Birds to See in Gambia in August
18 bird species on our list for Gambia are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Little Weaver, Rock Dove, Lavender Waxbill and Rose-ringed Parakeet. New this month: Gull-billed Tern.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugAt their peak
Leaving soon
From Gambia’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 18 birds in August
18 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Aug
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Aug
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Aug
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
African JacanaActophilornis africanusWinter visitorCommon23–31 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.43% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Aug
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.35% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.31% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.31% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Aug
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon23–25 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.16% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.16% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.12% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lavender Waxbill 9–10 cm
- Little Weaver 11–12 cm
- Bearded Barbet 23–25 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Senegal Thick-knee 38–43 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 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