Birds to See in Maldives in April
7 bird species on our list for Maldives are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Grey Heron, Common Sandpiper, Rock Dove, Ruddy Turnstone and Sanderling. New this month: Sanderling.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom Maldives’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 7 birds in April
7 birds
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 13.11% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 6.64% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.33% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 2.15% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 1.97% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.97% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 1.44% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 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