Eswatini · Lubombo Region
Mbuluzi GR – Savanna Research Center
260 species and 3,242 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–April, with up to 121 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii
Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Mbuluzi Game Reserve3 km297 species
- Mlawula NR8 km215 species
- Hlane Royal NP19 km256 species
- Hlane Royal NP – Ndlovu Camp19 km268 species
- Salinas Zacharia47 km135 species
- Mkhaya Game Reserve59 km204 species
All 260 species recorded here
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
- Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
- Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
- Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
- White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
- Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
- White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala
- Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
- African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
- Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
- Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus
- Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
- Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
- Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
- Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis
- Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythroryncha
- African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
- Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
- Southern Black Tit Melaniparus niger
- Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
- Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
- Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus
- Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens
- Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
- African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
- Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
- White-crested Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
- Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
- Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
- Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow Gymnoris superciliaris
- Brubru Nilaus afer
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Natal Spurfowl Pternistis natalensis
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Grey Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria plumbea
- White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
- Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii
- Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
- Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
- Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava
- Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
- Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Retz's Helmetshrike Prionops retzii
- Gorgeous Bushshrike Telophorus viridis
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor
- African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia
- African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
- Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
- Bearded Scrub Robin Tychaedon quadrivirgata
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
- Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris
- Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Grey Penduline Tit Anthoscopus caroli
- Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Eastern Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani
- Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
- African Darter Anhinga rufa
- Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
- African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
- Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
- Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
- Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus
- Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii
- Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
- African Black Duck Anas sparsa
- Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
- Little Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minulla
- Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus
- Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
- African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
- White-throated Robin-Chat Dessonornis humeralis
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
- Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus
- Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
- Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- Black-bellied Starling Notopholia corusca
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii
- Pink-throated Twinspot Hypargos margaritatus
- Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens
- Groundscraper Thrush Turdus litsitsirupa
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Eastern Nicator Nicator gularis
- Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
- White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Dusky Indigobird Vidua funerea
- African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis
- Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
- Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Streaky-headed Seedeater Crithagra gularis
- Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
- Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
- Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger
- Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
- Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
- Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
- Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
- Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
- Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Thick-billed Cuckoo Pachycoccyx audeberti
- Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Rudd's Apalis Apalis ruddi
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
- Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
- Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
- African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
- Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis
- Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea
- Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
- Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas
- Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
- Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
- Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii
- Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- Bushveld Pipit Anthus caffer
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
- Magpie Mannikin Spermestes fringilloides
- Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas
- Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
- African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Rufous-naped Lark Corypha africana
- Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
- Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata
- African Crake Crecopsis egregia
- Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
- Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
- Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
- Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
- Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Stierling's Wren-Warbler Calamonastes stierlingi
- Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
- Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris
- Green Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula
- Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
- Olive Bushshrike Chlorophoneus olivaceus
- Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
- Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
- African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
- White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
- Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Mbuluzi GR – Savanna Research Center?
March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 121 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Mbuluzi GR – Savanna Research Center?
260 species, from 3,242 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Mbuluzi GR – Savanna Research Center in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-crowned Tchagra, Retz's Helmetshrike, Violet-backed Starling, Green-winged Pytilia and African Emerald Cuckoo.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.