Birds to See in Burkina Faso in February
7 bird species on our list for Burkina Faso are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Fork-tailed Drongo, Little Weaver and Squacco Heron.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
From 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 7 birds in February
7 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusWinter visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.15% in Feb
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Feb
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.86% in Feb
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.86% in Feb
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Feb
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensPassage migrantCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.64% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lavender Waxbill 9–10 cm
- Little Weaver 11–12 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 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