Birds to See in Chad in May
6 bird species on our list for Chad are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Cattle Egret, Pied Crow, African Jacana, Blue-naped Mousebird and Barn Owl. New this month: African Jacana and Barn Owl.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom Chad’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
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.73% in May
Pied CrowCorvus albusWinter visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.37% in May
African JacanaActophilornis africanusPassage migrantCommon23–31 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 1.14% in May
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusWinter visitorCommon33–36 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.80% in May
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantCommon33–39 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.57% in May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantCommon53–63 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.46% in May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Blue-naped Mousebird 33–36 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 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