Birds to See in Botswana in April
48 bird species on our list for Botswana are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Egyptian Goose, Helmeted Guineafowl, African Jacana and Cattle Egret. New this month: Little Bittern, Common Reed-warbler, Avocet and Common Quail and 1 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
From Botswana’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 48 birds in April
48 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Apr
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Apr
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Apr
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Apr
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Apr
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Apr
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.36% in Apr
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.29% in Apr
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.24% in Apr
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.24% in Apr
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.15% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Apr
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.10% in Apr
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.04% in Apr
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.04% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.03% in Apr
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorRare42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Apr
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made