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Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in Zambia

Our list for Zambia has 83 bird species recorded regularly there: 31 residents, 25 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 18 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors

The list comes from 609,000 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.

Species on our list
83
In October
63
Common
18
Busiest month
Oct

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Fork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed Drongo0.99%
  2. Helmeted GuineafowlHelmeted Guineafowl0.81%
  3. Egyptian GooseEgyptian Goose0.78%
  4. European Bee-eaterEuropean Bee-eater0.75%
  5. African JacanaAfrican Jacana0.73%
  6. Cattle EgretCattle Egret0.68%

Arriving now

  1. Spotted FlycatcherSpotted FlycatcherSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.17%
  2. BuzzardBuzzardSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.17%
  3. Common SwiftCommon SwiftSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.10%
  4. HobbyHobbySummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.07%
  5. Sand MartinSand MartinSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.06%
  6. Red-backed ShrikeRed-backed ShrikeSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.05%

Share of all bird records in Zambia in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Zambia

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Zambia

Records by month
Bird records in Zambia by month, 2019–2024
January31,532
February29,491
March33,758
April26,138
May59,792
June33,670
July47,175
August51,804
September51,529
October107,431
November77,882
December58,519

October has the most records (107,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 15
All 15 families in Zambia

How common

All 83 birds, A to Z

Show all 83 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Zambia?

83 species, each recorded regularly in Zambia (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 31 residents, 25 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 18 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Zambia, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Zambia in October?

63 species on our list for Zambia are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Helmeted Guineafowl, Egyptian Goose, European Bee-eater and African Jacana.

What are the most common birds in Zambia?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Zambia are Fork-tailed Drongo, European Bee-eater, Egyptian Goose, Barn Swallow and Cattle Egret.

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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