List of endemic birds of southern Africa
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The following is a list of bird species endemic or near-endemic to southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and southern Mozambique).
- Grey-winged francolin, Scleroptila africanus
- Orange River francolin, Scleroptila levaillantoides
- Hartlaub's francolin, Pternistes hartlaubi
- Red-billed francolin, Pternistes adspersus
- Cape francolin, Pternistes capensis
- Natal francolin, Pternistes natalensis
- Swainson's spurfowl, Pternistes swainsonii
- South African shelduck, Tadorna cana
- Cape shoveler, Anas smithii
- Hottentot buttonquail, Turnix hottentotta
- Knysna woodpecker, Campethera notata
- Ground woodpecker, Geocolaptes olivaceus
- Acacia pied barbet, Tricholaema leucomelas
- Monteiro's hornbill, Tockus monteiri
- Southern yellow-billed hornbill, Tockus leucomelas
- Bradfield's hornbill, Tockus bradfieldi
- Violet wood hoopoe, Phoeniculus damarensis
- White-backed mousebird, Colius colius
- Burchell's coucal, Centropus burchelli
- Cape parrot, Poicephalus robustus
- Ruppell's parrot, Poicephalus rueppellii
- Rosy-faced lovebird, Agapornis roseicollis
- Bradfield's swift, Apus bradfieldi
- Knysna turaco, Tauraco corythaix
- Ludwig's bustard, Neotis ludwigii
- Red-crested korhaan, Eupodotis ruficrista
- Southern black korhaan, Eupodotis afra
- Northern black korhaan, Eupodotis afra afraoides
- Ruppell's korhaan, Eupodotis rueppellii
- Karoo korhaan, Eupodotis vigorsii
- Barrow's korhaan, Eupodotis [s.] barrowii
- Blue korhaan, Eupodotis caerulescens
- Blue crane, Anthropoides paradiseus
- Namaqua sandgrouse, Pterocles namaqua
- Double-banded sandgrouse, Pterocles bicinctus
- Burchell's sandgrouse, Pterocles burchelli
- African black oystercatcher, Haematopus moquini
- Burchell's courser, Cursorius rufus
- Cape gull, Larus [d.] vetula
- Hartlaub's gull, Larus hartlaubii
- Damara tern, Sterna balaenarum
- Cape vulture, Gyps coprotheres
- Black harrier, Circus maurus
- Southern pale chanting goshawk, Melierax canorus
- Forest buzzard, Buteo trizonatus
- Jackal buzzard, Buteo rufofuscus
- Cape gannet, Morus capensis
- Crowned cormorant, Phalacrocorax coronatus
- Bank cormorant, Phalacrocorax neglectus
- Cape cormorant, Phalacrocorax capensis
- Slaty egret, Egretta vinaceigula
- Southern bald ibis, Geronticus calvus
- African penguin, Spheniscus demersus
- Southern white-crowned shrike, Eurocephalus anguitimens
- Fairy flycatcher, Stenostira scita
- White-tailed shrike, Lanioturdus torquatus
- Southern tchagra, Tchagra tchagra
- Southern boubou, Laniarius ferrugineus
- Crimson-breasted shrike, Laniarius atrococcineus
- Bokmakierie, Telophorus zeylonus
- Olive bushshrike, Telophorus olivaceus
- Cape batis, Batis capensis
- Pririt batis, Batis pririt
- Cape rockjumper, Chaetops frenatus
- Drakensberg rockjumper, Chaetops aurantius
- Cape rock thrush, Monticola rupestris
- Sentinel rock thrush, Monticola explorator
- Short-toed rock thrush (incl. Transvaal), Monticola brevipes
- Chat flycatcher, Bradornis infuscatus
- Mariqua flycatcher, Bradornis mariquensis
- Fiscal flycatcher, Sigelus silens
- White-throated robin-chat, Cossypha humeralis
- Chorister robin-chat, Cossypha dichroa
- Brown scrub robin, Cercotrichas signata
- Kalahari scrub robin, Cercotrichas paena
- Karoo scrub robin, Cercotrichas coryphaeus
- Herero chat, Namibornis herero
- Buff-streaked chat, Oenanthe bifasciata
- Mountain wheatear, Oenanthe monticola
- Sickle-winged chat, Cercomela sinuata
- Karoo chat, Cercomela schlegelii
- Tractrac chat, Cercomela tractrac
- Anteating chat, Myrmecocichla formicivora
- Pale-winged starling, Onychognathus nabouroup
- Cape glossy starling, Lamprotornis nitens
- Burchell's starling, Lamprotornis australis
