Birds in Marshall Islands
Our list for Marshall Islands has 10 bird species recorded regularly there: 3 winter visitors, 6 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
The list comes from 2,079 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.
- Species on our list
- 10
- In October
- 7
- Common
- 10
- Busiest month
- Sep
This month: October
GBIF · OctMost likely
Share of all bird records in Marshall Islands in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.
The bird calendar for Marshall Islands
Month by monthWhen each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.
| Bird | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Golden-Plover | ||||||||||||
| Ruddy Turnstone | ||||||||||||
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | ||||||||||||
| Whimbrel | ||||||||||||
| Northern Pintail | ||||||||||||
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | ||||||||||||
| Bar-tailed Godwit | ||||||||||||
| Northern Shoveler | ||||||||||||
| Tufted Duck | ||||||||||||
| Pectoral Sandpiper |
The year in Marshall Islands
Records by month| January | 177 |
|---|---|
| February | 115 |
| March | 97 |
| April | 95 |
| May | 98 |
| June | 27 |
| July | 36 |
| August | 104 |
| September | 686 |
| October | 308 |
| November | 194 |
| December | 142 |
September has the most records (686). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.
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Questions
3How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Marshall Islands?
10 species, each recorded regularly in Marshall Islands (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 3 winter visitors, 6 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Marshall Islands, and rarer vagrants are not listed.
What birds can I see in Marshall Islands in October?
7 species on our list for Marshall Islands are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Pacific Golden-Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Whimbrel and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.
What are the most common birds in Marshall Islands?
Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Marshall Islands are Ruddy Turnstone, Pacific Golden-Plover, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Whimbrel and Northern Pintail.
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