Birds to See in Nigeria in November
37 bird species on our list for Nigeria are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Cattle Egret, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Pied Crow, Kestrel and Willow Warbler. New this month: Common Redstart, Little Grebe, Black-crowned Night-heron and Whimbrel and 2 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
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 37 birds in November
37 birds
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Nov
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Nov
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.55% in Nov
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorUncommon25–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.49% in Nov
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.46% in Nov
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Nov
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.40% in Nov
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.40% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.35% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.31% in Nov
Bearded BarbetPogonornis dubiusResidentCommon23–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Nov
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusWinter visitorCommon43–50 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.26% in Nov
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisPassage migrantUncommon48–61 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.23% in Nov
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.19% in Nov
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.19% in Nov
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.18% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.16% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.15% in Nov
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesWinter visitorUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.15% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.14% in Nov
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.14% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisSummer visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.13% in Nov
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.11% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.09% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.08% in Nov
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.08% in Nov
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.08% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.06% in Nov
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.06% in Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.05% in Nov
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.05% in Nov
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusPassage migrantUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.05% in Nov
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