Nigeria · Federal Capital Territory
Jabi Lake & Recreational Park
125 species and 1,039 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December, with up to 38 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
African JacanaActophilornis africanus
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Striated HeronButorides striata
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
Yellow-billed ShrikeCorvinella corvina
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureus
Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
Pied CrowCorvus albus
HamerkopScopus umbrettaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Millennium Park9 km170 species
- National Childrens Park and Zoo Abuja12 km145 species
All 125 species recorded here
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Double-spurred Spurfowl Pternistis bicalcaratus
- African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- African Thrush Turdus pelios
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
- Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
- Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Yellow-crowned Gonolek Laniarius barbarus
- Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus
- African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Piapiac Ptilostomus afer
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
- Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Sun Lark Galerida modesta
- Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps
- African Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
- Leaf-love Phyllastrephus scandens
- Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
- African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
- Lesser Moorhen Paragallinula angulata
- Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
- Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius
- Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta
- Violet Turaco Tauraco violaceus
- Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
- Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
- Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul Atimastillas flavicollis
- Red-throated Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne rufigula
- Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus
- Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus
- Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus
- Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
- Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
- Shining Drongo Dicrurus atripennis
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
- Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
- Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
- Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea
- Adamawa Turtle Dove Streptopelia hypopyrrha
- Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Forbes's Plover Thinornis forbesi
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
- Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
- African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
- Tropical Boubou Laniarius major
- Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Black-billed Wood Dove Turtur abyssinicus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- African Crake Crecopsis egregia
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Black Coucal Centropus grillii
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Jabi Lake & Recreational Park?
December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 38 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Jabi Lake & Recreational Park?
125 species, from 1,039 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Jabi Lake & Recreational Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Bulbul, Reed Cormorant, African Jacana, Common Moorhen and Western Cattle Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.