Birds to See in Martinique in December
15 bird species on our list for Martinique are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, Broad-winged Hawk, Rock Dove, Cattle Egret and Great White Egret. New this month: Grey Plover and Sanderling.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecFrom 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 15 birds in December
15 birds
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Dec
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentCommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.74% in Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.32% in Dec
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.11% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.05% in Dec
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.95% in Dec
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasPassage migrantCommon91–137 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.69% in Dec
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.63% in Dec
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.42% in Dec
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantCommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.32% in Dec
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.32% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.26% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.16% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Osprey 54–58 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