Ethiopia bird checklist
840 bird species in 90 families have been recorded in Ethiopia, according to eBird; about 588 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 Ethiopia right now
1Barn Swallow
2Pied Crow
3Red-billed Firefinch
4Common Bulbul
5Black Kite
6European Bee-eater
7Speckled Pigeon
8Hooded Vulture
9Red-eyed Dove
10Common Swift
Ethiopia bird checklist
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Ostriches
- Common Ostrich
- Somali Ostrich
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- White-backed Duck
- Blue-winged Goose
- Knob-billed Duck
- Comb Duck
- Upland Goose
- Kelp Goose
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Spur-winged Goose
- African Pygmy-Goose
- Garganey
- Blue-billed Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- African Black Duck
- Yellow-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Cape Teal
- Red-billed Duck
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Southern Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Maccoa Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Vulturine Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Stone Partridge
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Crested Francolin
- Coqui Francolin
- Moorland Francolin
- Orange River Francolin
- Common Quail
- Harlequin Quail
- Chestnut-naped Spurfowl
- Erckel's Spurfowl
- Scaly Spurfowl
- Clapperton's Spurfowl
- Harwood's Spurfowl
- Yellow-necked Spurfowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Speckled Pigeon
- White-collared Pigeon
- Rameron Pigeon
- Lemon Dove
- European Turtle-Dove
- Dusky Turtle-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- White-winged Collared-Dove
- Mourning Collared-Dove
- Red-eyed Dove
- Ring-necked Dove
- Vinaceous Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
- Black-billed Wood-Dove
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
- Tambourine Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- Bruce's Green-Pigeon
- African Green-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
- Spotted Sandgrouse
- Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
- Black-faced Sandgrouse
- Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
- Four-banded Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Arabian Bustard
- Kori Bustard
- Heuglin's Bustard
- White-bellied Bustard
- Little Brown Bustard
- Buff-crested Bustard
- Black-bellied Bustard
- Hartlaub's Bustard
Turacos
- Bare-faced Go-away-bird
- White-bellied Go-away-bird
- Eastern Plantain-eater
- White-cheeked Turaco
- Prince Ruspoli's Turaco
Cuckoos
- Senegal Coucal
- Blue-headed Coucal
- White-browed Coucal
- Black Coucal
- Green Malkoha
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Levaillant's Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Dideric Cuckoo
- Klaas's Cuckoo
- African Emerald Cuckoo
- Black Cuckoo
- Red-chested Cuckoo
- African Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Standard-winged Nightjar
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Sombre Nightjar
- Egyptian Nightjar
- Nubian Nightjar
- Donaldson Smith's Nightjar
- Montane Nightjar
- Plain Nightjar
- Star-spotted Nightjar
- Freckled Nightjar
- Long-tailed Nightjar
- Slender-tailed Nightjar
Swifts
- Scarce Swift
- Alpine Swift
- Mottled Swift
- Common Swift
- Nyanza Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
- Horus Swift
- White-rumped Swift
- African Palm Swift
Flufftails
- Buff-spotted Flufftail
- Red-chested Flufftail
- White-winged Flufftail
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- African Rail
- Corn Crake
- African Crake
- Rouget's Rail
- Spotted Crake
- Lesser Moorhen
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Red-knobbed Coot
- Allen's Gallinule
- African Swamphen
- Black Crake
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Finfoots
- African Finfoot
Cranes
- Black Crowned-Crane
- Wattled Crane
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Spotted Thick-knee
- Water Thick-knee
- Eurasian Thick-knee
- Senegal Thick-knee
Egyptian Plover
- Egyptian Plover
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Three-banded Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Long-toed Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Black-headed Lapwing
- Black-winged Lapwing
- Crowned Lapwing
- Wattled Lapwing
- Spot-breasted Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kittlitz's Plover
- Kentish Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Lesser Jacana
- African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Great Snipe
- African Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Double-banded Courser
- Three-banded Courser
- Temminck's Courser
- Somali Courser
- Rock Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Gray-hooded Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- African Skimmer
- Little Tern
- Saunders's Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Storks
- African Openbill
- Black Stork
- Abdim's Stork
- African Woolly-necked Stork
- White Stork
- Saddle-billed Stork
- Marabou Stork
- Yellow-billed Stork
Anhingas
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Reed Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Northern Bald Ibis
- Hadada Ibis
- Wattled Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- African Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- 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
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Pink-backed Pelican
Secretarybird
- Secretarybird
