Birds to See in Burkina Faso in January
15 bird species on our list for Burkina Faso are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Little Egret, Cattle Egret and Grey Heron. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Lavender Waxbill, Green Sandpiper and Purple Heron and 2 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 15 birds in January
15 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusWinter visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.68% in Jan
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Nov–May · 1.50% in Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantCommon90–98 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.06% in Jan
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jan
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.71% in Jan
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.62% in Jan
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensPassage migrantCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.53% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.44% in Jan
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan · 0.44% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jan · 0.35% in Jan
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon23–25 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.27% in Jan
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan · 0.27% in Jan
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantCommon78–90 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.27% in Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lavender Waxbill 9–10 cm
- Little Weaver 11–12 cm
- Common Redstart 13–15 cm
- Yellow Wagtail 15–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Bearded Barbet 23–25 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
- 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