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Sint Maarten bird checklist

153 bird species in 40 families have been recorded in Sint Maarten, according to eBird; about 129 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 Sint Maarten right now

  1. 1Magnificent Frigatebird
  2. 2Eurasian Collared-Dove
  3. 3Bananaquit
  4. 4Yellow-crowned Night Heron
  5. 5Black-faced Grassquit
  6. 6Zenaida Dove
  7. 7Ruddy Turnstone
  8. 8Rock Pigeon
  9. 9Brown Pelican
  10. 10Pearly-eyed Thrasher
The top 20, and how they are ranked

Sint Maarten bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

  • Muscovy Duck
  • Blue-winged Teal
  • Northern Shoveler
  • American Wigeon
  • Mallard
  • White-cheeked Pintail
  • Green-winged Teal
  • Ring-necked Duck
  • Lesser Scaup
  • 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
  • White-winged Dove
  • Zenaida Dove

Cuckoos

  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  • Mangrove Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

  • Antillean Nighthawk

Hummingbirds

  • Green-throated Carib
  • 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
  • Wilson's Plover
  • Snowy Plover

Sandpipers and Allies

  • Upland Sandpiper
  • Hudsonian Whimbrel
  • Short-billed Dowitcher
  • Wilson's Snipe
  • Spotted Sandpiper
  • Solitary Sandpiper
  • Lesser Yellowlegs
  • Willet
  • Greater Yellowlegs
  • Ruddy Turnstone
  • Red Knot
  • Stilt Sandpiper
  • Buff-breasted Sandpiper
  • Sanderling
  • White-rumped Sandpiper
  • Least Sandpiper
  • Pectoral Sandpiper
  • Western Sandpiper
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

  • Black-headed Gull
  • Laughing Gull
  • Franklin's Gull
  • Ring-billed Gull
  • American Herring Gull
  • Great Black-backed Gull
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull
  • Brown Noddy
  • Sooty Tern
  • Bridled Tern
  • Least Tern
  • Gull-billed Tern
  • Caspian Tern
  • Common Tern
  • Roseate Tern
  • Sandwich Tern
  • Royal Tern

Flamingos

  • American Flamingo

Grebes

  • Pied-billed Grebe

Tropicbirds

  • White-tailed Tropicbird
  • Red-billed Tropicbird

Southern Storm-Petrels

  • Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Shearwaters and Petrels

  • Sooty Shearwater
  • Sargasso Shearwater

Frigatebirds

  • Magnificent Frigatebird

Boobies and Gannets

  • Red-footed Booby
  • Brown Booby
  • Masked Booby

Ibises and Spoonbills

  • Glossy Ibis
  • Roseate Spoonbill

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

  • 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

  • Brown Pelican

Osprey

  • Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

  • Swallow-tailed Kite
  • Broad-winged Hawk
  • Red-tailed Hawk

Kingfishers

  • Belted Kingfisher

Woodpeckers

  • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Falcons and Caracaras

  • American Kestrel
  • Merlin
  • Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

  • Rose-ringed Parakeet

New World and African Parrots

  • Orange-winged Amazon
  • Brown-throated Parakeet
  • Blue-and-yellow Macaw
  • Scarlet Macaw

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

Old World Sparrows

  • House Sparrow

New World Sparrows

  • White-throated Sparrow

Troupials and Allies

  • Bobolink
  • Shiny Cowbird
  • Carib Grackle

New World Warblers

  • Ovenbird
  • Worm-eating Warbler
  • Louisiana Waterthrush
  • Northern Waterthrush
  • Blue-winged Warbler
  • Black-and-white Warbler
  • Prothonotary Warbler
  • Common Yellowthroat
  • Hooded Warbler
  • American Redstart
  • Cape May Warbler
  • Northern Parula
  • Magnolia Warbler
  • Mangrove Yellow Warbler
  • Blackpoll Warbler
  • Black-throated Blue Warbler
  • Palm Warbler
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
  • Prairie Warbler
  • Black-throated Green Warbler

Cardinals and Allies

  • Indigo Bunting

Tanagers and Allies

  • Bananaquit
  • Lesser Antillean Bullfinch
  • Black-faced Grassquit

Most common birds in Sint Maarten

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 Sint Maarten’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.

  1. Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
  2. Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
  3. BananaquitCoereba flaveola
  4. Yellow-crowned Night HeronNyctanassa violacea
  5. Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
  6. Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
  7. Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
  8. Rock PigeonColumba livia
  9. Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
  10. Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
  11. Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
  12. Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
  13. Brown BoobySula leucogaster
  14. Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
  15. Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
  16. Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
  17. Great EgretArdea alba
  18. Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
  19. Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
  20. Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon

Largest bird families in Sint Maarten

Among its regular birds.

  • Sandpipers and Allies18
  • New World Warblers18
  • Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers15
  • Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns9
  • Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl9
  • Pigeons and Doves7
  • Plovers and Lapwings5
  • Rails, Gallinules, and Coots4

Reported in the last 30 days

45 species reported to eBird in Sint Maarten in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:

Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Magnificent Frigatebird, Bananaquit, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Black-faced Grassquit, Zenaida Dove, Pearly-eyed Thrasher, Ruddy Turnstone, Carib Grackle, Brown Pelican, Rock Pigeon, Gray Kingbird, Brown Booby, Blue-winged Teal, Black-crowned Night Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Black-necked Stilt, Common Ground Dove, Common Gallinule, Great Egret, Mangrove Yellow Warbler, Royal Tern, Sandwich Tern, Snowy Egret, Spotted Sandpiper, Green Heron, Scaly-naped Pigeon, Lesser Antillean Bullfinch, White-winged Dove, American Kestrel, Green-throated Carib, Barn Swallow, Red Junglefowl, American Coot, Pied-billed Grebe, Ruddy Duck, Great Blue Heron, Western Cattle-Egret, White-cheeked Pintail, Osprey, …

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