Sandpipers & Snipes in Martinique
Our list for Martinique has 15 sandpipers & snipes recorded regularly there: 1 winter visitor, 13 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
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 15, most common first
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPassage migrantCommon23–27 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantCommon23–32 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPassage migrantCommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantCommon33–41 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
Western SandpiperCalidris mauriPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Upland SandpiperBartramia longicaudaScarceUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Oct
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
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 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
- Upland Sandpiper 28–32 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 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