Birds to See in Ethiopia in July
34 bird species on our list for Ethiopia are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Egyptian Goose, Fork-tailed Drongo, Common Sandpiper and Blue-naped Mousebird. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Grey Heron and Wood Sandpiper and 3 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 34 birds in July
34 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jul
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.54% in Jul
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentCommon33–36 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.48% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisWinter visitorUncommon48–61 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.19% in Jul
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.18% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.18% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.16% in Jul
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.14% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.12% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.12% in Jul
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusWinter visitorUncommon19–20 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.11% in Jul
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.08% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.05% in Jul
Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesWinter visitorUncommon210–275 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.05% in Jul
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.04% in Jul
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