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).

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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