Birds to See in Mozambique in October
52 bird species on our list for Mozambique are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, House Sparrow, Little Egret, Grey Heron and Lesser Striped Swallow. New this month: Buzzard, Sand Martin, Spotted Flycatcher and House Martin and 1 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
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.
Other months
All 52 birds in October
52 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Oct
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.81% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.77% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.71% in Oct
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Oct
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.64% in Oct
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Oct
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Oct
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Oct
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.53% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.45% in Oct
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.44% in Oct
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentCommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.35% in Oct
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Oct
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.31% in Oct
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.31% in Oct
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.14% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Oct
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Oct
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.09% in Oct
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensPassage migrantUncommon25–28 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.09% in Oct
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.06% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.04% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Oct
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantRare40–45 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Oct
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in Oct
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