Birds to See in Botswana in June
38 bird species on our list for Botswana are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, African Jacana, Helmeted Guineafowl, Magpie Shrike and Egyptian Goose. New this month: Little Bittern.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 38 birds in June
38 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Jun
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jun
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jun
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jun
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jun
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jun
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jun
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentCommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jun
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jun
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.05% in Jun
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.05% in Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorRare42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.04% in Jun
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.04% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.03% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.03% in Jun
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.02% in Jun
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