- Meves's starling, Lamprotornis mevesii
- Pied starling, Spreo bicolor
- Cape penduline tit, Anthoscopus minutus
- Southern black tit, Parus niger
- Carp's tit, Parus carpi
- Ashy tit, Parus cinerascens
- Grey tit, Parus afer
- Greater striped swallow, Hirundo cucullata
- South African cliff swallow, Hirundo spilodera
- African red-eyed bulbul, Pycnonotus nigricans
- Cape bulbul, Pycnonotus capensis
- Grey-backed cisticola, Cisticola subruficapillus
- Black-chested prinia, Prinia flavicans
- Karoo prinia, Prinia maculosa
- Drakensberg prinia, Prinia [m.] hypoxantha
- Namaqua warbler, Phragmacia substriata
- Robert's warbler, Oreophilais robertsi
- Rufous-eared warbler, Malcorus pectoralis
- Rudd's apalis, Apalis ruddi
- Chirinda apalis, Apalis chirindensis
- Barred wren-warbler, Calamonastes fasciolatus
- Cinnamon-breasted warbler, Euryptila subcinnamomea
- Knysna warbler, Bradypterus sylvaticus
- Barratt's warbler, Bradypterus barratti
- Victorin's warbler, Bradypterus victorini
- Rockrunner, Achaetops pycnopygius
- Cape grassbird, Sphenoeacus afer
- Karoo eremomela, Eremomela gregalis
- Black-faced babbler, Turdoides melanops
- Southern pied babbler, Turdoides bicolor
- Bare-cheeked babbler, Turdoides gymnogenys
- Bush blackcap, Lioptilus nigricapillus
- Layard's tit-babbler, Parisoma layardi
- Chestnut-vented tit-babbler, Parisoma subcaeruleum
- Monotonous lark, Mirafra passerina
- Melodious lark, Mirafra cheniana
- Cape clapper lark, Mirafra apiata
- Agulhas clapper lark, Mirafra marjoriae
- Eastern clapper lark, Mirafra fasciolata
- Sabota lark (incl. Bradfield's), Mirafra sabota
- Rudd's lark, Heteromirafra ruddi
- Benguela long-billed lark, Certhilauda [c.] benguelensis
- Karoo long-billed lark, Certhilauda [c.] subcoronata
- Cape long-billed lark, Certhilauda [c.] curvirostris
- Agulhas long-billed lark, Certhilauda [c.] brevirostris
- Eastern long-billed lark, Certhilauda [c.] semitorquata
- Short-clawed lark, Certhilauda chuana
- Dune lark, Certhilauda erythrochlamys
- Barlow's lark, Certhilauda [e.] barlowi
- Karoo lark, Certhilauda albescens
- Red lark, Certhilauda burra
- Spike-heeled lark, Chersomanes albofasciata
- Black-eared sparrow-lark, Eremopterix australis
- Grey-backed sparrow-lark, Eremopterix verticalis
- Gray's lark, Ammomanes grayi
- Pink-billed lark, Spizocorys conirostris
- Sclater's lark, Spizocorys sclateri
- Botha's lark, Spizocorys fringillaris
- Stark's lark, Eremalauda starki
- Large-billed lark, Galerida magnirostris
- Gurney's sugarbird, Promerops gurneyi
- Cape sugarbird, Promerops cafer
- Orange-breasted sunbird, Anthobaphes violacea
- Southern double-collared sunbird, Cinnyris chalybea
- Greater double-collared sunbird, Cinnyris afra
- Neergaard's sunbird, Cinnyris neergaardi
- Dusky sunbird, Cinnyris fusca
- Great sparrow, Passer motitensis
- Cape sparrow, Passer melanurus
- Cape longclaw, Macronyx capensis
- Yellow-breasted pipit, Anthus chloris
- African rock pipit, Anthus crenatus
- Long-tailed pipit, Anthus longicaudatus
- Scaly-feathered finch, Sporopipes squamifrons
- Sociable weaver, Philetairus socius
- Cape weaver, Ploceus capensis
- Pink-throated twinspot, Hypargos margaritatus
- Violet-eared waxbill, Granatina granatina
- Cinderella waxbill, Estrilda thomensis
- Swee waxbill, Estrilda melanotis
- Red-headed finch, Amadina erythrocephala
- Shaft-tailed whydah, Vidua regia
- Forest canary, Serinus scotops
- Lemon-breasted canary, Serinus citrinipectus
- Yellow canary, Serinus flaviventris
- White-throated canary, Serinus albogularis
- Black-eared seedeater, Serinus mennelli
- Protea seedeater, Serinus leucopterus
- Cape siskin, Pseudochloroptila totta
- Drakensberg siskin, Pseudochloroptila symonsi
- Lark-like bunting, Emberiza impetuani