Bird AlbumMozambique · Maputo
Maputo – North Maputo Bay Tidal Flats
148 species and 2,617 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September, with up to 46 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
SanderlingCalidris alba
Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little StintCalidris minuta
Pied CrowCorvus albusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Maputo – Botanic Gardens, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane8 km132 species
- Macaneta – Wetland, dune forests and coast20 km334 species
- Salinas Zacharia23 km135 species
- Bela Vista Wetlands47 km242 species
- Maputo National Park58 km281 species
- Mbuluzi GR – Savanna Research Center70 km260 species
All 148 species recorded here
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
- African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
- Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
- Cape Gannet Morus capensis
- Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
- Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
- Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana
- Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
- Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
- Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba
- Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
- Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
- Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Rufous-naped Lark Corypha africana
- Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
- Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
- Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- African Rail Rallus caerulescens
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Rufous-winged Cisticola Cisticola galactotes
- Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
- Southern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
- Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
- Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Cuckoo-finch Anomalospiza imberbis
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
- Eastern Golden Weaver Ploceus subaureus
- Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
- Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
- Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Maputo – North Maputo Bay Tidal Flats?
September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 46 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Maputo – North Maputo Bay Tidal Flats?
148 species, from 2,617 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Maputo – North Maputo Bay Tidal Flats in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Whimbrel, White-fronted Plover, Common Greenshank, Sanderling and Grey-headed Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.