Birds in Hawaii
Birds in Hawaii in December
The most likely birds in Hawaii in December are Common Myna (60%), Zebra Dove (55%), and Warbling White-eye (49%). 84 species show up on at least 1 in 100 checklists.
Percent of complete checklists in Hawaii that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (17,665 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.
Common now
Share of checklists- 1
Common Myna60% - 2Zebra Dove55%
- 3Warbling White-eye49%
- 4
Pacific Golden-Plover44% - 5Spotted Dove41%
- 6Western Cattle-Egret36%
- 7
House Sparrow32% - 8Red-crested Cardinal27%
- 9
Northern Cardinal26% - 10
House Finch25% - 11Red Junglefowl21%
- 12Common Waxbill19%
- 13Saffron Finch19%
- 14
Black-necked Stilt17% - 15
Black-crowned Night Heron16% - 16
Wandering Tattler16% - 17Java Sparrow15%
- 18Hawaiian Goose15%
- 19Hawaiian Coot14%
- 20Yellow-billed Cardinal14%
- 21Yellow-fronted Canary14%
- 22
Ruddy Turnstone14% - 23Apapane14%
- 24Red-vented Bulbul13%
- 25
Rock Pigeon13% - 26White-rumped Shama12%
- 27Scaly-breasted Munia12%
- 28Gray Francolin10%
- 29Hawaii Amakihi10%
Arriving
New in DecemberLess common
Share of checklists- 30
Common Gallinule8.0% - 31African Silverbill7.0%
- 32
Sanderling6.8% - 33Red-billed Leiothrix6.6%
- 34Iiwi6.6%
- 35Chestnut Munia6.2%
- 36White-tailed Tropicbird6.1%
- 37
Rose-ringed Parakeet6.0% - 38
Northern Mockingbird5.8% - 39Great Frigatebird5.1%
- 40
Laysan Albatross5.0% - 41
Red-whiskered Bulbul4.9% - 42
Red-footed Booby4.8% - 43
Brown Booby4.7% - 44
Mallard4.3% - 45
Northern Pintail4.3% - 46Eurasian Skylark4.2%
- 47
Northern Shoveler4.1% - 48Omao3.8%
- 49Erckel's Spurfowl3.8%
- 50Chinese Hwamei3.6%
- 51Hawaiian Duck3.5%
- 52Japanese Bush Warbler3.4%
- 53Hawaii Elepaio3.3%
- 54Blue-billed White-Tern3.2%
- 55Kalij Pheasant3.1%
Rare but possible
Under 3% of checklists- 56
Lesser Scaup3.0% - 57
Western Meadowlark2.6% - 58Hawaiian Hawk2.5%
- 59
Muscovy Duck2.2% - 60
Rosy-faced Lovebird2.0%