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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Hawaii
Tropical islands, volcanic landscapes, coasts, seabirds
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Hawaii. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
171
Species
29
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Hawaii
This guide focuses on birdlife within Hawaii's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Hawaii
A recent look at bird sightings across Hawaii.
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Photo attribution
(c) Damien Wallace, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Jun 6, 2026
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Photo attribution
(c) Damien Wallace, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Jun 6, 2026
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Photo attribution
(c) Damien Wallace, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Jun 6, 2026
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Photo attribution
(c) Damien Wallace, some rights reserved (CC BY)
License: CC BY 4.0 ↗
Image may be shown cropped inside the card frame.
Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Hawaii.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Hawaii
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
Silkie Chicken
30 snaps
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Black-crowned Night Heron
19 snaps
Western Cattle-Egret
17 snaps
Black-necked Stilt
14 snaps
House Sparrow
13 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Hawaii
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
Hawaii, US
Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
You might spot Black-Necked Stilt and Red Junglefowl.
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Park25 sightings12 species
Hawaii, US
Lihue Civic Center Historic District
You might spot Red Junglefowl, Brown Anole, and Common Gallinule.
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Zoo18 sightings12 species
Hawaii, US
Maui Ocean Center
You might spot Black-Necked Stilt and Black-Crowned Night Heron.
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Park20 sightings12 species
Hawaii, US
Hickam Air Force Base
You might spot Spotted Dove, Zebra Dove, and Java Sparrow.
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Park17 sightings12 species
Hawaii, US
Liliuokalani Botanical Garden
You might spot Zebra Dove and Red-Crested Cardinal.
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Park16 sightings12 species
Hawaii, US
Hawaii Capital Historic District
You might spot Red-Crested Cardinal and Zebra Dove.
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Full Guide
Full Hawaii birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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Silkie Chicken
Black-crowned Night Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Black-necked Stilt
House Sparrow
House Finch
Hawaiian Goose
Chukar
Indian Peafowl
Muscovy Duck
Northern Cardinal
Domestic Duck
Red Junglefowl
Common Gallinule
Pacific Golden Plover
Red-billed Leiothrix
Ring-necked Pheasant
Pigeon
Scaly-breasted Munia
Wandering Tattler
California Quail
Common Tern
Eurasian Skylark
Narragansett Turkey
Pekin Duck
Rock Pigeon
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
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