Birds of Sudan
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.
Location
Sudan
Africa
List of Common Birds
| 52% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 46% |
|
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 43% |
|
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 38% |
|
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 36% |
|
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 34% |
|
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
| 33% |
|
Mourning Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decipiens Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 29% |
|
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 27% |
|
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 25% |
|
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 24% |
|
Blue-naped Mousebird
Urocolius macrourus Order: Coliiformes Family: Coliidae |
| 23% |
|
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 23% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 22% |
|
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 22% |
|
African Palm Swift
Cypsiurus parvus Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 19% |
|
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 18% |
|
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 17% |
|
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 17% |
|
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 17% |
|
Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 16% |
|
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
| 16% |
|
African Silverbill
Euodice cantans Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 15% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 15% |
|
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 15% |
|
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Pluvianidae |
| 15% |
|
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 14% |
|
Little Stint
Calidris minuta Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 14% |
|
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 14% |
|
African Green Bee-eater
Merops viridissimus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 14% |
|
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 13% |
|
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 13% |
|
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 13% |
|
Black Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas podobe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 12% |
|
Ethiopian Swallow
Hirundo aethiopica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 12% |
|
Graceful Prinia
Prinia gracilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 11% |
|
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 11% |
|
Northern Red Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 11% |
|
Sudan Golden Sparrow
Passer luteus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 11% |
|
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 11% |
|
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae |
| 10% |
|
Reed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 10% |
|
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 10% |
|
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 9.8% |
|
Cretzschmar's Babbler
Turdoides leucocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae |
| 9.5% |
|
Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
| 9.0% |
|
Northern Masked-Weaver
Ploceus taeniopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 8.9% |
|
Nile Valley Sunbird
Hedydipna metallica Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
| 8.7% |
|
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 8.5% |
|
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca curruca Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 8.4% |
|
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.6% |
|
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 7.4% |
|
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 7.2% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 7.2% |
|
Kittlitz's Plover
Anarhynchus pecuarius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 7.1% |
|
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae |
| 7.0% |
|
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 6.7% |
|
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae |
| 6.7% |
|
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 6.6% |
|
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.6% |
|
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 6.6% |
|
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.4% |
|
Ruff
Calidris pugnax Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 6.4% |
|
Yellow-billed Egret
Ardea brachyrhyncha Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 6.3% |
|
Lesser Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chloropterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 6.1% |
|
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae |
| 6.1% |
|
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus bengalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.8% |
|
African Collared-Dove
Streptopelia roseogrisea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Masked Shrike
Lanius nubicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda rhodopyga Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 5.6% |
|
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.3% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 4.8% |
|
African Openbill
Anastomus lamelligerus Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 4.6% |
|
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae |
| 4.3% |
|
White-browed Coucal
Centropus superciliosus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 4.2% |
|
African Gray Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Pied Crow
Corvus albus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Cut-throat
Amadina fasciata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Ring-necked Dove
Streptopelia capicola Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Little Swift
Apus affinis Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.7% |
|
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Common Swift
Apus apus Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
| 3.7% |
|
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Marabou Stork
Leptoptilos crumenifer Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.4% |
|
Yellow-billed Stork
Mycteria ibis Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Great Gray Shrike
Lanius excubitor Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 3.1% |
|
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.9% |
|
White-rumped Seedeater
Crithagra leucopygia Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.8% |
|
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Kentish Plover
Anarhynchus alexandrinus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.6% |
|
Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Brown-necked Raven
Corvus ruficollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Sun Lark
Galerida modesta Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas galactotes Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Garganey
Spatula querquedula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.3% |
|
White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Turtur abyssinicus Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 2.2% |
|
Blue-billed Teal
Spatula hottentota Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Hadada Ibis
Bostrychia hagedash Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae |
| 2.2% |
|
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Speckled Mousebird
Colius striatus Order: Coliiformes Family: Coliidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Rüppell's Starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.0% |
|
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 2.0% |
|
House Crow
Corvus splendens Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.9% |
|
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.8% |
|
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.8% |
|
African Swamphen
Porphyrio madagascariensis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe melanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Fan-tailed Raven
Corvus rhipidurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Shikra
Tachyspiza badia Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.7% |
|
Vinaceous Dove
Streptopelia vinacea Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.6% |
|
European Roller
Coracias garrulus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.5% |
|
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.5% |
|
African Gray Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Pale Crag-Martin
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Rostratulidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Lesser Gray Shrike
Lanius minor Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Cinnamon Weaver
Ploceus badius Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae |
| 1.5% |
|
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Chestnut-bellied Starling
Lamprotornis pulcher Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Striolated Bunting
Emberiza striolata Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
| 1.4% |
|
White-eyed Gull
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.4% |
|
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix nigriceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Desert Sparrow
Passer simplex Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Red-pate Cisticola
Cisticola ruficeps Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Neumann's Starling
Onychognathus neumanni Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Western House-Martin
Delichon urbicum Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Western Reef-Heron
Egretta gularis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Green Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Phoeniculidae |
