Birds to See in Guam in November
19 bird species on our list for Guam are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Pacific Golden-Plover, Whimbrel, Ruddy Turnstone and Grey Plover. New this month: Northern Pintail, Eurasian Wigeon, Tufted Duck and Great White Egret and 2 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At their peak
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 19 birds in November
19 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 7.29% in Nov
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 7.29% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.69% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 4.08% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–May · 3.56% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 2.95% in Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 2.43% in Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 2.08% in Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 1.74% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.65% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Nov
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSummer visitorCommon42–75 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.39% in Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.13% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantCommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.95% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantCommon80–104 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.69% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.61% in Nov
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantCommon17–22 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.61% in Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.43% in Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 17–22 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
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- 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