Uncommon Birds in Tanzania
Our list for Tanzania has 65 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 33 residents and 32 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 65, most common first
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–May
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–May
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisResidentUncommon48–61 cmRecorded all year
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year
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