In 1972 Charles Clinning published his "Notes on the Damara Rockjumper, Achaetops pycnopygius" (MADOQUA 1972) as part of his contribution to the Atlas of Southern African Birds. Since then very few studies have been done on the Rockrunner and hence not much literature is available about this bird. Therefore the main aim of this study was to collect as much information as possible about this bird. Rockrunners are part of the family Sylvidae (Leaf-Warblers, Babblers, Warblers) and their exact taxonomic relationship to other members of this family and in fact all other birds, has yet to be clarified. They are one of the birds endemic to Namibia and are distributed mainly in the central highlands of the country.