Birds to See in Nigeria in July
13 bird species on our list for Nigeria are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Cattle Egret, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Pied Crow, Bearded Barbet and Kestrel.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulFrom 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 13 birds in July
13 birds
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jul
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jul
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusResidentCommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaSummer visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.24% in Jul
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.19% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.09% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisSummer visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.07% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lavender Waxbill 9–10 cm
- Little Weaver 11–12 cm
- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Bearded Barbet 23–25 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Senegal Thick-knee 38–43 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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