Birds to See in Hawaii in August
37 bird species on our list for Hawaii are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Cattle Egret, Pacific Golden-Plover, House Sparrow, House Finch and Northern Cardinal. New this month: Sooty Shearwater, Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Plover and Canada Goose and 1 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
Leaving soon
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 37 birds in August
37 birds
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Aug
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.72% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.45% in Aug
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.20% in Aug
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Aug
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentCommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Aug
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.30% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentCommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentUncommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiResidentUncommon53–76 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentUncommon16–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.06% in Aug
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.05% in Aug
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.05% in Aug
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensResidentUncommon69–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorRare76–110 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Aug
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Aug
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusScarceRare23–26 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · records held back in Aug (protected)
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentRare40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
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