Saint Martin (French part) bird checklist
165 bird species in 40 families have been recorded in Saint Martin (French part), according to eBird; about 147 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 Saint Martin (French part) right now
1Great Egret
2Black-necked Stilt
3Semipalmated Plover
4Lesser Yellowlegs
5Blue-winged Teal
6Carib Grackle
7Spotted Sandpiper
8Black-bellied Plover
9Wilson's Plover
10Greater Yellowlegs
Saint Martin (French part) bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Muscovy Duck
- Blue-winged Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Lesser Scaup
- Bufflehead
- Hooded Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Scaly-naped Pigeon
- Bare-eyed Pigeon
- White-crowned Pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Common Ground Dove
- Bridled Quail-Dove
- White-winged Dove
- Zenaida Dove
Cuckoos
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Mangrove Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Chuck-will's-widow
Hummingbirds
- Purple-throated Carib
- Green-throated Carib
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Sora
- Spotted Crake
- 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
- Piping Plover
- Wilson's Plover
- Snowy Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Black Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Least Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- American Flamingo
Grebes
- Pied-billed Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Sargasso Shearwater
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- American Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Reddish Egret
- Snowy Egret
- Green Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Great Blue Heron
Pelicans
- American White Pelican
- Brown Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Northern Harrier
- Black Kite
- Broad-winged Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher
Woodpeckers
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
New World and African Parrots
- Yellow-crowned Amazon
- Orange-winged Amazon
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Caribbean Elaenia
- Gray Kingbird
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Black-whiskered Vireo
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Caribbean Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher
Thrushes and Allies
- Spectacled Thrush
Waxbills and Allies
- Java Sparrow
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Shiny Cowbird
- Carib Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Northern Waterthrush
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Kentucky Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Mangrove Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Scarlet Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
Tanagers and Allies
- Bananaquit
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
- Black-faced Grassquit
Most common birds in Saint Martin (French part)
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 Saint Martin (French part)’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsonia
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Largest bird families in Saint Martin (French part)
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies22
- New World Warblers18
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers15
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl13
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns11
- Pigeons and Doves8
- Plovers and Lapwings7
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots4
Reported in the last 30 days
55 species reported to eBird in Saint Martin (French part) in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Great Egret, Black-necked Stilt, Carib Grackle, Semipalmated Plover, Lesser Yellowlegs, Wilson's Plover, Spotted Sandpiper, Blue-winged Teal, Belted Kingfisher, Black-bellied Plover, Common Ground Dove, Greater Yellowlegs, Killdeer, Least Sandpiper, Magnificent Frigatebird, Ruddy Turnstone, Sandwich Tern, Snowy Egret, Western Sandpiper, Hudsonian Whimbrel, White-cheeked Pintail, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Black-crowned Night Heron, Gray Kingbird, Common Gallinule, Zenaida Dove, Ruddy Duck, Black-faced Grassquit, Green Heron, Bare-eyed Pigeon, Mangrove Yellow Warbler, Merlin, Northern Waterthrush, Pearly-eyed Thrasher, Royal Tern, Barn Swallow, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Bananaquit, Western Cattle-Egret, …
Get to know some of them
Least Sandpiper
Common Ground Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Ruddy Turnstone
Magnificent Frigatebird
Killdeer
Sandwich Tern
Snowy Egret
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Western Sandpiper
Black-crowned Night Heron
Common Gallinule
Gray Kingbird
Ruddy Duck
Green Heron
Barn Swallow