Birds to See in Zambia in June
37 bird species on our list for Zambia are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Fork-tailed Drongo, Egyptian Goose, Pied Crow, African Jacana and Helmeted Guineafowl. New this month: Avocet and Shoebill.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 37 birds in June
37 birds
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jun
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jun
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jun
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jun
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jun
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jun
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentUncommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.11% in Jun
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentUncommon35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusWinter visitorUncommon112–150 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.03% in Jun
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Jun
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusWinter visitorUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Jun
ShoebillBalaeniceps rexWinter visitorRare110–140 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.02% in Jun
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisPassage migrantUncommon48–61 cmRegularly May–Dec · 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