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Scissor-tailed Kite
- Black-winged Kite
- African Harrier-Hawk
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- African Cuckoo-Hawk
- European Honey-buzzard
- White-headed Vulture
- Lappet-faced Vulture
- Hooded Vulture
- White-backed Vulture
- Rüppell's Griffon
- Eurasian Griffon
- Bateleur
- Western Banded Snake-Eagle
- Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
- Black-chested Snake-Eagle
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Brown Snake-Eagle
- Crowned Eagle
- Martial Eagle
- Long-crested Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Wahlberg's Eagle
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Verreaux's Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- African Hawk-Eagle
- Bat Hawk
- Gabar Goshawk
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk
- Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
- Lizard Buzzard
- African Goshawk
- Little Sparrowhawk
- Shikra
- Levant Sparrowhawk
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk
- Black Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- African Marsh Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- African Fish-Eagle
- Grasshopper Buzzard
- Red-necked Buzzard
- Augur Buzzard
- Mountain Buzzard
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- African Scops-Owl
- Northern White-faced Owl
- Grayish Eagle-Owl
- Cape Eagle-Owl
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
- Pel's Fishing-Owl
- Pearl-spotted Owlet
- Little Owl
- African Wood-Owl
- Abyssinian Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Marsh Owl
Mousebirds
- Speckled Mousebird
- Blue-naped Mousebird
Trogons
- Narina Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
- Green Woodhoopoe
- Violet Woodhoopoe
- Black-billed Woodhoopoe
- Black Scimitarbill
- Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Hornbills
- Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
- Crowned Hornbill
- Hemprich's Hornbill
- African Gray Hornbill
- Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
- Jackson's Hornbill
- Von der Decken's Hornbill
- Northern Red-billed Hornbill
- Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Red-throated Bee-eater
- Little Bee-eater
- Ethiopian Bee-eater
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
- Somali Bee-eater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- African Green Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Olive Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Half-collared Kingfisher
- Malachite Kingfisher
- African Pygmy Kingfisher
- Gray-headed Kingfisher
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher
- Striped Kingfisher
- Giant Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Abyssinian Roller
- Lilac-breasted Roller
- Purple Roller
- Broad-billed Roller
African Barbets
- Red-and-yellow Barbet
- Yellow-breasted Barbet
- D'Arnaud's Barbet
- Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
- Red-fronted Barbet
- Black-throated Barbet
- Banded Barbet
- Vieillot's Barbet
- Black-billed Barbet
- Double-toothed Barbet
Honeyguides
- Green-backed Honeybird
- Brown-backed Honeybird
- Lesser Honeyguide
- Scaly-throated Honeyguide
- Greater Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Red-throated Wryneck
- Bearded Woodpecker
- Abyssinian Woodpecker
- Cardinal Woodpecker
- Brown-backed Woodpecker
- African Gray Woodpecker
- Mountain Gray Woodpecker
- Green-backed Woodpecker
- Nubian Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Pygmy Falcon
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Greater Kestrel
- Fox Kestrel
- Gray Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Red-footed Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Eleonora's Falcon
- Sooty Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- African Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
- Taita Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Red-headed Lovebird
- Black-winged Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Meyer's Parrot
- Red-bellied Parrot
- Yellow-fronted Parrot
Cuckooshrikes
- Gray Cuckooshrike
- White-breasted Cuckooshrike
- Black Cuckooshrike
- Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- African Golden Oriole
- Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole
- African Black-headed Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye
- Gray-headed Batis
- Western Black-headed Batis
- Pygmy Batis
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- White-crested Helmetshrike
Bushshrikes and Allies
- Brubru
- Northern Puffback
- Pringle's Puffback
- Marsh Tchagra
- Black-crowned Tchagra
- Three-streaked Tchagra
- Red-naped Bushshrike
- Ethiopian Boubou
- Black-headed Gonolek
- Slate-colored Boubou
- Rosy-patched Bushshrike
- Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
- Gray-headed Bushshrike
Drongos
- Fork-tailed Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- African Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Gray-backed Fiscal
- Taita Fiscal
- Somali Fiscal
- Northern Fiscal
- Masked Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
- White-rumped Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Ethiopian Bushcrow
- Red-billed Chough
- House Crow
- Cape Crow
- Pied Crow
- Brown-necked Raven
- Somali Crow
- Fan-tailed Raven
- Thick-billed Raven
Hyliotas
- Yellow-bellied Hyliota
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- White-shouldered Black-Tit
- White-winged Black-Tit
- Somali Tit
