Birds to See in Algeria in August
36 bird species on our list for Algeria are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, Eurasian Collared Dove, Woodpigeon, Spotted Flycatcher and Cattle Egret. New this month: Chiffchaff, Common Raven, Cattle Egret and Mallard and 11 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
From Algeria’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 36 birds in August
36 birds
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 2.27% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.07% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.87% in Aug
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusSummer visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.68% in Aug
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.58% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.48% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.38% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusPassage migrantCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.38% in Aug
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.38% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.38% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.38% in Aug
SerinSerinus serinusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.28% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisPassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.18% in Aug
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.18% in Aug
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.08% in Aug
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.89% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.89% in Aug
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.89% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantCommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.89% in Aug
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorCommon26–28 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.79% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.69% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantCommon58–65 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.39% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.39% in Aug
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.39% in Aug
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made