Birds to See in Gambia in July
18 bird species on our list for Gambia are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Little Weaver, Rock Dove, Lavender Waxbill and Rose-ringed Parakeet. New this month: Grey Heron, Squacco Heron, Greenshank and African Jacana and 3 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 July
18 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Jul
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jul
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jul
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.59% in Jul
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
African JacanaActophilornis africanusWinter visitorCommon23–31 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.54% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.40% in Jul
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon23–25 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.32% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.27% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.19% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.05% in Jul
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
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Senegal Thick-knee 38–43 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Lanner Falcon 43–50 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