Birds to See in Burkina Faso in August
8 bird species on our list for Burkina Faso are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Little Weaver, Squacco Heron, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Lavender Waxbill and Fork-tailed Drongo. New this month: Pied Crow, Fork-tailed Drongo, Lavender Waxbill and Hoopoe.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom Burkina Faso’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 8 birds in August
8 birds
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.18% in Aug
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Aug
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensPassage migrantCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.87% in Aug
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.79% in Aug
Pied CrowCorvus albusWinter visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.71% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsPassage migrantUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Aug · 0.24% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lavender Waxbill 9–10 cm
- Little Weaver 11–12 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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