Birds to See in Burkina Faso in June
7 bird species on our list for Burkina Faso are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Little Weaver, Squacco Heron, Cattle Egret, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Fork-tailed Drongo. New this month: Pied Crow, Little Weaver, Fork-tailed Drongo and Lavender Waxbill.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 7 birds in June
7 birds
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.20% in Jun
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jun
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.37% in Jun
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensPassage migrantCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.37% in Jun
Pied CrowCorvus albusWinter visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.28% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lavender Waxbill 9–10 cm
- Little Weaver 11–12 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 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