Birds to See in Guadeloupe in March
37 bird species on our list for Guadeloupe are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, Red Junglefowl and Semipalmated Plover. New this month: Willet, Little Egret, Eurasian Teal and Rose-ringed Parakeet.
On the move in March
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At their peak
From Guadeloupe’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 37 birds in March
37 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Mar
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentCommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Mar
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Mar
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.74% in Mar
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Mar
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Mar
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsResidentCommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Mar
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.56% in Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Mar
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Mar
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.45% in Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.43% in Mar
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Mar
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasWinter visitorUncommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Mar
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Mar
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.33% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Mar
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 0.27% in Mar
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Mar
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.22% in Mar
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaWinter visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.19% in Mar
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.13% in Mar
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.13% in Mar
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Mar
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantUncommon10–14 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.08% in Mar
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.07% in Mar
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.07% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.05% in Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.04% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.04% in Mar
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantRare38–42 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Mar
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made