Birds to See in Cameroon in December
16 bird species on our list for Cameroon are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Cattle Egret, Grey Parrot, African Jacana and Barn Swallow. New this month: Little Egret, Grey Heron, African Jacana and Barn Swallow and 6 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
From Cameroon’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 16 birds in December
16 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.91% in Dec
Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacusSummer visitorCommon33–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.77% in Dec
African JacanaActophilornis africanusPassage migrantCommon23–31 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.51% in Dec
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.47% in Dec
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaPassage migrantCommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.40% in Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.36% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantCommon30–38 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.36% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.33% in Dec
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec · 0.33% in Dec
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.33% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.22% in Dec
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantCommon90–98 cmRegularly Dec · 0.18% in Dec
OspreyPandion haliaetusScarceUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Dec · 0.15% in Dec
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.15% in Dec
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Dec · 0.11% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Wood Warbler 11–13 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Grey Parrot 33–40 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 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