Birds to See in Liberia in October
12 bird species on our list for Liberia are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Barn Swallow, Common Sandpiper, Spotted Flycatcher and Yellow Wagtail. New this month: Common Swift, Yellow Wagtail, Spotted Flycatcher and European Pied Flycatcher and 1 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
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 12 birds in October
12 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusSummer visitorCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.34% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.73% in Oct
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.65% in Oct
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.60% in Oct
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaWinter visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.34% in Oct
Common SwiftApus apusWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.30% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantCommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.30% in Oct
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.22% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.22% in Oct
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.17% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.13% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 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
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 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