Birds to See in Martinique in January
17 bird species on our list for Martinique are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Broad-winged Hawk, Eurasian Collared Dove, Cattle Egret, Rock Dove and Semipalmated Plover. New this month: Red Junglefowl, Whimbrel, Merlin and Peregrine Falcon.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 17 birds in January
17 birds
Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusResidentCommon34–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Jan
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.05% in Jan
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.67% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.64% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.59% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.41% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantCommon24–33 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.38% in Jan
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.38% in Jan
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasPassage migrantCommon91–137 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.35% in Jan
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.32% in Jan
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantCommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.18% in Jan
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPassage migrantCommon42–75 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.18% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.09% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.09% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.09% in Jan
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
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Broad-winged Hawk 34–44 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 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