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Birds in Tanzania

Our list for Tanzania has 110 bird species recorded regularly there: 45 residents, 47 summer visitors, 12 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors

The list comes from 1.2 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
110
In October
94
Common
14
Busiest month
Feb

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Pied CrowPied Crow0.89%
  2. Fork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed Drongo0.88%
  3. Helmeted GuineafowlHelmeted Guineafowl0.66%
  4. Egyptian GooseEgyptian Goose0.62%
  5. House SparrowHouse Sparrow0.59%
  6. Grey HeronGrey Heron0.58%

Arriving now

  1. BuzzardBuzzardSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.16%
  2. Spotted FlycatcherSpotted FlycatcherSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.10%
  3. Montagu's HarrierMontagu's HarrierSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.04%
  4. Common QuailCommon QuailResidentSep 0.01% → Oct 0.03%
  5. Golden OrioleGolden OrioleSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%
  6. Northern ShovelerNorthern ShovelerSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.02%

Share of all bird records in Tanzania in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Tanzania

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Tanzania

Records by month
Bird records in Tanzania by month, 2019–2024
January80,353
February172,615
March103,606
April100,194
May81,172
June66,990
July92,483
August70,031
September82,765
October124,351
November116,119
December69,318

February has the most records (173,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 16
All 16 families in Tanzania

How common

All 110 birds, A to Z

Show all 110 birds

Questions

3

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Tanzania?

110 species, each recorded regularly in Tanzania (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 45 residents, 47 summer visitors, 12 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Tanzania, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Tanzania in October?

94 species on our list for Tanzania are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Fork-tailed Drongo, Helmeted Guineafowl, Egyptian Goose and House Sparrow.

What are the most common birds in Tanzania?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Tanzania are Fork-tailed Drongo, Pied Crow, Egyptian Goose, Barn Swallow and Helmeted Guineafowl.

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

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