Birds to See in Nigeria in April
30 species listed for April · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
30 bird species on our list for Nigeria are recorded regularly in April. Of these, the most often recorded are Cattle Egret, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Pied Crow, Kestrel and Lesser Striped Swallow. New this month: Spotted Flycatcher, Helmeted Guineafowl, European Bee-eater and Blue-naped Mousebird and 4 more.
New in April8
Residents
(11)Recorded all year
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Recorded all year
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameriLC
Recorded all year
Pied Crow
Corvus albusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolusLC
Recorded all year
Bearded Barbet
Pogonornis dubiusLC
Recorded all year
Lavender Waxbill
Glaucestrilda coerulescensLC
Recorded all year
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(1)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(10)Present outside the breeding season
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Oct–May
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloidesLC
Regularly Sep–May
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Passage migrants
(8)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
European Bee-eater
Merops apiasterLC
Regularly Apr
Blue-naped Mousebird
Urocolius macrourusLC
Regularly Apr–May
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagrisLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Oct–May
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
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