- White-backed Black-Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Sennar Penduline-Tit
- Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark
- Desert Lark
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark
- Gillett's Lark
- Pink-breasted Lark
- Fawn-colored Lark
- Liben Lark
- White-tailed Lark
- Singing Bushlark
- Collared Lark
- Flappet Lark
- Red-winged Lark
- Kidepo Lark
- Masked Lark
- Short-tailed Lark
- Thekla's Lark
- Crested Lark
- Rufous-capped Lark
- Blanford's Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Somali Short-toed Lark
African Warblers
- Northern Crombec
- Short-billed Crombec
- Red-faced Crombec
- Somali Crombec
- Moustached Grass-Warbler
Cisticolas and Allies
- Yellow-vented Eremomela
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela
- Green-backed Eremomela
- Gray Wren-Warbler
- Green-backed Camaroptera
- Buff-bellied Warbler
- Yellow-breasted Apalis
- Graceful Prinia
- Tawny-flanked Prinia
- Pale Prinia
- Red-winged Prinia
- Red-fronted Prinia
- Red-faced Cisticola
- Singing Cisticola
- Boran Cisticola
- Rattling Cisticola
- Ashy Cisticola
- Red-pate Cisticola
- Ethiopian Cisticola
- Winding Cisticola
- Stout Cisticola
- Croaking Cisticola
- Siffling Cisticola
- Foxy Cisticola
- Tiny Cisticola
- Zitting Cisticola
- Desert Cisticola
- Pectoral-patch Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- African Yellow-Warbler
- Upcher's Warbler
- Olive-tree Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Basra Reed Warbler
- Lesser Swamp Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
- Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler
- Little Rush Warbler
- Highland Rush Warbler
Swallows
- White-headed Sawwing
- Black Sawwing
- Gray-rumped Swallow
- Banded Martin
- Plain Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Pale Crag-Martin
- Red-throated Crag-Martin
- White-tailed Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Red-chested Swallow
- Ethiopian Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- African Red-rumped Swallow
- Lesser Striped Swallow
- Rufous-chested Swallow
- Mosque Swallow
Bulbuls
- Pale-throated Greenbul
- Northern Brownbul
- Common Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Brown Woodland-Warbler
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Abyssinian Catbird
- African Hill Babbler
- Barred Warbler
- Banded Parisoma
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Brown Parisoma
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Menetries's Warbler
- Rüppell's Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Pale White-eye
- Abyssinian White-eye
- Ethiopian White-eye
- Kafa White-eye
- Northern Yellow White-eye
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Rufous Chatterer
- Scaly Chatterer
- Fulvous Chatterer
- Brown Babbler
- White-rumped Babbler
- Cretzschmar's Babbler
- Dusky Babbler
Spotted Creepers
- African Spotted Creeper
Oxpeckers
- Red-billed Oxpecker
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Starlings
- Wattled Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Violet-backed Starling
- Slender-billed Starling
- Red-winged Starling
- White-billed Starling
- Bristle-crowned Starling
- Somali Starling
- Magpie Starling
- Sharpe's Starling
- Stuhlmann's Starling
- Shelley's Starling
- Rüppell's Starling
- Splendid Starling
- Golden-breasted Starling
- Superb Starling
- Chestnut-bellied Starling
- White-crowned Starling
- Fischer's Starling
- Lesser Blue-eared Starling
- Greater Blue-eared Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Abyssinian Ground-Thrush
- Ethiopian Thrush
- African Bare-eyed Thrush
- Abyssinian Thrush
- African Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- African Dusky Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Gambaga Flycatcher
- African Gray Flycatcher
- Pale Flycatcher
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher
- Silverbird
- Northern Black-Flycatcher
- Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher
- Black Scrub-Robin
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- White-browed Scrub-Robin
- Rüppell's Robin-Chat
- White-browed Robin-Chat
- Red-capped Robin-Chat
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
- White-crowned Robin-Chat
- Spotted Morning-Thrush
- White-throated Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Little Rock-Thrush
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- White-winged Cliff-Chat
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- African Stonechat
- Moorland Chat
- Mocking Cliff-Chat
- Rüppell's Chat
- Northern Wheatear
- Rusty-breasted Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Heuglin's Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Cyprus Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- White-fronted Black-Chat
- Somali Wheatear
- Blackstart
- Familiar Chat
- Sombre Rock Chat
- Brown-tailed Chat
- White-crowned Wheatear
- Abyssinian Wheatear
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
- Collared Sunbird
- Pygmy Sunbird
- Nile Valley Sunbird
- Olive Sunbird
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird
- Hunter's Sunbird
- Tacazze Sunbird
- Malachite Sunbird
- Olive-bellied Sunbird
- Beautiful Sunbird
- Marico Sunbird
- Red-chested Sunbird
- Black-bellied Sunbird
- Purple-banded Sunbird
- Tsavo Sunbird
- Abyssinian Sunbird
- Variable Sunbird
- Copper Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
- Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
- White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
