Birds to See in Tanzania in September
75 bird species on our list for Tanzania are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Fork-tailed Drongo, Egyptian Goose, Helmeted Guineafowl and Grey Heron. New this month: European Bee-eater, Willow Warbler, Wheatear and Yellow Wagtail and 9 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
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 75 birds in September
75 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Sep
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Sep
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.54% in Sep
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Sep
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.38% in Sep
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Sep
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Sep
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Sep
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.31% in Sep
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisResidentUncommon48–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.27% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Sep
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.23% in Sep
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.18% in Sep
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusResidentUncommon80–99 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.15% in Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.11% in Sep
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Sep
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.05% in Sep
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Sep
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Sep
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.02% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Sep
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Sep
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorRare33–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Sep
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Sep
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Sep
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorRare14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Sep
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisSummer visitorRare28–34 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.01% in Sep
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusPassage migrantRare38–44 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Sep
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusSummer visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.01% in Sep
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusPassage migrantRare55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.00% in Sep
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