Birds to See in Zambia in August
43 bird species on our list for Zambia are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Egyptian Goose, Helmeted Guineafowl, African Jacana and Great White Egret. New this month: White-winged Tern and Little Stint.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugAt their peak
From Zambia’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 43 birds in August
43 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Aug
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Aug
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.61% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Aug
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Aug
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Aug
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Aug
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Aug
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.05% in Aug
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in Aug
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusWinter visitorUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.03% in Aug
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusWinter visitorUncommon112–150 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.02% in Aug
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.01% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantRare34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.01% in Aug
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensPassage migrantRare25–28 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
ShoebillBalaeniceps rexWinter visitorRare110–140 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 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