Birds to See in Zambia in July
43 bird species on our list for Zambia are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Pied Crow, Egyptian Goose, African Jacana and Helmeted Guineafowl. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper and Cape Starling and 2 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At 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 July
43 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Jul
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jul
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jul
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jul
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.06% in Jul
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisPassage migrantUncommon48–61 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.05% in Jul
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusWinter visitorUncommon112–150 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.05% in Jul
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.04% in Jul
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusWinter visitorUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Jul
ShoebillBalaeniceps rexWinter visitorRare110–140 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.03% in Jul
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitensPassage migrantRare25–28 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.02% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.02% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantRare34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.01% in Jul
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaPassage migrantRare20–23 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.01% 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