U.S. Outlying Islands · Wake Island

Wake Island

34 species and 550 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: June and October, with up to 19 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Atlantic White TernAtlantic White TernGygis albaBlack NoddyBlack NoddyAnous minutusBrown NoddyBrown NoddyAnous stolidusGreat FrigatebirdGreat FrigatebirdFregata minorPacific Golden PloverPacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulvaRed-tailed TropicbirdRed-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricaudaRuddy TurnstoneRuddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWhite-tailed TropicbirdWhite-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturusSooty TernSooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusBrown BoobyBrown BoobySula leucogasterRed-footed BoobyRed-footed BoobySula sulaMasked BoobyMasked BoobySula dactylatraWandering TattlerWandering TattlerTringa incanaBristle-thighed CurlewBristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensis

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

All 34 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Wake Island?

June and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 19 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Wake Island?

34 species, from 550 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Wake Island in November?

The most recorded in November: Atlantic White Tern, Black Noddy, Brown Noddy, Great Frigatebird and Pacific Golden Plover.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.