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Birds in Gambia

Our list for Gambia has 97 bird species recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 3 summer visitors, 69 winter visitors, 15 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors

The list comes from 290,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
97
In October
43
Common
20
Busiest month
Nov

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Pied CrowPied Crow1.96%
  2. Lavender WaxbillLavender Waxbill0.96%
  3. Senegal Thick-kneeSenegal Thick-knee0.94%
  4. Little WeaverLittle Weaver0.92%
  5. Great White EgretGreat White Egret0.87%
  6. Rose-ringed ParakeetRose-ringed Parakeet0.78%

Arriving now

  1. Bearded BarbetBearded BarbetWinter visitorSep 0.39% → Oct 0.42%
  2. Purple HeronPurple HeronWinter visitorSep 0.23% → Oct 0.31%
  3. SanderlingSanderlingWinter visitorSep 0.10% → Oct 0.30%
  4. Little EgretLittle EgretWinter visitorSep 0.14% → Oct 0.28%
  5. Grey PloverGrey PloverWinter visitorSep 0.04% → Oct 0.22%
  6. Ruddy TurnstoneRuddy TurnstoneWinter visitorSep 0.04% → Oct 0.21%

Share of all bird records in Gambia in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Gambia

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Gambia

Records by month
Bird records in Gambia by month, 2019–2024
January52,953
February42,788
March28,095
April10,144
May6,855
June4,009
July6,314
August2,569
September6,958
October8,614
November68,380
December52,606

November has the most records (68,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 16
All 16 families in Gambia

How common

All 97 birds, A to Z

Show all 97 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Gambia?

97 species, each recorded regularly in Gambia (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 8 residents, 3 summer visitors, 69 winter visitors, 15 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Gambia, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Gambia in October?

43 species on our list for Gambia are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Lavender Waxbill, Senegal Thick-knee, Little Weaver and Great White Egret.

What are the most common birds in Gambia?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Gambia are Pied Crow, Little Weaver, Rock Dove, Lavender Waxbill and Cattle Egret.

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

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