Common Birds in Nigeria
Our list for Nigeria has 15 common birds recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 1 summer visitor and 5 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nigeria in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 15, most common first
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaSummer visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusWinter visitorCommon43–50 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusResidentCommon23–25 cmRecorded all year
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
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
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Bearded Barbet 23–25 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Lanner Falcon 43–50 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 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