Gabon bird checklist
653 bird species in 97 families have been recorded in Gabon, according to eBird; about 463 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 Gabon right now
1Rock Pigeon
2Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
3Bronze Mannikin
4Common Swift
5Western Cattle-Egret
6African Thrush
7Splendid Starling
8Little Swift
9Common Bulbul
10Lesser Striped Swallow
Gabon bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Knob-billed Duck
- Hartlaub's Duck
- Spur-winged Goose
- African Pygmy-Goose
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Black Guineafowl
- Plumed Guineafowl
- Western Crested Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Latham's Francolin
- Coqui Francolin
- Finsch's Francolin
- Blue Quail
- Scaly Spurfowl
- Red-necked Spurfowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Afep Pigeon
- Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
- Lemon Dove
- European Turtle-Dove
- Red-eyed Dove
- Ring-necked Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
- Tambourine Dove
- Blue-headed Wood-Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- African Green-Pigeon
Bustards
- Denham's Bustard
- White-bellied Bustard
- Black-bellied Bustard
Turacos
- Great Blue Turaco
- Ross's Turaco
- Yellow-billed Turaco
- Guinea Turaco
Cuckoos
- Gabon 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
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Brown Nightjar
- Pennant-winged Nightjar
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Fiery-necked Nightjar
- Swamp Nightjar
- Freckled Nightjar
- Bates's Nightjar
- Long-tailed Nightjar
- Square-tailed Nightjar
Swifts
- Mottled Spinetail
- Black Spinetail
- Sabine's Spinetail
- Cassin's Spinetail
- Bat-like Spinetail
- Alpine Swift
- Mottled Swift
- Common Swift
- African Swift
- Little Swift
- Horus Swift
- White-rumped Swift
- Bates's Swift
- African Palm Swift
Flufftails
- White-spotted Flufftail
- Buff-spotted Flufftail
- Red-chested Flufftail
- Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- African Crake
- Gray-throated Rail
- Lesser Moorhen
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Allen's Gallinule
- Nkulengu Rail
- Striped Crake
- Black Crake
Finfoots
- African Finfoot
Thick-knees
- Spotted Thick-knee
- Water Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Forbes's Plover
- Three-banded Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- White-crowned Lapwing
- Senegal Lapwing
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kittlitz's Plover
- White-fronted Plover
- Kentish Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail
- Black-rumped Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Bronze-winged Courser
- Temminck's Courser
- Rock Pratincole
- Gray Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Sabine's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Gray-hooded Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- African Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Little Tern
- Damara Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- West African Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Sooty Shearwater
Storks
- African Openbill
- Abdim's Stork
- African Woolly-necked Stork
- White Stork
- Saddle-billed Stork
- Marabou Stork
- Yellow-billed Stork
Frigatebirds
- Ascension Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Brown Booby
Anhingas
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Reed Cormorant
- Cape Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Olive Ibis
- Spot-breasted Ibis
- Hadada Ibis
- African Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- White-crested Tiger-Heron
- 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
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- African Harrier-Hawk
- Palm-nut Vulture
- African Cuckoo-Hawk
- European Honey-buzzard
- White-headed Vulture
- White-backed Vulture
- Bateleur
- Congo Snake-Eagle
- Black-chested Snake-Eagle
- Brown Snake-Eagle
- Crowned Eagle
- Long-crested Eagle
- Wahlberg's Eagle
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
- Bat Hawk
- Gabar Goshawk
- Long-tailed Hawk
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk
- 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
- African Grass-Owl
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Sandy Scops-Owl
- Southern White-faced Owl
- Maned Owl
- Spotted Eagle-Owl
- Fraser's Eagle-Owl
- Akun Eagle-Owl
- Shelley's Eagle-Owl
- Pel's Fishing-Owl
- Vermiculated Fishing-Owl
- Red-chested Owlet
- Sjöstedt's Owlet
- African Wood-Owl
- Marsh Owl
Mousebirds
- Speckled Mousebird
Trogons
- Narina Trogon
- Bare-cheeked Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
- Black Scimitarbill
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-headed Bee-eater
- White-fronted Bee-eater
- Little Bee-eater
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater
- Black-headed Bee-eater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked 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
- Gray-headed Kingfisher
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher
- Brown-hooded Kingfisher
- Striped Kingfisher
- Giant Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Lilac-breasted Roller
- 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-fronted Tinkerbird
- Yellow-spotted Barbet
- Hairy-breasted Barbet
- Black-backed Barbet
- Double-toothed Barbet
Honeyguides
- Cassin's Honeybird
