page_title: List of birds of Namibia
section_title: Bustards
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Namibia / Bustards
caption_attribution_description: Rueppell's Bustard (Eupodotis rueppellii) from the veranda of the Namib Naukluft Lodge, Sossusvlei, Namibia. They put out kitchen scraps every afternoon and this family have been coming for about five years.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Namibia. The avifauna of Namibia included a total of 699 confirmed species as of May 2020, of which one is endemic, 83 are rare or vagrants, and four have been introduced by humans. One additional species is hypothetical as defined below. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of iGoTerra.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. Differences in common and scientific names between the Clements taxonomy and that of the NBRC are frequent but are seldom noted here.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories of occurrence.
  (V) Vagrant - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Namibia
  Endemic - a species endemic to Namibia
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Namibia as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions, and which has a self-sustaining population
  Hypothetical - a species possibly present but which has not been documented
context_section_description: Order: Otidiformes   Family: Otididae
  Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays.
  Kori bustard, Ardeotis kori
  Ludwig's bustard, Neotis ludwigii
  Denham's bustard, Neotis denhami
  Karoo bustard, Eupodotis vigorsii
  Rüppell's bustard, Eupodotis rueppellii
  Red-crested bustard, Eupodotis ruficrista
  White-quilled bustard, Eupodotis afroides
  Black-bellied bustard, Lissotis melanogaster
caption: Rüppell's bustard
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