Uncommon Birds in Liberia
Our list for Liberia has 28 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 5 winter visitors, 11 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors
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 28, most common first
KestrelFalco tinnunculusScarceUncommon32–39 cm
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Black TernChlidonias nigerScarceUncommon22–26 cm
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
African JacanaActophilornis africanusWinter visitorUncommon23–31 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriScarceUncommon38–42 cm
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Feb
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusScarceUncommon13–14 cm
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Purple HeronArdea purpureaScarceUncommon78–90 cm
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterScarceUncommon27–29 cm
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Barn OwlTyto albaScarceUncommon33–39 cm
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Feb
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaScarceUncommon12–14 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- Wood Warbler 11–13 cm
- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- Common Reed-warbler 13–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Garden Warbler 14–15 cm
- Tree Pipit 14–16 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Black Tern 22–26 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- European Honey-buzzard 52–60 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Purple Heron 78–90 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