC
  - Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah / Vidua obtusa Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah
    LC
  - Cuckoo-finch / Anomalospiza imberbis Cuckoo-finch
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Cape Wagtail / Motacilla capensis Cape Wagtail
    LC
  - Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
    LC
  - Mountain Wagtail / Motacilla clara Mountain Wagtail
    LC
  - African Pied Wagtail / Motacilla aguimp African Pied Wagtail
    LC
  - Cape Longclaw / Macronyx capensis Cape Longclaw
    LC
  - Rosy-throated Longclaw / Macronyx ameliae Rosy-throated Longclaw
    LC
  - African Pipit / Anthus cinnamomeus African Pipit
    LC
  - Mountain Pipit / Anthus hoeschi Mountain Pipit
    NT
  - Nicholson's Pipit / Anthus nicholsoni Nicholson's Pipit
    NE
  - Wood Pipit / Anthus nyassae Wood Pipit
    LC
  - Buffy Pipit / Anthus vaalensis Buffy Pipit
    LC
  - Plain-backed Pipit / Anthus leucophrys Plain-backed Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
    LC
  - Striped Pipit / Anthus lineiventris Striped Pipit
    LC
  - Bushveld Pipit / Anthus caffer Bushveld Pipit
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Black-throated Canary / Crithagra atrogularis Black-throated Canary
    LC
  - Yellow-fronted Canary / Crithagra mozambica Yellow-fronted Canary
    LC
  - Yellow Canary / Crithagra flaviventris Yellow Canary
    LC
  - Streaky-headed Seedeater / Crithagra gularis Streaky-headed Seedeater
    LC
  - Black-eared Seedeater / Crithagra mennelli Black-eared Seedeater
    LC
  - White-throated Canary / Crithagra albogularis White-throated Canary
    LC
  - Cape Canary / Serinus canicollis Cape Canary
    LC
  - Black-headed Canary / Serinus alario Black-headed Canary
    LC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - Lark-like Bunting / Emberiza impetuani Lark-like Bunting
    LC
  - Cinnamon-breasted Bunting / Emberiza tahapisi Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
    LC
  - Cape Bunting / Emberiza capensis Cape Bunting
    LC
  - Golden-breasted Bunting / Emberiza flaviventris Golden-breasted Bunting
    LC

Species names

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Botswana types of birds

27 orders

92 families

310 genera

623 species

Botswana

Twice the size of Arizona, Botswana is in south-central Africa, bounded by Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Most of the country is near-desert, with the Kalahari occupying the western part of the country. The eastern part is hilly, with salt lakes in the north.

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