Birds to See in South Africa in June
66 bird species on our list for South Africa are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Egyptian Goose, Fork-tailed Drongo, Pied Crow, Cape Sparrow and Cape Starling. New this month: Arctic Jaeger.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom South Africa’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 66 birds in June
66 birds
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jun
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jun
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jun
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jun
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensResidentCommon25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jun
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentUncommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
African PenguinSpheniscus demersusResidentUncommon60–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentRare33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusResidentRare80–99 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroupResidentRare25–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentRare33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentRare14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiWinter visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.01% in Jun
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisResidentRare43–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisResidentRare48–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentRare50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentRare19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorRare37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusResidentUncommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantRare30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.00% in Jun
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% 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