Birds to See in Eswatini in May
14 bird species on our list for Eswatini are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Cape Starling, Egyptian Goose, Cattle Egret and Pied Crow. New this month: Cattle Egret, Southern Masked Weaver, Spur-winged Goose and Purple Heron and 1 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
Leaving soon
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 14 birds in May
14 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in May
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in May
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.83% in May
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in May
African JacanaActophilornis africanusSummer visitorCommon23–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.42% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.34% in May
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisPassage migrantCommon75–115 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.34% in May
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.27% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.19% in May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.15% in May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Southern Masked Weaver 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- Cape Starling 25–28 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 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