Spring Birds in Hawaii

Percent of complete checklists in Hawaii that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (45,304 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Common Myna63%
2. 2Zebra Dove51%
3. 3Warbling White-eye46%
4. 4Spotted Dove43%
5. 5House Finch36%
6. 6Northern Cardinal34%
7. 7House Sparrow33%
8. 8Western Cattle-Egret32%
9. 9Red-crested Cardinal29%
10. 10Pacific Golden-Plover28%
11. 11Saffron Finch19%
12. 12Common Waxbill18%
13. 13Red-vented Bulbul18%
14. 14Red Junglefowl17%
15. 15Black-crowned Night Heron15%
16. 16Apapane15%
17. 17Rock Pigeon14%
18. 18Black-necked Stilt14%
19. 19Yellow-billed Cardinal12%
20. 20White-rumped Shama12%
21. 21Yellow-fronted Canary12%
22. 22Hawaii Amakihi12%
23. 23Java Sparrow11%
24. 24Wandering Tattler11%
25. 25Hawaiian Coot11%
26. 26Gray Francolin10%
27. 27Red-billed Leiothrix10%

• Great Frigatebirdfirst arrivals late May, peaks mid July
• Blue-billed White-Ternfirst arrivals the second week of April, peaks late July
• Red Avadavatfirst arrivals mid March, peaks late August

• Sanderlingmost gone by mid April
• Northern Shovelermost gone by mid April
• Northern Pintailmost gone by mid March
• Lesser Scaupmost gone by mid March
• White-faced Ibismost gone by early May

28. 28Ruddy Turnstone9.8%
29. 29Hawaiian Goose9.3%
30. 30Scaly-breasted Munia8.3%
31. 31Iiwi8.0%
32. 32Rose-ringed Parakeet7.4%
33. 33Chestnut Munia6.9%
34. 34Japanese Bush Warbler6.9%
35. 35Red-whiskered Bulbul6.7%
36. 36Red-footed Booby6.5%
37. 37Common Gallinule6.1%
38. 38Wedge-tailed Shearwater5.9%
39. 39African Silverbill5.7%
40. 40White-tailed Tropicbird5.6%
41. 41Blue-billed White-Tern5.6%
42. 42Brown Booby5.4%
43. 43Great Frigatebird5.1%
44. 44Omao4.8%
45. 45Laysan Albatross4.5%
46. 46Eurasian Skylark4.5%
47. 47Red-tailed Tropicbird4.5%
48. 48Erckel's Spurfowl4.4%
49. 49Hawaii Elepaio4.3%
50. 50Chinese Hwamei4.1%
51. 51Black Francolin3.9%
52. 52Kalij Pheasant3.8%
53. 53Northern Mockingbird3.8%
54. 54Ring-necked Pheasant3.6%
55. 55Sanderling3.5%
56. 56Mallard3.4%

57. 57Sooty Tern2.7%
58. 58Hawaiian Duck2.6%
59. 59Black Noddy2.5%
60. 60Hawaii Creeper2.4%