Birds to See in Cameroon in August
6 bird species on our list for Cameroon are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Grey Parrot, Kestrel, African Jacana and Cattle Egret. New this month: Cattle Egret, Kestrel, African Jacana and Lesser Striped Swallow.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom Cameroon’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 6 birds in August
6 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Aug
Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacusSummer visitorCommon33–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.96% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.84% in Aug
African JacanaActophilornis africanusPassage migrantCommon23–31 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.55% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.43% in Aug
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaPassage migrantCommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.24% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Grey Parrot 33–40 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