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Désirade

This checklist includes all bird species found in Désirade , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

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Country or region: Désirade [map]

Other names: La Desirade

Number of species: 213
Number of globally threatened species: 11
Number of introduced species: 7
Date last reviewed: 2021-03-20
Last modified: 2026-01-08
See also: http://www.amazona-guadeloupe.com/_iserv/dlfiles/dl.php?ddl=rap-44.pdf

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
West Indian Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna arborea	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	Rare/Accidental
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Rare/Accidental
American Wigeon	Mareca americana	Rare/Accidental
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes	Rare/Accidental
White-cheeked Pintail	Anas bahamensis	Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Rare/Accidental
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Rare/Accidental
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Red Junglefowl	Gallus gallus	Introduced species
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Introduced species
Scaly-naped Pigeon	Patagioenas squamosa	Rare/Accidental
White-crowned Pigeon	Patagioenas leucocephala	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Introduced species
Common Ground Dove	Columbina passerina
Bridled Quail-Dove	Geotrygon mystacea
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica
Zenaida Dove	Zenaida aurita
Eared Dove	Zenaida auriculata	Rare/Accidental
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus
Mangrove Cuckoo	Coccyzus minor
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Rare/Accidental
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Rare/Accidental
Antillean Nighthawk	Chordeiles gundlachii	Rare/Accidental
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Black Swift	Cypseloides niger	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Short-tailed Swift	Chaetura brachyura	Rare/Accidental
APODIFORMES: Trochilidae
Purple-throated Carib	Eulampis jugularis	Endemic (country/region)
Green-throated Carib	Eulampis holosericeus
Antillean Crested Hummingbird	Orthorhyncus cristatus
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Corn Crake	Crex crex	Rare/Accidental
Sora	Porzana carolina
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	Rare/Accidental
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata
American Coot	Fulica americana	Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	Rare/Accidental
Azure Gallinule	Porphyrio flavirostris	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Rare/Accidental
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
American Oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Vulnerable
American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Wilson's Plover	Anarhynchus wilsonia	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Plover	Anarhynchus nivosus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda
Hudsonian Whimbrel	Numenius hudsonicus
Eurasian Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Rare/Accidental
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Vulnerable
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Vulnerable
Willet	Tringa semipalmata
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Near-threatened
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Near-threatened
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Near-threatened
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Rare/Accidental
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Near-threatened
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Vulnerable
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Near-threatened
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Rare/Accidental
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	Rare/Accidental
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	Rare/Accidental
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	Rare/Accidental
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus
Least Tern	Sternula antillarum
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Rare/Accidental
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Rare/Accidental
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Rare/Accidental
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
White-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus	Rare/Accidental
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Black-capped Petrel	Pterodroma hasitata	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Bulwer's Petrel	Bulweria bulwerii	Rare/Accidental
Cape Verde Shearwater	Calonectris edwardsii	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus
Sargasso Shearwater	Puffinus lherminieri
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens
SULIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	Rare/Accidental
Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Rare/Accidental
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster
Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant	Nannopterum auritum	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Least Bittern	Botaurus exilis	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Nyctanassa violacea
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Rare/Accidental
Striated Heron	Butorides striata	Rare/Accidental
Green Heron	Butorides virescens
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	Rare/Accidental
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis
Great Egret	Ardea alba
Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea	Rare/Accidental
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Eurasian Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Rare/Accidental
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Caribbean Elaenia	Elaenia martinica
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	Rare/Accidental
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	Rare/Accidental
Gray Kingbird	Tyrannus dominicensis
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Rare/Accidental
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	Rare/Accidental
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-green Vireo	Vireo flavoviridis	Rare/Accidental
Black-whiskered Vireo	Vireo altiloquus
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia	Rare/Accidental
Caribbean Martin	Progne dominicensis
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Western House-Martin	Delichon urbicum	Rare/Accidental
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Rare/Accidental
Scaly-breasted Thrasher	Allenia fusca
Pearly-eyed Thrasher	Margarops fuscatus
Tropical Mockingbird	Mimus gilvus
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	Rare/Accidental
Swainson's Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata	Rare/Accidental
White-headed Munia	Lonchura maja	Rare/Accidental
Orange-cheeked Waxbill	Estrilda melpoda	Introduced species
Black-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda troglodytes	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Lesser Antillean Euphonia	Chlorophonia flavifrons
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Near-threatened
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	Rare/Accidental
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Rare/Accidental
Shiny Cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis	Rare/Accidental
Carib Grackle	Quiscalus lugubris
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Rare/Accidental
Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla	Rare/Accidental
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina	Rare/Accidental
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla	Rare/Accidental
Connecticut Warbler	Oporornis agilis	Rare/Accidental
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa	Rare/Accidental
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	Rare/Accidental
Plumbeous Warbler	Setophaga plumbea	Endemic (country/region)
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina	Rare/Accidental
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Rare/Accidental
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	Rare/Accidental
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana	Rare/Accidental
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia	Rare/Accidental
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea	Rare/Accidental
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca	Rare/Accidental
Northern Yellow Warbler	Setophaga aestiva
Mangrove Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	Rare/Accidental
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	Near-threatened
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum	Rare/Accidental
Pine Warbler	Setophaga pinus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	Rare/Accidental
Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor	Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	Rare/Accidental
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	Rare/Accidental
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rare/Accidental
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	Rare/Accidental
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Rare/Accidental
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae
Grassland Yellow-Finch	Sicalis luteola	Introduced species
Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch	Loxigilla noctis	Endemic (country/region)
Black-faced Grassquit	Melanospiza bicolor
Lesser Antillean Saltator	Saltator albicollis	Endemic (country/region)

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