Birds to See in Liberia in January
20 bird species on our list for Liberia are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Cattle Egret, Pied Crow, Barn Swallow, Yellow Wagtail and Common Sandpiper. New this month: Tree Pipit, Squacco Heron, Sandwich Tern and Grey Heron.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
From Liberia’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 20 birds in January
20 birds
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Nov–May · 2.38% in Jan
Pied CrowCorvus albusSummer visitorCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 2.00% in Jan
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.99% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.84% in Jan
Common SwiftApus apusWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.67% in Jan
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.58% in Jan
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.41% in Jan
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.41% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.38% in Jan
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.38% in Jan
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.38% in Jan
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.29% in Jan
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.26% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan · 0.23% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.23% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.20% in Jan
African JacanaActophilornis africanusWinter visitorUncommon23–31 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.17% in Jan
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.17% in Jan
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.15% in Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- Garden Warbler 14–15 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Tree Pipit 14–16 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
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 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