Birds to See in Guam in February
14 bird species on our list for Guam are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Pacific Golden-Plover, Grey Plover, Moorhen and Whimbrel. New this month: Northern Shoveler and Greenshank.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
Leaving soon
From 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 14 birds in February
14 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 12.24% in Feb
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 6.55% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 3.96% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Feb
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 3.09% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 2.10% in Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 2.10% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.24% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.74% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.37% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.37% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 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