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

60 birds were recorded seen in Hawaii in October 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 October

Pacific Golden-Plover693 obs.

Zebra Dove614 obs.

Red-crested Cardinal532 obs.

Common Myna512 obs.

Western Cattle-Egret483 obs.

Hawaiian Goose412 obs.

Saffron Finch356 obs.

Black-crowned Night Heron286 obs.

White-rumped Shama248 obs.

Common Waxbill241 obs.

Java Sparrow240 obs.

House Sparrow237 obs.

All birds seen in Hawaii in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Plovers and Lapwings	693	Mar (past peak)
2	Zebra Dove	Geopelia striata	Pigeons and Doves	614	Dec (rising)
3	Red-crested Cardinal	Paroaria coronata	Tanagers and Allies	532	Jun (past peak)
4	Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis	Starlings	512	Mar (past peak)
5	Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	483	Dec (rising)
6	Hawaiian Goose	Branta sandvicensis	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	412	Dec (rising)
7	Saffron Finch	Sicalis flaveola	Tanagers and Allies	356	Jan (past peak)
8	Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	286	Mar (past peak)
9	White-rumped Shama	Copsychus malabaricus	Old World Flycatchers, Robins, and Chats	248	May (past peak)
10	Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Waxbills and Allies	241	Jan (past peak)
11	Java Sparrow	Padda oryzivora	Waxbills and Allies	240	Dec (rising)
12	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Old World Sparrows	237	Aug (past peak)
13	Spotted Dove	Spilopelia chinensis	Pigeons and Doves	225	Mar (past peak)
14	Warbling White-eye	Zosterops japonicus	White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies	213	Mar (past peak)
15	Yellow-billed Cardinal	Paroaria capitata	Tanagers and Allies	187	Jul (past peak)
16	ʻApapane	Himatione sanguinea	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	179	Mar (past peak)
17	Wandering Tattler	Tringa incana	Sandpipers and Allies	176	Jan (past peak)
18	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Sandpipers and Allies	164	Jan (past peak)
19	Red-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer	Bulbuls	152	Apr (past peak)
20	Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Boobies and Gannets	120	Dec (rising)
21	Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Cardinals and Allies	117	Mar (past peak)
22	Chukar	Alectoris chukar	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	90	Sep (past peak)
23	House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	Finches, Euphonias, and Allies	87	Apr (past peak)
24	Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata	Waxbills and Allies	64	Feb (past peak)
25	Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	44	Jan (past peak)
26	Red-whiskered Bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus	Bulbuls	40	Mar (past peak)
27	Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	33	Mar (past peak)
28	Sanderling	Calidris alba	Sandpipers and Allies	29	Dec (rising)
29	Rosy-faced Lovebird	Agapornis roseicollis	Old World Parrots	29	Jan (past peak)
30	Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Mockingbirds and Thrashers	27	Dec (rising)
31	Indian Peafowl	Pavo cristatus	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	26	Mar (past peak)
32	Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Sandpipers and Allies	22	Oct (peak)
33	White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi	Ibises and Spoonbills	18	Jan (past peak)
34	Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies	14	Mar (past peak)
35	Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	14	Nov (rising)
36	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	13	Mar (past peak)
37	Red-masked Parakeet	Psittacara erythrogenys	New World and African Parrots	13	Jan (past peak)
38	Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	11	Nov (rising)
39	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Ospreys	10	Oct (peak)
40	Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Pigeons and Doves	9	Mar (past peak)
41	American Wigeon	Mareca americana	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	9	Nov (rising)
42	Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	9	Dec (rising)
43	American Barn Owl	Tyto furcata	Barn Owls	9	May (past peak)
44	Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Grebes	5	Jul (past peak)
45	Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	Plovers and Lapwings	5	Jan (past peak)
46	Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	5	Nov (rising)
47	Red-crowned Amazon	Amazona viridigenalis	New World and African Parrots	5	Jan (past peak)
48	Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii	Ducks, Geese, and Swans	5	Jan (past peak)
49	Least Tern	Sternula antillarum	Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers	5	Sep (past peak)
50	Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	Sandpipers and Allies	4	Oct (peak)

Birds Seen in Hawaii in October

Top birds in October

All birds seen in Hawaii in October