Birds to See in Martinique in August
20 bird species on our list for Martinique are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Broad-winged Hawk, Semipalmated Plover, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper and Cattle Egret. New this month: Semipalmated Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Osprey and White-rumped Sandpiper and 5 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
From Martinique’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 20 birds in August
20 birds
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentCommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.51% in Aug
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.41% in Aug
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.26% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Aug
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantCommon23–27 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.12% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Aug
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantCommon23–32 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.92% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.58% in Aug
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantCommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.53% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.53% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.49% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.49% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.44% in Aug
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.39% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.24% in Aug
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.24% in Aug
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.24% in Aug
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantCommon33–41 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.19% in Aug
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.15% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Western Sandpiper 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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