Birds to See in Sudan in October
14 bird species on our list for Sudan are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Blue-naped Mousebird and Great White Egret. New this month: Great White Egret, Rock Dove, Rose-ringed Parakeet and White-winged Tern and 5 more.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
From Sudan’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 14 birds in October
14 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 4.55% in Oct
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 3.07% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 2.62% in Oct
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusPassage migrantCommon33–36 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 2.50% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantCommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.71% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.71% in Oct
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.59% in Oct
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly Oct · 1.48% in Oct
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesPassage migrantCommon40–49 cmRegularly Oct · 1.37% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.25% in Oct
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.14% in Oct
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantCommon20–27 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.80% in Oct
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantCommon38–42 cmRegularly Oct · 0.57% in Oct
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantCommon58–65 cmRegularly Oct · 0.46% in Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Yellow Wagtail 15–17 cm
- Common Swift 16–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- White-winged Tern 20–27 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Blue-naped Mousebird 33–36 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Squacco Heron 40–49 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 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