Birds to See in Namibia in July
55 bird species on our list for Namibia are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Cape Starling, Southern Masked Weaver, Helmeted Guineafowl and Pale-winged Starling. New this month: Little Stint, Common Sandpiper, Grey Plover and Sanderling and 7 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
Leaving soon
From Namibia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 55 birds in July
55 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Jul
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jul
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jul
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jul
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jul
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jul
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Damara TernSternula balaenarumSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusSummer visitorUncommon44–52 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jul
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Jul
African PenguinSpheniscus demersusPassage migrantRare60–70 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.02% in Jul
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.02% in Jul
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisPassage migrantUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.02% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorRare50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
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