Birds to See in Mozambique in December
62 bird species on our list for Mozambique are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Pied Crow, House Sparrow, Little Egret and Whimbrel. New this month: Little Bittern, Yellow Wagtail and Fulvous Whistling-Duck.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
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 62 birds in December
62 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.30% in Dec
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Dec
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Dec
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Dec
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.80% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Dec
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Dec
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Dec
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Dec
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.54% in Dec
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.54% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.50% in Dec
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Dec
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.47% in Dec
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Dec
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.42% in Dec
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Dec
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.30% in Dec
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.28% in Dec
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.27% in Dec
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.25% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Dec
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.22% in Dec
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.22% in Dec
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Dec
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Dec
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Dec
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.19% in Dec
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.19% in Dec
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.18% in Dec
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Dec
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.17% in Dec
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Dec
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.13% in Dec
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Dec
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.11% in Dec
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusPassage migrantUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.11% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Dec
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.09% in Dec
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.09% in Dec
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Dec
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.08% in Dec
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.07% in Dec
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.06% in Dec
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Dec
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Dec
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.05% in Dec
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.05% in Dec
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.04% in Dec
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.04% in Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.03% in Dec
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.03% in Dec
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.02% in Dec
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