Bird AlbumNigeria · Federal Capital Territory
National Childrens Park and Zoo Abuja
145 species and 1,365 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May, with up to 43 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
African ThrushTurdus pelios
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Western Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleuUraeginthus bengalus
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
Black KiteMilvus migrans
African Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Northern Grey-headed SparrowPasser griseusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Millennium Park3 km170 species
- Jabi Lake & Recreational Park12 km125 species
All 145 species recorded here
- African Thrush Turdus pelios
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
- African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
- Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
- Double-spurred Spurfowl Pternistis bicalcaratus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
- Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
- Piapiac Ptilostomus afer
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
- Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
- Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Violet Turaco Tauraco violaceus
- Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
- Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla
- African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
- Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus
- Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
- Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius
- African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
- African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Sahel Bush Sparrow Gymnoris dentata
- Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
- Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- African Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
- Black-billed Wood Dove Turtur abyssinicus
- Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
- African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
- Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus
- Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
- Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike Campephaga phoenicea
- Guinea Turaco Tauraco persa
- Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Red-throated Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne rufigula
- Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
- African Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis melanocrissus
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer
- Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
- Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica
- Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
- Sun Lark Galerida modesta
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus
- Leaf-love Phyllastrephus scandens
- Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
- Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea
- Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul Atimastillas flavicollis
- Little Greenbul Eurillas virens
- Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
- Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus
- Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
- White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
- Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
- Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus
- Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
- Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster
- Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus
- Fox Kestrel Falco alopex
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
- African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
- Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus
- African Dwarf Kingfisher Ispidina lecontei
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Blue Malkoha Ceuthmochares aereus
- Tropical Boubou Laniarius major
- White-crested Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
- Congo Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Simple Greenbul Chlorocichla simplex
- Cameroon Olive Pigeon Columba sjostedti
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged Oriole Oriolus nigripennis
- Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
- Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
- Red-necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis
- Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
- Preuss's Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon preussi
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
- Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
- Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
- Reichenbach's Sunbird Anabathmis reichenbachii
- African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
- Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
- Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
- Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platura
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at National Childrens Park and Zoo Abuja?
May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 43 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at National Childrens Park and Zoo Abuja?
145 species, from 1,365 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at National Childrens Park and Zoo Abuja in November?
The most recorded in November: African Thrush, Common Bulbul, Western Plantain-eater, Laughing Dove and Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.