Birds in Niger
Our list for Niger has 7 bird species recorded regularly there: 3 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors
The list comes from 1,154 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.
- Species on our list
- 7
- In October
- 0
- Common
- 7
- Busiest month
- Jan
The year in Niger
Records by month| January | 252 |
|---|---|
| February | 124 |
| March | 99 |
| April | 39 |
| May | 174 |
| June | 157 |
| July | 11 |
| August | 2 |
| September | 6 |
| October | 67 |
| November | 19 |
| December | 204 |
January has the most records (252). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.
By family
1 of 1How common
All 7 birds, A to Z
Questions
2How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Niger?
7 species, each recorded regularly in Niger (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 3 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Niger, and rarer vagrants are not listed.
What are the most common birds in Niger?
Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Niger are Rose-ringed Parakeet, Cattle Egret, Pied Crow, Little Weaver and Grey Heron.
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