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Birds in Malawi

Our list for Malawi has 63 bird species recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 14 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 27 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors

The list comes from 89,000 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.

Species on our list
63
In October
45
Common
23
Busiest month
Oct

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Pied CrowPied Crow1.32%
  2. Fork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed Drongo1.01%
  3. HoopoeHoopoe0.81%
  4. Great White EgretGreat White Egret0.80%
  5. Helmeted GuineafowlHelmeted Guineafowl0.80%
  6. European Bee-eaterEuropean Bee-eater0.74%

Arriving now

  1. Gull-billed TernGull-billed TernPassage migrantSep 0.08% → Oct 0.18%
  2. Willow WarblerWillow WarblerSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.17%
  3. BuzzardBuzzardSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.12%
  4. Purple HeronPurple HeronPassage migrantSep 0.10% → Oct 0.12%
  5. MoorhenMoorhenPassage migrantSep 0.06% → Oct 0.09%
  6. White-winged TernWhite-winged TernPassage migrantSep 0.07% → Oct 0.09%

Share of all bird records in Malawi in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Malawi

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Malawi

Records by month
Bird records in Malawi by month, 2019–2024
January8,136
February6,581
March3,956
April5,566
May5,017
June3,758
July4,768
August4,742
September13,390
October17,309
November11,871
December4,161

October has the most records (17,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

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Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Malawi?

63 species, each recorded regularly in Malawi (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 14 residents, 14 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 27 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Malawi, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Malawi in October?

45 species on our list for Malawi are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Fork-tailed Drongo, Hoopoe, Great White Egret and Helmeted Guineafowl.

What are the most common birds in Malawi?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Malawi are Pied Crow, Fork-tailed Drongo, Hoopoe, European Bee-eater and House Sparrow.

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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