Birds to See in Guinea-Bissau in September
13 bird species on our list for Guinea-Bissau are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Rose-ringed Parakeet, European Bee-eater, Fork-tailed Drongo, Pied Crow and Great White Egret. New this month: Pied Crow, Great White Egret, Cattle Egret and African Jacana and 9 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
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 13 birds in September
13 birds
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.37% in Sep
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.16% in Sep
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.16% in Sep
Pied CrowCorvus albusWinter visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.96% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.89% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.68% in Sep
African JacanaActophilornis africanusWinter visitorCommon23–31 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.62% in Sep
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisPassage migrantCommon75–115 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.62% in Sep
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentCommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.55% in Sep
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.48% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorCommon58–65 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.48% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.48% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.34% in Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Spur-winged Goose 75–115 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