Common Birds in Mozambique
Our list for Mozambique has 28 common birds recorded regularly there: 20 residents and 8 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Mozambique in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 28, most common first
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Stint 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Spur-winged Goose 75–115 cm
- Greater Flamingo 120–145 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