Birds to See in Nigeria in April
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.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
From Nigeria’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 30 birds in April
30 birds
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Apr
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Apr
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaSummer visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.40% in Apr
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Apr
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusResidentCommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.36% in Apr
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.30% in Apr
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.26% in Apr
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.24% in Apr
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusWinter visitorCommon43–50 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.22% in Apr
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterPassage migrantUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr · 0.20% in Apr
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusPassage migrantUncommon33–36 cmRegularly Apr–May · 0.16% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.16% in Apr
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.16% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.16% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantUncommon53–63 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.14% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.12% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.12% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesWinter visitorUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.10% in Apr
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.08% in Apr
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.06% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lavender Waxbill 9–10 cm
- Little Weaver 11–12 cm
- Willow Warbler 11–13 cm
- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 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
- Bearded Barbet 23–25 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Blue-naped Mousebird 33–36 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Little Bittern 33–38 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Lanner Falcon 43–50 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 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