Birds in Guam
Our list for Guam has 22 bird species recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 summer visitor, 7 winter visitors and 9 passage migrants
The list comes from 9,807 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.
- Species on our list
- 22
- In October
- 13
- Common
- 21
- Busiest month
- Dec
This month: October
GBIF · OctMost likely
Share of all bird records in Guam in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.
The bird calendar for Guam
Month by monthWhen each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.
| Bird | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | ||||||||||||
| Pacific Golden-Plover | ||||||||||||
| Whimbrel | ||||||||||||
| Ruddy Turnstone | ||||||||||||
| Moorhen | ||||||||||||
| Rock Dove | ||||||||||||
| Grey Plover | ||||||||||||
| Common Sandpiper | ||||||||||||
| Red Junglefowl | ||||||||||||
| Little Egret | ||||||||||||
| Northern Pintail | ||||||||||||
| Wood Sandpiper | ||||||||||||
| Tufted Duck | ||||||||||||
| Eurasian Wigeon | ||||||||||||
| Common Tern | ||||||||||||
| Northern Shoveler | ||||||||||||
| Garganey | ||||||||||||
| Greenshank | ||||||||||||
| Great White Egret | ||||||||||||
| Coot | ||||||||||||
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | ||||||||||||
| Ringed Plover |
The year in Guam
Records by month| January | 965 |
|---|---|
| February | 809 |
| March | 1,006 |
| April | 603 |
| May | 1,019 |
| June | 321 |
| July | 301 |
| August | 431 |
| September | 634 |
| October | 1,041 |
| November | 1,152 |
| December | 1,525 |
December has the most records (1,525). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.
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All 22 birds, A to Z
Questions
3How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Guam?
22 species, each recorded regularly in Guam (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 5 residents, 1 summer visitor, 7 winter visitors and 9 passage migrants. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Guam, and rarer vagrants are not listed.
What birds can I see in Guam in October?
13 species on our list for Guam are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Pacific Golden-Plover, Whimbrel, Ruddy Turnstone and Grey Plover.
What are the most common birds in Guam?
Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Guam are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Pacific Golden-Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Whimbrel and Grey Plover.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made