Birds to See in Maldives in August
4 bird species on our list for Maldives are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Grey Heron, Common Sandpiper, Rock Dove and Ruddy Turnstone. New this month: Common Sandpiper and Ruddy Turnstone.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugLeaving soon
From 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 4 birds in August
4 birds
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 16.44% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 5.82% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jul–May · 3.77% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.37% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cmBody 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