Common Birds in Burkina Faso
Our list for Burkina Faso has 17 common birds recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 3 winter visitors, 10 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Burkina Faso in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year
Pied CrowCorvus albusWinter visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Nov–May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantCommon90–98 cmRegularly Oct–May
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon23–25 cmRegularly Sep–Jan
African JacanaActophilornis africanusPassage migrantCommon23–31 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensPassage migrantCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantCommon78–90 cmRegularly Jan–Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisScarceCommon38–43 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lavender Waxbill 9–10 cm
- Little Weaver 11–12 cm
- Wood Warbler 11–13 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Bearded Barbet 23–25 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Senegal Thick-knee 38–43 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