Birds to See in Rwanda in June
27 bird species on our list for Rwanda are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Fork-tailed Drongo, Lesser Striped Swallow, Grey Heron and Cattle Egret. New this month: Fulvous Whistling-Duck.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunAt their peak
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 27 birds in June
27 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Jun
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jun
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jun
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.10% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.09% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusWinter visitorUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.07% in Jun
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.06% in Jun
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorSummer visitorUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.01% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorRare25–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Reed-warbler 13–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Blue-naped Mousebird 33–36 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Little Bittern 33–38 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- African Marsh Harrier 44–52 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 cm
- Crowned Eagle 80–99 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- 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

