Birds to See in Somalia in February
6 bird species on our list for Somalia are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Whimbrel, Grey Plover, Gull-billed Tern, Greenshank and Pied Crow. New this month: Pied Crow, Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel and Grey Plover and 2 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebFrom Somalia’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 6 birds in February
6 birds
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 3.15% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 2.44% in Feb
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantCommon33–42 cmRegularly Feb · 1.15% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 1.00% in Feb
Pied CrowCorvus albusSummer visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.00% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.86% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 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