Rare Birds in Nigeria
Our list for Nigeria has 8 rare birds recorded regularly there: 8 scarce visitors
All 8, most common first
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusScarceRare22–24 cm
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaScarceRare13–15 cm
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusScarceRare13–14 cm
GarganeySpatula querquedulaScarceRare37–41 cm
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboScarceRare80–100 cm
SanderlingCalidris albaScarceRare18–20 cm
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorScarceRare17–19 cm
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaScarceRare10–12 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Common Reed-warbler 13–14 cm
- Blackcap 13–15 cm
- Woodchat Shrike 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Golden Oriole 22–24 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 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