Uncommon Birds in Northern Mariana Islands
Our list for Northern Mariana Islands has 17 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 13 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors
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 17, most common first
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Nov–May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantUncommon90–98 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Oct
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly May–Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaScarceUncommon17–19 cm
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantUncommon29–37 cmRegularly May–Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaScarceUncommon27–30 cm
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataScarceUncommon66–84 cm
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusScarceUncommon34–58 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Ruff 20–32 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 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