Birds to See in Northern Mariana Islands in January
15 bird species on our list for Northern Mariana Islands are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Pacific Golden-Plover, Red Junglefowl, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Whimbrel and Ruddy Turnstone. New this month: Northern Shoveler and Grey Heron.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanFrom 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 15 birds in January
15 birds
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Jan
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.21% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.16% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.88% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.68% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.50% in Jan
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.30% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.20% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.10% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.10% in Jan
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantCommon17–22 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.10% in Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 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
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 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