Bird AlbumBenin · Littoral
Cotonou
72 species and 187 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Seen here in November
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Mourning Collared DoveStreptopelia decipiensSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Abomey-Calavi – Lac Nokoue7 km91 species
- Ouidah34 km46 species
- Grand-Popo67 km133 species
- Foret du Lama70 km61 species
All 72 species recorded here
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Piapiac Ptilostomus afer
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
- African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
- Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina
- Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus
- Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
- African Thrush Turdus pelios
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- African Hobby Falco cuvierii
- Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni
- Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
- Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
- Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
- Dwarf Bittern Botaurus sturmii
- African Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis melanocrissus
- Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
How many bird species have been seen at Cotonou?
72 species, from 187 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Cotonou in November?
The most recorded in November: African Palm Swift, Laughing Dove, Pied Crow, Western Cattle Egret and Common Bulbul.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.