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Birds in Ethiopia

Our list for Ethiopia has 113 bird species recorded regularly there: 23 residents, 54 winter visitors, 30 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors

The list comes from 264,000 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
113
In October
83
Common
13
Busiest month
Nov

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Pied CrowPied Crow1.75%
  2. Egyptian GooseEgyptian Goose1.32%
  3. Barn SwallowBarn Swallow0.88%
  4. Yellow WagtailYellow Wagtail0.70%
  5. Cattle EgretCattle Egret0.62%
  6. Common SandpiperCommon Sandpiper0.60%

Arriving now

  1. Spotted FlycatcherSpotted FlycatcherPassage migrantSep 0.13% → Oct 0.36%
  2. WheatearWheatearWinter visitorSep 0.09% → Oct 0.29%
  3. KestrelKestrelResidentSep 0.08% → Oct 0.29%
  4. BlackcapBlackcapWinter visitorSep 0.05% → Oct 0.18%
  5. Egyptian VultureEgyptian VultureWinter visitorSep 0.06% → Oct 0.17%
  6. Blue-naped MousebirdBlue-naped MousebirdResidentSep 0.16% → Oct 0.15%

Share of all bird records in Ethiopia in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Ethiopia

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Ethiopia

Records by month
Bird records in Ethiopia by month, 2019–2024
January24,554
February22,261
March20,328
April10,247
May12,886
June12,569
July7,280
August11,849
September10,228
October17,543
November59,949
December53,960

November has the most records (60,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 20
All 20 families in Ethiopia

How common

All 113 birds, A to Z

Show all 113 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Ethiopia?

113 species, each recorded regularly in Ethiopia (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 23 residents, 54 winter visitors, 30 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Ethiopia, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Ethiopia in October?

83 species on our list for Ethiopia are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Egyptian Goose, Barn Swallow, Yellow Wagtail and Cattle Egret.

What are the most common birds in Ethiopia?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Ethiopia are Pied Crow, Egyptian Goose, Barn Swallow, Yellow Wagtail and Chiffchaff.

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

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