Uncommon Birds in Cameroon
Our list for Cameroon has 23 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 12 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors
All 23, most common first
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Mar
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusScarceUncommon11–13 cm
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisScarceUncommon23–26 cm
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisScarceUncommon23–29 cm
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisScarceUncommon53–63 cm
OspreyPandion haliaetusScarceUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Dec
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Dec
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisPassage migrantUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Jan
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisScarceUncommon75–115 cm
Barn OwlTyto albaScarceUncommon33–39 cm
HoopoeUpupa epopsScarceUncommon25–32 cm
Purple HeronArdea purpureaScarceUncommon78–90 cm
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusScarceUncommon23–25 cm
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusScarceUncommon48–56 cm
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusPassage migrantUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- Yellow Wagtail 15–17 cm
- Common Swift 16–17 cm
- Bearded Barbet 23–25 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Senegal Thick-knee 38–43 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Lanner Falcon 43–50 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 cm
- Crowned Eagle 80–99 cm
- Spur-winged Goose 75–115 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