Birds to See in Mozambique in November
64 bird species on our list for Mozambique are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Pied Crow, Fork-tailed Drongo, Lesser Striped Swallow and European Bee-eater. New this month: Red-backed Shrike, Willow Warbler, European Honey-buzzard and Booted Eagle and 10 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
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 64 birds in November
64 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.28% in Nov
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Nov
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Nov
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Nov
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.71% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.54% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.52% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.52% in Nov
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.40% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Nov
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Nov
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.31% in Nov
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.30% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.27% in Nov
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Nov
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.23% in Nov
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Nov
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Nov
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.19% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.17% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.15% in Nov
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.13% in Nov
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.12% in Nov
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.11% in Nov
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusPassage migrantUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.09% in Nov
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.09% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.09% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.09% in Nov
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.08% in Nov
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.08% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.05% in Nov
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.04% in Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.04% in Nov
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.03% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Nov
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensPassage migrantUncommon25–28 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.02% in Nov
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisPassage migrantRare69–81 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.02% in Nov
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.02% in Nov
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% in Nov
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisScarceRare14–16 cmRegularly Nov · 0.02% in Nov
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