Birds of Tanzania

List of Common Birds Found in Tanzania

Native Birds

• African Blue Flycatcher
• African Broadbill
• African Crowned Eagle
• African Darter
• African Fish Eagle
• African Golden Oriole
• African Goshawk
• African Gray Flycatcher
• African Gray Hornbill
• African Gray Woodpecker
• African Green Pigeon
• African Harrier Hawk
• African Hawk-eagle
• African Hoopoe
• African Jacana
• African Mourning Dove
• African Openbill
• African Palm Swift
• African Paradise Flycatcher
• African Pied Wagtail
• African Pygmy Kingfisher
• African Quailfinch
• African Sacred Ibis 
• African Snipe
• African Spoonbill
• Bearded Woodpecker
• Beautiful Sunbird 
• Black-and-white Casqued Hornbill
• Black-crowned Tchagra
• Black Cuckoo
• Black-headed Gonolek
• Black-headed Heron
• Black-rumped Waxbill
• Black-throated Wattle-eye
• Black-winged Lapwing
• Brown Parrot
• Brown Snake Eagle
• Cape Robin-chat
• Cape Teal
• Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
• Collared Sunbird
• Common Greenshank
• Common Hoopoe 
• Common Ostrich 
• Crowned Lapwing
• Dark-capped Yellow Warbler
• Eastern Chanting Goshawk
• Eastern Gray Plantain-eater
• Eastern Nicator
• Goliath Heron
• Gray-breasted Spurfowl
• Gray Crowned Crane
• Gray Go-away Bird 
• Gray-headed Bushshrike
• Gray-headed Kingfisher
• Gray-headed Parrot
• Gray Kestrel
• Greater Flamingo
• Greater Honeyguide
• Hadada Ibis
• Hamerkop 
• Hartlaub’s Turaco
• Helmeted Guineafowl
• Heuglin’s Masked Weaver
• Hildebrandt’s Francolin
• Hooded Vulture 
• Kori Bustard
• Lesser Flamingo
• Lilac-breasted Roller
• Little Bee-eater
• Little Egret
• Little Sparrowhawk
• Little Weaver
• Long-crested Eagle
• Malachite Kingfisher
• Marabou Stork
• Mountain Wagtail
• Narina Trogon
• Northern Red-billed Hornbill 
• Palm-nut Vulture
• Pied Crow 
• Pied Kingfisher 
• Pink-backed Pelican
• Pink-throated Twinspot
• Pin-tailed Whydah 
• Plain-backed Pipit
• Red-billed Firefinch
• Red-billed Hornbill
• Red-billed Quelea
• Red-chested Sunbird
• Red-fronted Barbet
• Red-necked Spurfowl
• Red-throated Wryneck
• Ross’s Turaco
• Rufous-naped Lark
• Rufous-tailed Palm Thrush
• Rufous-tailed Weaver
• Rüppell’s Long-tailed Starling
• Scaly-throated Honeyguide
• Secretary Bird
• Shelley’s Sunbird
• Southern Ground Hornbill
• Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill 
• Speckled Pigeon
• Superb Starling
• Tawny Eagle
• Village Weaver 
• Vitelline Masked Weaver
• Von der Decken’s Hornbill
• White-backed Vulture
• White-bellied Canary
• White-breasted Cuckooshrike
• White-browed Coucal
• White-browed Robin-chat
• White-headed Barbet
• White-headed Vulture
• White-throated Bee Eater 
• White-winged Tern
• Woodland Kingfisher 
• Yellow-billed Kite
• Yellow-billed Oxpecker
• Yellow-billed Stork
• Yellow-breasted Apalis
• Yellow-collared lovebird
• Yellow-fronted Canary
• Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
• Yellow-throated Longclaw

Non-native Birds

• House Crow
• House Sparrow
• Java Sparrow
• Rock Pigeon

Some of the best birding sites in Tanzania include Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area, and Tarangire National Park. The peak birding season in Tanzania is from June to October, with June to September being the prime months for birdwatching due to the dry weather and increased bird activity.