Liberia bird checklist
489 bird species in 87 families have been recorded in Liberia, according to eBird; about 308 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 Liberia right now
1Pied Crow
2African Palm Swift
3Black-and-white Mannikin
4Collared Sunbird
5Village Weaver
6Olive-bellied Sunbird
7Common Bulbul
8Square-tailed Sawwing
9Senegal Coucal
10Bronze Mannikin
Liberia bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Hartlaub's Duck
- Spur-winged Goose
- African Pygmy-Goose
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Western Crested Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Latham's Francolin
- Ahanta Spurfowl
- Double-spurred Spurfowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Afep Pigeon
- Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
- Lemon Dove
- Red-eyed Dove
- Vinaceous Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Black-billed Wood-Dove
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
- Tambourine Dove
- Blue-headed Wood-Dove
- African Green-Pigeon
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
- Dideric Cuckoo
- Klaas's 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
- Standard-winged Nightjar
- Swamp Nightjar
- Plain Nightjar
- Long-tailed Nightjar
Swifts
- Mottled Spinetail
- Black Spinetail
- Sabine's Spinetail
- Cassin's Spinetail
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Little Swift
- White-rumped Swift
- Bates's Swift
- African Palm Swift
Flufftails
- White-spotted Flufftail
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- African Crake
- Lesser Moorhen
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Allen's Gallinule
- African Swamphen
- Nkulengu Rail
- Black Crake
Finfoots
- African Finfoot
Thick-knees
- Water Thick-knee
- Senegal Thick-knee
Egyptian Plover
- Egyptian Plover
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Forbes's Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- White-crowned Lapwing
- Senegal Lapwing
- Wattled Lapwing
- White-fronted Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Common Snipe
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Little Stint
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Rock Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- 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
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Storks
- African Openbill
- African Woolly-necked Stork
- Yellow-billed Stork
Anhingas
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Reed Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- 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
- Little Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Yellow-billed Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
- Black-headed Heron
Hamerkop
- Hamerkop
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- African Harrier-Hawk
- Palm-nut Vulture
- African Cuckoo-Hawk
- European Honey-buzzard
- Hooded Vulture
- Congo Snake-Eagle
- Brown Snake-Eagle
- Crowned Eagle
- Long-crested Eagle
- Wahlberg's Eagle
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
- Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
- Bat Hawk
- Long-tailed Hawk
- Lizard Buzzard
- African Goshawk
- Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
- Shikra
- Black Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- African Fish-Eagle
- Grasshopper Buzzard
- Red-necked Buzzard
- Common Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- African Scops-Owl
- Northern White-faced Owl
- Grayish Eagle-Owl
- Fraser's Eagle-Owl
- Akun Eagle-Owl
- Rufous Fishing-Owl
- Red-chested Owlet
- African Barred Owlet
- African Wood-Owl
Trogons
- Narina Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
- Forest Scimitarbill
Hornbills
- Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
- West African Pied Hornbill
- African Gray Hornbill
- Western Long-tailed Hornbill
- Western Dwarf Hornbill
- Yellow-casqued Hornbill
- Black-casqued Hornbill
- Brown-cheeked Hornbill
- Piping Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Black Bee-eater
- Blue-moustached Bee-eater
- Little Bee-eater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European 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
- Abyssinian 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
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
- African Gray Woodpecker
- Brown-eared Woodpecker
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker
- Green-backed Woodpecker
- Fine-spotted Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Gray Kestrel
- African Hobby
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Black-collared Lovebird
- Red-headed Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Timneh Parrot
- Red-fronted Parrot
- Senegal Parrot
African and Green Broadbills
- African Broadbill
- Rufous-sided Broadbill
Cuckooshrikes
- Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike
- Purple-throated Cuckooshrike
- Blue Cuckooshrike
Old World Orioles
- African Golden Oriole
- Western Black-headed Oriole
- Black-winged Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises
- West African Wattle-eye
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye
- Red-cheeked Wattle-eye
- Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
- Senegal Batis
- West African Batis
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- Red-billed Helmetshrike
- African Shrike-flycatcher
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bushshrikes and Allies
- Northern Puffback
- Sabine's Puffback
- Marsh Tchagra
- Black-crowned Tchagra
- Brown-crowned Tchagra
- Tropical Boubou
- Lowland Sooty Boubou
- Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
- Many-colored Bushshrike
- Fiery-breasted 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
- Northern Fiscal
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Pied Crow
Rockfowl
- White-necked Rockfowl
Hyliotas
- Violet-backed Hyliota
Fairy Flycatchers
- African Blue Flycatcher
- Dusky Crested Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Dusky Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Forest Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Rufous-rumped Lark
