Birds to See in Cameroon in March
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.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
At their peak
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 20 birds in March
20 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.07% in Mar
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaPassage migrantCommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.71% in Mar
African JacanaActophilornis africanusPassage migrantCommon23–31 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.64% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.57% in Mar
Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacusSummer visitorCommon33–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.57% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.46% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar · 0.46% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantCommon30–38 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.39% in Mar
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.36% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.32% in Mar
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar · 0.32% in Mar
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.29% in Mar
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisPassage migrantUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Mar · 0.25% in Mar
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar · 0.21% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Mar · 0.18% in Mar
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.18% in Mar
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.18% in Mar
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusPassage migrantUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Mar · 0.11% in Mar
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Mar · 0.11% in Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Wood Warbler 11–13 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Yellow Wagtail 15–17 cm
- Common Swift 16–17 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Grey Parrot 33–40 cm
- Senegal Thick-knee 38–43 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Lanner Falcon 43–50 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Crowned Eagle 80–99 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