Birds to See in Ethiopia in May
34 bird species on our list for Ethiopia are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Egyptian Goose, Hoopoe, African Jacana and Helmeted Guineafowl. New this month: Glossy Ibis and Red-billed Chough.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom 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 34 birds in May
34 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in May
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in May
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in May
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in May
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in May
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentCommon33–36 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.31% in May
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in May
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in May
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.23% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaWinter visitorUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.16% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.14% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.14% in May
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.12% in May
Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesWinter visitorUncommon210–275 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in May
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.12% in May
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.11% in May
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.09% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.07% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in May
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.06% in May
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxPassage migrantUncommon39–43 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.04% in May
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