Birds to See in Tanzania in October
94 bird 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. New this month: Spotted Flycatcher, Buzzard, Montagu's Harrier and Hobby and 16 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Tanzania’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 94 birds in October
94 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Oct
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Oct
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Oct
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.54% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.53% in Oct
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.53% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Oct
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Oct
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Oct
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Oct
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Oct
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Oct
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.26% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.26% in Oct
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Oct
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Oct
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.23% in Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Oct
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Oct
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisResidentUncommon48–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.19% in Oct
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Oct
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Oct
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.16% in Oct
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Oct
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.15% in Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Oct
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusResidentUncommon80–99 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Oct
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Oct
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Oct
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Oct
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.10% in Oct
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.06% in Oct
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Oct
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Oct
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Oct
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Oct
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Oct
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.03% in Oct
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.03% in Oct
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Oct
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.02% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Oct
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorRare25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.02% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantRare40–44 cmRegularly Oct · 0.02% in Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Oct
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.02% in Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Oct
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantRare29–31 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorRare52–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorRare14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorRare33–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Oct
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusSummer visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisSummer visitorRare28–34 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.01% in Oct
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.01% in Oct
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantRare50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.01% in Oct
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusPassage migrantRare55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Oct
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorRare24–28 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantRare40–45 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.00% 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