Birds to See in Zambia in April
51 bird species on our list for Zambia are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Cattle Egret, Egyptian Goose, Pied Crow and Great White Egret.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom Zambia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 51 birds in April
51 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Apr
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Apr
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Apr
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.39% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Apr
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.32% in Apr
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.31% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.23% in Apr
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.08% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.07% in Apr
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in Apr
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Apr
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.04% in Apr
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Apr
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
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