Birds to See in Liberia in March
19 bird species on our list for Liberia are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Cattle Egret, Barn Swallow, Common Swift and Lesser Striped Swallow. New this month: House Sparrow, European Pied Flycatcher, Sandwich Tern and Green Sandpiper.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
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 19 birds in March
19 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusSummer visitorCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Nov–May · 2.64% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.67% in Mar
Common SwiftApus apusWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.10% in Mar
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.06% in Mar
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.88% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.66% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.53% in Mar
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.40% in Mar
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.40% in Mar
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.35% in Mar
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.31% in Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.26% in Mar
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.26% in Mar
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.26% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.22% in Mar
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Jan–Mar · 0.22% in Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusScarceUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar · 0.13% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.13% in Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- Tree Pipit 14–16 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 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
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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