Birds to See in Namibia in August
57 bird species on our list for Namibia are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Cape Starling, Helmeted Guineafowl, Southern Masked Weaver and Pied Crow. New this month: Wood Sandpiper, Ruff, White-winged Tern and Osprey.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom Namibia’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 57 birds in August
57 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Aug
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Aug
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Aug
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Aug
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Aug
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Aug
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.18% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.14% in Aug
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Damara TernSternula balaenarumSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Aug
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Aug
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusSummer visitorUncommon44–52 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Aug
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.04% in Aug
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Aug
African PenguinSpheniscus demersusPassage migrantRare60–70 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.02% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
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