Birds to See in Nigeria in February
34 species listed for February · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
34 bird species on our list for Nigeria are recorded regularly in February. Of these, the most often recorded are Cattle Egret, Pied Crow, Kestrel, Rose-ringed Parakeet and European Pied Flycatcher. New this month: White-bellied Bustard, Helmeted Guineafowl, Western Marsh-harrier and Barn Swallow and 4 more.
Residents
(11)Recorded all year
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Recorded all year
Pied Crow
Corvus albusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameriLC
Recorded all year
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanusLC
Recorded all year
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolusLC
Recorded all year
Bearded Barbet
Pogonornis dubiusLC
Recorded all year
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Recorded all year
Lavender Waxbill
Glaucestrilda coerulescensLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Summer visitors
(1)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(14)Present outside the breeding season
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloidesLC
Regularly Sep–May
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Oct–May
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Passage migrants
(8)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Sep–Feb
White-bellied Bustard
Eupodotis senegalensisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Purple Heron
Ardea purpureaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Feb
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagrisLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
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