Birds to See in Maldives in December
6 bird species on our list for Maldives are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Grey Heron, Common Sandpiper, Lesser Noddy, Rock Dove and Whimbrel. New this month: Sanderling.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecFrom 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 6 birds in December
6 birds
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 14.71% in Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 4.74% in Dec
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisWinter visitorCommon30–34 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 4.74% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.61% in Dec
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.14% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.49% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Lesser Noddy 30–34 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