Birds in Hawaii in August: What to Photograph (60 Species)

60 birds were recorded seen in Hawaii in August in our iNaturalist sample; 3 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

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Top birds in August

Red-crested Cardinal885 obs.

Zebra Dove769 obs.

Common Myna712 obs.

Pacific Golden-Plover550 obs.

Western Cattle-Egret534 obs.

Hawaiian Goose460 obs.

House Sparrow416 obs.

Black-crowned Night Heron394 obs.

Saffron Finch373 obs.

Spotted Dove300 obs.

Java Sparrow277 obs.

Common Waxbill260 obs.

All birds seen in Hawaii in August

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Red-crested Cardinal	Paroaria coronata	Tanagers and Allies	885	Jun (past peak)
2	Zebra Dove	Geopelia striata	Pigeons and Doves	769	Dec (rising)
3	Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis	Starlings	712	Mar (past peak)
4	Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Plovers and Lapwings	550	Mar (past peak)
5	Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	534	Dec (rising)
6	Hawaiian Goose	Branta sandvicensis	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	460	Dec (rising)
7	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Old World Sparrows	416	Aug (peak)
8	Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	394	Mar (past peak)
9	Saffron Finch	Sicalis flaveola	Tanagers and Allies	373	Jan (past peak)
10	Spotted Dove	Spilopelia chinensis	Pigeons and Doves	300	Mar (past peak)
11	Java Sparrow	Padda oryzivora	Waxbills and Allies	277	Dec (rising)
12	Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Waxbills and Allies	260	Jan (past peak)
13	Yellow-billed Cardinal	Paroaria capitata	Tanagers and Allies	241	Jul (past peak)
14	Warbling White-eye	Zosterops japonicus	White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies	208	Mar (past peak)
15	White-rumped Shama	Copsychus malabaricus	Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats	200	May (past peak)
16	Red-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer	Bulbuls	176	Apr (past peak)
17	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Cardinals and Allies	148	Mar (past peak)
18	Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Boobies and Gannets	140	Dec (rising)
19	ʻApapane	Himatione sanguinea	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	131	Mar (past peak)
20	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Sandpipers and Allies	106	Jan (past peak)
21	Wandering Tattler	Tringa incana	Sandpipers and Allies	102	Jan (past peak)
22	Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata	Waxbills and Allies	97	Feb (past peak)
23	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	86	Apr (past peak)
24	Chukar	Alectoris chukar	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	69	Sep (rising)
25	Indian Peafowl	Pavo cristatus	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	58	Mar (past peak)
26	Rosy-faced Lovebird	Agapornis roseicollis	Old World Parrots	54	Jan (past peak)
27	Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	24	Mar (past peak)
28	Red-whiskered Bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus	Bulbuls	22	Mar (past peak)
29	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Mockingbirds and Thrashers	16	Dec (rising)
30	Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	15	Mar (past peak)
31	Sanderling	Calidris alba	Sandpipers and Allies	14	Dec (rising)
32	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	11	Mar (past peak)
33	Red-masked Parakeet	Psittacara erythrogenys	New World and African Parrots	10	Jan (past peak)
34	Red-crowned Amazon	Amazona viridigenalis	New World and African Parrots	9	Jan (past peak)
35	Least Tern	Sternula antillarum	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	7	Sep (rising)
36	Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	7	Dec (rising)
37	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Grebes	6	Jul (past peak)
38	American Barn Owl	Tyto furcata	Barn Owls	6	May (past peak)
39	Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	Plovers and Lapwings	5	Jan (past peak)
40	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Pigeons and Doves	4	Mar (past peak)
41	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Sandpipers and Allies	4	Jan (past peak)
42	Gambel's Quail	Callipepla gambelii	New World Quails	3	Aug (peak)
43	White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi	Ibises and Spoonbills	3	Jan (past peak)
44	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Sandpipers and Allies	3	Aug (peak)
45	Laysan Albatross	Phoebastria immutabilis	Albatrosses	3	Dec (rising)
46	Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	3	May (past peak)
47	Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Frigatebirds	3	May (past peak)
48	Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots	3	Jun (past peak)
49	Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Sandpipers and Allies	2	Sep (rising)
50	Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus	Stilts and Avocets	2	Mar (past peak)

Birds Seen in Hawaii in August

Top birds in August

All birds seen in Hawaii in August