The following is a list of bird species endemic or near-endemic to southern Africa ( South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and southern Mozambique). ^[1]

• Grey-winged francolin, Scleroptila africanus
• Orange River francolin, Scleroptila levaillantoides
• Red-billed spurfowl (red-billed francolin), Pternistes adspersus
• Cape spurfowl (Cape francolin), Pternistes capensis
• Natal spurfowl (Natal francolin), Pternistes natalensis
• South African shelduck, Tadorna cana
• Cape shoveler, Anas smithii
• Fynbos buttonquail, Turnix hottentotta
• Knysna woodpecker, Campethera notata
• Ground woodpecker, Geocolaptes olivaceus
• Acacia pied barbet, Tricholaema leucomelas
• Monteiro's hornbill (Damara hornbill), Tockus monteiri
• Southern yellow-billed hornbill, Tockus leucomelas
• Bradfield's hornbill, Tockus bradfieldi
• White-backed mousebird, Colius colius
• 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 (black bustard), Afrotis afra (Eupodotis afra)
• Northern black korhaan (white-quilled bustard), Afrotis afraoides (Eupodotis afraoides)
• Ruppell's korhaan, Eupodotis rueppellii
• Karoo korhaan, Eupodotis vigorsii
• Blue korhaan, Eupodotis caerulescens
• Blue crane, Anthropoides paradiseus
• Namaqua sandgrouse, Pterocles namaqua
• Double-banded sandgrouse, Pterocles bicinctus
• Burchell's sandgrouse, Pterocles burchelli
• Burchell's courser, Cursorius rufus
• Hartlaub's gull, Larus hartlaubii
• Cape vulture, Gyps coprotheres
• Black harrier, Circus maurus
• Southern pale chanting goshawk, Melierax canorus
• Forest buzzard, Buteo trizonatus
• Jackal buzzard, Buteo rufofuscus
• Crowned cormorant, Phalacrocorax coronatus
• Bank cormorant, Phalacrocorax neglectus
• Southern bald ibis, Geronticus calvus
• African penguin, Spheniscus demersus
• Southern tchagra, Tchagra tchagra
• Southern boubou, Laniarius ferrugineus
• Crimson-breasted shrike, Laniarius atrococcineus
• Bokmakierie, Telophorus zeylonus
• Olive bushshrike, Telophorus olivaceus
• White-tailed shrike, Lanioturdus torquatus
• Cape batis, Batis capensis
• Pririt batis, Batis pririt
• Southern white-crowned shrike, Eurocephalus anguitimens
• Cape rockjumper, Chaetops frenatus
• Drakensberg rockjumper, Chaetops aurantius
• Cape penduline tit, Anthoscopus minutus
• Carp's tit, Parus carpi
• Ashy tit, Parus cinerascens
• Grey tit, Parus afer
• African red-eyed bulbul, Pycnonotus nigricans
• Cape bulbul, Pycnonotus capensis
• Fairy flycatcher, Stenostira scita
• Rockrunner, Achaetops pycnopygius
• Cape grassbird, Sphenoeacus afer
• Victorin's warbler, Bradypterus victorini
• Karoo eremomela, Eremomela gregalis
• Knysna warbler, Bradypterus sylvaticus
• Barratt's warbler, Bradypterus barratti
• Black-faced babbler, Turdoides melanops
• Southern pied babbler, Turdoides bicolor
• Bush blackcap, Lioptilus nigricapillus
• Layard's tit-babbler, Parisoma layardi
• Chestnut-vented tit-babbler, Parisoma subcaeruleum
• Cape white-eye, Zosterops virens
• Orange River white-eye, Zosterops pallidus
• Grey-backed cisticola, Cisticola subruficapillus
• Rufous-winged cisticola, Cisticola galactotes
• Cloud cisticola, Cisticola textrix
• Black-chested prinia, Prinia flavicans
• Karoo prinia, Prinia maculosa
• Drakensberg prinia, Prinia 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
• Monotonous lark, Mirafra passerina
• Melodious lark, Mirafra cheniana
• Cape clapper lark, Mirafra apiata
• Eastern clapper lark, Mirafra fasciolata
• Sabota lark (incl. Bradfield's), Mirafra sabota
• Fawn-coloured lark, Calendulauda africanoides
• Rudd's lark, Heteromirafra ruddi
• Red lark, Certhilauda burra
• Karoo lark, Certhilauda albescens
• Barlow's lark, Certhilauda barlowi
• Dune lark, Certhilauda erythrochlamys
• Cape long-billed lark, Certhilauda curvirostris
• Agulhas long-billed lark, Certhilauda brevirostris
• Eastern long-billed lark, Certhilauda semitorquata
• Karoo long-billed lark, Certhilauda subcoronata
• Short-clawed lark, Certhilauda chuana
• Gray's lark, Ammomanes grayi
• Spike-heeled lark, Chersomanes albofasciata
• Black-eared sparrow-lark, Eremopterix australis
• Grey-backed sparrow-lark, Eremopterix verticalis
• Stark's lark, Eremalauda starki
• Pink-billed lark, Spizocorys conirostris
• Botha's lark, Spizocorys fringillaris
• Sclater's lark, Spizocorys sclateri
• Large-billed lark, Galerida magnirostris
• Cape rock thrush, Monticola rupestris
• Sentinel rock thrush, Monticola explorator
• Short-toed rock thrush, Monticola brevipes
• Karoo thrush, Turdus smithi
• Chat flycatcher, Bradornis infuscatus
• Marico 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
• Boulder chat, Pinarornis plumosus
• Pale-winged starling, Onychognathus nabouroup
• Burchell's starling, Lamprotornis australis
• Pied starling, Spreo bicolor
• 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
• Scaly-feathered finch, Sporopipes squamifrons
• Sociable weaver, Philetairus socius
• Cape weaver, Ploceus capensis
• Pink-throated twinspot, Hypargos margaritatus
• Swee waxbill, Estrilda melanotis
• Red-headed finch, Amadina erythrocephala
• Shaft-tailed whydah, Vidua regia
• Forest canary, Crithagra scotops
• Lemon-breasted canary, Crithagra citrinipectus
• Yellow canary, Crithagra flaviventris
• White-throated canary, Crithagra albogularis
• Protea canary, Crithagra leucoptera
• Cape siskin, Crithagra totta
• Drakensberg siskin, Crithagra symonsi
• Cape canary, Serinus canicollis
• Black-headed canary, Serinus alario
• Lark-like bunting, Emberiza impetuani
• Cape bunting, Emberiza capensis

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