Birds to See in Burkina Faso in September
8 bird species on our list for Burkina Faso are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Squacco Heron, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Lavender Waxbill, Little Weaver and Bearded Barbet. New this month: Bearded Barbet and Lanner Falcon.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepAt 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 8 birds in September
8 birds
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Sep
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensPassage migrantCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.88% in Sep
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.78% in Sep
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon23–25 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.49% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Sep
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.39% in Sep
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Sep · 0.29% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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