Birds to See in Maldives in October
4 bird species on our list for Maldives are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Grey Heron, Common Sandpiper, Rock Dove and Common Tern. New this month: Rock Dove and Common Tern.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctFrom 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 October
4 birds
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 9.72% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 7.10% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.68% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantCommon31–35 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.93% in Oct
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