Birds to See in Nigeria in November
37 species listed for November · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
Residents
(11)Recorded all year
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Recorded all year
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameriLC
Recorded all year
Pied Crow
Corvus albusLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Lavender Waxbill
Glaucestrilda coerulescensLC
Recorded all year
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolusLC
Recorded all year
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Bearded Barbet
Pogonornis dubiusLC
Recorded all year
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(1)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(12)Present outside the breeding season
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloidesLC
Regularly Sep–May
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Oct–May
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Passage migrants
(13)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly Sep–Jan
White-bellied Bustard
Eupodotis senegalensisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly Sep–Dec
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticoraxLC
Regularly Nov–May
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Purple Heron
Ardea purpureaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Barn Owl
Tyto albaLC
Regularly May–Nov
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargusLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
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