Common Birds in Gambia
Our list for Gambia has 20 common birds recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 3 summer visitors and 10 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Gambia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 20, most common first
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jul–May
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Jul–May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
African JacanaActophilornis africanusWinter visitorCommon23–31 cmRegularly Jul–May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Oct–May
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusWinter visitorCommon23–25 cmRegularly Jul–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lavender Waxbill 9–10 cm
- Little Weaver 11–12 cm
- Yellow Wagtail 15–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Bearded Barbet 23–25 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Senegal Thick-knee 38–43 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 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