Birds of Mali is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
72% |
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
56% |
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
46% |
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
41% |
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
41% |
Western Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator Order: Musophagiformes Family: Musophagidae |
39% |
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Laniarius barbarus Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
38% |
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
38% |
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
37% |
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
35% |
Western Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus kempi Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae |
35% |
Brown Babbler
Turdoides plebejus Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae |
33% |
Yellow-billed Shrike
Lanius corvinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
33% |
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae |
32% |
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
32% |
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
31% |
African Palm Swift
Cypsiurus parvus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
31% |
African Thrush
Turdus pelios Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
29% |
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
28% |
Senegal Parrot
Poicephalus senegalus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
28% |
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus bengalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
26% |
Bronze Mannikin
Spermestes cucullata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
25% |
Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
25% |
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
25% |
Lavender Waxbill
Glaucestrilda caerulescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
22% |
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
21% |
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
20% |
Bronze-tailed Starling
Lamprotornis chalcurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
20% |
Neumann's Starling
Onychognathus neumanni Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
19% |
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
19% |
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
19% |
African Gray Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae |
19% |
Shikra
Accipiter badius Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
18% |
African Silverbill
Euodice cantans Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
16% |
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
15% |
Pied Crow
Corvus albus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
15% |
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
15% |
Vinaceous Dove
Streptopelia vinacea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
14% |
Northern Yellow White-eye
Zosterops senegalensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
14% |
Little Swift
Apus affinis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
14% |
Blackcap Babbler
Turdoides reinwardtii Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae |
14% |
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae |
13% |
Mali Firefinch
Lagonosticta virata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
13% |
Striated Heron
Butorides striata Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
13% |
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
12% |
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus Order: Piciformes Family: Lybiidae |
12% |
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
12% |
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
11% |
Northern Red Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
11% |
African Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
11% |
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
11% |
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
11% |
Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
11% |
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
10% |
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
10% |
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
10% |
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Turtur abyssinicus Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
10% |
Bearded Barbet
Pogonornis dubius Order: Piciformes Family: Lybiidae |
9.9% |
Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
9.9% |
African Golden Oriole
Oriolus auratus Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
9.8% |
Fox Kestrel
Falco alopex Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
9.7% |
Stone Partridge
Ptilopachus petrosus Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
9.2% |
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
9.1% |
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
9.1% |
Pygmy Sunbird
Hedydipna platura Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
9.0% |
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
8.9% |
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Pluvianidae |
8.6% |
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
8.5% |
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
8.4% |
Purple Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
8.1% |
White-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha albicapillus Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
8.0% |
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
7.9% |
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
7.8% |
Mourning Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decipiens Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
7.7% |
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
7.5% |
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
7.5% |
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
7.4% |
African Collared-Dove
Streptopelia roseogrisea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
7.3% |
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
7.0% |
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
6.9% |
Senegal Eremomela
Eremomela pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
6.8% |
Black-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda troglodytes Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
6.7% |
Double-spurred Spurfowl
Pternistis bicalcaratus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
6.6% |
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
6.6% |
Long-tailed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
6.5% |
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
6.2% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
6.2% |
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
6.0% |
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
6.0% |
Chestnut-bellied Starling
Lamprotornis pulcher Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
5.8% |
Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
5.7% |
Red-necked Falcon
Falco chicquera Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
5.3% |
Sudan Golden Sparrow
Passer luteus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
5.3% |
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
5.2% |
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
5.2% |
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
5.1% |
Gray Kestrel
Falco ardosiaceus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
4.9% |
Grasshopper Buzzard
Butastur rufipennis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.9% |
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
4.8% |
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
4.8% |
Gosling's Bunting
Emberiza goslingi Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae |
4.7% |
Black Crake
Zapornia flavirostra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
4.7% |
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.6% |
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
4.5% |
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
4.4% |
Green Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Phoeniculidae |
4.3% |
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
4.3% |
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.1% |
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Scopidae |
4.1% |
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis albirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
4.0% |
Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
4.0% |
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
4.0% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.9% |
