Birds to See in Micronesia in May
4 bird species on our list for Micronesia are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Red Junglefowl, Ruddy Turnstone and Pacific Golden-Plover. New this month: Eurasian Tree Sparrow.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom Micronesia’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 May
4 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–May · 5.00% in May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusScarceCommon42–75 cmRegularly Apr–May · 3.42% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–May · 2.89% in May
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–May · 2.11% in May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 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