Uncommon Birds in Tunisia
Our list for Tunisia has 71 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 4 winter visitors, 50 passage migrants and 17 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Tunisia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 71, most common first
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusScarceUncommon13–14 cm
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–May
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaPassage migrantUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Feb–Apr
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusPassage migrantUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantUncommon40–45 cmRegularly Mar
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaScarceUncommon17–20 cm
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorScarceUncommon14–16 cm
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
GoldcrestRegulus regulusPassage migrantUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec
Northern GannetMorus bassanusPassage migrantUncommon87–100 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusPassage migrantUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoPassage migrantUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–May
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr
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