Birds to See in Rwanda in July
33 bird species on our list for Rwanda are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Fork-tailed Drongo, Grey Heron, Spur-winged Goose and African Jacana. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank and Lanner Falcon and 2 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 33 birds in July
33 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jul
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jul
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.19% in Jul
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.18% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusWinter visitorUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.04% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.04% in Jul
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorSummer visitorUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.04% in Jul
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.04% in Jul
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorRare25–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.03% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantRare31–34 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.03% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.02% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 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