Birds to See in Tanzania in June
50 bird species on our list for Tanzania are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Egyptian Goose, Helmeted Guineafowl, Pied Crow and Common Ostrich. New this month: Little Weaver.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 50 birds in June
50 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jun
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jun
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jun
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jun
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jun
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentCommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jun
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jun
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisResidentUncommon48–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jun
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusResidentUncommon80–99 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.01% in Jun
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorRare33–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusSummer visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% 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