Common Birds in Tanzania
Our list for Tanzania has 14 common birds recorded regularly there: 11 residents and 3 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Tanzania in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 14, most common first
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–May
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
- Magpie Shrike 35–50 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Common Ostrich 210–275 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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