Birds to See in Zambia in November
66 bird species on our list for Zambia are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Barn Swallow, Helmeted Guineafowl, Cattle Egret and Egyptian Goose. New this month: Marsh Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Cuckoo and Gull-billed Tern and 3 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Zambia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 66 birds in November
66 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Nov
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.86% in Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Nov
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Nov
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.69% in Nov
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Nov
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.66% in Nov
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Nov
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.58% in Nov
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.56% in Nov
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.51% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Nov
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Nov
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.31% in Nov
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.31% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Nov
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.23% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.21% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.12% in Nov
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in Nov
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Nov
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisPassage migrantUncommon48–61 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.10% in Nov
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.09% in Nov
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusWinter visitorUncommon112–150 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.05% in Nov
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusWinter visitorUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.05% in Nov
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Nov
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Nov
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.03% in Nov
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorRare32–34 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.02% in Nov
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.02% in Nov
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusPassage migrantRare43–47 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.02% in Nov
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.01% in Nov
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantRare33–42 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.01% in Nov
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusPassage migrantRare24–28 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.01% in Nov
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