Old World Flycatchers in Gambia
Our list for Gambia has 5 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 3 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
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 5, most common first
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
WheatearOenanthe oenantheWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- Common Redstart 13–15 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 cm
- Nightingale 15–17 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