Birds to See in Hawaii in April
48 bird species on our list for Hawaii are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Pacific Golden-Plover, House Finch, Cattle Egret, House Sparrow and Northern Cardinal. New this month: Ruff, Pomarine Jaeger, Long-tailed Jaeger and Whimbrel.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Hawaii’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 48 birds in April
48 birds
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Apr
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.87% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 3.73% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Apr
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Apr
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentCommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Apr
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.59% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Apr
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentCommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Apr
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Apr
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.33% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentUncommon16–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.20% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Apr
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Apr
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentUncommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Leach's Storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhousPassage migrantUncommon18–21 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.11% in Apr
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiResidentUncommon53–76 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensResidentUncommon69–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in Apr
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusResidentRare20–22 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.02% in Apr
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantRare20–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · records held back in Apr (protected)
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorRare76–110 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentRare40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusScarceRare23–26 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · records held back in Apr (protected)
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorRare34–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorRare16–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
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