Common Birds in Liberia
Our list for Liberia has 17 common birds recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 8 winter visitors and 8 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Liberia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
Pied CrowCorvus albusSummer visitorCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantCommon29–37 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Nov–May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jan
Common SwiftApus apusWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantCommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantCommon54–58 cmRegularly Sep
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Nightingale 15–17 cm
- Yellow Wagtail 15–17 cm
- Common Swift 16–17 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 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