Nigeria bird checklist
767 bird species in 99 families have been recorded in Nigeria, according to eBird; about 351 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 Nigeria right now
1Western Cattle-Egret
2Red-eyed Dove
3Black Kite
4Pied Crow
5Laughing Dove
6African Gray Hornbill
7Speckled Pigeon
8Western Plantain-eater
9Fork-tailed Drongo
10Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Nigeria bird checklist
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Ostriches
- Common Ostrich
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- White-backed Duck
- Knob-billed Duck
- Hartlaub's Duck
- Egyptian Goose
- Spur-winged Goose
- African Pygmy-Goose
- Garganey
- Blue-billed Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- African Black Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Black Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Stone Partridge
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Latham's Francolin
- White-throated Francolin
- Common Quail
- Ahanta Spurfowl
- Double-spurred Spurfowl
- Scaly Spurfowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Speckled Pigeon
- Afep Pigeon
- Cameroon Pigeon
- Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
- Lemon Dove
- Adamawa Turtle-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- 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
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
- Four-banded Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Arabian Bustard
- Denham's Bustard
- White-bellied Bustard
- Savile's Bustard
- Black-bellied Bustard
Turacos
- Great Blue Turaco
- Western Plantain-eater
- Violet Turaco
- Yellow-billed Turaco
- White-crested 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
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Pennant-winged Nightjar
- Standard-winged Nightjar
- Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
- Golden 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
- Pallid 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
Cranes
- Black Crowned-Crane
Thick-knees
- Spotted Thick-knee
- Water Thick-knee
- Senegal Thick-knee
Egyptian Plover
- Egyptian Plover
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Forbes's Plover
- Three-banded Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Black-headed Lapwing
- White-crowned Lapwing
- Senegal Lapwing
- Wattled Lapwing
- Brown-chested 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
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Little Stint
Buttonquail
- Quail-plover
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Temminck's Courser
- Cream-colored Courser
- Gray Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-headed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- African Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- West African Crested Tern
Grebes
- Little Grebe
Northern Storm-Petrels
- European Storm-Petrel
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
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
- Cape Gannet
- Brown Booby
Anhingas
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Reed Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred 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
Pelicans
- Pink-backed Pelican
Secretarybird
- Secretarybird
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Scissor-tailed Kite
- 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
- Eurasian Griffon
- Bateleur
- Western Banded Snake-Eagle
- Congo Snake-Eagle
- Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
- Short-toed 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
- Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk
- Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
- Shikra
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk
- Black Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- African Fish-Eagle
- Grasshopper Buzzard
- Red-necked Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- African Scops-Owl
- Northern White-faced Owl
- Grayish Eagle-Owl
- Fraser's Eagle-Owl
- Akun Eagle-Owl
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
- Pel's Fishing-Owl
- Vermiculated Fishing-Owl
- Pearl-spotted Owlet
- Sjöstedt's Owlet
- African Wood-Owl
- Marsh Owl
Mousebirds
- Speckled Mousebird
- Blue-naped Mousebird
Trogons
- Narina Trogon
- Bare-cheeked Trogon
- Bar-tailed Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
- Green Woodhoopoe
- White-headed Woodhoopoe
- Forest Scimitarbill
- Black Scimitarbill
- Common Scimitarbill
