Birds of Burundi is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
27% |
Speckled Mousebird
Colius striatus Order: Coliiformes Family: Coliidae |
23% |
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
23% |
Pied Crow
Corvus albus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
22% |
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
20% |
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
20% |
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
18% |
African Openbill
Anastomus lamelligerus Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
18% |
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
16% |
Rüppell's Starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
16% |
Bronze Mannikin
Spermestes cucullata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
14% |
Long-tailed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
13% |
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
13% |
Hadada Ibis
Bostrychia hagedash Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
13% |
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
13% |
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
12% |
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Ploceus xanthops Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
12% |
African Palm Swift
Cypsiurus parvus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
11% |
Little Swift
Apus affinis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
11% |
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
11% |
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
11% |
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
10% |
Palm-nut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
9.4% |
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
9.2% |
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
8.0% |
Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
7.9% |
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
7.7% |
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
7.3% |
African Thrush
Turdus pelios Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
7.3% |
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
7.2% |
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
6.8% |
Southern Red Bishop
Euplectes orix Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
6.6% |
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
6.6% |
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
6.6% |
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
6.0% |
Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
6.0% |
Gray-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
5.9% |
Angola Swallow
Hirundo angolensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
5.9% |
Yellow-billed Stork
Mycteria ibis Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
5.9% |
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
5.6% |
Hartlaub's Babbler
Turdoides hartlaubii Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae |
5.6% |
African Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
5.5% |
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.4% |
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
5.4% |
Knob-billed Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.2% |
Black-faced Apalis
Apalis personata Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
5.2% |
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
5.2% |
Regal Sunbird
Cinnyris regius Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
5.2% |
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus Order: Piciformes Family: Lybiidae |
5.1% |
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
5.1% |
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
4.9% |
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.9% |
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
4.9% |
Copper Sunbird
Cinnyris cupreus Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
4.9% |
Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
4.8% |
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
4.8% |
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
4.8% |
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
4.7% |
Collared Palm-Thrush
Cichladusa arquata Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
4.6% |
Ring-necked Dove
Streptopelia capicola Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
4.6% |
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
4.6% |
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
4.6% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
4.5% |
Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae |
4.5% |
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
4.5% |
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
4.5% |
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
4.5% |
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
4.4% |
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
4.3% |
Gray-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
4.3% |
Red-chested Sunbird
Cinnyris erythrocercus Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
4.2% |
Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnula Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
4.2% |
Scaly Spurfowl
Pternistis squamatus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
4.1% |
Rwenzori Apalis
Oreolais ruwenzorii Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
4.0% |
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
3.9% |
Mackinnon's Shrike
Lanius mackinnoni Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
3.9% |
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
3.9% |
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
3.8% |
Striated Heron
Butorides striata Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.8% |
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
3.8% |
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.7% |
Yellow-streaked Greenbul
Phyllastrephus flavostriatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
3.7% |
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.7% |
Abyssinian Thrush
Turdus abyssinicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
3.6% |
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
3.5% |
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.5% |
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
3.4% |
Black-billed Turaco
Tauraco schuettii Order: Musophagiformes Family: Musophagidae |
3.3% |
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.3% |
Banded Prinia
Prinia bairdii Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
3.2% |
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
3.2% |
Blue-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra alinae Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
3.1% |
White-necked Raven
Corvus albicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
3.1% |
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Merops oreobates Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
3.1% |
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
3.0% |
Yellow-billed Egret
Ardea brachyrhyncha Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.0% |
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
3.0% |
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Melaenornis fischeri Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
3.0% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.9% |
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
2.8% |
Rwenzori Batis
Batis diops Order: Passeriformes Family: Platysteiridae |
2.8% |
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
2.8% |
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
2.8% |
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae |
2.8% |
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
2.7% |
Red-faced Woodland-Warbler
Phylloscopus laetus Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
2.7% |
Chestnut-throated Apalis
Apalis porphyrolaema Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
