Côte d'Ivoire bird checklist
635 bird species in 96 families have been recorded in Côte d'Ivoire, according to eBird; about 347 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Côte d'Ivoire right now
1Black Kite
2Red-eyed Dove
3Pied Crow
4Northern Red Bishop
5Bronze Mannikin
6Yellow-fronted Canary
7Black-winged Bishop
8West African Pied Hornbill
9Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
10Common Bulbul
Côte d'Ivoire bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Knob-billed Duck
- Hartlaub's Duck
- Spur-winged Goose
- Muscovy Duck
- African Pygmy-Goose
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Northern Pintail
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- White-breasted Guineafowl
- Western Crested Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Stone Partridge
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Latham's Francolin
- White-throated Francolin
- Ahanta Spurfowl
- Double-spurred Spurfowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Speckled Pigeon
- Afep Pigeon
- Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
- Mourning Collared-Dove
- Red-eyed Dove
- Vinaceous Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Black-billed Wood-Dove
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
- Tambourine Dove
- Blue-headed Wood-Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- Bruce's Green-Pigeon
- African Green-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Four-banded Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Denham's Bustard
- White-bellied Bustard
- Savile's Bustard
- Black-bellied Bustard
Turacos
- Great Blue Turaco
- Western Plantain-eater
- Violet Turaco
- Yellow-billed Turaco
- Guinea Turaco
Cuckoos
- Black-throated Coucal
- Senegal Coucal
- Blue-headed Coucal
- Black Coucal
- Blue Malkoha
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Levaillant's Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Thick-billed Cuckoo
- Dideric Cuckoo
- Klaas's Cuckoo
- Yellow-throated Cuckoo
- African Emerald Cuckoo
- Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Black Cuckoo
- Red-chested Cuckoo
- African Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Brown Nightjar
- Standard-winged Nightjar
- Fiery-necked Nightjar
- Plain Nightjar
- Freckled Nightjar
- Long-tailed Nightjar
Swifts
- Mottled Spinetail
- Black Spinetail
- Sabine's Spinetail
- Cassin's Spinetail
- Alpine Swift
- Mottled Swift
- Common Swift
- Little Swift
- White-rumped Swift
- Bates's Swift
- African Palm Swift
Flufftails
- White-spotted Flufftail
- Buff-spotted Flufftail
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- African Crake
- Gray-throated Rail
- Lesser Moorhen
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Allen's Gallinule
- African Swamphen
- Nkulengu Rail
- Black Crake
Finfoots
- African Finfoot
Thick-knees
- Spotted Thick-knee
- Water Thick-knee
- Senegal Thick-knee
Egyptian Plover
- Egyptian Plover
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Forbes's Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Black-headed Lapwing
- White-crowned Lapwing
- Senegal Lapwing
- Wattled Lapwing
- Kittlitz's Plover
- White-fronted Plover
- Kentish Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Lesser Jacana
- African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Little Stint
Buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Temminck's Courser
- Rock Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Sabine's Gull
- Gray-hooded Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- African Skimmer
- Black Noddy
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- West African Crested Tern
Grebes
- Little Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Cory's Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
Storks
- African Openbill
- Black Stork
- Abdim's Stork
- African Woolly-necked Stork
- White Stork
- Saddle-billed Stork
- Marabou Stork
- Yellow-billed Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Brown Booby
Anhingas
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Reed Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Olive Ibis
- Spot-breasted Ibis
- Hadada Ibis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- White-crested Tiger-Heron
- Dwarf Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Black Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- White-backed Night Heron
- Little Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Yellow-billed Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
- Black-headed Heron
- Goliath Heron
Hamerkop
- Hamerkop
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- African Harrier-Hawk
- Palm-nut Vulture
- African Cuckoo-Hawk
- European Honey-buzzard
- White-headed Vulture
- Lappet-faced Vulture
- Hooded Vulture
- White-backed Vulture
- Rüppell's Griffon
- Bateleur
