Uncommon Birds in Algeria
Our list for Algeria has 52 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 1 winter visitor, 28 passage migrants and 23 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Algeria in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 52, most common first
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouiniiPassage migrantUncommon48–52 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaPassage migrantUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaPassage migrantUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–May
Stock DoveColumba oenasPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Jun
Water RailRallus aquaticusScarceUncommon23–28 cm
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisScarceUncommon16–18 cm
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jan
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Jun
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantUncommon28–34 cmRegularly May–Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan
Eurasian Scops-owlOtus scopsPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly May
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataPassage migrantUncommon65–72 cmRegularly May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusScarceUncommon13–14 cm
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosScarceUncommon66–102 cm
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