Birds in Hawaii
Our list for Hawaii has 70 bird species recorded regularly there: 30 residents, 19 winter visitors, 14 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
The list comes from 1.7 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.
- Species on our list
- 70
- In October
- 48
- Common
- 20
- Busiest month
- Mar
What's special about Hawaii
vs United StatesThe birds recorded far more often here than across United States, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Hawaii is worth visiting for.
Chestnut Munia770×Resident · 2.5% of records here, 0.00% across United States
Eurasian Skylark751×Resident · 2.1% of records here, 0.00% across United States
Rose-ringed Parakeet619×Resident · 2.6% of records here, 0.00% across United States
Pacific Golden-Plover611×Winter visitor · 11.9% of records here, 0.02% across United States
Red Junglefowl524×Resident · 6.6% of records here, 0.01% across United States
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper89×Passage migrant · 0.09% of records here, 0.00% across United States
Scaly-breasted Munia79×Resident · 3.4% of records here, 0.04% across United States
Cattle Egret70×Resident · 11.6% of records here, 0.17% across United States
This month: October
GBIF · OctMost likely
Arriving now
Northern PintailWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.35%
Eurasian TealWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.05%
Greater White-fronted GooseWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.04%
Leach's Storm-petrelPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%
DunlinWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%
Eurasian WigeonWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.03%
Share of all bird records in Hawaii in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.
Near you this week
The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.
The bird calendar for Hawaii
Month by monthWhen each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.
| Bird | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Golden-Plover | ||||||||||||
| Cattle Egret | ||||||||||||
| House Sparrow | ||||||||||||
| House Finch | ||||||||||||
| Northern Cardinal | ||||||||||||
| Red Junglefowl | ||||||||||||
| Black-crowned Night-heron | ||||||||||||
| Rock Dove | ||||||||||||
| Ruddy Turnstone | ||||||||||||
| Scaly-breasted Munia | ||||||||||||
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | ||||||||||||
| Chestnut Munia | ||||||||||||
| Eurasian Skylark | ||||||||||||
| Northern Mockingbird | ||||||||||||
| Sanderling | ||||||||||||
| Short-eared Owl | ||||||||||||
| Wild Turkey | ||||||||||||
| Common Pheasant | ||||||||||||
| Mallard | ||||||||||||
| Northern Shoveler | ||||||||||||
| Northern Pintail | ||||||||||||
| Western Meadowlark | ||||||||||||
| Muscovy Duck | ||||||||||||
| Mourning Dove | ||||||||||||
| Indian Peafowl | ||||||||||||
| Sooty Shearwater | ||||||||||||
| Chukar | ||||||||||||
| Cackling Goose | ||||||||||||
| Snow Goose | ||||||||||||
| Lavender Waxbill |
The year in Hawaii
Records by month| January | 181,888 |
|---|---|
| February | 184,638 |
| March | 205,163 |
| April | 145,604 |
| May | 98,705 |
| June | 96,955 |
| July | 89,789 |
| August | 96,372 |
| September | 110,336 |
| October | 171,216 |
| November | 132,170 |
| December | 166,166 |
March has the most records (205,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.
By family
9 of 9How common
More of United States
- Birds in California232 species
- Birds in New York232 species
- Birds in Massachusetts228 species
- Birds in Texas227 species
All 70 birds, A to Z
- Arctic Jaeger
- Arctic Tern
- Black Swan
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Brent Goose
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Cattle Egret
- Chestnut Munia
- Chukar
- Common Pheasant
- Dunlin
- Eurasian Skylark
- Eurasian Teal
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Franklin's Gull
- Gadwall
- Garganey
- Golden Pheasant
- Greater Scaup
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Grey Phalarope
- Grey Plover
Show all 70 birds
- Greylag Goose
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Hooded Merganser
- House Finch
- House Sparrow
- Indian Peafowl
- Lavender Waxbill
- Leach's Storm-petrel
- Least Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Mallard
- Mourning Dove
- Muscovy Duck
- Northern Cardinal
- Northern Mockingbird
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Shoveler
- Osprey
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Red Junglefowl
- Red Knot
- Ring-billed Gull
- Rock Dove
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Sanderling
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Semipalmated Plover
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Short-eared Owl
- Snow Goose
- Sooty Shearwater
- Swan Goose
- Western Meadowlark
- Western Sandpiper
- Whimbrel
- Wild Turkey
Questions
4What birds is Hawaii known for?
Compared with the rest of United States, Hawaii stands out for Chestnut Munia, Eurasian Skylark, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Pacific Golden-Plover. Each is recorded at least 611.1 times as often here as across United States, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).
How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Hawaii?
70 species, each recorded regularly in Hawaii (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 30 residents, 19 winter visitors, 14 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Hawaii, and rarer vagrants are not listed.
What birds can I see in Hawaii in October?
48 species on our list for Hawaii are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Pacific Golden-Plover, Cattle Egret, House Sparrow, House Finch and Northern Cardinal.
What are the most common birds in Hawaii?
Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Hawaii are Pacific Golden-Plover, House Finch, Cattle Egret, House Sparrow and Northern Cardinal.
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