Common Birds in Northern Mariana Islands
Our list for Northern Mariana Islands has 14 common birds recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 5 winter visitors and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Northern Mariana Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 14, most common first
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantCommon17–22 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantCommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 17–22 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Pacific Golden-Plover 23–26 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 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