Martinique bird checklist
207 bird species in 46 families have been recorded in Martinique, according to eBird; about 189 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Martinique right now
1Black-bellied Plover
2Magnificent Frigatebird
3Short-billed Dowitcher
4Lesser Yellowlegs
5Semipalmated Sandpiper
6Least Sandpiper
7Semipalmated Plover
8Great Egret
9Ruddy Turnstone
10Royal Tern
Martinique bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- West Indian Whistling-Duck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Garganey
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Lesser Scaup
- Hooded Merganser
- Masked Duck
- Ruddy Duck
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Scaly-naped Pigeon
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Ruddy Quail-Dove
- Bridled Quail-Dove
- Zenaida Dove
- Eared Dove
Cuckoos
- Smooth-billed Ani
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Common Nighthawk
- Antillean Nighthawk
- White-tailed Nightjar
Swifts
- Black Swift
- White-collared Swift
- Lesser Antillean Swift
- Short-tailed Swift
Hummingbirds
- Purple-throated Carib
- Green-throated Carib
- Blue-headed Hummingbird
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Sora
- Common Gallinule
- American Coot
- Purple Gallinule
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt
Oystercatchers
- American Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Killdeer
- Semipalmated Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Wilson's Plover
- Collared Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Baird's Sandpiper
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Brown Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Black Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Royal Tern
Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Albatrosses
- Black-browed Albatross
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Great Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Sargasso Shearwater
Storks
- White Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Least Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Snowy Egret
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Green Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- Brown Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Northern Harrier
- Broad-winged Hawk
Owls
- Short-eared Owl
Kingfishers
- Ringed Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Monk Parakeet
- Orange-winged Amazon
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Caribbean Elaenia
- Lesser Antillean Pewee
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher
- Gray Kingbird
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- White-winged Swallow
- Caribbean Martin
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
- Cave Swallow
Wrens
- Kalinago Wren
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Martinique Thrasher
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher
- Gray Trembler
- Tropical Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Rufous-throated Solitaire
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Spectacled Thrush
Weavers and Allies
- Village Weaver
- Northern Red Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Tricolored Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- White-headed Munia
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Red Avadavat
- Purple Grenadier
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Lesser Antillean Euphonia
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- Martinique Oriole
- Shiny Cowbird
- Carib Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Northern Waterthrush
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Scarlet Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Tanagers and Allies
- Grassland Yellow-Finch
- Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
- Bananaquit
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
- Black-faced Grassquit
- Lesser Antillean Saltator
Most common birds in Martinique
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Martinique’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseus
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsonia
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Largest bird families in Martinique
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies24
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers16
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl15
- New World Warblers13
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns12
- Pigeons and Doves9
- Plovers and Lapwings8
- Swallows7
Reported in the last 30 days
67 species reported to eBird in Martinique in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Short-billed Dowitcher, Magnificent Frigatebird, Black-bellied Plover, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, Great Egret, Green Heron, Ruddy Turnstone, Wilson's Plover, Royal Tern, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Carib Grackle, Snowy Egret, Greater Yellowlegs, Zenaida Dove, Brown Pelican, Pectoral Sandpiper, Osprey, Western Cattle-Egret, Little Blue Heron, Lesser Antillean Bullfinch, Gray Kingbird, Green-throated Carib, Upland Sandpiper, Willet, Spotted Sandpiper, Tricolored Heron, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Black-faced Grassquit, Bananaquit, Shiny Cowbird, Tropical Mockingbird, Black-whiskered Vireo, Caribbean Elaenia, Black-crowned Night Heron, Purple-throated Carib, American Golden-Plover, Mangrove Cuckoo, …
Get to know some of them
Green Heron
Snowy Egret
Western Cattle-Egret
Pectoral Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Brown Pelican
Osprey
Little Blue Heron
Gray Kingbird
Willet
Spotted Sandpiper
Bananaquit
Tricolored Heron
White-rumped Sandpiper