Common Birds in Zambia
Our list for Zambia has 18 common birds recorded regularly there: 12 residents and 6 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Zambia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 18, most common first
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- Southern Masked Weaver 13–15 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Red-backed Shrike 16–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Spur-winged Goose 75–115 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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