Birds to See in Mozambique in January
55 bird species on our list for Mozambique are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Barn Swallow, House Sparrow, Grey Heron and Little Egret. New this month: Peregrine Falcon.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanFrom 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 55 birds in January
55 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.21% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jan
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jan
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.76% in Jan
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.72% in Jan
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jan
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jan
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jan
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.48% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jan
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.46% in Jan
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jan
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.41% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jan
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.36% in Jan
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.35% in Jan
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.35% in Jan
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jan
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jan
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.27% in Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.26% in Jan
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.25% in Jan
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.25% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.23% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jan
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.23% in Jan
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jan
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.19% in Jan
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jan
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.15% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.15% in Jan
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.14% in Jan
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.13% in Jan
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.11% in Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.10% in Jan
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.07% in Jan
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Jan
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.04% in Jan
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