Birds to See in Northern Mariana Islands in March
12 bird species on our list for Northern Mariana Islands are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Pacific Golden-Plover, Red Junglefowl, Whimbrel and Common Sandpiper. New this month: Tufted Duck.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarLeaving 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 March
12 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.47% in Mar
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in Mar
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.20% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.18% in Mar
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.42% in Mar
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.20% in Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.14% in Mar
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.12% in Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.12% in Mar
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
- Tufted Duck 40–47 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