Birds to See in Zambia in September
47 bird species on our list for Zambia are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Egyptian Goose, Helmeted Guineafowl, Pied Crow and African Jacana. New this month: European Bee-eater, Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler and House Martin and 3 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepFrom 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 47 birds in September
47 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Sep
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Sep
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Sep
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Sep
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.49% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Sep
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Sep
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Sep
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Sep
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.23% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Sep
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.10% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Sep
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.05% in Sep
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Sep
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusWinter visitorUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.04% in Sep
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusWinter visitorUncommon112–150 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.04% in Sep
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.04% in Sep
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.03% in Sep
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Sep
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisPassage migrantUncommon48–61 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.01% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantRare34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.01% in Sep
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