Birds in Eswatini

48 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Eswatini has 48 bird species recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 8 summer visitors, 21 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 41,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Eswatini in September

19 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 19 birds in September

Arriving in September: Spur-winged Goose, Moorhen, Little Grebe, Rock Dove, Little Stint.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Eswatini each month: most in November (30), fewest in June (11). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Willow Warbler
Willow WarblerSmallest · 11cm
to
Common Ostrich
Common OstrichLargest · 275cm
From the Willow Warbler (11 cm) to the Common Ostrich (275 cm)29 families

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All 48 birds on the list

Showing 24–46 of 48 species

Moorhen

Moorhen

Gallinula chloropusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jul–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hobby

Hobby

Falco subbuteoLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Grebe

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollisLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jul–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucosLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Aug–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
House Martin

House Martin

Delichon urbicumLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rock Dove

Rock Dove

Columba liviaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Purple Heron

Purple Heron

Ardea purpureaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lanner Falcon

Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Stint

Little Stint

Calidris minutaLC

ScarceUncommon

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Quail

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnixLC

ScarceUncommon

Regularly Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Egret

Little Egret

Egretta garzettaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebulariaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Barn Owl

Barn Owl

Tyto albaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruff

Ruff

Calidris pugnaxLC

ScarceUncommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carboLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jul–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Squacco Heron

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloidesLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Reed-warbler

Common Reed-warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great White Egret

Great White Egret

Ardea albaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Swift

Common Swift

Apus apusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Ostrich

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
African Marsh Harrier

African Marsh Harrier

Circus ranivorusLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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