Birds to See in Burkina Faso in April
8 bird species on our list for Burkina Faso are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Cattle Egret, Squacco Heron, African Jacana, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Grey Heron. New this month: Purple Heron.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom Burkina Faso’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 8 birds in April
8 birds
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Apr
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Apr
African JacanaActophilornis africanusPassage migrantCommon23–31 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.91% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantCommon90–98 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.65% in Apr
Pied CrowCorvus albusWinter visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.65% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantCommon78–90 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.65% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.39% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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