Birds in Tunisia

168 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Tunisia has 168 bird species recorded regularly there: 19 residents, 13 summer visitors, 44 winter visitors, 74 passage migrants and 18 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 29,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Tunisia in September

76 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 76 birds in September

Arriving in September: Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Stonechat, Great Cormorant, Common Starling, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Hoopoe and 27 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Tunisia each month: most in March (107), fewest in July (34). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
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Greater Flamingo
Greater FlamingoLargest · 145cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Greater Flamingo (145 cm)51 families

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All 168 birds on the list

Showing 93–115 of 168 species

European Shag

European Shag

Gulosus aristotelisLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Woodpigeon

Woodpigeon

Columba palumbusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Feb–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blue Rock-thrush

Blue Rock-thrush

Monticola solitariusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Willow Warbler

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Montagu's Harrier

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Wheatear

Wheatear

Oenanthe oenantheLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Garden Warbler

Garden Warbler

Sylvia borinLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Golden Plover

Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricariaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dartford Warbler

Dartford Warbler

Curruca undataNT

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Song Thrush

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelosLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Quail

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnixLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Skylark

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensisLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthisLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Jun–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-necked Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollisLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Crane

Common Crane

Grus grusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Dec–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-toed Treecreeper

Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactylaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black Tern

Black Tern

Chlidonias nigerLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosaNT

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Tit

Great Tit

Parus majorLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Feb–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-toed Lark

Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactylaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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