Birds to See in Mozambique in August
41 bird species on our list for Mozambique are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Pied Crow, Grey Heron, African Jacana and Little Egret. New this month: Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover and Ruff and 6 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
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 41 birds in August
41 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Aug
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Aug
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Aug
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Aug
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Aug
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.43% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.37% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.25% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.22% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.10% in Aug
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.09% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.05% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.03% in Aug
Damara TernSternula balaenarumPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.03% in Aug
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