Birds to See in Cameroon in May
6 bird species on our list for Cameroon are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Lesser Striped Swallow, Cattle Egret, Kestrel and Grey Parrot. New this month: Grey Parrot, Kestrel, African Jacana and Lesser Striped Swallow.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom 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 6 birds in May
6 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in May
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaPassage migrantCommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.15% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.76% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.45% in May
Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacusSummer visitorCommon33–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.38% in May
African JacanaActophilornis africanusPassage migrantCommon23–31 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.25% in May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Grey Parrot 33–40 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 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