Birds to See in Maldives in November
7 bird species on our list for Maldives are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Grey Heron, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Whimbrel and Lesser Noddy. New this month: Lesser Noddy, Greenshank, Whimbrel and Ruddy Turnstone.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovFrom 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 November
7 birds
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 12.03% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 7.41% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 2.52% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–May · 2.52% in Nov
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisWinter visitorCommon30–34 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 2.38% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.82% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.84% in Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Noddy 30–34 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