Nigeria · Federal Capital Territory
Millennium Park
170 species and 1,921 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February, with up to 43 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black KiteMilvus migrans
African ThrushTurdus pelios
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
Western Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
African Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis
Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda
Little SwiftApus affinisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- National Childrens Park and Zoo Abuja3 km145 species
- Jabi Lake & Recreational Park9 km125 species
All 170 species recorded here
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- African Thrush Turdus pelios
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina
- Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
- Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
- Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
- Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
- Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
- African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
- Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
- Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer
- Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla
- Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
- Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps
- Double-spurred Spurfowl Pternistis bicalcaratus
- Violet Turaco Tauraco violaceus
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
- Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Piapiac Ptilostomus afer
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
- African Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
- Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
- Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul Atimastillas flavicollis
- Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
- African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
- Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
- African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
- Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
- Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
- Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
- White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
- Black-billed Wood Dove Turtur abyssinicus
- Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
- Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus
- Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus
- Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike Campephaga phoenicea
- Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
- Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
- Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens
- African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
- Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus
- Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
- Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
- Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
- Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus
- Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
- Red-throated Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne rufigula
- Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
- Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
- Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
- Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster
- Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus
- Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
- African Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis melanocrissus
- African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
- Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
- Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri
- Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
- Sun Lark Galerida modesta
- Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
- Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
- Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- African Hobby Falco cuvierii
- Senegal Batis Batis senegalensis
- African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
- Blue Malkoha Ceuthmochares aereus
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
- Yellow-crowned Gonolek Laniarius barbarus
- Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini
- Magpie Mannikin Spermestes fringilloides
- African Spotted Creeper Salpornis salvadori
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Cameroon Indigobird Vidua camerunensis
- Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
- Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus
- Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea
- Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
- Shining Drongo Dicrurus atripennis
- White-throated Francolin Campocolinus albogularis
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
- Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
- Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus
- Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapillus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
- Sahel Bush Sparrow Gymnoris dentata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Fraser's Sunbird Deleornis fraseri
- Wilson's Indigobird Vidua wilsoni
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Millennium Park?
February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 43 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Millennium Park?
170 species, from 1,921 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Millennium Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Black Kite, African Thrush, Fork-tailed Drongo, Western Plantain-eater and Pied Crow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.