Birds to See in Guinea-Bissau in April
30 bird species on our list for Guinea-Bissau are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Cattle Egret and Rose-ringed Parakeet.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprAt their peak
From Guinea-Bissau’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 30 birds in April
30 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusWinter visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.92% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.19% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.19% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.07% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.88% in Apr
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisWinter visitorCommon38–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.85% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.82% in Apr
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.73% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.73% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.67% in Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.67% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.61% in Apr
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.49% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.49% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.43% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.43% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.43% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.40% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.37% in Apr
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.37% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.34% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.34% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorCommon58–65 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.30% in Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorCommon33–42 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.30% in Apr
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.30% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.24% in Apr
African JacanaActophilornis africanusWinter visitorCommon23–31 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.12% in Apr
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantUncommon40–45 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.09% in Apr
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensPassage migrantUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.09% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lavender Waxbill 9–10 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Senegal Thick-knee 38–43 cm
- Eurasian Oystercatcher 40–45 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 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