Weavers (Ploceus sp.): village weaver, Ploceus cucullatus, scaly weaver, Sporopipes squamifrons
Colonial weavers form huge nests, sometimes heavy enough to break tree branches. Solitary weavers build individual nests.
Red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea)
Common in huge flocks in parts of Etosha.
Finches: brown firefinch, Lagonosticta nitidula
At Okonjima.
Doves
Several species are common on the edge of the desert: ring-necked dove, Streptopelia capicola, and Laughing dove, Spilopelia senegalensis.
African red-eyed bulbul (Pycnonotus nigricans)
At Twyfelfontein and Okonjima.
Pale-winged starling (Onychognathus nabouroup)
Common in Etosha.
Sabota Lark (Mirafra sabota)
Common in dry grasslands.
Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudata)
Found in the eastern part of Etosha.
Plover eggs
In the gravel coastal desert near Swakopmund.
Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)
At Cape Cross on the Skeleton Coast.
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