113 species
Birds in Africa
Here are 113 species of birds that live in Africa. Every species has its own page with measurements, habitat, behaviour, IUCN conservation status and sources.
Gamebirds1
Raptors3
Seabirds17
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
50–70 g
3–12 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+2
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
0.16–0.44 kg
10–20 yrs
WetlandGrasslandFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
0.53–0.78 kg
12–30 yrs
CoastWetlandLake+2
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
50–75 g
4–12 yrs
CoastWetlandTundra+2
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
45–90 g
5–15 yrs
WetlandCoastTundra+1
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Eurasian Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
0.27–0.45 kg
10–20 yrs
TundraWetlandCoast+3
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
65–95 g
5–12 yrs
WetlandForestWoodland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
0.14–0.27 kg
5–15 yrs
WetlandCoastLake+5
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
0.19–0.28 kg
10–20 yrs
CoastWetlandTundra+1
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
19–37 g
3–8 yrs
WetlandTundraCoast+2
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
42–63 g
10–21 yrs
CoastWetlandRiver+2
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
0.225–0.4 kg
5–25 yrs
WetlandCoastLake
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
95–220 g
10–20 yrs
CoastTundraWetland+1
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
70–230 g
4–10 yrs
WetlandGrasslandTundra+4
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Sanderling
Calidris alba
40–65 g
5–12 yrs
CoastWetlandOcean+2
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
0.18–0.3 kg
12–25 yrs
CoastOceanWetland+1
Least Concern
🦅 Seabirds
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
0.121–0.205 kg
5–12 yrs
WetlandTundraLake+3
Songbirds27
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
11–18 g
2–8 yrs
RiverLakeCoast+4
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
14–20 g
2–8 yrs
MountainRocky CliffsUrban+3
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Collared Flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis
11–15 g
2–9 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+1
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
95–135 g
4–6 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+4
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Eurasian Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeus
51–101 g
4–12 yrs
HeathlandWoodlandForest+2
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
11.5–15 g
2–9 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+2
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Firecrest
Regulus ignicapilla
0.004–0.007 g
2–5 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+1
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
16–23 g
2–7 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+2
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
14–22 g
2–8 yrs
RiverWetlandMountain+6
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Great Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
25–38 g
2–8 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+1
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
15–21 g
2–14 yrs
UrbanFarmlandGarden+4
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Icterine Warbler
Hippolais icterina
11–15 g
2–8 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+2
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca
9.5–16 g
2–7 yrs
WoodlandForestFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
11–15 g
2–7 yrs
WetlandFarmlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
17–30 g
2–7 yrs
MountainTundraGrassland+4
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana
20–30 g
2–9 yrs
FarmlandGrasslandMountain+2
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
25–36 g
2–8 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandHeathland+2
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
15–22 g
2–5 yrs
TundraWetlandGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
10–14 g
2–7 yrs
WetlandFarmlandLake+2
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
14–20 g
2–9 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+2
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
13–17 g
2–5 yrs
HeathlandGrasslandFarmland+4
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
20–28 g
2–5 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
20–25 g
2–8 yrs
ForestWoodlandHeathland+4
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
14–20 g
2–8 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandHeathland+2
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
12–18 g
2–7 yrs
FarmlandHeathlandGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Woodlark
Lullula arborea
24–36 g
2–9 yrs
HeathlandWoodlandGrassland+2
Least Concern
🦅 Songbirds
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
14–22 g
2–8 yrs
WetlandGrasslandFarmland+3
Waterbirds6
Least Concern
🦅 Waterbirds
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
0.85–1.45 kg
10–20 yrs
CoastWetlandLake+2
Least Concern
🦅 Waterbirds
Corncrake
Crex crex
0.135–0.21 kg
2–7 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWetland+1
Least Concern
🦅 Waterbirds
Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
0.25–0.45 kg
3–8 yrs
WetlandLakeCoast
Least Concern
🦅 Waterbirds
European Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus
95–165 g
3–5 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+2
Least Concern
🦅 Waterbirds
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
0.25–0.45 kg
3–12 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+2
Least Concern
🦅 Waterbirds
Pochard
Aythya ferina
0.7–1.3 kg
5–10 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+1
Woodpeckers1
Other58