Nicators
- Western Nicator
African Warblers
- Green Crombec
- Lemon-bellied 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
- Sharpe's Apalis
- Tawny-flanked Prinia
- Red-winged Prinia
- Oriole Warbler
- Red-faced Cisticola
- Singing Cisticola
- Whistling Cisticola
- Chattering Cisticola
- Rock-loving Cisticola
- Winding Cisticola
- Croaking Cisticola
- Siffling Cisticola
- Black-backed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Melodious Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Swallows
- Square-tailed Sawwing
- Fanti Sawwing
- Bank Swallow
- Red-throated Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Ethiopian Swallow
- White-throated Blue Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- African Red-rumped Swallow
- Lesser Striped Swallow
- Rufous-chested Swallow
- Preuss's Swallow
Bulbuls
- Slender-billed Greenbul
- Golden Greenbul
- Red-tailed Bristlebill
- Green-tailed Bristlebill
- Gray-headed Bristlebill
- 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
- Common Chiffchaff
Hylias
- Green Hylia
- Tit-hylia
Yellow Flycatchers
- Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Garden 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
- Blackcap Babbler
Oxpeckers
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Starlings
- Violet-backed Starling
- Chestnut-winged Starling
- Narrow-tailed Starling
- Copper-tailed Starling
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling
- Splendid Starling
- Lesser Blue-eared Starling
- Purple Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Finsch's Flycatcher-Thrush
- White-tailed Ant-Thrush
- African Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Little Flycatcher
- Spotted 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
- White-tailed Alethe
- Forest Scrub-Robin
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
- Brown-chested Alethe
- Orange-breasted Forest Robin
- Gray-winged Robin-Chat
- Common Nightingale
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Whinchat
- African Stonechat
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Fraser's Sunbird
- Mouse-brown Sunbird
- Little Green Sunbird
- Yellow-chinned Sunbird
- Collared 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
- Splendid Sunbird
- Johanna's Sunbird
- Superb Sunbird
- Variable Sunbird
- Bates's Sunbird
- Copper Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- Gola Malimbe
- Red-vented Malimbe
- Blue-billed Malimbe
- Crested Malimbe
- Red-headed Malimbe
- 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-mantled Widowbird
- Red-collared Widowbird
- Grosbeak Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Bronze Mannikin
- Magpie Mannikin
- Black-and-white Mannikin
- Green-backed Twinspot
- Red-fronted Antpecker
- White-breasted Nigrita
- Chestnut-breasted Nigrita
- Gray-headed Nigrita
- Gray-headed Oliveback
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Quailfinch
- Zebra Waxbill
- Western Bluebill
- Crimson Seedcracker
- Red-billed Firefinch
- African Firefinch
- Black-bellied Firefinch
- Bar-breasted Firefinch
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Village Indigobird
- Cameroon Indigobird
- Dusky Indigobird
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Mountain Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- African Pied Wagtail
- Long-billed Pipit
- Plain-backed Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Yellow-throated Longclaw
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Streaky Seedeater
Old World Buntings
- Gosling's Bunting
Most common birds in Liberia
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 Liberia’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Pied CrowCorvus albus
- African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
- Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
- Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Square-tailed SawwingPsalidoprocne nitens
- Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
- Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
- Western Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Naked-faced BarbetGymnobucco calvus
- Black-casqued HornbillCeratogymna atrata
- Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
- Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
- Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
- Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
- Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
Largest bird families in Liberia
Among its regular birds.
- Bulbuls20
- Weavers and Allies19
- Sunbirds and Spiderhunters17
- Waxbills and Allies16
- Old World Flycatchers14
- Pigeons and Doves12
- Cisticolas and Allies12
- Swallows10
Reported in the last 30 days
118 species reported to eBird in Liberia in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Black-casqued Hornbill, Collared Sunbird, Square-tailed Sawwing, Pied Crow, Naked-faced Barbet, African Palm Swift, Olive-bellied Sunbird, Black-and-white Mannikin, Whistling Cisticola, Western Plantain-eater, Senegal Coucal, Village Weaver, Northern Fiscal, Common Bulbul, Lizard Buzzard, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Bronze Mannikin, Red-eyed Dove, Blue-spotted Wood-Dove, Chestnut-and-black Weaver, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Carmelite Sunbird, Black Kite, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Plain-backed Pipit, Red-billed Firefinch, Blue-throated Brown Sunbird, Rock Pratincole, Gray-headed Nigrita, Hadada Ibis, Ussher's Flycatcher, Sabine's Spinetail, Cassin's Flycatcher, African Green-Pigeon, West African Pied Hornbill, Yellow-billed Turaco, Fraser's Eagle-Owl, Shining-blue Kingfisher, Yellow-throated Tinkerbird, African Pygmy Kingfisher, …
Get to know some of them
Red-eyed Dove
Black Kite
Barn Swallow
Common Sandpiper
Little Swift
Laughing Dove
Rock Pigeon
House Sparrow
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Common Tern
Sanderling
Little Egret
Western House-Martin
Western Yellow Wagtail
Common Greenshank
Reed Cormorant
Common Ringed Plover
Bank Swallow