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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. 1Common Myna60%
  2. 2Zebra Dove55%
  3. 3Warbling White-eye49%
  4. 4Pacific Golden-Plover44%
  5. 5Spotted Dove41%
  6. 6Western Cattle-Egret36%
  7. 7House Sparrow32%
  8. 8Red-crested Cardinal27%
  9. 9Northern Cardinal26%
  10. 10House Finch25%
  11. 11Red Junglefowl21%
  12. 12Common Waxbill19%
  13. 13Saffron Finch19%
  14. 14Black-necked Stilt17%
  15. 15Black-crowned Night Heron16%
  16. 16Wandering Tattler16%
  17. 17Java Sparrow15%
  18. 18Hawaiian Goose15%
  19. 19Hawaiian Coot14%
  20. 20Yellow-billed Cardinal14%
  21. 21Yellow-fronted Canary14%
  22. 22Ruddy Turnstone14%
  23. 23Apapane14%
  24. 24Red-vented Bulbul13%
  25. 25Rock Pigeon13%
  26. 26White-rumped Shama12%
  27. 27Scaly-breasted Munia12%
  28. 28Gray Francolin10%
  29. 29Hawaii Amakihi10%

Arriving

New in December
  • Sooty Ternfirst arrivals the second week of December, peaks the second week of April

Less common

Share of checklists
  1. 30Common Gallinule8.0%
  2. 31African Silverbill7.0%
  3. 32Sanderling6.8%
  4. 33Red-billed Leiothrix6.6%
  5. 34Iiwi6.6%
  6. 35Chestnut Munia6.2%
  7. 36White-tailed Tropicbird6.1%
  8. 37Rose-ringed Parakeet6.0%
  9. 38Northern Mockingbird5.8%
  10. 39Great Frigatebird5.1%
  11. 40Laysan Albatross5.0%
  12. 41Red-whiskered Bulbul4.9%
  13. 42Red-footed Booby4.8%
  14. 43Brown Booby4.7%
  15. 44Mallard4.3%
  16. 45Northern Pintail4.3%
  17. 46Eurasian Skylark4.2%
  18. 47Northern Shoveler4.1%
  19. 48Omao3.8%
  20. 49Erckel's Spurfowl3.8%
  21. 50Chinese Hwamei3.6%
  22. 51Hawaiian Duck3.5%
  23. 52Japanese Bush Warbler3.4%
  24. 53Hawaii Elepaio3.3%
  25. 54Blue-billed White-Tern3.2%
  26. 55Kalij Pheasant3.1%

Rare but possible

Under 3% of checklists
  1. 56Lesser Scaup3.0%
  2. 57Western Meadowlark2.6%
  3. 58Hawaiian Hawk2.5%
  4. 59Muscovy Duck2.2%
  5. 60Rosy-faced Lovebird2.0%