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
0.46–1 kg
10–24 yrs
WetlandGrasslandFarmland+6
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
0.727–1.014 kg
10–21 yrs
WetlandCoastMangrove+4
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
0.225–0.35 kg
10–32 yrs
WetlandCoastOcean+5
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
14–20 g
2–7 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
0.27–0.512 kg
5–17 yrs
WetlandGrasslandFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
18–29 g
2–11 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
6–9 g
2–7 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
0.125–0.24 kg
3–13 yrs
FarmlandGardenUrban+2
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Common Coot
Fulica atra
0.585–0.8 kg
5–18 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
34–46 g
2–7 yrs
RiverLakeWetland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
0.192–0.493 kg
3–15 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
82–143 g
4–12 yrs
UrbanGardenFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
85–155 g
5–12 yrs
WetlandCoastGrassland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
40–60 g
5–12 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+2
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
60–96 g
2–15 yrs
FarmlandGrasslandUrban+5
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Common Teal
Anas crecca
0.25–0.4 kg
5–20 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
0.11–0.14 kg
10–33 yrs
CoastWetlandLake+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Common Woodpigeon
Columba palumbus
0.38–0.62 kg
3–17 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
40–65 g
5–24 yrs
CoastWetlandTundra+2
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
1.5–2.5 kg
8–15 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+5
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops
46–89 g
5–11 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWoodland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis
33–55 g
2–9 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandHeathland+2
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
0.11–0.34 kg
3–12 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+4
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Eurasian Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur
85–170 g
2–13 yrs
FarmlandWoodlandForest+2
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
8–13 g
2–7 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+5
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
14–19 g
2–8 yrs
GardenFarmlandWoodland+4
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
European Serin
Serinus serinus
11–13 g
2–9 yrs
GardenFarmlandWoodland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
0.65–1.1 kg
3–19 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+2
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
51–81 g
4–8 yrs
ForestWoodlandFarmland+1
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Graylag Goose
Anser anser
2.5–4.5 kg
15–25 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+4
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
0.6–1.5 kg
10–15 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+1
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Great Egret
Ardea alba
0.7–1.5 kg
15–22 yrs
WetlandCoastRiver+4
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
2–4 kg
20–40 yrs
WetlandCoastDesert
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
25–34 g
2–13 yrs
WoodlandGardenUrban+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
1.02–2.08 kg
5–25 yrs
WetlandCoastRiver+4
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
24–40 g
2–13 yrs
UrbanGardenFarmland+2
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
0.6–1.3 kg
10–30 yrs
CoastOceanWetland+4
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Linnet
Linaria cannabina
15–20 g
2–9 yrs
HeathlandGrasslandFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
0.3–0.65 kg
5–22 yrs
WetlandCoastMangrove+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
0.1–0.2 kg
3–10 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
32–48 g
3–10 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
0.23–0.35 kg
8–15 yrs
TundraCoastOcean+2
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
50–120 g
4–10 yrs
WetlandCoastLake+1
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
15–22 g
2–5 yrs
GrasslandHeathlandMountain+5
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
0.22–0.35 kg
8–24 yrs
CoastWetlandLake+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
0.15–0.31 kg
5–27 yrs
WetlandGrasslandFarmland+2
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
0.9–2.1 kg
7–25 yrs
WetlandCoastOcean+4
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
0.23–0.445 kg
8–17 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWetland+1
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
0.9–1.3 kg
8–15 yrs
WetlandLakeCoast+1
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Red-footed Falcon
Falco vespertinus
0.13–0.2 kg
3–10 yrs
GrasslandFarmlandWetland+1
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
River Warbler
Locustella fluviatilis
13–20 g
2–5 yrs
WetlandForestWoodland+2
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
0.9–1.6 kg
8–15 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+2
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
50–107 g
2–15 yrs
ForestWoodlandGarden+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
20–30 g
2–5 yrs
GrasslandHeathlandFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
0.4–0.8 kg
8–17 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
2.3–4.5 kg
15–35 yrs
WetlandGrasslandFarmland+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
50–80 g
8–12 yrs
WetlandLakeRiver+3
Least Concern
🦅 Birds
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
6.5–11.5 g
2–10 yrs
ForestWoodlandWetland+4