Birds to See in Hawaii in September
45 bird species on our list for Hawaii are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Pacific Golden-Plover, Cattle Egret, House Sparrow, House Finch and Northern Cardinal. New this month: Northern Shoveler, Pectoral Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and 6 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
At their peak
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 45 birds in September
45 birds
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 4.69% in Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Sep
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Sep
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Sep
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Sep
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Sep
Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaResidentCommon10–11 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.54% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Sep
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.38% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Sep
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentCommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Sep
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Sep
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Sep
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.16% in Sep
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentUncommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglectaResidentUncommon16–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Sep
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantUncommon23–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.13% in Sep
ChukarAlectoris chukarResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
Lavender WaxbillGlaucestrilda coerulescensResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.09% in Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Sep
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiResidentUncommon53–76 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Sep
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensResidentUncommon69–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Sep
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.03% in Sep
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.03% in Sep
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantRare15–18 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.03% in Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantRare20–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.03% in Sep
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorRare76–110 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorRare34–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Dec · 0.01% in Sep
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Sep
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
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