Equatorial Guinea bird checklist
422 bird species in 81 families have been recorded in Equatorial Guinea, according to eBird; about 293 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
Common birds in Equatorial Guinea
1Barn Swallow
2Western Cattle-Egret
3Little Swift
4Bronze Mannikin
5Village Weaver
6Pied Crow
7Rock Pigeon
8Splendid Starling
9African Green-Pigeon
10Black-and-white Mannikin
Equatorial Guinea bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Hartlaub's Duck
- Muscovy Duck
- African Pygmy-Goose
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Plumed Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Latham's Francolin
- Scaly Spurfowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Afep Pigeon
- Cameroon Pigeon
- Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
- Lemon Dove
- Red-eyed Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
- Tambourine Dove
- Blue-headed Wood-Dove
- African Green-Pigeon
Turacos
- Great Blue Turaco
- Yellow-billed Turaco
- Guinea Turaco
Cuckoos
- Gabon Coucal
- Black-throated Coucal
- Blue-headed Coucal
- Blue Malkoha
- Levaillant's Cuckoo
- Pied 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
Nightjars and Allies
- Brown Nightjar
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Square-tailed Nightjar
Swifts
- Mottled Spinetail
- Sabine's Spinetail
- Cassin's Spinetail
- Scarce Swift
- Common Swift
- African Swift
- Little Swift
- Bates's Swift
- African Palm Swift
Flufftails
- White-spotted Flufftail
- Buff-spotted Flufftail
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- African Crake
- Gray-throated Rail
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Allen's Gallinule
- Nkulengu Rail
- Black Crake
Finfoots
- African Finfoot
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Forbes's Plover
- White-fronted Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Common Snipe
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Greenshank
- Sanderling
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Gray Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- African Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Black Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- West African Crested Tern
Grebes
- Little Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Storks
- African Openbill
- African Woolly-necked Stork
- Yellow-billed Stork
Anhingas
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Reed Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- African Sacred Ibis
- Spot-breasted Ibis
- Hadada Ibis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- White-crested Tiger-Heron
- Dwarf Bittern
- Black-crowned Night 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
Hamerkop
- Hamerkop
Pelicans
- Pink-backed Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- African Harrier-Hawk
- Palm-nut Vulture
- African Cuckoo-Hawk
- European Honey-buzzard
- Congo Snake-Eagle
- Crowned Eagle
- Long-crested Eagle
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
- Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
- Bat Hawk
- Long-tailed Hawk
- Lizard Buzzard
- African Goshawk
- Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk
- Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
- Black Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Black Kite
- African Fish-Eagle
- Red-necked Buzzard
- Common Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- African Scops-Owl
- Maned Owl
- Fraser's Eagle-Owl
- Akun Eagle-Owl
- Shelley's Eagle-Owl
- Pel's Fishing-Owl
- Vermiculated Fishing-Owl
- Sjöstedt's Owlet
- African Wood-Owl
Mousebirds
- Speckled Mousebird
Trogons
- Narina Trogon
- Bare-cheeked Trogon
- Bar-tailed Trogon
Hornbills
- Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
- Congo Pied Hornbill
- Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill
- Western Dwarf Hornbill
- Black-casqued Hornbill
- Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
- White-thighed Hornbill
- Piping Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Black Bee-eater
- Blue-moustached Bee-eater
- Blue-headed Bee-eater
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Rosy Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Shining-blue Kingfisher
- Malachite Kingfisher
- White-bellied Kingfisher
- African Pygmy Kingfisher
- African Dwarf Kingfisher
- Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher
- Giant Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- Broad-billed Roller
- Blue-throated Roller
African Barbets
- Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
- Gray-throated Barbet
- Bristle-nosed Barbet
- Naked-faced Barbet
- Speckled Tinkerbird
- Red-rumped Tinkerbird
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
- Yellow-spotted Barbet
- Hairy-breasted Barbet
Honeyguides
- Cassin's Honeybird
- Zenker's Honeyguide
- Willcocks's Honeyguide
- Least Honeyguide
- Lesser Honeyguide
- Spotted Honeyguide
- Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- African Piculet
- Gabon Woodpecker
- Elliot's Woodpecker
- Cardinal Woodpecker
- Brown-eared Woodpecker
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker
- Green-backed Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- African Hobby
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Red-headed Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Red-fronted Parrot
African and Green Broadbills
- Gray-headed Broadbill
- Rufous-sided Broadbill
Cuckooshrikes
- Gray Cuckooshrike
- Purple-throated Cuckooshrike
- Blue Cuckooshrike
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- Western Black-headed Oriole
- Black-winged Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises
- Chestnut Wattle-eye
- White-spotted Wattle-eye
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye
- Black-necked Wattle-eye
- Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
- Verreaux's Batis
- Bioko Batis
- West African Batis
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike
- African Shrike-flycatcher
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bushshrikes and Allies
- Red-eyed Puffback
- Pink-footed Puffback
- Sabine's Puffback
- Brown-crowned Tchagra
- Lühder's Bushshrike
- Gabon Boubou
- Lowland Sooty Boubou
- Western Boubou
- Gray-green Bushshrike
- Many-colored Bushshrike
- Fiery-breasted Bushshrike
Drongos
- Sharpe's Drongo
- Shining Drongo
- Velvet-mantled Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher
- Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
- Rufous-vented Paradise-Flycatcher
- African Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Mackinnon's Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Pied Crow
Rockfowl
- Gray-necked Rockfowl
Hyliotas
- Violet-backed Hyliota
Fairy Flycatchers
- African Blue Flycatcher
- Dusky Crested Flycatcher
- White-bellied Crested Flycatcher
Penduline-Tits
- Forest Penduline-Tit
Nicators
- Western Nicator
- Yellow-throated Nicator
African Warblers
- Green Crombec
- Lemon-bellied Crombec
- Yellow Longbill
- Gray Longbill
Cisticolas and Allies
- Rufous-crowned Eremomela
- White-chinned Prinia
- Green Longtail
- White-tailed Warbler
- Green-backed Camaroptera
- Yellow-browed Camaroptera
- Olive-green Camaroptera
- Black-capped Apalis
- Yellow-breasted Apalis
- Buff-throated Apalis
- Gray Apalis
- Banded Prinia
- Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
- Chattering Cisticola
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Greater Swamp Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Evergreen-forest Warbler
Swallows
- Square-tailed Sawwing
- Mountain Sawwing
- Black Sawwing
- Gray-rumped Swallow
- Red-throated Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Red-chested Swallow
- Ethiopian Swallow
- White-throated Blue Swallow
- Forest Swallow
- African Red-rumped Swallow
- Lesser Striped Swallow
- Rufous-chested Swallow
- Mosque Swallow
- Preuss's Swallow
Bulbuls
- Slender-billed Greenbul
- Golden Greenbul
- Red-tailed Bristlebill
- Yellow-lored Bristlebill
- Pale-throated Greenbul
- Spotted Greenbul
- Swamp Greenbul
- Yellow-necked Greenbul
- Simple Greenbul
- Honeyguide Greenbul
- Sjöstedt's Greenbul
- Western Mountain Greenbul
- Eastern Bearded-Greenbul
- Red-tailed Greenbul
- White-bearded Greenbul
- Little Greenbul
- Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
- Plain Greenbul
- Gray Greenbul
- Ansorge's Greenbul
- White-throated Greenbul
- Xavier's Greenbul
- Icterine Greenbul
- Cameroon Olive-Greenbul
- Common Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Black-capped Woodland-Warbler
- Uganda Woodland-Warbler
Hylias
- Green Hylia
- Tit-hylia
Yellow Flycatchers
- Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Garden Warbler
- African Hill Babbler
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Forest White-eye
- Bioko Speirops
- Annobon White-eye
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Brown Illadopsis
- Pale-breasted Illadopsis
- Blackcap Illadopsis
Starlings
- Chestnut-winged Starling
- Waller's Starling
- Narrow-tailed Starling
- Purple-headed Starling
- Splendid Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush
- Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
- White-tailed Ant-Thrush
- Black-eared Ground-Thrush
- Gray Ground-Thrush
- African Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- African Dusky Flycatcher
- Little Flycatcher
- Yellow-footed Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Cassin's Flycatcher
- Sooty Flycatcher
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher
- White-browed Forest-Flycatcher
- African Forest-Flycatcher
- Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher
- Olivaceous Flycatcher
- Ashy Flycatcher
- Fire-crested Alethe
- White-bellied Robin-Chat
- Brown-chested Alethe
- Orange-breasted Forest Robin
- Short-tailed Akalat
- Lowland Akalat
- African Stonechat
Dapple-throat and Allies
- Gray-chested Babbler
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Fraser's Sunbird
- Mouse-brown Sunbird
- Violet-tailed Sunbird
- Little Green Sunbird
- Gray-chinned Sunbird
- Collared Sunbird
- Reichenbach's Sunbird
- Green-headed Sunbird
- Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
- Cameroon Sunbird
- Olive Sunbird
- Carmelite Sunbird
- Green-throated Sunbird
- Olive-bellied Sunbird
- Tiny Sunbird
- Northern Double-collared Sunbird
- Johanna's Sunbird
- Superb Sunbird
- Ursula's Sunbird
- Bates's Sunbird
- Copper Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- Black-throated Malimbe
- Rachel's Malimbe
- Red-bellied Malimbe
- Blue-billed Malimbe
- Crested Malimbe
- Red-headed Malimbe
- Olive-naped Weaver
- Black-necked Weaver
- Spectacled Weaver
- Black-billed Weaver
- Vieillot's Black Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Yellow-mantled Weaver
- Maxwell's Black Weaver
- Dark-backed Weaver
- Brown-capped Weaver
- Red-headed Quelea
- Yellow Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Bronze Mannikin
- Magpie Mannikin
- Black-and-white Mannikin
- Shelley's Oliveback
- Green-backed Twinspot
- Red-faced Crimsonwing
- Woodhouse's Antpecker
- White-breasted Nigrita
- Chestnut-breasted Nigrita
- Gray-headed Nigrita
- Pale-fronted Nigrita
- Black-crowned Waxbill
- Black-headed Waxbill
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Western Bluebill
- Black-bellied Seedcracker
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Mountain Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- African Pied Wagtail
- Long-legged Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Oriole Finch
- Yellow-fronted Canary
Most common birds in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea’s regular birds, ranked by how widespread they are. Recent sightings for Equatorial Guinea aren’t in our data yet.
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- Pied CrowCorvus albus
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
- African Green-PigeonTreron calvus
- Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
- Common SwiftApus apus
- Preuss's SwallowPetrochelidon preussi
- Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
- Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda
- African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
- Square-tailed SawwingPsalidoprocne nitens
- Piping HornbillBycanistes fistulator
Largest bird families in Equatorial Guinea
Among its regular birds.
- Bulbuls21
- Waxbills and Allies17
- Sunbirds and Spiderhunters15
- Old World Flycatchers15
- Cuckoos13
- Swallows12
- Weavers and Allies12
- Cisticolas and Allies12
Get to know some of them
Reed Cormorant
African Palm Swift
Black Kite
Common Bulbul
Red-eyed Dove
Common Sandpiper
Western Yellow Wagtail
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Wood Sandpiper
Gray Heron
Common Greenshank
Marsh Sandpiper
House Sparrow
Sandwich Tern
Great Egret
Green Sandpiper