2.7% |
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae |
2.7% |
African Marsh Harrier
Circus ranivorus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.6% |
Black-tailed Oriole
Oriolus percivali Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
2.6% |
Common Waxbill
Estrilda astrild Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
2.5% |
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
2.5% |
Lesser Striped Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.5% |
Albertine Boubou
Laniarius holomelas Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
2.5% |
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.5% |
White-chinned Prinia
Schistolais leucopogon Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
2.5% |
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
2.4% |
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
2.4% |
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae |
2.4% |
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
2.4% |
Black-throated Apalis
Apalis jacksoni Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
2.4% |
Stuhlmann's Sunbird
Cinnyris stuhlmanni Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
2.4% |
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.4% |
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
Bathmocercus rufus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
2.3% |
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.3% |
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae |
2.3% |
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.3% |
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
2.2% |
Archer's Robin-Chat
Cossypha archeri Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
2.2% |
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.2% |
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
2.2% |
Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
2.1% |
Gray-capped Warbler
Eminia lepida Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
2.1% |
Red-necked Spurfowl
Pternistis afer Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
2.1% |
Malachite Sunbird
Nectarinia famosa Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
2.1% |
Ruff
Calidris pugnax Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.1% |
Dusky Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia lugens Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
2.1% |
Red-headed Lovebird
Agapornis pullarius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.1% |
Rufous-chested Swallow
Cecropis semirufa Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.0% |
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
2.0% |
Yellow-throated Greenbul
Atimastillas flavicollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
2.0% |
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.0% |
African Pygmy Kingfisher
Ispidina picta Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
1.9% |
Dusky Crimsonwing
Cryptospiza jacksoni Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
1.9% |
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
1.8% |
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Scopidae |
1.8% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.8% |
White-headed Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus bollei Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Phoeniculidae |
1.8% |
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus bengalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
1.8% |
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
1.7% |
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
1.7% |
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
1.7% |
Black Crake
Zapornia flavirostra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.7% |
Strange Weaver
Ploceus alienus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
1.6% |
Eastern Mountain Greenbul
Arizelocichla nigriceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
1.6% |
African Green-Pigeon
Treron calvus Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.6% |
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
1.6% |
Western Citril
Crithagra frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
1.6% |
Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.6% |
Little Sparrowhawk
Accipiter minullus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.6% |
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
1.5% |
Slender-billed Weaver
Ploceus pelzelni Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
1.5% |
Great Blue Turaco
Corythaeola cristata Order: Musophagiformes Family: Musophagidae |
1.5% |
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.5% |
Black-and-white Mannikin
Spermestes bicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
1.5% |
Rwenzori Hill Babbler
Sylvia atriceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
1.4% |
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.4% |
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
1.4% |
Slender-billed Starling
Onychognathus tenuirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
1.4% |
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
1.4% |
Green-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra verticalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
1.4% |
Ross's Turaco
Musophaga rossae Order: Musophagiformes Family: Musophagidae |
1.3% |
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
1.3% |
Common Swift
Apus apus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
1.3% |
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.3% |
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx montanus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.2% |
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.2% |
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
1.2% |
Brown-throated Wattle-eye
Platysteira cyanea Order: Passeriformes Family: Platysteiridae |
1.2% |
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.2% |
Doherty's Bushshrike
Telophorus dohertyi Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
1.2% |
White-tailed Crested Flycatcher
Elminia albonotata Order: Passeriformes Family: Stenostiridae |
1.1% |
Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
1.1% |
White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.1% |
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
1.1% |
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
1.1% |
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
1.1% |
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.0% |
Black-lored Babbler
Turdoides sharpei Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae |
1.0% |
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.0% |
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
1.0% |
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.0% |
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
1.0% |
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Bubo africanus Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
1.0% |
African Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga vocifer Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.0% |
Black-necked Weaver
Ploceus nigricollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
1.0% |
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Aquila africana Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.0% |
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.0% |
Red-faced Crimsonwing
Cryptospiza reichenovii Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
1.0% |
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.0% |
White-bellied Robin-Chat
Cossyphicula roberti Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
1.0% |
Purple-breasted Sunbird
Nectarinia purpureiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
1.0% |
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
1.0% |
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |