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30 species · Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds to See in Malawi in February

30 bird species on our list for Malawi are recorded regularly in February

Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Pied Crow, European Bee-eater, Cattle Egret and Spotted Flycatcher. New this month: Lanner Falcon.

On the move in February

GBIF · Feb

Arriving

At their peak

Leaving soon

From Malawi’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 30 birds in February

30 birds

Smallest to largest

Length, cm
  1. Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
  2. Southern Masked Weaver 13–15 cm
  3. House Martin 13–15 cm
  4. Garden Warbler 14–15 cm
  5. Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
  6. House Sparrow 14–17 cm
  7. Common Swift 16–17 cm
  8. Red-backed Shrike 16–18 cm
  9. Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
  10. Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
  11. Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
  12. Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
  13. African Jacana 23–31 cm
  14. European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
  15. Hoopoe 25–32 cm
  16. Hobby 28–35 cm
  17. Barn Owl 33–39 cm
  18. Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
  19. Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
  20. Lanner Falcon 43–50 cm
  21. Pied Crow 46–52 cm
  22. Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
  23. Buzzard 51–57 cm
  24. Osprey 54–58 cm
  25. Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
  26. Little Egret 55–65 cm
  27. Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
  28. Great White Egret 80–104 cm
  29. Grey Heron 90–98 cm
  30. 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

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