Sudan bird checklist
448 bird species in 80 families have been recorded in Sudan, according to eBird; about 307 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 Sudan right now
1Common Swift
2Little Egret
3Laughing Dove
4Pink-backed Pelican
5Black-crowned Night Heron
6Black-winged Stilt
7Pied Kingfisher
8African Sacred Ibis
9Black Kite
10Great Egret
Sudan bird checklist
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Ostriches
- Common Ostrich
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Knob-billed Duck
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Spur-winged Goose
- African Pygmy-Goose
- Garganey
- Blue-billed Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Sand Partridge
- Common Quail
- Harlequin Quail
- Clapperton's Spurfowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Speckled Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Mourning Collared-Dove
- Red-eyed Dove
- Ring-necked Dove
- Vinaceous Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Black-billed Wood-Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- Zebra Dove
- Bruce's Green-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
- Spotted Sandgrouse
- Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Arabian Bustard
- Kori Bustard
- Nubian Bustard
- White-bellied Bustard
- Black-bellied Bustard
Turacos
- Eastern Plantain-eater
Cuckoos
- Senegal Coucal
- Blue-headed Coucal
- White-browed Coucal
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Levaillant's Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Klaas's Cuckoo
- Black Cuckoo
- Red-chested Cuckoo
- African Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Pennant-winged Nightjar
- Golden Nightjar
- Plain Nightjar
- Long-tailed Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Mottled Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
- Horus Swift
- White-rumped Swift
- African Palm Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Lesser Moorhen
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- African Swamphen
- Black Crake
Cranes
- Black Crowned-Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Spotted Thick-knee
- Eurasian Thick-knee
- Senegal Thick-knee
Egyptian Plover
- Egyptian Plover
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Three-banded Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Black-headed Lapwing
- Wattled Lapwing
- Sociable 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
- Common Snipe
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Crab-Plover
- Crab-Plover
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Cream-colored Courser
- Collared Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Sooty Gull
- White-eyed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- African Skimmer
- Bridled Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- White-cheeked Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
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
- Brown Booby
Anhingas
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Reed Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Hadada Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- African Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night 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
- 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
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- White-headed Vulture
- Lappet-faced Vulture
- Hooded Vulture
- White-backed Vulture
- Rüppell's Griffon
- Eurasian Griffon
- Bateleur
- Black-chested Snake-Eagle
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Brown Snake-Eagle
- Martial Eagle
- Long-crested Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Wahlberg's Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Verreaux's Eagle
- African Hawk-Eagle
- Gabar Goshawk
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk
- Shikra
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- African Fish-Eagle
- Grasshopper Buzzard
- Augur Buzzard
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- African Scops-Owl
- Northern White-faced Owl
- Grayish Eagle-Owl
- Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
- Pearl-spotted Owlet
- Little Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Mousebirds
- Speckled Mousebird
- Blue-naped Mousebird
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
- Green Woodhoopoe
Hornbills
- Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
- African Gray Hornbill
- Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Red-throated Bee-eater
- Little Bee-eater
- Ethiopian Bee-eater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- African Green Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Malachite Kingfisher
- African Pygmy Kingfisher
- Gray-headed Kingfisher
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Striped Kingfisher
- Giant Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Abyssinian Roller
- Purple Roller
- Broad-billed Roller
African Barbets
- Yellow-breasted Barbet
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
- Vieillot's Barbet
- Black-billed Barbet
- Black-breasted Barbet
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Bearded Woodpecker
- Little Gray Woodpecker
- Brown-backed Woodpecker
- African Gray Woodpecker
- Nubian Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Fox Kestrel
- Gray Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
New World and African Parrots
- Meyer's Parrot
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- African Golden Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises
- Gray-headed Batis
- Western Black-headed Batis
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- White-crested Helmetshrike
Bushshrikes and Allies
- Brubru
- Northern Puffback
- Black-crowned Tchagra
- Black-headed Gonolek
- Rosy-patched Bushshrike
Drongos
- Fork-tailed Drongo
Shrikes
- Yellow-billed Shrike
