Zimbabwe · Mashonaland East Province
Gosho Park
271 species and 5,210 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–February, with up to 107 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelli
White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralis
Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus
Streaky-headed SeedeaterCrithagra gularis
Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana
Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
Southern HyliotaHyliota australis
Miombo Rock ThrushMonticola angolensis
Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytii
African Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Cleveland Dam/Haka Game Park63 km311 species
- Mukuvisi Woodlands68 km278 species
- Monavale Marsh77 km217 species
All 271 species recorded here
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
- Eastern Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis
- Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii
- Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana
- Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops
- Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli
- Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
- Southern Hyliota Hyliota australis
- Miombo Rock Thrush Monticola angolensis
- Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- White-breasted Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris pectoralis
- Wood Pipit Anthus nyassae
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
- Streaky-headed Seedeater Crithagra gularis
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus
- Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
- Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow Gymnoris superciliaris
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
- Brubru Nilaus afer
- Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos
- Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
- Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
- Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
- Grey Penduline Tit Anthoscopus caroli
- Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
- Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis
- Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
- Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava
- African Spotted Creeper Salpornis salvadori
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
- Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
- Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
- Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
- Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
- Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
- Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola aberrans
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Green-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus zambesiae
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Tropical Boubou Laniarius major
- Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
- Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
- White-crested Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
- Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
- Stierling's Wren-Warbler Calamonastes stierlingi
- Rufous-naped Lark Corypha africana
- African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
- Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava
- White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Southern Black Tit Melaniparus niger
- Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
- Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
- Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
- Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Natal Spurfowl Pternistis natalensis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus
- Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
- Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
- Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
- Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
- Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
- Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
- Large Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
- Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
- Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
- Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
- African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
- Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
- Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma
- Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii
- Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
- Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
- African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Little Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minulla
- African Black Duck Anas sparsa
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- White-throated Robin-Chat Dessonornis humeralis
- Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
- Cabanis's Bunting Emberiza cabanisi
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
- African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus
- Grey Go-away-bird Crinifer concolor
- Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
- Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
- Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Fan-tailed Grassbird Catriscus brevirostris
- Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
- Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
- Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
- Cuckoo-finch Anomalospiza imberbis
- Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui
- African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala
- Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- African Yellow Warbler Iduna natalensis
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
- Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- Red-throated Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne rufigula
- Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
- Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris
- Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
- Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris
- Orange-winged Pytilia Pytilia afra
- Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua obtusa
- African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
- Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Lesser Moorhen Paragallinula angulata
- Pennant-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius
- Groundscraper Thrush Turdus litsitsirupa
- Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba
- Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
- Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
- Pale-crowned Cisticola Cisticola cinnamomeus
- Bushveld Pipit Anthus caffer
- Burnt-necked Eremomela Eremomela usticollis
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Flappet Lark Amirafra rufocinnamomea
- Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Black Coucal Centropus grillii
- Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
- African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
- Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
- Shelley's Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi
- Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
- African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
- Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Red-throated Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- African Rail Rallus caerulescens
- Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
- Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis
- Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans
- Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus
- Dwarf Bittern Botaurus sturmii
- Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
- Ashy Tit Melaniparus cinerascens
- White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Gosho Park?
November–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 107 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Gosho Park?
271 species, from 5,210 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Gosho Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Bulbul, Black-backed Puffback, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Black-eared Seedeater and White-breasted Cuckooshrike.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.