Birds of Burkina Faso

296 species recorded at 3 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Yellow-crowned GonolekLaniarius barbarus

Black KiteMilvus migrans

Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus

Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis

African Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

African ThrushTurdus pelios

African Green Bee-eaterMerops viridissimus

Western Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator

Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleuUraeginthus bengalus

Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea

Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

Yellow-billed ShrikeCorvinella corvina

HamerkopScopus umbretta

Most recorded

Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura

Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis

Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides

Black-billed Wood DoveTurtur abyssinicus

Double-spurred SpurfowlPternistis bicalcaratus

Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus

Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus

Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus

Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus

Long-tailed Glossy StarlingLamprotornis caudatus

Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava

ShikraTachyspiza badia

Senegal EremomelaEremomela pusilla

Hotspots with the most records

Parc Urbain Bangr-WeoogoKadiogo251 species
Nazinga ForestNahouri Province174 species
White Volta – Nakambe-Nouhao confluence [Burkina Faso]Boulgou39 species

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All species recorded · 296

Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Double-spurred Spurfowl Pternistis bicalcaratus
Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus
Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus
Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri
African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Common Swift Apus apus
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
Little Swift Apus affinis
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
Violet Turaco Tauraco violaceus
Guinea Turaco Tauraco persa
Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
Four-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus
Rock Dove Columba livia
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
Black-billed Wood Dove Turtur abyssinicus
Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia
African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
Lesser Moorhen Paragallinula angulata
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus
White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps
African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii
African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis
African Darter Anhinga rufa
Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
Dwarf Bittern Botaurus sturmii
Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Great Egret Ardea alba
Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Beaudouin's Snake Eagle Circaetus beaudouini
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
Shikra Tachyspiza badia
Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis
Red-necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
Greyish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
Black Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus
Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
Congo Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus
African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
Purple Roller Coracias naevius
Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
African Green Bee-eater Merops viridissimus
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Vieillot's Barbet Lybius vieilloti
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius
Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Fine-spotted Woodpecker Campethera punctuligera
African Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
Brown-backed Woodpecker Dendropicos obsoletus
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex
Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
African Hobby Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Senegal Batis Batis senegalensis
Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
Yellow-crowned Gonolek Laniarius barbarus
Brubru Nilaus afer
White-crested Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike Campephaga phoenicea
African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina
Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer
Pied Crow Corvus albus
African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda
White-shouldered Black Tit Melaniparus guineensis
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucotis
Flappet Lark Amirafra rufocinnamomea
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Fanti Saw-wing Psalidoprocne obscura
Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Red-chested Swallow Hirundo lucida
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa
Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
Preuss's Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon preussi
Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
Dorst's Cisticola Cisticola guinea
Rufous Cisticola Cisticola rufus
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Black-backed Cisticola Cisticola eximius
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Red-winged Prinia Prinia erythroptera
Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis
Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii
Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus
Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus
Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher
Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
African Thrush Turdus pelios
Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe
Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus
Grey Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria plumbea
Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapillus
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platura
Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus
Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
Sahel Bush Sparrow Gymnoris dentata
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
White-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis albirostris
Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis
Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus
Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
African Silverbill Euodice cantans
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda caerulescens
Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes
Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
Black-faced Firefinch Lagonosticta larvata
Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Sahel Paradise Whydah Vidua orientalis
Exclamatory Paradise Whydah Vidua interjecta
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
White-rumped Seedeater Crithagra leucopygia
Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
Gosling's Bunting Emberiza goslingi
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis