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29 species · Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds to See in Rwanda in August

29 bird species on our list for Rwanda are recorded regularly in August

Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Grey Heron, Fork-tailed Drongo, Little Egret and Spur-winged Goose. New this month: Barn Swallow and Common Swift.

On the move in August

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Arriving

Leaving soon

From Rwanda’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 29 birds in August

29 birds

Smallest to largest

Length, cm
  1. Common Reed-warbler 13–14 cm
  2. House Sparrow 14–17 cm
  3. Common Swift 16–17 cm
  4. Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
  5. Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
  6. Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
  7. Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
  8. Little Grebe 23–29 cm
  9. African Jacana 23–31 cm
  10. Rock Dove 31–34 cm
  11. Moorhen 30–38 cm
  12. Blue-naped Mousebird 33–36 cm
  13. Kestrel 32–39 cm
  14. Little Bittern 33–38 cm
  15. Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
  16. African Marsh Harrier 44–52 cm
  17. Pied Crow 46–52 cm
  18. Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
  19. Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
  20. Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
  21. Little Egret 55–65 cm
  22. Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
  23. Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
  24. Purple Heron 78–90 cm
  25. Crowned Eagle 80–99 cm
  26. Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
  27. Great White Egret 80–104 cm
  28. Grey Heron 90–98 cm
  29. 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

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