Birds to See in Mozambique in April
54 bird species on our list for Mozambique are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Grey Heron, House Sparrow, Little Egret and Cattle Egret. New this month: House Martin, Sandwich Tern and Barn Owl.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
From Mozambique’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 54 birds in April
54 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.04% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Apr
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Apr
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Apr
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.49% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.45% in Apr
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Apr
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Apr
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.43% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Apr
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Apr
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.29% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.27% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.25% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.24% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Apr
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.22% in Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.17% in Apr
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.15% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.14% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.14% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.14% in Apr
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in Apr
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.06% in Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.06% in Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensPassage migrantUncommon25–28 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.06% in Apr
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.05% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in Apr
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