Birds of Nigeria

548 species recorded at 10 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Common BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusLaughing DoveLaughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisAfrican Grey HornbillAfrican Grey HornbillLophoceros nasutusRed-cheeked Cordon-bleuRed-cheeked Cordon-bleuUraeginthus bengalusWestern Plantain-eaterWestern Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscatorVariable SunbirdVariable SunbirdCinnyris venustusBronze MannikinBronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataBlack KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransYellow-fronted TinkerbirdYellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusAdamawa Turtle DoveAdamawa Turtle DoveStreptopelia hypopyrrhaStone PartridgeStone PartridgePtilopachus petrosusVinaceous DoveVinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinaceaSpeckled MousebirdSpeckled MousebirdColius striatusGosling's BuntingGosling's BuntingEmberiza goslingi

Most recorded

African ThrushAfrican ThrushTurdus peliosGreen-backed CamaropteraGreen-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraVillage WeaverVillage WeaverPloceus cucullatusDouble-spurred SpurfowlDouble-spurred SpurfowlPternistis bicalcaratusSenegal CoucalSenegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisYellow-crowned GonolekYellow-crowned GonolekLaniarius barbarusBlack-billed Wood DoveBlack-billed Wood DoveTurtur abyssinicusRed-eyed DoveRed-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataScarlet-chested SunbirdScarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisLittle SwiftLittle SwiftApus affinisBrown-throated Wattle-eyeBrown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaWestern Cattle EgretWestern Cattle EgretArdea ibisViolet TuracoViolet TuracoTauraco violaceusRed-throated Bee-eaterRed-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulocki

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Amurum Forest ReservePlateau State345 species
  2. IITA Forest Reserve and LakeOyo State278 species
  3. Millennium ParkFederal Capital Territory170 species
  4. Lekki Conservation CenterLagos State217 species
  5. Lamingo DamPlateau State214 species
  6. National Childrens Park and Zoo AbujaFederal Capital Territory145 species
  7. Yankari Game ReserveBauchi State249 species
  8. Jabi Lake & Recreational ParkFederal Capital Territory125 species
  9. Rennajj (Rockwater) Fish FarmPlateau State174 species
  10. Weppa Farm and Ogwe River, AgenebodeEdo State200 species

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All species recorded · 548