Birds to See in Guam in March
16 bird species on our list for Guam are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Pacific Golden-Plover, Whimbrel, Grey Plover and Moorhen. New this month: Red Junglefowl, Common Sandpiper, Coot and Great White Egret.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
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 16 birds in March
16 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 11.83% in Mar
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 8.25% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 3.18% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Mar
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSummer visitorCommon42–75 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.79% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.49% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.19% in Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.99% in Mar
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.99% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.60% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantCommon80–104 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.40% in Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.40% in Mar
CootFulica atraPassage migrantCommon36–42 cmRegularly Mar · 0.30% in Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 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
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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