Birds to See in Ethiopia in August
38 bird species on our list for Ethiopia are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Egyptian Goose, Pied Crow, Common Sandpiper, Fork-tailed Drongo and Barn Swallow. New this month: European Bee-eater, Greenshank, Ruff and White-winged Tern and 3 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
From Ethiopia’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 August
38 birds
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Aug
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.60% in Aug
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.29% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentCommon33–36 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.26% in Aug
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Aug
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.25% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.19% in Aug
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.19% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.19% in Aug
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.13% in Aug
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.12% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.11% in Aug
Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesWinter visitorUncommon210–275 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Aug
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.10% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusWinter visitorUncommon19–20 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.08% in Aug
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.05% in Aug
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Aug
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.03% in Aug
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in Aug
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