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

60 birds were recorded seen in Hawaii in January in our iNaturalist sample; 13 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Top birds in January

Pacific Golden-Plover888 obs.

Zebra Dove811 obs.

Red-crested Cardinal733 obs.

Hawaiian Goose660 obs.

Common Myna632 obs.

Western Cattle-Egret608 obs.

Saffron Finch489 obs.

Black-crowned Night Heron460 obs.

Spotted Dove345 obs.

Java Sparrow314 obs.

ʻApapane296 obs.

White-rumped Shama288 obs.

All birds seen in Hawaii in January

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Plovers and Lapwings	888	Mar (rising)
2	Zebra Dove	Geopelia striata	Pigeons and Doves	811	Dec (rising)
3	Red-crested Cardinal	Paroaria coronata	Tanagers and Allies	733	Jun (rising)
4	Hawaiian Goose	Branta sandvicensis	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	660	Dec (rising)
5	Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis	Starlings	632	Mar (rising)
6	Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	608	Dec (rising)
7	Saffron Finch	Sicalis flaveola	Tanagers and Allies	489	Jan (peak)
8	Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	460	Mar (rising)
9	Spotted Dove	Spilopelia chinensis	Pigeons and Doves	345	Mar (rising)
10	Java Sparrow	Padda oryzivora	Waxbills and Allies	314	Dec (rising)
11	ʻApapane	Himatione sanguinea	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	296	Mar (rising)
12	White-rumped Shama	Copsychus malabaricus	Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats	288	May (rising)
13	Warbling White-eye	Zosterops japonicus	White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies	288	Mar (rising)
14	Wandering Tattler	Tringa incana	Sandpipers and Allies	275	Jan (peak)
15	Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Waxbills and Allies	272	Jan (peak)
16	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Old World Sparrows	264	Aug (rising)
17	Laysan Albatross	Phoebastria immutabilis	Albatrosses	257	Dec (rising)
18	Yellow-billed Cardinal	Paroaria capitata	Tanagers and Allies	242	Jul (rising)
19	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Sandpipers and Allies	210	Jan (peak)
20	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Cardinals and Allies	206	Mar (rising)
21	Red-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer	Bulbuls	196	Apr (rising)
22	Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Boobies and Gannets	184	Dec (rising)
23	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	134	Apr (rising)
24	Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata	Waxbills and Allies	97	Feb (rising)
25	Red-whiskered Bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus	Bulbuls	85	Mar (rising)
26	Chukar	Alectoris chukar	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	72	Sep (rising)
27	Sanderling	Calidris alba	Sandpipers and Allies	68	Dec (rising)
28	Indian Peafowl	Pavo cristatus	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	59	Mar (rising)
29	Rosy-faced Lovebird	Agapornis roseicollis	Old World Parrots	57	Jan (peak)
30	Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	47	Jan (peak)
31	Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	45	Mar (rising)
32	Red-crowned Amazon	Amazona viridigenalis	New World and African Parrots	34	Jan (peak)
33	Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	34	Jan (peak)
34	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	31	Mar (rising)
35	White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi	Ibises and Spoonbills	28	Jan (peak)
36	Red-masked Parakeet	Psittacara erythrogenys	New World and African Parrots	27	Jan (peak)
37	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Mockingbirds and Thrashers	24	Dec (rising)
38	Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	21	Nov (rising)
39	Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	17	Mar (rising)
40	Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	17	Nov (rising)
41	Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	New World Blackbirds and Orioles	15	Dec (rising)
42	Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	13	Jan (peak)
43	Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	13	Dec (rising)
44	Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Sandpipers and Allies	9	Dec (rising)
45	Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	9	Jan (peak)
46	Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	8	Dec (rising)
47	Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	Plovers and Lapwings	8	Jan (peak)
48	American Barn Owl	Tyto furcata	Barn Owls	8	May (rising)
49	Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus	Stilts and Avocets	6	Mar (rising)
50	Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	6	Nov (rising)

Birds Seen in Hawaii in January

Top birds in January

All birds seen in Hawaii in January