- Western Banded Snake-Eagle
- Congo Snake-Eagle
- Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
- Brown Snake-Eagle
- Crowned Eagle
- Martial Eagle
- Long-crested Eagle
- Wahlberg's Eagle
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
- African Hawk-Eagle
- Bat Hawk
- Gabar Goshawk
- Long-tailed Hawk
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk
- Lizard Buzzard
- African Goshawk
- Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
- Shikra
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk
- Black Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Black Kite
- African Fish-Eagle
- Grasshopper Buzzard
- Red-necked Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Sandy Scops-Owl
- African Scops-Owl
- Northern White-faced Owl
- Maned Owl
- Grayish Eagle-Owl
- Fraser's Eagle-Owl
- Akun Eagle-Owl
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
- Shelley's Eagle-Owl
- Pel's Fishing-Owl
- Rufous Fishing-Owl
- Pearl-spotted Owlet
- Red-chested Owlet
- African Wood-Owl
Trogons
- Narina Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
- Green Woodhoopoe
- White-headed Woodhoopoe
- Forest Scimitarbill
- Black Scimitarbill
Hornbills
- Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
- Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
- West African Pied Hornbill
- African Gray Hornbill
- Northern Red-billed Hornbill
- Western Long-tailed Hornbill
- Western Dwarf Hornbill
- Yellow-casqued Hornbill
- Black-casqued Hornbill
- Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
- Brown-cheeked Hornbill
- Piping Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Black Bee-eater
- Blue-moustached Bee-eater
- Red-throated Bee-eater
- Little Bee-eater
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Rosy Bee-eater
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Shining-blue Kingfisher
- Malachite Kingfisher
- White-bellied Kingfisher
- African Pygmy Kingfisher
- African Dwarf Kingfisher
- Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
- Gray-headed Kingfisher
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher
- Striped Kingfisher
- Giant Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Abyssinian Roller
- Purple Roller
- Blue-bellied Roller
- Broad-billed Roller
- Blue-throated Roller
African Barbets
- Western Yellow-billed Barbet
- Bristle-nosed Barbet
- Naked-faced Barbet
- Speckled Tinkerbird
- Red-rumped Tinkerbird
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
- Yellow-spotted Barbet
- Hairy-breasted Barbet
- Vieillot's Barbet
- Double-toothed Barbet
- Bearded Barbet
Honeyguides
- Cassin's Honeybird
- Yellow-footed Honeyguide
- Willcocks's Honeyguide
- Least Honeyguide
- Lesser Honeyguide
- Spotted Honeyguide
- Greater Honeyguide
- Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- African Piculet
- Fire-bellied Woodpecker
- Melancholy Woodpecker
- Cardinal Woodpecker
- Brown-backed Woodpecker
- African Gray Woodpecker
- Brown-eared Woodpecker
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker
- Green-backed Woodpecker
- Fine-spotted Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Fox Kestrel
- Gray Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- African Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Black-collared Lovebird
- Red-headed Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Timneh Parrot
- Brown-necked Parrot
- Red-fronted Parrot
- Senegal Parrot
African and Green Broadbills
- African Broadbill
- Rufous-sided Broadbill
Pittas
- African Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- White-breasted Cuckooshrike
- Ghana Cuckooshrike
- Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike
- Purple-throated Cuckooshrike
- Blue Cuckooshrike
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- African Golden Oriole
- Western Black-headed Oriole
- Black-winged Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises
- West African Wattle-eye
- White-spotted Wattle-eye
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye
- Red-cheeked Wattle-eye
- Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
- Senegal Batis
- West African Batis
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- White-crested Helmetshrike
- Red-billed Helmetshrike
- African Shrike-flycatcher
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bushshrikes and Allies
- Brubru
- Northern Puffback
- Sabine's Puffback
- Marsh Tchagra
- Black-crowned Tchagra
- Brown-crowned Tchagra
- Tropical Boubou
- Yellow-crowned Gonolek
- Lowland Sooty Boubou
- Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
- Many-colored Bushshrike
- Fiery-breasted Bushshrike
- Lagden's Bushshrike
- Gray-headed Bushshrike
Drongos
- Sharpe's Drongo
- Shining Drongo
- Fork-tailed Drongo
- Velvet-mantled Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher
- Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