- Zenker's Honeyguide
- Willcocks's Honeyguide
- Least Honeyguide
- Lesser Honeyguide
- Spotted Honeyguide
- Greater Honeyguide
- Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Red-throated Wryneck
- African Piculet
- Golden-crowned Woodpecker
- Gabon Woodpecker
- Elliot's Woodpecker
- Cardinal Woodpecker
- African Gray Woodpecker
- Brown-eared Woodpecker
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker
- Green-backed Woodpecker
- Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Gray Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- African Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Black-collared Lovebird
- Red-headed Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Red-fronted Parrot
African and Green Broadbills
- African Broadbill
- Gray-headed Broadbill
- Rufous-sided Broadbill
Pittas
- African Pitta
- Green-breasted Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- Oriole Cuckooshrike
- Petit's 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
- Chestnut Wattle-eye
- White-spotted Wattle-eye
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye
- Black-necked Wattle-eye
- Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
- Chinspot Batis
- Western Black-headed Batis
- Verreaux's Batis
- West African Batis
- Angola Batis
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike
- African Shrike-flycatcher
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bushshrikes and Allies
- Northern Puffback
- Red-eyed Puffback
- Pink-footed Puffback
- Sabine's Puffback
- Marsh Tchagra
- Black-crowned Tchagra
- Brown-crowned Tchagra
- Lühder's Bushshrike
- Gabon Boubou
- Lowland Sooty Boubou
- Four-colored Bushshrike
- Gray-green Bushshrike
- Many-colored Bushshrike
- Fiery-breasted Bushshrike
Drongos
- Sharpe's Drongo
- Shining Drongo
- Fork-tailed Drongo
- Velvet-mantled Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher
- Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
- Rufous-vented Paradise-Flycatcher
- Bates's Paradise-Flycatcher
- African Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Mackinnon's Shrike
- Northern Fiscal
- Souza's Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Pied Crow
Rockfowl
- Gray-necked Rockfowl
Hyliotas
- Yellow-bellied Hyliota
- Violet-backed Hyliota
Fairy Flycatchers
- African Blue Flycatcher
- Dusky Crested Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- White-winged Black-Tit
- Dusky Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Forest Penduline-Tit
- African Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Flappet Lark
- Plains Lark
Nicators
- Western Nicator
- Yellow-throated Nicator
African Warblers
- Green Crombec
- Lemon-bellied Crombec
- Red-capped Crombec
- Moustached Grass-Warbler
- Yellow Longbill
- Gray Longbill
Cisticolas and Allies
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela
- Green-capped Eremomela
- Rufous-crowned Eremomela
- White-chinned Prinia
- Green-backed Camaroptera
- Yellow-browed Camaroptera
- Olive-green Camaroptera
- Black-capped Apalis
- Black-throated Apalis
- Masked Apalis
- Yellow-breasted Apalis
- Buff-throated Apalis
- Gosling's Apalis
- Tawny-flanked Prinia
- Banded Prinia
- Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
- Red-faced Cisticola
- Whistling Cisticola
- Chattering Cisticola
- Rattling Cisticola
- Tinkling Cisticola
- Winding Cisticola
- Croaking Cisticola
- Piping Cisticola
- Siffling Cisticola
- Zitting Cisticola
- Dambo Cisticola
- Pectoral-patch Cisticola
- Pale-crowned Cisticola
- Wing-snapping Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Icterine Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Greater Swamp Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Fan-tailed Grassbird
- Dja River Swamp Warbler
Swallows
- African River Martin
- Square-tailed Sawwing
- Black Sawwing
- Gray-rumped Swallow
- Banded Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Red-throated Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Red-chested Swallow
- Ethiopian Swallow
- Angola Swallow
- White-throated Blue Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Forest Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- Lesser Striped Swallow
- Rufous-chested Swallow
- Mosque Swallow
- Red-throated Swallow
- Preuss's Swallow
- South African Swallow
Bulbuls
- Slender-billed Greenbul
- Golden Greenbul
- Black-collared Bulbul
- Red-tailed Bristlebill
- Yellow-lored Bristlebill
- Pale-throated Greenbul
- Spotted Greenbul
- Swamp Greenbul
- Yellow-necked Greenbul
- Simple Greenbul
- Honeyguide Greenbul
- Sjöstedt's 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
- Leaf-love
- Common Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Uganda Woodland-Warbler
Hylias
- Green Hylia
- Tit-hylia
Yellow Flycatchers
- Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Garden Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Forest White-eye
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Brown Illadopsis
- Pale-breasted Illadopsis
- Blackcap Illadopsis
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Arrow-marked Babbler
Oxpeckers
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Starlings
- Wattled Starling
- Violet-backed Starling
- Chestnut-winged 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
- Crossley's Ground-Thrush
- African Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Little Flycatcher
- Yellow-footed Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Cassin's Flycatcher