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
3.9% |
Sun Lark
Galerida modesta Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
3.8% |
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
3.8% |
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
3.7% |
Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae |
3.7% |
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
3.6% |
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae |
3.6% |
Western Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna opaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
3.6% |
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
3.4% |
Mocking Cliff-Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
3.2% |
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae |
3.1% |
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
3.1% |
Lesser Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chloropterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
3.1% |
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.1% |
Red-chested Swallow
Hirundo lucida Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
3.0% |
Cricket Longtail
Spiloptila clamans Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
3.0% |
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
3.0% |
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.9% |
Red-throated Bee-eater
Merops bulocki Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
2.9% |
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.9% |
African Gray Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
2.8% |
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
2.7% |
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
2.6% |
Sahel Bush Sparrow
Gymnoris dentata Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
2.5% |
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
2.4% |
Western House-Martin
Delichon urbicum Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.4% |
Violet Turaco
Musophaga violacea Order: Musophagiformes Family: Musophagidae |
2.4% |
Preuss's Swallow
Petrochelidon preussi Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.4% |
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae |
2.4% |
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
2.4% |
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
2.3% |
Four-banded Sandgrouse
Pterocles quadricinctus Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae |
2.3% |
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas galactotes Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
2.3% |
Vieillot's Barbet
Lybius vieilloti Order: Piciformes Family: Lybiidae |
2.3% |
Yellow-billed Egret
Ardea brachyrhyncha Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.3% |
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.3% |
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
2.2% |
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.2% |
Scissor-tailed Kite
Chelictinia riocourii Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.2% |
Common Swift
Apus apus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
2.2% |
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
2.1% |
Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah
Vidua interjecta Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
2.1% |
African Green Bee-eater
Merops viridissimus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
2.1% |
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
2.0% |
Northern Black-Flycatcher
Melaenornis edolioides Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
2.0% |
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
2.0% |
Sahel Paradise-Whydah
Vidua orientalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
2.0% |
White Helmetshrike
Prionops plumatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Vangidae |
2.0% |
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
1.9% |
Bruce's Green-Pigeon
Treron waalia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.9% |
Flappet Lark
Mirafra rufocinnamomea Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
1.8% |
Senegal Batis
Batis senegalensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Platysteiridae |
1.8% |
Copper Sunbird
Cinnyris cupreus Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
1.7% |
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.7% |
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Estrilda melpoda Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
1.7% |
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.6% |
Little Stint
Calidris minuta Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.6% |
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.6% |
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator Order: Piciformes Family: Indicatoridae |
1.6% |
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser superciliosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
1.6% |
Barn Owl
Tyto alba Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae |
1.6% |
Brown-necked Raven
Corvus ruficollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
1.5% |
Fanti Sawwing
Psalidoprocne obscura Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.5% |
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.5% |
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
1.5% |
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
1.5% |
African Pygmy Kingfisher
Ispidina picta Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
1.5% |
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
1.5% |
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
1.5% |
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
1.5% |
Forbes's Plover
Charadrius forbesi Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.4% |
White-crowned Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.4% |
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
1.4% |
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.4% |
Sharpe's Drongo
Dicrurus sharpei Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae |
1.4% |
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.4% |
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Phoeniculidae |
1.3% |
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.3% |
Black Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas podobe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
1.3% |
Baka Indigobird
Vidua larvaticola Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
1.3% |
White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
1.3% |
Yellow Penduline-Tit
Anthoscopus parvulus Order: Passeriformes Family: Remizidae |
1.3% |
Black-faced Firefinch
Lagonosticta larvata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
1.2% |
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
1.2% |
Gray Pratincole
Glareola cinerea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae |
1.2% |
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.2% |
Pale Flycatcher
Agricola pallidus Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
1.2% |
Fine-spotted Woodpecker
Campethera punctuligera Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
1.2% |
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
1.2% |
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Buphagidae |
1.2% |
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
1.1% |
Northern Crombec
Sylvietta brachyura Order: Passeriformes Family: Macrosphenidae |
1.1% |
Denham's Bustard
Neotis denhami Order: Otidiformes Family: Otididae |
1.1% |
Ruff
Calidris pugnax Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.1% |
Great Gray Shrike
Lanius excubitor Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
1.1% |
Rufous Cisticola
Cisticola rufus Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
1.1% |
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.1% |
Blue-naped Mousebird
Urocolius macrourus Order: Coliiformes Family: Coliidae |
1.1% |
Blue-bellied Roller
Coracias cyanogaster Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae |
1.0% |
Bar-breasted Firefinch
Lagonosticta rufopicta Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
1.0% |
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix nigriceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
1.0% |
Western Violet-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes longuemarei Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
1.0% |
Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.0% |
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae |
1.0% |
Northern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiops Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
1.0% |
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |