Birds to See in Mozambique in May
47 bird species on our list for Mozambique are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Cattle Egret, Grey Heron, Pied Crow and House Sparrow. New this month: Crowned Eagle and Lanner Falcon.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayAt 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 47 birds in May
47 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in May
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in May
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in May
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in May
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in May
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in May
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in May
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in May
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.16% in May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.15% in May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensPassage migrantUncommon25–28 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.11% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in May
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.09% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.09% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.09% in May
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.09% in May
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in May
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusPassage migrantUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.08% in May
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.08% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.07% in May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.07% in May
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.07% in May
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.07% in May
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.05% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in May
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