Birds in Zambia

83 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in Zambia in September

47 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 47 birds in September

Arriving in September: European Bee-eater, Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, House Martin, Ringed Plover, White-bellied Bustard, Green Sandpiper.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Zambia each month: most in December (68), fewest in June (37). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Willow Warbler
Willow WarblerSmallest · 11cm
to
Secretarybird
SecretarybirdLargest · 150cm
From the Willow Warbler (11 cm) to the Secretarybird (150 cm)41 families

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All 83 birds on the list

Showing 70–83 of 83 species

Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jul–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Alpine Swift

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melbaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Plover

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarolaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Nightjar

Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Corncrake

Corncrake

Crex crexLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquataNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater Flamingo

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosaNT

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpresLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whinchat

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetraLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Ostrich

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Quail

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnixLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponicaNT

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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