Birds to See in Guam in August
8 bird species on our list for Guam are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Ruddy Turnstone, Pacific Golden-Plover, Red Junglefowl and Moorhen. New this month: Pacific Golden-Plover and Common Sandpiper.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugFrom Guam’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 8 birds in August
8 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 12.76% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 4.64% in Aug
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 3.02% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSummer visitorCommon42–75 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.55% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.93% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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