Common Birds in Eswatini
Our list for Eswatini has 19 common birds recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 7 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Eswatini in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 19, most common first
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaSummer visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Mar
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisPassage migrantCommon75–115 cmRegularly May–Feb
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year
African JacanaActophilornis africanusSummer visitorCommon23–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusPassage migrantCommon35–50 cmRegularly Jul–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- Southern Masked Weaver 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 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
- Magpie Shrike 35–50 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Spur-winged Goose 75–115 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