Common Birds in Niger
Our list for Niger has 7 common birds recorded regularly there: 3 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors
All 7, most common first
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriScarceCommon38–42 cm
Cattle EgretArdea ibisPassage migrantCommon46–56 cmRegularly Jun
Pied CrowCorvus albusPassage migrantCommon46–52 cmRegularly Jun
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusScarceCommon11–12 cm
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan
African JacanaActophilornis africanusScarceCommon23–31 cm
Great White EgretArdea albaScarceCommon80–104 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Weaver 11–12 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 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