Birds to See in Somalia in October
6 bird species on our list for Somalia are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Hoopoe, Common Sandpiper, Thekla's Lark and Blue-naped Mousebird. New this month: Pied Crow, Thekla's Lark, Common Sandpiper and Blue-naped Mousebird and 2 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctFrom 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 October
6 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusSummer visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.43% in Oct
HoopoeUpupa epopsPassage migrantCommon25–32 cmRegularly Oct · 1.25% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.89% in Oct
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaePassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.89% in Oct
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusPassage migrantCommon33–36 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.71% in Oct
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct · 0.53% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Thekla's Lark 15–17 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Blue-naped Mousebird 33–36 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