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Gray-backed Fiscal
- Masked Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- House Crow
- Pied Crow
- Brown-necked Raven
- Fan-tailed Raven
Larks
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark
- Rufous-rumped Lark
- Bar-tailed Lark
- Desert Lark
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Sun Lark
- Crested Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
African Warblers
- Northern Crombec
Cisticolas and Allies
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela
- Green-backed Eremomela
- Green-backed Camaroptera
- Cricket Longtail
- Buff-bellied Warbler
- Graceful Prinia
- Tawny-flanked Prinia
- Red-fronted Prinia
- Singing Cisticola
- Red-pate Cisticola
- Winding Cisticola
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Basra Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Swallows
- Gray-rumped Swallow
- Plain Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Pale Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Ethiopian Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- African Red-rumped Swallow
- Rufous-chested Swallow
- Mosque Swallow
Bulbuls
- Common Bulbul
- White-eared Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Arabian Warbler
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Menetries's Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Northern Yellow White-eye
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Fulvous Chatterer
- Brown Babbler
- Cretzschmar's Babbler
Oxpeckers
- Red-billed Oxpecker
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Starlings
- Wattled Starling
- Violet-backed Starling
- Neumann's Starling
- Rüppell's Starling
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling
- Chestnut-bellied Starling
- Lesser Blue-eared Starling
- Greater Blue-eared Starling
- Purple Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- African Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Pale Flycatcher
- Silverbird
- Black Scrub-Robin
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- Siberian Stonechat
- African Stonechat
- Northern Anteater-Chat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Hooded Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Blackstart
- Familiar Chat
- Brown-tailed Chat
- White-crowned Wheatear
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Nile Valley Sunbird
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird
- Beautiful Sunbird
- Abyssinian Sunbird
- Copper Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
- Speckle-fronted Weaver
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
- Red-headed Weaver
- Little Weaver
- Northern Masked-Weaver
- Vitelline Masked-Weaver
- Rüppell's Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Black-headed Weaver
- Cinnamon Weaver
- Red-billed Quelea
- Northern Red Bishop
- Black-winged Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- White-winged Widowbird
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Bronze Mannikin
- African Silverbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill
- Cut-throat
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
- Green-winged Pytilia
- Red-billed Firefinch
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Sahel Paradise-Whydah
- Eastern Paradise-Whydah
- Village Indigobird
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Kordofan Rufous Sparrow
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
- Swainson's Sparrow
- Desert Sparrow
- Sudan Golden Sparrow
- Chestnut Sparrow
- Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow
- Sahel Bush Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- African Pied Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- African Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Trumpeter Finch
- White-rumped Seedeater
- Yellow-fronted Canary
Old World Buntings
- Golden-breasted Bunting
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
- Gosling's Bunting
- Striolated Bunting
Most common birds in Sudan
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 Sudan’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Common SwiftApus apus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis
- White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
Largest bird families in Sudan
Among its regular birds.
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites20
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl16
- Sandpipers and Allies16
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers12
- Pigeons and Doves11
- Plovers and Lapwings11
- Weavers and Allies11
- Old World Flycatchers11
Reported in the last 30 days
75 species reported to eBird in Sudan in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Common Swift, Pied Kingfisher, Pink-backed Pelican, Little Egret, Laughing Dove, Blue-billed Teal, African Openbill, African Sacred Ibis, Yellow-billed Stork, Senegal Thick-knee, Black-crowned Night Heron, Great Egret, Black-winged Stilt, Gray Heron, Black Kite, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, White-winged Tern, Spur-winged Lapwing, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Squacco Heron, Common Hoopoe, African Swamphen, Village Weaver, Greater Spotted Eagle, Great White Pelican, Hadada Ibis, Pied Avocet, African Jacana, Red-eyed Dove, African Palm Swift, Lesser Kestrel, Lesser Moorhen, African Gray Hornbill, Namaqua Dove, Curlew Sandpiper, Egyptian Goose, Egyptian Plover, Bridled Tern, Glossy Ibis, Spur-winged Goose, …
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Gray Heron
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Squacco Heron
Village Weaver
African Palm Swift
Pied Avocet
Red-eyed Dove
Glossy Ibis
House Sparrow
Great Cormorant
Common Bulbul
Wire-tailed Swallow
Western Yellow Wagtail
Common Sandpiper
Black-headed Gull
Ruff
Green Sandpiper
Reed Cormorant