Hornbills
- Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
- Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
- West African Pied Hornbill
- Congo Pied Hornbill
- African Gray Hornbill
- Northern Red-billed Hornbill
- Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill
- Western Dwarf Hornbill
- Yellow-casqued Hornbill
- Black-casqued Hornbill
- Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
- White-thighed Hornbill
- Piping Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Black Bee-eater
- Blue-moustached Bee-eater
- Red-throated Bee-eater
- Little Bee-eater
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- African Green 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
- Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
- Yellow-breasted Barbet
- Bristle-nosed Barbet
- Naked-faced Barbet
- Speckled Tinkerbird
- Western Tinkerbird
- Red-rumped Tinkerbird
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
- Yellow-spotted Barbet
- Hairy-breasted Barbet
- Vieillot's Barbet
- White-headed Barbet
- Double-toothed Barbet
- Bearded Barbet
Honeyguides
- Cassin's Honeybird
- Brown-backed Honeybird
- Willcocks's Honeyguide
- Least Honeyguide
- Lesser Honeyguide
- Spotted Honeyguide
- Greater Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- African Piculet
- Fire-bellied Woodpecker
- Golden-crowned Woodpecker
- Melancholy Woodpecker
- Gabon Woodpecker
- Elliot's Woodpecker
- Little Gray Woodpecker
- Cardinal Woodpecker
- Brown-backed Woodpecker
- African Gray Woodpecker
- Brown-eared Woodpecker
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker
- Tullberg's Woodpecker
- Green-backed Woodpecker
- Fine-spotted Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Fox Kestrel
- Gray Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Red-footed Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- African Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Red-headed Lovebird
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Brown-necked Parrot
- Senegal Parrot
African and Green Broadbills
- Gray-headed Broadbill
- Rufous-sided Broadbill
Cuckooshrikes
- Gray Cuckooshrike
- White-breasted Cuckooshrike
- Petit's 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
- Chestnut Wattle-eye
- White-spotted Wattle-eye
- Brown-throated 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
- Red-eyed Puffback
- Pink-footed Puffback
- Sabine's Puffback
- Marsh Tchagra
- Black-crowned Tchagra
- Brown-crowned Tchagra
- Lühder's Bushshrike
- Tropical Boubou
- Yellow-crowned Gonolek
- Yellow-breasted Boubou
- Western Boubou
- Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
- Many-colored Bushshrike
- Fiery-breasted Bushshrike
- Green-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
- Yellow-billed Shrike
- Emin's Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Gray-backed Fiscal
- Mackinnon's Shrike
- Northern Fiscal
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Piapiac
- Pied Crow
- Brown-necked Raven
Rockfowl
- Gray-necked Rockfowl
Hyliotas
- Yellow-bellied Hyliota
Fairy Flycatchers
- African Blue Flycatcher
- Dusky Crested Flycatcher
- White-bellied Crested Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- White-shouldered Black-Tit
- Dusky Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Sennar Penduline-Tit
- Yellow Penduline-Tit
- Forest Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Rufous-rumped Lark
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
- Singing Bushlark
- Flappet Lark
- Highland Lark
- Sun Lark
- Crested Lark
- Red-capped Lark
Nicators
- Western Nicator
African Warblers
- Green Crombec
- Northern Crombec
- Moustached Grass-Warbler
- Kemp's Longbill
- Gray Longbill
Cisticolas and Allies
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela
- Senegal Eremomela
- Rufous-crowned Eremomela
- Red-winged Gray Warbler
- White-chinned Prinia
- Green Longtail
- White-tailed Warbler
- Green-backed Camaroptera
- Yellow-browed Camaroptera
- Olive-green Camaroptera
- Cricket Longtail
- Buff-bellied Warbler
- Black-capped Apalis
- Yellow-breasted Apalis
- Buff-throated Apalis
- Gray Apalis
- Tawny-flanked Prinia
- Banded Prinia
- Red-winged Prinia
- Oriole Warbler
- Red-faced Cisticola
- Singing Cisticola
- Whistling Cisticola
- Chattering Cisticola
- Chubb's Cisticola
- Rock-loving Cisticola
- Dorst's Cisticola
- Winding Cisticola
- Croaking Cisticola
- Siffling Cisticola
- Rufous Cisticola
- Zitting Cisticola
- Desert Cisticola
