Birds to See in Nigeria in June
19 bird species on our list for Nigeria are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Cattle Egret, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Kestrel, Pied Crow and Lesser Striped Swallow.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 19 birds in June
19 birds
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jun
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jun
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaSummer visitorCommon15–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.53% in Jun
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusResidentCommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jun
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jun
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusWinter visitorCommon43–50 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.32% in Jun
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.27% in Jun
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.18% in Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.13% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantUncommon53–63 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.12% in Jun
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisSummer visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.12% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.09% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.07% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.05% in Jun
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
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Senegal Thick-knee 38–43 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