Birds to See in Eswatini in April
15 bird species on our list for Eswatini are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Barn Swallow, Lesser Striped Swallow, Egyptian Goose and Hoopoe. New this month: Grey Heron, Lanner Falcon and Common Swift.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
From Eswatini’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 15 birds in April
15 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.26% in Apr
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaSummer visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.83% in Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Apr
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Apr
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.56% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Apr
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.27% in Apr
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.23% in Apr
African JacanaActophilornis africanusSummer visitorCommon23–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.17% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.17% in Apr
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Swift 16–17 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Red-backed Shrike 16–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- Cape Starling 25–28 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Lanner Falcon 43–50 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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