Birds in Hawaii in July: What to Photograph (56 Species)

56 birds were recorded seen in Hawaii in July 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.

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

Top birds in July

Red-crested Cardinal994 obs.

Zebra Dove859 obs.

Common Myna789 obs.

Western Cattle-Egret588 obs.

Black-crowned Night Heron431 obs.

Hawaiian Goose405 obs.

Saffron Finch400 obs.

House Sparrow397 obs.

Spotted Dove351 obs.

Java Sparrow294 obs.

Yellow-billed Cardinal286 obs.

Common Waxbill270 obs.

All birds seen in Hawaii in July

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Red-crested Cardinal	Paroaria coronata	Tanagers and Allies	994	Jun (past peak)
2	Zebra Dove	Geopelia striata	Pigeons and Doves	859	Dec (rising)
3	Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis	Starlings	789	Mar (past peak)
4	Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	588	Dec (rising)
5	Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	431	Mar (past peak)
6	Hawaiian Goose	Branta sandvicensis	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	405	Dec (rising)
7	Saffron Finch	Sicalis flaveola	Tanagers and Allies	400	Jan (past peak)
8	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Old World Sparrows	397	Aug (rising)
9	Spotted Dove	Spilopelia chinensis	Pigeons and Doves	351	Mar (past peak)
10	Java Sparrow	Padda oryzivora	Waxbills and Allies	294	Dec (rising)
11	Yellow-billed Cardinal	Paroaria capitata	Tanagers and Allies	286	Jul (peak)
12	Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Waxbills and Allies	270	Jan (past peak)
13	Warbling White-eye	Zosterops japonicus	White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies	264	Mar (past peak)
14	White-rumped Shama	Copsychus malabaricus	Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats	247	May (past peak)
15	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Cardinals and Allies	217	Mar (past peak)
16	Red-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer	Bulbuls	215	Apr (past peak)
17	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	171	Apr (past peak)
18	ʻApapane	Himatione sanguinea	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	154	Mar (past peak)
19	Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Boobies and Gannets	123	Dec (rising)
20	Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata	Waxbills and Allies	100	Feb (past peak)
21	Laysan Albatross	Phoebastria immutabilis	Albatrosses	89	Dec (rising)
22	Indian Peafowl	Pavo cristatus	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	77	Mar (past peak)
23	Chukar	Alectoris chukar	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	71	Sep (rising)
24	Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Plovers and Lapwings	56	Mar (past peak)
25	Red-whiskered Bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus	Bulbuls	54	Mar (past peak)
26	Rosy-faced Lovebird	Agapornis roseicollis	Old World Parrots	53	Jan (past peak)
27	Wandering Tattler	Tringa incana	Sandpipers and Allies	40	Jan (past peak)
28	Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	39	Mar (past peak)
29	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Sandpipers and Allies	35	Jan (past peak)
30	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Mockingbirds and Thrashers	24	Dec (rising)
31	Red-crowned Amazon	Amazona viridigenalis	New World and African Parrots	20	Jan (past peak)
32	Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	16	Mar (past peak)
33	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	13	Mar (past peak)
34	Red-masked Parakeet	Psittacara erythrogenys	New World and African Parrots	12	Jan (past peak)
35	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Grebes	9	Jul (peak)
36	American Barn Owl	Tyto furcata	Barn Owls	8	May (past peak)
37	Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	7	Nov (rising)
38	Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	Rails, Gallinules, and Coots	6	Jun (past peak)
39	California Quail	Callipepla californica	New World Quails	5	Mar (past peak)
40	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Pigeons and Doves	5	Mar (past peak)
41	Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	5	Dec (rising)
42	Sanderling	Calidris alba	Sandpipers and Allies	4	Dec (rising)
43	Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	4	Jan (past peak)
44	Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	2	May (past peak)
45	Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Frigatebirds	2	May (past peak)
46	Least Tern	Sternula antillarum	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	2	Sep (rising)
47	Elegant Tern	Thalasseus elegans	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	2	Jul (peak)
48	Gambel's Quail	Callipepla gambelii	New World Quails	1	Aug (rising)
49	White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi	Ibises and Spoonbills	1	Jan (past peak)
50	Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	1	Dec (rising)

Birds Seen in Hawaii in July

Top birds in July

All birds seen in Hawaii in July