Birds to See in Hawaii in May
37 bird species on our list for Hawaii are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are House Finch, Northern Cardinal, House Sparrow, Cattle Egret and Red Junglefowl.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom 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 May
37 birds
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in May
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.10% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in May
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentCommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in May
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in May
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in May
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentCommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in May
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in May
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentUncommon16–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.17% in May
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentUncommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiResidentUncommon53–76 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Leach's Storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhousPassage migrantUncommon18–21 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in May
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in May
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensResidentUncommon69–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantRare20–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · records held back in May (protected)
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorRare76–110 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in May
Red KnotCalidris canutusScarceRare23–26 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · records held back in May (protected)
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in May
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Jan–May · 0.01% in May
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