Birds to See in Eswatini in July
17 bird species on our list for Eswatini are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Cape Starling, Egyptian Goose, Hoopoe and Cattle Egret. New this month: Lesser Striped Swallow, African Jacana, Magpie Shrike and Moorhen and 2 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
Leaving soon
From Eswatini’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 17 birds in July
17 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Jul
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.52% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.42% in Jul
African JacanaActophilornis africanusSummer visitorCommon23–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.38% in Jul
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisPassage migrantCommon75–115 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.30% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.24% in Jul
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusPassage migrantCommon35–50 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.24% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.18% in Jul
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaSummer visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.14% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.10% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPassage migrantUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.06% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Southern Masked Weaver 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Cape Starling 25–28 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Magpie Shrike 35–50 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Spur-winged Goose 75–115 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