Birds to See in Northern Mariana Islands in December
18 bird species on our list for Northern Mariana Islands are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Red Junglefowl, Pacific Golden-Plover, Ruddy Turnstone and Common Sandpiper. New this month: Common Snipe and Eurasian Teal.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecAt their peak
From Northern Mariana 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 18 birds in December
18 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in Dec
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 3.47% in Dec
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.42% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.58% in Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.39% in Dec
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Dec
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.71% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.62% in Dec
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantCommon17–22 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.47% in Dec
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.34% in Dec
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.34% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantCommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.32% in Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.24% in Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.21% in Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec · 0.13% in Dec
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Dec · 0.11% in Dec
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.11% in Dec
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
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 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