Birds in Tanzania

110 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in Tanzania in September

75 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 75 birds in September

Arriving in September: European Bee-eater, Willow Warbler, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, House Martin, Whinchat, Cuckoo, Booted Eagle and 5 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Tanzania each month: most in February (98), fewest in June (50). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Willow Warbler
Willow WarblerSmallest · 11cm
to
Common Ostrich
Common OstrichLargest · 275cm
From the Willow Warbler (11 cm) to the Common Ostrich (275 cm)45 families

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All 110 birds on the list

Showing 93–110 of 110 species

Temminck's Stint

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckiiLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Thinornis dubiusLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosaNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquataNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jul–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Aug–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-necked Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollisLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly Jul–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Garganey

Garganey

Spatula querquedulaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougalliiLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jul–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Egyptian Vulture

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterusEN

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jul–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Tern

Little Tern

Sternula albifronsLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegusNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Corncrake

Corncrake

Crex crexLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pacific Golden-Plover

Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulvaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Shoebill

Shoebill

Balaeniceps rexVU

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Parrot

Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacusEN

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lesser Noddy

Lesser Noddy

Anous tenuirostrisLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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