Birds to See in Malawi in August
21 bird species on our list for Malawi are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Fork-tailed Drongo, Hoopoe, Great White Egret and House Sparrow. New this month: African Marsh Harrier.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugAt their peak
From Malawi’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 21 birds in August
21 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Aug
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Aug
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Aug
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Aug
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.76% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorCommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.63% in Aug
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.51% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.42% in Aug
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.36% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.30% in Aug
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantUncommon58–65 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.11% in Aug
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusPassage migrantUncommon44–52 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.08% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Southern Masked Weaver 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- African Marsh Harrier 44–52 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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