Birds of Niger
Birds of Niger is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Niger
Africa
List of Common Birds
| 39% |
|
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 33% |
|
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae |
| 28% |
|
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 26% |
|
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 26% |
|
Pied Crow
Corvus albus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 26% |
|
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 23% |
|
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 22% |
|
Western Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator Order: Musophagiformes Family: Musophagidae |
| 21% |
|
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 20% |
|
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 20% |
|
Mourning Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decipiens Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 19% |
|
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae |
| 19% |
|
Chestnut-bellied Starling
Lamprotornis pulcher Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 19% |
|
African Silverbill
Euodice cantans Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 18% |
|
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 18% |
|
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
| 16% |
|
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 15% |
|
African Palm Swift
Cypsiurus parvus Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 15% |
|
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
| 14% |
|
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 14% |
|
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 14% |
|
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
| 13% |
|
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 12% |
|
Reed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 11% |
|
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 11% |
|
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 10% |
|
Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 10% |
|
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 9.2% |
|
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 9.0% |
|
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 9.0% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 8.8% |
|
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 8.6% |
|
Little Swift
Apus affinis Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 8.5% |
|
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 8.4% |
|
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 8.4% |
|
Yellow-billed Shrike
Corvinella corvina Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 7.9% |
|
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 7.8% |
|
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus bengalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 7.7% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 7.6% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 7.4% |
|
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 7.3% |
|
Purple Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 7.0% |
|
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Pluvianidae |
| 6.5% |
|
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis albirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 6.4% |
|
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.3% |
|
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.3% |
|
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.2% |
|
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 6.1% |
|
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix nigriceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 6.0% |
|
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 6.0% |
|
African Gray Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Sudan Golden Sparrow
Passer luteus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 5.8% |
|
Pygmy Sunbird
Hedydipna platura Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
| 5.3% |
|
African Gray Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae |
| 5.2% |
|
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.2% |
|
Western Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna opaca Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 5.1% |
|
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
| 4.9% |
|
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.7% |
|
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Laniarius barbarus Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Yellow-billed Egret
Ardea brachyrhyncha Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 4.5% |
|
African Collared-Dove
Streptopelia roseogrisea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Brown Babbler
Turdoides plebejus Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Black Crake
Zapornia flavirostra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Ethiopian Swallow
Hirundo aethiopica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.7% |
|
House Bunting
Emberiza sahari Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Greater Whitethroat
Curruca communis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Buphagidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.2% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 3.2% |
|
African Green Bee-eater
Merops viridissimus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Blue-naped Mousebird
Urocolius macrourus Order: Coliiformes Family: Coliidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.1% |
|
Gray Kestrel
Falco ardosiaceus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Double-spurred Spurfowl
Pternistis bicalcaratus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Great Gray Shrike
Lanius excubitor Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.8% |
|
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Red-necked Falcon
Falco chicquera Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Knob-billed Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Ruff
Calidris pugnax Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.6% |
|
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Shikra
Tachyspiza badia Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.4% |
|
Black Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas podobe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Brown-necked Raven
Corvus ruficollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.2% |
|
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.1% |
|
Lesser Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chloropterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrix Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Trumpeter Finch
Bucanetes githagineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas galactotes Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Sahel Paradise-Whydah
Vidua orientalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris Order: Galliformes Family: Numididae |
| 1.8% |
|
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.8% |
|
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Purple Roller
Coracias naevius Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Vieillot's Barbet
Lybius vieilloti Order: Piciformes Family: Lybiidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Stone Partridge
Ptilopachus petrosus Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae |
| 1.6% |
|
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.5% |
|
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Spotted Sandgrouse
Pterocles senegallus Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Red-throated Bee-eater
Merops bulocki Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.4% |
|
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Senegal Parrot
Poicephalus senegalus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Scopidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Northern Red Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Green Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Phoeniculidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Western Barn Owl
Tyto alba Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Vinaceous Dove
Streptopelia vinacea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles exustus Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Turtur abyssinicus Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Cricket Longtail
Spiloptila clamans Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Sahel Bush Sparrow
Gymnoris dentata Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 1.1% |
|
Senegal Eremomela
Eremomela pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Heuglin's Masked-Weaver
Ploceus heuglini Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Violet Turaco
Tauraco violaceus Order: Musophagiformes Family: Musophagidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.1% |
|
White-crowned Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.0% |
|
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Little Bittern
Botaurus minutus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Yellow-breasted Barbet
Trachyphonus margaritatus Order: Piciformes Family: Lybiidae |
| 1.0% |
|
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
