Birds in Nigeria

69 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Nigeria has 69 bird species recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 2 summer visitors, 14 winter visitors, 30 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 98,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Nigeria in September

22 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 22 birds in September

Arriving in September: Lanner Falcon, European Pied Flycatcher, Willow Warbler, Fork-tailed Drongo, Wood Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Squacco Heron, Helmeted Guineafowl and 2 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Nigeria each month: most in October (42), fewest in July (13). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Lavender Waxbill
Lavender WaxbillSmallest · 9cm
to
Spur-winged Goose
Spur-winged GooseLargest · 115cm
From the Lavender Waxbill (9 cm) to the Spur-winged Goose (115 cm)37 families

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All 69 birds on the list

Showing 47–69 of 69 species

Black-crowned Night-heron

Black-crowned Night-heron

Nycticorax nycticoraxLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Nightingale

Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchosLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Aug–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Spur-winged Goose

Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensisLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Swift

Common Swift

Apus apusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
House Martin

House Martin

Delichon urbicumLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Montagu's Harrier

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Osprey

Osprey

Pandion haliaetusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellusLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Wryneck

Wryneck

Jynx torquillaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolorLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Parrot

Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacusEN

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
House Sparrow

House Sparrow

Passer domesticusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Golden Oriole

Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blackcap

Blackcap

Sylvia atricapillaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Reed-warbler

Common Reed-warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Garganey

Garganey

Spatula querquedulaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carboLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Woodchat Shrike

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senatorNT

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Chiffchaff

Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybitaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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