Common Birds in Ethiopia
Our list for Ethiopia has 13 common birds recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 5 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Ethiopia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentCommon33–36 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- Yellow Wagtail 15–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Blue-naped Mousebird 33–36 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 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