Birds to See in Tunisia in February
88 species listed for February · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
88 bird species on our list for Tunisia are recorded regularly in February. Of these, the most often recorded are Great Grey Shrike, Yellow-legged Gull, Pied Wagtail, Sardinian Warbler and Serin. New this month: Barn Swallow, House Martin, Chaffinch and Spotted Redshank and 13 more.
Residents
(19)Recorded all year
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Recorded all year
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellisLC
Recorded all year
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephalaLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrioLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Summer visitors
(5)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(44)Present outside the breeding season
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Serin
Serinus serinusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Sep–May
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Thekla's Lark
Galerida theklaeLC
Regularly Sep–May
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Sep–May
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Aug–May
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Sep–May
Dartford Warbler
Curruca undataNT
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Blue Rock-thrush
Monticola solitariusLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Sep–May
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollisLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Nov–Feb
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Crane
Grus grusLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Passage migrants
(20)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Oct–Jun
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Dec–Feb
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestrisLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Feb–Apr
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Oct–May
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouiniiVU
Regularly Sep–Apr
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Jan–Mar
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Water Pipit
Anthus spinolettaLC
Regularly Jan–Mar
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