- Speckle-fronted Weaver
- White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
- Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
- Gray-capped Social-Weaver
- Black-capped Social-Weaver
- Red-headed Weaver
- Baglafecht Weaver
- Little Weaver
- Black-necked Weaver
- Spectacled Weaver
- Northern Masked-Weaver
- Lesser Masked-Weaver
- Vitelline Masked-Weaver
- Rüppell's Weaver
- Speke's Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Juba Weaver
- Black-headed Weaver
- Chestnut Weaver
- Compact Weaver
- Cardinal Quelea
- Red-headed Quelea
- Red-billed Quelea
- Northern Red Bishop
- Black-winged Bishop
- Black Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- Yellow Bishop
- White-winged Widowbird
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird
- Red-cowled Widowbird
- Fan-tailed Widowbird
- Grosbeak Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Gray-headed Silverbill
- Bronze Mannikin
- Magpie Mannikin
- Black-and-white Mannikin
- African Silverbill
- Yellow-bellied Waxbill
- Green-backed Twinspot
- Abyssinian Crimsonwing
- Black-cheeked Waxbill
- Fawn-breasted Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill
- Quailfinch
- Cut-throat
- Zebra Waxbill
- Purple Grenadier
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
- Blue-capped Cordonbleu
- Green-winged Pytilia
- Orange-winged Pytilia
- Red-billed Pytilia
- Red-billed Firefinch
- African Firefinch
- Jameson's Firefinch
- Bar-breasted Firefinch
- Black-faced Firefinch
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Sahel Paradise-Whydah
- Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah
- Eastern Paradise-Whydah
- Steel-blue Whydah
- Straw-tailed Whydah
- Village Indigobird
- Wilson's Indigobird
- Barka Indigobird
- Parasitic Weaver
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Somali Sparrow
- Shelley's Rufous Sparrow
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
- Swainson's Sparrow
- Parrot-billed Sparrow
- Sudan Golden Sparrow
- Chestnut Sparrow
- Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow
- Sahel Bush Sparrow
- Pale Rockfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Mountain Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- African Pied Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- African Pipit
- Long-billed Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Plain-backed Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Bush Pipit
- Golden Pipit
- Abyssinian Longclaw
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Trumpeter Finch
- White-rumped Seedeater
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- African Citril
- Southern Citril
- Reichenow's Seedeater
- Yellow-rumped Serin
- White-bellied Canary
- Yellow-throated Serin
- Salvadori's Serin
- Northern Grosbeak-Canary
- Streaky Seedeater
- Stripe-breasted Seedeater
- Brown-rumped Seedeater
- Ankober Serin
- Yellow-crowned Canary
- Ethiopian Siskin
Old World Buntings
- Brown-rumped Bunting
- Cinereous Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Cretzschmar's Bunting
- Golden-breasted Bunting
- Somali Bunting
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
- Gosling's Bunting
- Striolated Bunting
Most common birds in Ethiopia
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 Ethiopia’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied CrowCorvus albus
- Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
- Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
- Common SwiftApus apus
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
- Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
- Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
- Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
- Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
- Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
Largest bird families in Ethiopia
Among its regular birds.
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites43
- Weavers and Allies34
- Old World Flycatchers32
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl21
- Pigeons and Doves20
- Cisticolas and Allies19
- Swallows17
- Waxbills and Allies17
Reported in the last 30 days
533 species reported to eBird in Ethiopia in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Pied Crow, African Citril, Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird, Tacazze Sunbird, Ethiopian Boubou, Red-capped Robin-Chat, Blue-spotted Wood-Dove, Red-billed Firefinch, Variable Sunbird, Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole, Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Common Bulbul, Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Eurasian Wryneck, Stuhlmann's Starling, Abyssinian White-eye, Western Black-headed Batis, Green-backed Camaroptera, Willow Warbler, Northern Fiscal, Northern Puffback, Red-backed Shrike, African Red-rumped Swallow, Red-eyed Dove, African Harrier-Hawk, Lesser Honeyguide, Speckled Mousebird, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Nyanza Swift, Hooded Vulture, Ethiopian White-eye, Baglafecht Weaver, Rüppell's Robin-Chat, Abyssinian Catbird, Black Kite, Wattled Ibis, Dusky Turtle-Dove, Village Indigobird, Brown-rumped Seedeater, …
Get to know some of them
Rock Pigeon
African Palm Swift
Village Weaver
Bronze Mannikin
Western Cattle-Egret
Gray Heron
Little Grebe
Ruff
Great Cormorant
Wire-tailed Swallow
Whiskered Tern
Great Egret
Little Stint
Wood Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Western Yellow Wagtail
Glossy Ibis
Common Greenshank
Laughing Dove