Birds to See in Tanzania in August
65 bird species on our list for Tanzania are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Egyptian Goose, Pied Crow, Grey Heron and Helmeted Guineafowl. New this month: Little Stint, Ruff, Ringed Plover and Curlew Sandpiper and 5 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
From Tanzania’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 65 birds in August
65 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Aug
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Aug
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Aug
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Aug
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Aug
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.42% in Aug
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisResidentUncommon48–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Aug
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Aug
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.23% in Aug
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.18% in Aug
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.13% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.12% in Aug
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Aug
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusResidentUncommon80–99 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Aug
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.02% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.02% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Aug
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisSummer visitorRare28–34 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.01% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.01% in Aug
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusPassage migrantRare55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorRare33–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Aug
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantRare29–31 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.01% in Aug
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusSummer visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantRare50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.01% in Aug
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