Birds to See in Tanzania in July
57 bird species on our list for Tanzania are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Pied Crow, Egyptian Goose, Helmeted Guineafowl and Common Ostrich. New this month: Barn Swallow, Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper and 7 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulFrom 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 57 birds in July
57 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jul
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jul
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisResidentUncommon48–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusResidentUncommon80–99 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.06% in Jul
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.02% in Jul
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.01% in Jul
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisSummer visitorRare28–34 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.01% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusPassage migrantRare55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.00% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantRare50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.00% 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