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
