Birds to See in Northern Mariana Islands in February
12 bird species on our list for Northern Mariana Islands are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Red Junglefowl, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Pacific Golden-Plover, Whimbrel and Moorhen.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebLeaving soon
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 12 birds in February
12 birds
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.04% in Feb
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.85% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.67% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.31% in Feb
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.26% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.18% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.15% in Feb
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.13% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 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
- Grey Heron 90–98 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