Birds to See in Mozambique in February
68 bird species on our list for Mozambique are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Cattle Egret and House Sparrow. New this month: Golden Oriole, Crowned Eagle, Cape Starling and Sandwich Tern and 9 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
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.
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All 68 birds in February
68 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.67% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Feb
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.84% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Feb
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Feb
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Feb
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.72% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.66% in Feb
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Feb
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Feb
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.55% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Feb
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.53% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Feb
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Feb
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Feb
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.38% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.35% in Feb
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.33% in Feb
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Feb
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.32% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.31% in Feb
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Feb
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.23% in Feb
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.23% in Feb
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Feb
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Feb
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.21% in Feb
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.19% in Feb
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.19% in Feb
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.17% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.16% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.16% in Feb
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Feb
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.16% in Feb
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.15% in Feb
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Feb
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.11% in Feb
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.10% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.08% in Feb
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.08% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Feb
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensPassage migrantUncommon25–28 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.07% in Feb
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.07% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Feb
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.07% in Feb
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Feb
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.06% in Feb
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.05% in Feb
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Feb · 0.05% in Feb
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 0.05% in Feb
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantRare40–45 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.05% in Feb
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Feb
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisPassage migrantRare69–81 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.04% in Feb
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.02% in Feb
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusPassage migrantUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.02% in Feb
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