Birds to See in Botswana in February
56 bird species on our list for Botswana are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, African Jacana, Spur-winged Goose, Egyptian Goose and Cattle Egret. New this month: Avocet, Common Quail and Montagu's Harrier.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
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 56 birds in February
56 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Feb
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Feb
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Feb
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.76% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Feb
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Feb
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Feb
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.56% in Feb
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Feb
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.53% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.51% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Feb
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.47% in Feb
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Feb
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Feb
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.33% in Feb
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Feb
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.28% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Feb
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Feb
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Feb
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.23% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.22% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Feb
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Feb
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.12% in Feb
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.08% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Feb
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.08% in Feb
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.07% in Feb
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.06% in Feb
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in Feb
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.04% in Feb
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Feb
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusPassage migrantRare43–47 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.03% in Feb
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorRare42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Feb
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Feb
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.03% in Feb
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Feb
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