Common Birds in Martinique
Our list for Martinique has 27 common birds recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 5 winter visitors and 18 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Martinique in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 27, most common first
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentCommon34–44 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantCommon23–27 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantCommon23–32 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantCommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantCommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantCommon33–41 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantCommon42–75 cmRegularly Jan–Jul
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasPassage migrantCommon91–137 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
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
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Great Shearwater 43–51 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 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