Namibia
Dust, silence, and the great herds.
What is recorded in Namibia
- Species
- 1,805
- Grid cells
- 13,140
- Records
- 1,282,993
- Years covered
- 1980-2026
- Insects 804
- Birds 511
- Bony fish 216
- Reptiles 137
- Mammals 76
- Amphibians 35
- Sharks and rays 24
- Chimaeras 2
These are species with at least one recorded territory in Namibia, not a national checklist: a bird list from eBird or Avibase is more complete. The counts follow recording effort as much as wildlife, so a country with more visitors and more naturalists will show more of both.
Most recorded here
The species with the most open occurrence records in Namibia, among those a photograph exists for. Most recorded is not most numerous: it rewards animals that are common, conspicuous and live where people go.
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
Cape Gannet
Morus capensis
Grey Go-away-bird
Crinifer concolor
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Ring-necked Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Lark-like Bunting
Emberiza impetuani
Cape Starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Crimson-breasted Shrike
Laniarius atrococcineus
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Photo: Winfried Bruenken ( Amrum )Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
-27.99°, 17.28°
Photo: JedestoBwabwata National Park
-17.96°, 22.49°
Photo: Ebe 1003Dorob National Park
-21.97°, 14.32°
Photo: Giles LaurentEtosha National Park
-19.05°, 16.20°
Photo: Thomas.macmillanHardap Game Park
-24.50°, 17.77°
Photo: Pavel ŠpindlerKunene / Kaokoveld
-19.50°, 13.70°
Mudumu National Park
-18.08°, 23.57°
Photo: BuiobuioneNamib-Naukluft
-24.70°, 15.30°
Photo: no rights reservedNkasa Rupara National Park
-18.40°, 23.66°
Photo: GIRAUD PatrickSkeleton Coast
-20.50°, 13.40°
Photo: Graf-flugplatzTsau ǁKhaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park
-27.41°, 15.91°
Photo: Diego DelsoWalvis Bay
-22.98°, 14.50°
Photo: Domenico Convertini from Zurich, SchweizWaterberg Plateau Park
-20.38°, 17.35°
African Elephant
Loxodonta africana
Desert-adapted herds that survive on remembered water in some of the driest country in Africa.
Black Rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis
Precise locations are withheld. Namibia holds a globally significant population.
Black-backed Jackal
Lupulella mesomelas
Persistent, clever, and heard yipping across the plains at dusk.
Brown Hyena
Parahyaena brunnea
Shaggy ghost of the Skeleton Coast, scavenging along the tide line.
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Namibia holds the world's largest free-roaming cheetah population.
Gemsbok
Oryx gazella
Emblem of the desert, capable of surviving without free water.
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Pink drifts across Walvis Bay's lagoons after the rains.
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Cryptic, solitary, and everywhere, if you know where to look.
Lion
Panthera leo
Pride cats of the open pans, heard long before they are seen.
Sociable Weaver
Philetairus socius
Builders of the largest bird nests on Earth: apartment blocks in acacia.
Southern Giraffe
Giraffa giraffa
Tall browsers of the mopane and acacia belts.
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Whoops after dark; kills at first light.
Springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Small, watchful, and given to sudden pronking displays.