Bird AlbumSão Tomé & Príncipe · São Tomé
São Tomé – International Airport
42 species and 567 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June and August–September, with up to 15 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-winged Red BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus
Sao Tome PriniaPrinia molleri
Newton's SunbirdAnabathmis newtonii
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lagoas de Campo de Milho2 km44 species
- São Tomé – São Tomé town vicinity4 km51 species
- São Tomé – Monte Café12 km41 species
- São Tomé – Bom Sucesso Botanical Gardens15 km48 species
- PN Obô de São Tomé – Lagoa Amélia trail16 km43 species
- São Tomé – Mucumbli19 km51 species
All 42 species recorded here
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
- Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Sao Tome Prinia Prinia molleri
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis
- Golden-backed Bishop Euplectes aureus
- Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
- Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Newton's Sunbird Anabathmis newtonii
- Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Sao Tome Weaver Ploceus sanctithomae
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Principe Seedeater Crithagra rufobrunnea
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Island Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii
- Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
- Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer
- Black-capped Speirops Zosterops lugubris
- African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at São Tomé – International Airport?
June and August–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 15 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at São Tomé – International Airport?
42 species, from 567 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at São Tomé – International Airport in November?
The most recorded in November: Black Kite, Yellow-fronted Canary, Laughing Dove, Pin-tailed Whydah 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.