Birds to See in Botswana in July
40 bird species on our list for Botswana are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, African Jacana, Egyptian Goose, Helmeted Guineafowl and Grey Heron. New this month: Common Sandpiper and Great Crested Grebe.
On the move in July
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From Botswana’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 40 birds in July
40 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jul
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jul
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jul
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jul
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.08% in Jul
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.07% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.06% in Jul
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.06% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.04% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorRare42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.04% in Jul
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.03% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Jul · 0.02% in Jul
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