Birds in Eritrea
Our list for Eritrea has 4 bird species recorded regularly there: 1 passage migrant and 3 scarce visitors
The list comes from 1,605 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.
- Species on our list
- 4
- In October
- 0
- Common
- 4
- Busiest month
- Oct
The year in Eritrea
Records by month| January | 1 |
|---|---|
| February | 437 |
| March | 408 |
| April | 3 |
| May | 0 |
| June | 0 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 0 |
| October | 724 |
| November | 32 |
| December | 0 |
October has the most records (724). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.
How common
All 4 birds, A to Z
Questions
2How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Eritrea?
4 species, each recorded regularly in Eritrea (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 1 passage migrant and 3 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Eritrea, and rarer vagrants are not listed.
What are the most common birds in Eritrea?
Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Eritrea are Pied Wagtail, House Sparrow, Egyptian Goose and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
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