Birds to See in Mozambique in March
61 bird species on our list for Mozambique are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Grey Heron, Cattle Egret, Little Egret and Whimbrel. New this month: Lesser Black-backed Gull.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarAt 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 61 birds in March
61 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.28% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Mar
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.96% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Mar
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Mar
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.78% in Mar
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.75% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.61% in Mar
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.54% in Mar
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Mar
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.49% in Mar
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Mar
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Mar
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.42% in Mar
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.39% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.39% in Mar
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Mar
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.32% in Mar
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.31% in Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.31% in Mar
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Mar
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.24% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.21% in Mar
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Mar
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.19% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Mar
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.18% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Mar
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.14% in Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Mar
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.12% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.10% in Mar
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.10% in Mar
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Feb–Apr · 0.10% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.07% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Mar
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensPassage migrantUncommon25–28 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.05% in Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantRare40–45 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.05% in Mar
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.05% in Mar
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusPassage migrantUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.03% in Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusScarceRare52–64 cmRegularly Mar · 0.03% in Mar
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