- Black-backed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Western Olivaceous Warbler
- African Yellow-Warbler
- Melodious Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Greater Swamp Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Fan-tailed Grassbird
- Bangwa Warbler
Swallows
- Square-tailed Sawwing
- Black Sawwing
- Fanti Sawwing
- Gray-rumped Swallow
- Banded Martin
- Plain Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Red-throated Crag-Martin
- Pied-winged Swallow
- Barn 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
- Yellow-lored Bristlebill
- Gray-headed Bristlebill
- Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul
- Spotted Greenbul
- Swamp Greenbul
- Simple Greenbul
- Honeyguide Greenbul
- Sjöstedt's Greenbul
- Cameroon Mountain Greenbul
- Western Mountain Greenbul
- Western Bearded-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
- Leaf-love
- Gray-headed Greenbul
- Baumann's Greenbul
- Common Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Western Bonelli's Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Black-capped Woodland-Warbler
Hylias
- Green Hylia
- Tit-hylia
Yellow Flycatchers
- Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Western Subalpine Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Forest White-eye
- Northern Yellow White-eye
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Brown Illadopsis
- Pale-breasted Illadopsis
- Blackcap Illadopsis
- Puvel's Illadopsis
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Capuchin Babbler
- White-throated Mountain-Babbler
- Brown Babbler
- Blackcap Babbler
Spotted Creepers
- African Spotted Creeper
Oxpeckers
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Starlings
- Violet-backed Starling
- Neumann's Starling
- Chestnut-winged Starling
- Waller's Starling
- Narrow-tailed Starling
- Purple-headed Starling
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling
- Splendid Starling
- Chestnut-bellied Starling
- Lesser Blue-eared Starling
- Greater Blue-eared Starling
- Purple Starling
- Bronze-tailed Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush
- Finsch's Flycatcher-Thrush
- White-tailed Ant-Thrush
- Crossley's Ground-Thrush
- African Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Yellow-footed Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Gambaga Flycatcher
- Swamp 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
- Ashy Flycatcher
- Northern Black-Flycatcher
- Fire-crested Alethe
- Black Scrub-Robin
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- Brown-backed Scrub-Robin
- Mountain Robin-Chat
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
- Red-capped Robin-Chat
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
- White-crowned Robin-Chat
- Brown-chested Alethe
- Gray-winged Robin-Chat
- Lowland Akalat
- Common Nightingale
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- African Stonechat
- Mocking Cliff-Chat
- Northern Anteater-Chat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Heuglin's Wheatear
- White-fronted Black-Chat
- Familiar Chat
Dapple-throat and Allies
- Gray-chested Babbler
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Fraser's Sunbird
- Mouse-brown Sunbird
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird
- Little Green Sunbird
- Gray-chinned Sunbird
- Collared Sunbird
- Pygmy Sunbird
- Reichenbach's Sunbird
- Green-headed Sunbird
- Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
- Cameroon Sunbird
- Olive Sunbird
- Buff-throated Sunbird
- Carmelite Sunbird
- Green-throated Sunbird
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird
- Olive-bellied Sunbird
- Tiny Sunbird
- Northern Double-collared Sunbird
- Beautiful Sunbird
- Orange-tufted Sunbird
- Splendid Sunbird
- Johanna's Sunbird
- Superb Sunbird
- Variable Sunbird
- Ursula's Sunbird
- Bates's Sunbird
- Copper Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
- Speckle-fronted Weaver
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
- Rachel's Malimbe
- Red-vented Malimbe
- Ibadan Malimbe
- Red-bellied Malimbe
- Blue-billed Malimbe
- Crested Malimbe
- Red-headed Malimbe
- Red-headed Weaver
- Baglafecht Weaver
- Bannerman's Weaver
- Little Weaver
- Slender-billed Weaver
- Olive-naped Weaver
- Spectacled Weaver
- Black-billed Weaver
- Orange Weaver
- Vitelline Masked-Weaver
- Heuglin's Masked-Weaver
- Chestnut-and-black Weaver
- Vieillot's Black Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Black-headed Weaver
- Yellow-mantled Weaver
- Maxwell's Black Weaver
- Dark-backed Weaver