- African Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Yellow-billed Shrike
- Emin's Shrike
- Northern Fiscal
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Piapiac
- Pied Crow
Rockfowl
- White-necked Rockfowl
Hyliotas
- Yellow-bellied Hyliota
- Violet-backed Hyliota
Fairy Flycatchers
- African Blue Flycatcher
- Dusky Crested Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- White-shouldered Black-Tit
- Dusky Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Yellow Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Rufous-rumped Lark
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
- Flappet Lark
- Sun Lark
Nicators
- Western Nicator
African Warblers
- Green Crombec
- Lemon-bellied Crombec
- Northern Crombec
- Moustached Grass-Warbler
- Kemp's Longbill
- Gray Longbill
Cisticolas and Allies
- Senegal Eremomela
- Rufous-crowned Eremomela
- Sierra Leone Prinia
- Green-backed Camaroptera
- Yellow-browed Camaroptera
- Olive-green Camaroptera
- Black-capped Apalis
- Yellow-breasted Apalis
- Sharpe's Apalis
- Tawny-flanked Prinia
- Red-winged Prinia
- Black-capped Rufous-Warbler
- Oriole Warbler
- Red-faced Cisticola
- Singing Cisticola
- Whistling Cisticola
- Rock-loving Cisticola
- Dorst's Cisticola
- Winding Cisticola
- Croaking Cisticola
- Siffling Cisticola
- Zitting Cisticola
- Black-backed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Melodious Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Greater Swamp Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Swallows
- Square-tailed Sawwing
- Fanti Sawwing
- Bank Swallow
- Red-throated Crag-Martin
- Pied-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Red-chested Swallow
- Ethiopian Swallow
- White-throated Blue Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- African Red-rumped Swallow
- Lesser Striped Swallow
- Rufous-chested Swallow
- Mosque Swallow
- Preuss's Swallow
Bulbuls
- Slender-billed Greenbul
- Golden Greenbul
- Red-tailed Bristlebill
- Green-tailed Bristlebill
- Gray-headed Bristlebill
- Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul
- Spotted Greenbul
- Swamp Greenbul
- Simple Greenbul
- Honeyguide Greenbul
- Western Bearded-Greenbul
- Red-tailed Greenbul
- Yellow-bearded Greenbul
- Little Greenbul
- Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
- Plain Greenbul
- Gray Greenbul
- Ansorge's Greenbul
- White-throated Greenbul
- Icterine Greenbul
- Leaf-love
- Baumann's Greenbul
- Common Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Willow Warbler
Hylias
- Green Hylia
- Tit-hylia
Yellow Flycatchers
- Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Garden Warbler
- Western Orphean Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Northern Yellow White-eye
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Brown Illadopsis
- Pale-breasted Illadopsis
- Blackcap Illadopsis
- Puvel's Illadopsis
- Rufous-winged Illadopsis
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Capuchin Babbler
- Brown Babbler
- Blackcap Babbler
Spotted Creepers
- African Spotted Creeper
Oxpeckers
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Starlings
- Violet-backed Starling
- Chestnut-winged Starling
- Narrow-tailed Starling
- Copper-tailed Starling
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling
- Splendid Starling
- Chestnut-bellied Starling
- Lesser Blue-eared Starling
- Greater Blue-eared Starling
- Emerald Starling
- Purple Starling
- Bronze-tailed Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Finsch's Flycatcher-Thrush
- White-tailed Ant-Thrush
- Gray Ground-Thrush
- African Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Little Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Gambaga Flycatcher
- Swamp Flycatcher
- Cassin's Flycatcher
- Ussher's Flycatcher
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher
- Pale Flycatcher
- White-browed Forest-Flycatcher
- African Forest-Flycatcher
- Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher
- Olivaceous Flycatcher
- Tessmann's Flycatcher
- Ashy Flycatcher
- Nimba Flycatcher
- Northern Black-Flycatcher
- White-tailed Alethe
- Forest Scrub-Robin
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
- White-crowned Robin-Chat
- Brown-chested Alethe
- Orange-breasted Forest Robin
- Lowland Akalat
- Common Nightingale
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Whinchat
- African Stonechat
- White-fronted Black-Chat
- Familiar Chat
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Fraser's Sunbird
- Mouse-brown Sunbird
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird
- Little Green Sunbird
- Yellow-chinned Sunbird
- Collared Sunbird
- Pygmy Sunbird
- Reichenbach's Sunbird
- Green-headed Sunbird
- Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
- Olive Sunbird
- Buff-throated Sunbird
- Carmelite Sunbird
