Common Birds in Maldives
Our list for Maldives has 19 common birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 4 winter visitors, 10 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Maldives in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 19, most common first
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jul–May
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisWinter visitorCommon30–34 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusScarceCommon14–17 cm
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jan
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiScarceCommon33–41 cm
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantCommon58–65 cmRegularly Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantCommon31–35 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriScarceCommon38–42 cmRegularly Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan
CurlewNumenius arquataScarceCommon50–60 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Lesser Noddy 30–34 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Curlew 50–60 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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