Uncommon Birds in Guinea-Bissau
Our list for Guinea-Bissau has 44 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 6 winter visitors, 26 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Guinea-Bissau in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 44, most common first
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensPassage migrantUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaScarceUncommon12–14 cm
Red KnotCalidris canutusScarceUncommon23–26 cm
HoopoeUpupa epopsPassage migrantUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Jan
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Dec
Common SwiftApus apusScarceUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaScarceUncommon17–19 cm
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusScarceUncommon32–39 cm
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusScarceUncommon14–17 cm
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisScarceUncommon53–63 cm
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Dec
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec
DunlinCalidris alpinaScarceUncommon16–22 cm
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusScarceUncommon13–15 cm
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisScarceUncommon14–16 cm
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusScarceUncommon43–47 cm
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