Birds to See in Cameroon in October
6 bird species on our list for Cameroon are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Grey Parrot, Lesser Striped Swallow, Cattle Egret and Kestrel. New this month: Little Egret and Lesser Striped Swallow.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctFrom 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 October
6 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Oct
Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacusSummer visitorCommon33–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.67% in Oct
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaPassage migrantCommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.91% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.75% in Oct
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.70% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.16% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Grey Parrot 33–40 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 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