Birds of Mozambique

549 species recorded at 16 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Most recorded

Western Cattle EgretWestern Cattle EgretArdea ibisLittle EgretLittle EgretEgretta garzettaAfrican PipitAfrican PipitAnthus cinnamomeusReed CormorantReed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusSombre GreenbulSombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusPied KingfisherPied KingfisherCeryle rudisYellow-fronted CanaryYellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicaEurasian WhimbrelEurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusFork-tailed DrongoFork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisScarlet-chested SunbirdScarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisCrowned HornbillCrowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusSpur-winged GooseSpur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisHamerkopHamerkopScopus umbrettaLittle Bee-eaterLittle Bee-eaterMerops pusillus

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Macaneta – Wetland, dune forests and coastMaputo334 species
  2. Dunes de DovelaInhambane Province301 species
  3. Bela Vista WetlandsMaputo242 species
  4. San Sebastian Peninsula – Land – please consider using different hotspots for birding on the sandbars and islandsInhambane Province295 species
  5. Gorongosa NP – Chitengo CampSofala295 species
  6. Coutada 12Sofala283 species
  7. Rio Savanne WetlandsSofala292 species
  8. Gorongosa NP – Picada 1 RdSofala257 species
  9. Panda WoodlandsInhambane Province281 species
  10. Maputo National ParkMaputo281 species
  11. M'phingwe LodgeSofala250 species
  12. Miombo Woodland – Road to Gorongosa NPSofala230 species
All 15 hotspots
  1. Maputo – North Maputo Bay Tidal FlatsMaputo148 species
  2. Salinas ZachariaMaputo135 species
  3. Maputo – Botanic Gardens, Universidade Eduardo MondlaneMaputo132 species

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All species recorded · 549