Birds to See in Ethiopia in April
56 bird species on our list for Ethiopia are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Barn Swallow, Egyptian Goose, European Bee-eater and Hoopoe. New this month: Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, Ringed Plover and Peregrine Falcon and 3 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Ethiopia’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 56 birds in April
56 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Apr
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.59% in Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Apr
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentCommon33–36 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.54% in Apr
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.45% in Apr
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.45% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Apr
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.41% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.34% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Apr
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.27% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.24% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.23% in Apr
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusWinter visitorUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.22% in Apr
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.21% in Apr
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.21% in Apr
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.20% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.20% in Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.20% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Apr
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusWinter visitorUncommon19–20 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.16% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.16% in Apr
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.14% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.14% in Apr
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.13% in Apr
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Apr
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr · 0.09% in Apr
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.08% in Apr
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.06% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaWinter visitorUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in Apr
Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesWinter visitorUncommon210–275 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.03% in Apr
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.03% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
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