Malawi · Southern Region
Zomba Plateau
242 species and 2,203 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September and November, with up to 51 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata
Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffer
Olive-headed GreenbulArizelocichla striifacies
Southern CitrilCrithagra hyposticta
Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstonii
Forest Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris fuelleborni
Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis
Black Saw-wingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
Yellow-throated ApalisApalis flavigularis
Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Liwonde National Park50 km436 species
- Liwonde National Park – Mvuu56 km423 species
All 242 species recorded here
- White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
- Livingstone's Turaco Tauraco livingstonii
- Forest Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris fuelleborni
- Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
- Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
- Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffer
- White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
- Olive-headed Greenbul Arizelocichla striifacies
- Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
- Black-headed Apalis Apalis melanocephala
- White-tailed Crested Flycatcher Elminia albonotata
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia
- Southern Citril Crithagra hyposticta
- Yellow-throated Apalis Apalis flavigularis
- Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
- African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Tropical Boubou Laniarius major
- Evergreen Forest Warbler Bradypterus lopezi
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
- Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
- Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
- Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
- Cabanis's Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi
- White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis
- Little Greenbul Eurillas virens
- Malawi Batis Batis dimorpha
- African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii
- Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
- White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
- African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix
- Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
- Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla
- Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
- Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
- Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana
- White-winged Apalis Apalis chariessa
- Black-browed Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla fusciceps
- Bertram's Weaver Ploceus bertrandi
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer
- Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii
- African Yellow Warbler Iduna natalensis
- Olive Bushshrike Chlorophoneus olivaceus
- Red-throated Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus
- Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
- Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Thyolo Alethe Chamaetylas choloensis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
- Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor
- Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens
- White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Elminia albicauda
- Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- African Black Duck Anas sparsa
- Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii
- Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais
- Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus
- Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola aberrans
- Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus
- Cinnamon Bracken Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus
- Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
- Grey-olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Orange Ground Thrush Geokichla gurneyi
- Green Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Schalow's Turaco Tauraco schalowi
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Eastern Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis
- Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis
- Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
- Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
- African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
- Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
- Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus
- African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
- Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
- Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Red-throated Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne rufigula
- Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
- Hildebrandt's Spurfowl Pternistis hildebrandti
- Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
- Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris
- Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
- Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
- Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
- Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
- Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
- Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex
- Brubru Nilaus afer
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi
- Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
- African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
- Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos
- Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
- African Black Swift Apus barbatus
- Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
- Magpie Mannikin Spermestes fringilloides
- Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
- Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
- Black-fronted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus nigrifrons
- African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
- Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
- White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala
- Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
- Southern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus
- Moustached Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax
- Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris
- Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
- Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia
- African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
- Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
- Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
- Mountain Yellow Warbler Iduna similis
- Brown-headed Apalis Apalis alticola
- Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata
- Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
- Ludwig's Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris ludovicensis
- African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
- Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Purple Indigobird Vidua purpurascens
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
- African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
- Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
- Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Ketupa lactea
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Miombo Rock Thrush Monticola angolensis
- Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
- Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
- Grey Penduline Tit Anthoscopus caroli
- Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus
- Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa
- Shelley's Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi
- Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
- Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
- Dusky Indigobird Vidua funerea
- White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
- White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
- Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
- Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata
- Livingstone's Flycatcher Erythrocercus livingstonei
- Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus
- Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas
- Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
- Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami
- Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens
- Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
- Eastern Golden Weaver Ploceus subaureus
- Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
- Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Lemon-breasted Canary Crithagra citrinipectus
- Grey Go-away-bird Crinifer concolor
- Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
- Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
- Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
- Wood Pipit Anthus nyassae
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
- Abyssinian Thrush Turdus abyssinicus
- Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
- Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus
- African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
- Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
- Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum
- Fan-tailed Grassbird Catriscus brevirostris
- Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow Gymnoris superciliaris
- Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus
- Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
- Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
- Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
- African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator
- Green-backed Woodpecker Campethera maculosa
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Zomba Plateau?
September and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 51 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Zomba Plateau?
242 species, from 2,203 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Zomba Plateau in November?
The most recorded in November: White-starred Robin, White-tailed Crested Flycatcher, Cape Robin-Chat, Olive-headed Greenbul and Southern Citril.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.