- Sooty Flycatcher
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher
- Pale Flycatcher
- White-browed Forest-Flycatcher
- African Forest-Flycatcher
- Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher
- Olivaceous Flycatcher
- Ashy Flycatcher
- Fire-crested Alethe
- White-browed Scrub-Robin
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
- White-browed Robin-Chat
- Red-capped Robin-Chat
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
- Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush
- Brown-chested Alethe
- Olive-backed Forest Robin
- Orange-breasted Forest Robin
- Yellow-breasted Forest Robin
- Lowland Akalat
- African Stonechat
- Sooty Chat
- Congo Moor Chat
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Fraser's Sunbird
- Mouse-brown Sunbird
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird
- Violet-tailed Sunbird
- Little Green Sunbird
- Gray-chinned Sunbird
- Collared Sunbird
- Reichenbach's Sunbird
- Green-headed Sunbird
- Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
- Olive Sunbird
- Carmelite Sunbird
- Green-throated Sunbird
- Amethyst Sunbird
- Olive-bellied Sunbird
- Tiny Sunbird
- Purple-banded Sunbird
- Orange-tufted Sunbird
- Splendid Sunbird
- Johanna's Sunbird
- Superb Sunbird
- Variable Sunbird
- Bates's Sunbird
- Copper Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- Red-crowned Malimbe
- Black-throated Malimbe
- Rachel's Malimbe
- Red-bellied Malimbe
- Blue-billed Malimbe
- Crested Malimbe
- Red-headed Malimbe
- Black-chinned Weaver
- Slender-billed Weaver
- Loango Weaver
- Black-necked Weaver
- Spectacled Weaver
- Holub's Golden-Weaver
- Orange Weaver
- Lesser Masked-Weaver
- Vieillot's Black Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Yellow-mantled Weaver
- Maxwell's Black Weaver
- Dark-backed Weaver
- Brown-capped Weaver
- Yellow-capped Weaver
- Preuss's Weaver
- Compact Weaver
- Red-headed Quelea
- Red-billed Quelea
- Black-winged Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird
- Red-collared Widowbird
- Marsh Widowbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Bronze Mannikin
- Magpie Mannikin
- Black-and-white Mannikin
- Green-backed Twinspot
- Woodhouse's Antpecker
- White-breasted Nigrita
- Chestnut-breasted Nigrita
- Gray-headed Nigrita
- Pale-fronted Nigrita
- Black-tailed Waxbill
- Black-crowned Waxbill
- Black-headed Waxbill
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Fawn-breasted Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Quailfinch
- Locustfinch
- Zebra Waxbill
- Western Bluebill
- Black-bellied Seedcracker
- Green-winged Pytilia
- African Firefinch
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Parasitic Weaver
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
- Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Mountain Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- African Pied Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Woodland Pipit
- Long-billed Pipit
- Plain-backed Pipit
- Long-legged Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Short-tailed Pipit
- Yellow-throated Longclaw
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Black-faced Canary
- Black-throated Canary
Old World Buntings
- Cabanis's Bunting
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Most common birds in Gabon
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 Gabon’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
- Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
- Common SwiftApus apus
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- African ThrushTurdus pelios
- Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
- European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Swamp GreenbulThescelocichla leucopleura
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
Largest bird families in Gabon
Among its regular birds.
- Cisticolas and Allies24
- Bulbuls23
- Weavers and Allies22
- Sunbirds and Spiderhunters20
- Old World Flycatchers20
- Swallows18
- Waxbills and Allies16
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites16
Reported in the last 30 days
432 species reported to eBird in Gabon in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow, Klaas's Cuckoo, African Thrush, Green-backed Camaroptera, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Speckled Tinkerbird, Chattering Cisticola, Congo Pied Hornbill, Gray Parrot, Splendid Starling, Bronze Mannikin, Senegal Coucal, Woodland Kingfisher, Rock Pigeon, Black Sawwing, Blue-throated Brown Sunbird, Black-headed Bee-eater, Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Common Bulbul, Afep Pigeon, Yellow-billed Turaco, Lesser Striped Swallow, Red-throated Swallow, Gray-chinned Sunbird, Many-colored Bushshrike, Swamp Greenbul, Western Black-headed Oriole, Common Swift, European Bee-eater, Little Swift, Red-eyed Dove, Reichenbach's Sunbird, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Double-toothed Barbet, African Palm Swift, Blue-headed Coucal, Ethiopian Swallow, Village Weaver, Eurasian Moorhen, Western Cattle-Egret, …
Get to know some of them
Village Weaver
Red-eyed Dove
Little Egret
African Palm Swift
Common Tern
Barn Swallow
Common Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
Eurasian Moorhen
Sanderling
Black Tern
Sandwich Tern
Caspian Tern
Great Egret
Bar-tailed Godwit
House Sparrow
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Wood Sandpiper
Pied Crow