Birds of Hawaii: The Official State Checklist

All 338 birds on the list

• 'Akeke'e Loxops caeruleirostris
• 'Akiapola'au Hemignathus wilsoni
• 'Akikiki Oreomystis bairdi
• 'Akohekohe Palmeria dolei
• 'Amaui Myadestes woahensis
• 'Anianiau Magumma parva
• 'Apapane Himatione sanguinea
• 'I'iwi Drepanis coccinea
• 'O'u Psittirostra psittacea
• 'Ula-'ai-hawane Ciridops anna
• African Silverbill Euodice cantansNonnative
• American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
• American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
• American Pipit Anthus rubescens
• American Wigeon Anas americana
• Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus
• Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
• Baikal Teal Anas formosa
• Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
• Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro
• Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
• Barn Owl Tyto albaInvasive
• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
• Bishop's 'O'o Moho bishopi
• Black Francolin Francolinus francolinusNonnative
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• Black Mamo Drepanis funerea
• Black Noddy Anous minutus
• Black Scoter Melanitta nigra
• Black Tern Chlidonias niger
• Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
• Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
• Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
• Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
• Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
• Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
• Blue-gray Noddy Procelsterna cerulea
• Blue-winged Teal Anas discors
• Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
• Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca
• Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
• Brant Branta bernicla
• Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
• Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
• Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
• Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
• Bryan's Shearwater Puffinus bryani
• Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
• Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
• Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
• Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
• Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
• California Gull Larus californicus
• California Quail Callipepla californicaNonnative
• Canada Goose Branta canadensis
• Canvasback Aythya valisineria
• Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
• Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
• Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapillaNonnative
• Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustusNonnative
• Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis
• Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
• Chukar Alectoris chukarNonnative
• Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
• Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
• Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
• Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
• Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
• Common Merganser Mergus merganser
• Common Myna Acridotheres tristisNonnative
• Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
• Common Pochard Aythya ferina
• Common Raven Corvus corax
• Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
• Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
• Common Tern Sterna hirundo
• Common Waxbill Estrilda astrildNonnative
• Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
• Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Dunlin Calidris alpina
• Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
• Elegant Tern Thallasseus elegans
• Emperor Goose Chen canagica
• Erckel's Francolin Francolinus erckeliiNonnative
• Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus
• Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
• Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
• Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
• Falcated Duck Anas falcata
• Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
• Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
• Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
• Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
• Gadwall Anas strepera
• Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambeliiNonnative
• Garganey Anas querquedula
• Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
• Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
• Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
• Gray Francolin Francolinus pondicerianusNonnative
• Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
• Gray-backed Tern Onychoprion lunatus
• Gray-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
• Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
• Great Crested Tern Thallasseus bergii
• Great Egret Ardea alba
• Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
• Greater 'Amakihi Viridonia sagittirostris
• Greater Koa-Finch Rhodacanthis palmeri
• Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax pectoralisNonnative
• Greater Scaup Aythya marila
• Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
• Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
• Green Heron Butorides virescens
• Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
• Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
• Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
• Hawai'i 'Akepa Loxops coccineus
• Hawai'i 'Elepaio Chasiempis sandwichensis
• Hawai'i Mamo Drepanis pacifica
• Hawaii 'Amakihi Chlorodrepanis virens
• Hawaii 'O'o Moho nobilis
• Hawaii Creeper Loxops mana
• Hawaiian Coot Fulica alai
• Hawaiian Crow Corvus hawaiiensis
• Hawaiian Duck Anas wyvilliana
• Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis
• Hawaiian Hawk Buteo solitarius
• Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis
• Hawaiian Rail Zapornia sandwichensis
• Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica
• Herring Gull Larus argentatus
• Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
• Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
• Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata
• House Finch Carpodacus mexicanusNonnative
• House Sparrow Passer domesticusNonnative
• Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
• Hwamei Garrulax canorusNonnative
• Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatusNonnative
• Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
• Island Canary Serinus canariaNonnative
• Japanese Bush-Warbler Cettia diphoneNonnative
• Japanese Quail Coturnix japonicaNonnative
• Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicusNonnative
• Java Sparrow Lonchura oryzivoraNonnative
• Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax
• Juan Fernandez Petrel Pterodroma externa
• Kakawahie Paroreomyza flammea
• Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanosNonnative
• Kama'o Myadestes myadestinus
• Kaua'i 'Akialoa Akialoa stejnegeri
• Kaua'i 'Amakihi Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri
• Kaua'i 'Elepaio Chasiempis sclateri
• Kaua'i Nukupuu Hemignathus hanapepe
• Kauai 'O'o Moho braccatus
• Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
• Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
• Kioea Chaetoptila angustipluma
• Kona Grosbeak Chloridops kona
• Lanai Hookbill Dysmorodrepanis munroi
• Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
• Lavender Waxbill Estrilda caerulescensNonnative
• Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
• Laysan Duck Anas laysanensis
• Laysan Finch Telespiza cantans
• Laysan Honeycreeper Himatione fraithii
• Laysan Rail Zapornia palmeri
• Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
• Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
• Least Tern Sternula antillarum
• Lesser 'Akialoa Akialoa obscura
• Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
• Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
• Lesser Koa-Finch Rhodacanthis flaviceps
• Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus
• Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
• Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
• Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
• Little Stint Calidris minuta
• Little Tern Sternula albifrons
• Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
• Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
• Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
• Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
• Mariana Swiftlet Aerodramus bartschiNonnative
• Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
• Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
• Maui 'Akepa Loxops ochraceus
• Maui 'Alauahio Paroreomyza montana
• Maui Nukupuu Hemignathus affinis
• Maui Parrotbill Pseudonestor xanthophrys
• Maui-nui 'Akialoa Akialoa lanaiensis
• Merlin Falco columbarius
• Mew Gull Larus canus
• Millerbird Acrocephalus familiaris
• Mitred Parakeet Psitticara mitrataNonnative
• Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
• Mourning Dove Zenaida macrouraNonnative
• Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima
• Nazca Booby Sula granti
• Newell's Shearwater Puffinus newelli
• Nihoa Finch Telespiza ultima
• Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalisNonnative
• Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
• Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
• Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottosNonnative
• Northern Pintail Anas acuta
• Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
• O'ahu 'Akepa Loxops wolstenholmei
• O'ahu 'Akialoa Akialoa ellisiana
• O'ahu 'Alauahio Paroreomyza maculata
• O'ahu 'Amakihi Chlorodrepanis flavus
• O'ahu 'Elepaio Chasiempis ibidis
• O'ahu Nukupuu Hemignathus lucidus
• Oahu 'O'o Moho apicalis
• Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
• Oloma'o Myadestes lanaiensis
• Oma'o Myadestes obscurus
• Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpodaNonnative
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
• Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
• Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus
• Palila Loxioides bailleui
• Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula
• Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
• Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
• Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
• Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
• Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
• Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus
• Po'o-uli Melamprosops phaeosoma
• Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
• Puaiohi Myadestes palmeri
• Red Avadavat Amandava amandavaNonnative
• Red Junglefowl Gallus gallusNonnative
• Red Knot Calidris canutus
• Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
• Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix luteaNonnative
• Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
• Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
• Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronataNonnative
• Red-crowned Parrot Amazona viridigenalisNonnative
• Red-footed Booby Sula sula
• Red-masked Parakeet Psitticara erythrogenysInvasive
• Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
• Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
• Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
• Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
• Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
• Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus caferInvasive
• Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosusInvasive
• Redhead Aythya americana
• Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata
• Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
• Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
• Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicusNonnative
• Rock Pigeon Columba liviaNonnative
• Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameriNonnative
• Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
• Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
• Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Ruff Calidris pugnax
• Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveolaNonnative
• Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
• Sandwich Tern Thallasseus sandvicensis
• Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
• Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulataNonnative
• Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
• Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
• Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
• Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
• Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
• Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus
• Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
• Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus
• Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
• Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
• Snowy Egret Egretta thula
• Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
• Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
• Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
• Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
• Sora Porzana carolina
• South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
• Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensisNonnative
• Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
• Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
• Stejneger's Petrel Pterodroma longirostris
• Steller's Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
• Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
• Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
• Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
• Surfbird Calidris virgata
• Tahiti Petrel Pterodroma rostrata
• Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
• Tristram's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma tristrami
• Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
• Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
• Varied Tit Parus varius
• Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
• Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
• Western Gull Larus occidentalis
• Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglectaNonnative
• Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
• Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
• White Tern Gygis alba
• White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi
• White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis
• White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
• White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricusNonnative
• White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
• White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
• White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
• Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavoNonnative
• Willet Tringa semipalmata
• Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
• Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
• Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
• Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
• Yellow-billed Cardinal Paroaria capitataNonnative
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
• Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceusNonnative
• Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicusNonnative
• Zebra Dove Geopelia striataNonnative

When birds are active in Hawaii

Records of birds in Hawaii peak in January to April and October to December. They show when people record birds, not how many there are (about month bars).

• Seabird fallout season (young petrels and shearwaters grounded by artificial lights): roughly September 15 - December 15 Hawaii DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife

How to report

Invasive species (including any snake sighting): Pest Hotline 808-643-PEST (643-7378) or online at 643pest.org. Hawaii DLNR

About this list

The species list comes from Primary Checklist, The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status (R.L. Pyle and P. Pyle, Bishop Museum), Version 2 (Bishop Museum (Hawaii Biological Survey), 2017-01-01 (Version 2)).

Venom does not apply to birds.

"Nonnative" and "Invasive" follow the wording of the source list. See invasive species in Hawaii.