Birds to See in Cameroon in March
20 species listed for March · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
20 bird species on our list for Cameroon are recorded regularly in March. Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Cattle Egret, Lesser Striped Swallow, African Jacana and Barn Swallow. New this month: Little Egret, Grey Parrot, Common Sandpiper and Greenshank and 10 more.
New in March14
Leaving after last month
No departures — all species from last month remain.
Residents
(1)Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(1)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(3)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(15)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Lesser Striped Swallow
Cecropis abyssinicaLC
Regularly Aug–May
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanusLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Mar
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensisLC
Regularly Mar
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Mar
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Mar
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloidesLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatusNT
Regularly Mar
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicusLC
Regularly Mar
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