Common Birds in Marshall Islands
Our list for Marshall Islands has 10 common birds recorded regularly there: 3 winter visitors, 6 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Marshall Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 10, most common first
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantCommon17–22 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataScarceCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 17–22 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 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