Birds to See in Ethiopia in September
47 bird species on our list for Ethiopia are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Egyptian Goose, Barn Swallow, Cattle Egret and Common Sandpiper. New this month: Yellow Wagtail, Willow Warbler, Squacco Heron and Little Stint and 12 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
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 47 birds in September
47 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Sep
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.43% in Sep
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Sep
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.30% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Sep
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Sep
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.23% in Sep
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.23% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.22% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Sep
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.19% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.18% in Sep
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.16% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.13% in Sep
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.13% in Sep
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusWinter visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.12% in Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in Sep
Purple HeronArdea purpureaWinter visitorUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.11% in Sep
Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesWinter visitorUncommon210–275 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Sep
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.10% in Sep
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.07% in Sep
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusPassage migrantUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.07% in Sep
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Sep
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.07% in Sep
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Sep
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Sep
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.05% in Sep
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Sep
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorUncommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Sep
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Sep
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