Birds to See in Namibia in June
45 bird species on our list for Namibia are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Cape Starling, Helmeted Guineafowl, Pied Crow and Pale-winged Starling. New this month: Fulvous Whistling-Duck.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 45 birds in June
45 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Jun
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jun
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jun
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jun
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jun
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jun
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jun
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jun
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorRare50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.03% in Jun
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
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