- Brown-capped Weaver
- Compact Weaver
- Red-headed Quelea
- Red-billed Quelea
- Northern Red Bishop
- Black-winged Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- Yellow Bishop
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird
- Red-collared Widowbird
- Marsh Widowbird
- Grosbeak Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Bronze Mannikin
- Magpie Mannikin
- Black-and-white Mannikin
- African Silverbill
- Shelley's Oliveback
- Green-backed Twinspot
- Red-faced Crimsonwing
- Woodhouse's Antpecker
- White-breasted Nigrita
- Chestnut-breasted Nigrita
- Gray-headed Nigrita
- Pale-fronted Nigrita
- Gray-headed Oliveback
- Lavender Waxbill
- Black-crowned Waxbill
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Anambra Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Quailfinch
- Locustfinch
- Cut-throat
- Zebra Waxbill
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
- Western Bluebill
- Black-bellied Seedcracker
- Green-winged Pytilia
- Red-winged Pytilia
- Red-faced Pytilia
- Dybowski's Twinspot
- Red-billed Firefinch
- African Firefinch
- Rock Firefinch
- Black-bellied Firefinch
- Bar-breasted Firefinch
- Black-faced Firefinch
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Sahel Paradise-Whydah
- Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah
- Village Indigobird
- Wilson's Indigobird
- Quailfinch Indigobird
- Jos Plateau Indigobird
- Cameroon Indigobird
- Parasitic Weaver
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
- Sudan Golden Sparrow
- Sahel Bush Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Mountain Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- African Pied Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- African Pipit
- Long-billed Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Plain-backed Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Yellow-throated Longclaw
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Oriole Finch
- White-rumped Seedeater
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Thick-billed Seedeater
- West African Seedeater
Old World Buntings
- Brown-rumped Bunting
- Cabanis's Bunting
- Golden-breasted Bunting
- Gosling's Bunting
Most common birds in Nigeria
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 Nigeria’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Pied CrowCorvus albus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
- Western Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
- Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- African ThrushTurdus pelios
- Yellow-billed ShrikeCorvinella corvina
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
- PiapiacPtilostomus afer
- Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
- Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis
- Senegal EremomelaEremomela pusilla
Largest bird families in Nigeria
Among its regular birds.
- Weavers and Allies22
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites19
- Waxbills and Allies18
- Pigeons and Doves15
- Bulbuls15
- Swallows15
- Cisticolas and Allies14
- Old World Flycatchers14
Reported in the last 30 days
173 species reported to eBird in Nigeria in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Fork-tailed Drongo, Variable Sunbird, Shining Drongo, Red-eyed Dove, Western Plantain-eater, Western Cattle-Egret, African Gray Hornbill, Shikra, Pied Crow, Black Kite, Laughing Dove, Speckled Pigeon, Northern Gray-headed Sparrow, Yellow-billed Shrike, Common Bulbul, Bateleur, Green-backed Camaroptera, Senegal Eremomela, African Gray Woodpecker, Scarlet-chested Sunbird, African Thrush, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Northern Yellow White-eye, Northern Black-Flycatcher, Copper Sunbird, African Blue Flycatcher, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Village Weaver, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, African Paradise-Flycatcher, Eurasian Kestrel, Piapiac, Little Swift, Red-cheeked Cordonbleu, Adamawa Turtle-Dove, Black Crowned-Crane, Brown Babbler, Yellow-crowned Gonolek, Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat, Northern Red Bishop, …
Get to know some of them
Common Bulbul
Village Weaver
Little Swift
Bronze Mannikin
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Little Egret
Eurasian Kestrel
Reed Cormorant
Wood Sandpiper
Crested Lark
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Black-winged Stilt
Common Sandpiper
Eurasian Moorhen
African Palm Swift
Great Egret
Barn Swallow
Rock Pigeon
Western Yellow Wagtail