Birds to See in Nigeria in February
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.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
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 34 birds in February
34 birds
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Feb
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Feb
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Feb
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.57% in Feb
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.51% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.44% in Feb
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Feb
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.39% in Feb
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusResidentCommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Feb
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.35% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.35% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Feb
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Feb
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesWinter visitorUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.29% in Feb
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.29% in Feb
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.27% in Feb
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisSummer visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.22% in Feb
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.22% in Feb
WhitethroatCurruca communisWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.20% in Feb
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.17% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.17% in Feb
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.17% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Dec–Mar · 0.17% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.14% in Feb
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisPassage migrantUncommon48–61 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.14% in Feb
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusWinter visitorCommon43–50 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.10% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.10% in Feb
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.10% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Feb · 0.07% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantUncommon53–63 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.05% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.05% in 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