Bird AlbumDjibouti
Decan Wildlife Refuge
101 species and 951 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–October, with up to 27 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
Rüppell's WeaverPloceus galbula
Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
Black Scrub RobinCercotrichas podobe
Somali SparrowPasser castanopterus
Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
African Collared DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
House CrowCorvus splendens
Nile Valley SunbirdHedydipna metallica
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor
Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis
Common HoopoeUpupa epops
European RollerCoracias garrulus15 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 101 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Douda WTP2 km103 species
- Douda Mangroves3 km85 species
- Tidal Flats near Turtle Island5 km115 species
- Camp Lemonnier5 km132 species
- Djibouti City – Ambouli estuary9 km81 species
- La Siesta plage11 km57 species
All 101 species recorded here
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica
- Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Rosy-patched Bushshrike Rhodophoneus cruentus
- Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Somali Sparrow Passer castanopterus
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Yellow-breasted Barbet Trachyphonus margaritatus
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
- Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii
- Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- African Silverbill Euodice cantans
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
- Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Abyssinian Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
- Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythroryncha
- Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
- Greyish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Somali Ostrich Struthio molybdophanes
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
- Blackstart Oenanthe melanura
- Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- White-crowned Starling Lamprotornis albicapillus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
- Somali Starling Onychognathus blythii
- African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
- Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
- Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea
- Swainson's Sparrow Passer swainsonii
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Decan Wildlife Refuge?
August–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 27 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Decan Wildlife Refuge?
101 species, from 951 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Decan Wildlife Refuge in November?
The most recorded in November: Laughing Dove, Speckled Pigeon, Rüppell's Weaver, Rosy-patched Bushshrike and Black Scrub Robin.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.