Rare Birds in Ethiopia
Our list for Ethiopia has 14 rare birds recorded regularly there: 9 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
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 14, most common first
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantRare54–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantRare29–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantRare28–35 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturPassage migrantRare26–28 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Common OstrichStruthio camelusPassage migrantRare210–275 cmRegularly Feb
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosScarceRare66–102 cm
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Jan
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusScarceRare33–38 cm
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusScarceRare46–51 cm
Eurasian TealAnas creccaScarceRare34–38 cm
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantRare52–60 cmRegularly Jan
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Jan
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaScarceRare80–90 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Bluethroat 13–14 cm
- Kentish Plover 15–17 cm
- European Turtle-dove 26–28 cm
- Spotted Redshank 29–31 cm
- Hobby 28–35 cm
- Little Bittern 33–38 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Golden Eagle 66–102 cm
- Eurasian Spoonbill 80–90 cm
- Common Ostrich 210–275 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