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird
- Olive-bellied Sunbird
- Tiny Sunbird
- Beautiful Sunbird
- Splendid Sunbird
- Johanna's Sunbird
- Superb Sunbird
- Variable Sunbird
- Bates's Sunbird
- Copper Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
- Gola Malimbe
- Red-vented Malimbe
- Blue-billed Malimbe
- Crested Malimbe
- Red-headed Malimbe
- Red-headed Weaver
- Little Weaver
- Slender-billed Weaver
- Olive-naped Weaver
- Orange Weaver
- Heuglin's Masked-Weaver
- Chestnut-and-black Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Yellow-mantled Weaver
- Maxwell's Black Weaver
- Preuss's Weaver
- Compact Weaver
- Red-headed Quelea
- Red-billed Quelea
- Northern Red Bishop
- Black-winged Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird
- Grosbeak Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Bronze Mannikin
- Magpie Mannikin
- Black-and-white Mannikin
- Red-fronted Antpecker
- White-breasted Nigrita
- Chestnut-breasted Nigrita
- Gray-headed Nigrita
- Pale-fronted Nigrita
- Gray-headed Oliveback
- Lavender Waxbill
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Quailfinch
- Zebra Waxbill
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
- Western Bluebill
- Crimson Seedcracker
- Black-bellied Seedcracker
- Green-winged Pytilia
- Red-winged Pytilia
- Red-faced Pytilia
- Red-billed Firefinch
- African Firefinch
- Black-bellied Firefinch
- Bar-breasted Firefinch
- Black-faced Firefinch
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah
- Togo Paradise-Whydah
- Village Indigobird
- Cameroon Indigobird
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
- Sahel Bush Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Mountain Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- African Pied Wagtail
- Long-billed Pipit
- Plain-backed Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Yellow-throated Longclaw
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- West African Seedeater
Old World Buntings
- Brown-rumped Bunting
- Cabanis's Bunting
- Gosling's Bunting
Most common birds in Côte d'Ivoire
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Côte d'Ivoire’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
- Pied CrowCorvus albus
- Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
- Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
- Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
- Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
- West African Pied HornbillLophoceros semifasciatus
- Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- African Green-PigeonTreron calvus
- Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
- Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Western Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator
- African ThrushTurdus pelios
- White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
- African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
- Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosus
- Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus
Largest bird families in Côte d'Ivoire
Among its regular birds.
- Weavers and Allies21
- Bulbuls18
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites16
- Cisticolas and Allies16
- Sunbirds and Spiderhunters16
- Waxbills and Allies15
- Swallows13
- Pigeons and Doves12
Reported in the last 30 days
193 species reported to eBird in Côte d'Ivoire in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Black Kite, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Red-eyed Dove, Red-cheeked Cordonbleu, Pied Crow, Yellow-fronted Canary, Northern Red Bishop, West African Pied Hornbill, Northern Puffback, Lizard Buzzard, Black-winged Bishop, Brown Babbler, Bronze Mannikin, Green-backed Camaroptera, European Pied Flycatcher, Double-spurred Spurfowl, Common Bulbul, Yellow-crowned Gonolek, Western Plantain-eater, Vinaceous Dove, African Green-Pigeon, African Gray Hornbill, Village Indigobird, African Thrush, Stone Partridge, Shikra, Black-billed Wood-Dove, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Senegal Coucal, Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat, Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher, Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Black-crowned Tchagra, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Great Blue Turaco, Yellow-mantled Widowbird, Klaas's Cuckoo, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Blue-bellied Roller, …
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White-faced Whistling-Duck
Western Cattle-Egret
Black-crowned Night Heron
Laughing Dove
Squacco Heron
Village Weaver
Little Egret
Great Egret
Little Swift
African Palm Swift
Eurasian Moorhen
Reed Cormorant
Rock Pigeon
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Western Yellow Wagtail
Common Sandpiper
House Sparrow
Western Marsh Harrier
Barn Swallow