Birds to See in Marshall Islands in January
6 bird species on our list for Marshall Islands are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Pacific Golden-Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Whimbrel and Northern Pintail. New this month: Whimbrel and Northern Pintail.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanLeaving soon
From Marshall Islands’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 January
6 birds
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 13.56% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 10.73% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 9.04% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 6.21% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantCommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 2.82% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantCommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 1.69% in Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 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