Birds of Sudan is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
51% |
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
48% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
47% |
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
42% |
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
40% |
Mourning Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decipiens Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
35% |
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
31% |
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
30% |
Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
29% |
African Palm Swift
Cypsiurus parvus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
27% |
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
25% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
25% |
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
25% |
Blue-naped Mousebird
Urocolius macrourus Order: Coliiformes Family: Coliidae |
22% |
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
21% |
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
19% |
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
19% |
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
18% |
African Silverbill
Euodice cantans Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
18% |
Little Stint
Calidris minuta Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
18% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
17% |
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
17% |
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
17% |
Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
17% |
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
16% |
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
16% |
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
16% |
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Pluvianidae |
16% |
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
15% |
Graceful Prinia
Prinia gracilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
15% |
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
14% |
Black Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas podobe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
14% |
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
13% |
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
13% |
Long-tailed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
13% |
Ethiopian Swallow
Hirundo aethiopica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
12% |
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
12% |
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
12% |
Northern Red Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
12% |
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
12% |
Cretzschmar's Babbler
Turdoides leucocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae |
11% |
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca curruca Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
11% |
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
11% |
African Green Bee-eater
Merops viridissimus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
11% |
Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
11% |
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
10% |
Northern Masked-Weaver
Ploceus taeniopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
10% |
Kittlitz's Plover
Anarhynchus pecuarius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
10% |
Sudan Golden Sparrow
Passer luteus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
10% |
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
10% |
Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae |
10% |
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
9.5% |
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
9.0% |
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae |
8.9% |
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
8.8% |
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
8.5% |
Nile Valley Sunbird
Hedydipna metallica Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
8.2% |
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
8.2% |
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
8.1% |
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
8.0% |
Ruff
Calidris pugnax Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
7.9% |
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
7.8% |
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
7.8% |
Masked Shrike
Lanius nubicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
7.0% |
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
6.5% |
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
6.4% |
Striated Heron
Butorides striata Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
5.9% |
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
5.6% |
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
5.6% |
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
5.5% |
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
5.5% |
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
5.3% |
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
5.2% |
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
5.2% |
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
5.1% |
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
5.0% |
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
5.0% |
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda rhodopyga Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
4.6% |
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
4.5% |
African Collared-Dove
Streptopelia roseogrisea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
4.4% |
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
4.3% |
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae |
4.2% |
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
4.2% |
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae |
4.2% |
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
4.1% |
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
4.1% |
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.0% |
White-rumped Seedeater
Crithagra leucopygia Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
4.0% |
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
4.0% |
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
4.0% |
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
4.0% |
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
4.0% |
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
3.9% |
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.9% |
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus bengalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
3.7% |
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.7% |
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
3.6% |
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
3.6% |
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
3.6% |
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.6% |
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
3.5% |
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
3.5% |
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
3.3% |
Marabou Stork
Leptoptilos crumenifer Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
3.3% |
Striolated Bunting
Emberiza striolata Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae |
3.2% |
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.2% |
Lesser Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chloropterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
3.2% |
Garganey
Spatula querquedula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.1% |
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
3.0% |
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.9% |
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
2.9% |
Kentish Plover
Anarhynchus alexandrinus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
2.8% |
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.8% |
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.7% |
African Openbill
Anastomus lamelligerus Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
2.7% |
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.6% |
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas galactotes Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
2.6% |
Yellow-billed Stork
Mycteria ibis Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
2.5% |
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
2.5% |
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
2.4% |
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
2.4% |
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae |
2.3% |
Blue-billed Teal
Spatula hottentota Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.3% |
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Turtur abyssinicus Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
2.3% |
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
2.3% |
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Rostratulidae |
2.3% |
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.3% |
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
2.2% |
African Swamphen
Porphyrio madagascariensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
2.2% |
White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
2.2% |
House Crow
Corvus splendens Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
2.1% |
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.1% |
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
2.1% |
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.1% |
Shining Sunbird
Cinnyris habessinicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
2.1% |
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
2.1% |
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
2.0% |
Great Gray Shrike
Lanius excubitor Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
2.0% |
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
2.0% |
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.9% |
Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
1.9% |
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
1.9% |
African Gray Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae |
1.8% |
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
1.8% |
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
1.8% |
Little Swift
Apus affinis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
1.8% |
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
1.7% |
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.7% |
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.7% |
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.7% |
Brown-necked Raven
Corvus ruficollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
1.7% |
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae |
1.7% |
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
1.7% |
Greater Hoopoe-Lark
Alaemon alaudipes Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
1.7% |
Yellow-billed Egret
Ardea brachyrhyncha Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.6% |
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe melanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
1.6% |
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.5% |
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
1.5% |
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
1.5% |
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
1.5% |
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
1.5% |
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
1.4% |
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.4% |
Red-pate Cisticola
Cisticola ruficeps Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
1.4% |
Speckled Mousebird
Colius striatus Order: Coliiformes Family: Coliidae |
1.4% |
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.3% |
Ring-necked Dove
Streptopelia capicola Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.3% |
Lesser Gray Shrike
Lanius minor Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
1.3% |
African Gray Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
1.3% |
Cinnamon Weaver
Ploceus badius Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
1.3% |
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles exustus Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae |
1.3% |
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
1.2% |
European Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia turtur Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.2% |
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.2% |
Greater Whitethroat
Curruca communis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
1.2% |
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
1.2% |
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
1.2% |
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.2% |
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
1.1% |
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.1% |
African Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga vocifer Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.1% |
Western Reef-Heron
Egretta gularis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |