Birds to See in Malawi in June
18 bird species on our list for Malawi are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Fork-tailed Drongo, House Sparrow, Egyptian Goose and Grey Heron. New this month: Lesser Striped Swallow, Lanner Falcon and Rock Dove.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 18 birds in June
18 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Jun
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jun
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.61% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jun
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jun
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.37% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.35% in Jun
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.29% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.21% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorCommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.16% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.13% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Lanner Falcon 43–50 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 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