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Martinique

This checklist includes all bird species found in Martinique , 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 .

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).

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Country or region: Martinique [map]

Number of species: 241
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 4
Number of introduced species: 17
Date last reviewed: 2021-03-21
Last modified: 2022-10-22
See also: https://inpn.mnhn.fr/collTerr/outreMer/972/MTQ/tab/especes

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Black-bellied Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis	Rare/Accidental
West Indian Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna arborea	Rare/Accidental
Fulvous Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	Rare/Accidental
Masked Duck	Nomonyx dominicus
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Rare/Accidental
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera	Rare/Accidental
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Rare/Accidental
American Wigeon	Mareca americana
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Rare/Accidental
White-cheeked Pintail	Anas bahamensis
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Common Teal	Anas crecca	Rare/Accidental
Muscovy Duck	Cairina moschata	Introduced species
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Red Junglefowl	Gallus gallus	Introduced species
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
American Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	Rare/Accidental
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Dove	Columba livia	Introduced species
Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Introduced species
White-crowned Pigeon	Patagioenas leucocephala	Rare/Accidental
Scaly-naped Pigeon	Patagioenas squamosa
Bridled Quail Dove	Geotrygon mystacea	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Quail Dove	Geotrygon montana	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	Rare/Accidental
Zenaida Dove	Zenaida aurita
Eared Dove	Zenaida auriculata
Common Ground Dove	Columbina passerina
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus
White-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Rare/Accidental
Antillean Nighthawk	Chordeiles gundlachii	Rare/Accidental
White-tailed Nightjar	Hydropsalis cayennensis	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Black Swift	Cypseloides niger
White-collared Swift	Streptoprocne zonaris	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Antillean Swift	Chaetura martinica
Short-tailed Swift	Chaetura brachyura	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Trochilidae
Green-throated Carib	Eulampis holosericeus	Endemic (country/region)
Purple-throated Carib	Eulampis jugularis	Endemic (country/region)
Blue-headed Hummingbird	Cyanophaia bicolor	Endemic (country/region)
Antillean Crested Hummingbird	Orthorhyncus cristatus
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Smooth-billed Ani	Crotophaga ani	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Rare/Accidental
Mangrove Cuckoo	Coccyzus minor
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Clapper Rail	Rallus longirostris	Rare/Accidental
Sora	Porzana carolina
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinicus	Rare/Accidental
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata
American Coot	Fulica americana	Rare/Accidental
Caribbean Coot	Fulica caribaea	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Madeiran Storm-petrel	Hydrobates castro	Rare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Black-capped Petrel	Pterodroma hasitata	Extirpated
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Rare/Accidental
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	Rare/Accidental
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis	Rare/Accidental
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	Rare/Accidental
Audubon's Shearwater	Puffinus lherminieri
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae
European White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Rare/Accidental
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Nyctanassa violacea
Green Heron	Butorides virescens
Striated Heron	Butorides striata	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Rare/Accidental
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Rare/Accidental
Great Egret	Ardea alba
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea ajaja	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Rare/Accidental
Scarlet Ibis	Eudocimus ruber	Rare/Accidental
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	Rare/Accidental
Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Rare/Accidental
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster
Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
American Oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Plover	Charadrius wilsonia	Rare/Accidental
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Plover	Charadrius nivosus	Rare/Accidental
Collared Plover	Charadrius collaris	Rare/Accidental
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Rare/Accidental
Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus	Rare/Accidental
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Rare/Accidental
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Rare/Accidental
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Rare/Accidental
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Rare/Accidental
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Rare/Accidental
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Rare/Accidental
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Willet	Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca
Wilson's Phalarope	Steganopus tricolor	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	Rare/Accidental
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	Rare/Accidental
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	Rare/Accidental
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Rare/Accidental
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Rare/Accidental
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Rare/Accidental
American Herring Gull	Larus smithsonianus	Rare/Accidental
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus
Least Tern	Sternula antillarum
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Rare/Accidental
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Rare/Accidental
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Rare/Accidental
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	Rare/Accidental
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus	Rare/Accidental
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	Rare/Accidental
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Burrowing Owl	Athene cunicularia	Extirpated
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Ringed Kingfisher	Megaceryle torquata	Rare/Accidental
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Rare/Accidental
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Orange-winged Parrot	Amazona amazonica	Introduced species
Green-rumped Parrotlet	Forpus passerinus	Introduced species
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae
Yellow-bellied Elaenia	Elaenia flavogaster	Rare/Accidental
Caribbean Elaenia	Elaenia martinica
Gray Kingbird	Tyrannus dominicensis
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	Rare/Accidental
Stolid Flycatcher	Myiarchus stolidus	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Antillean Flycatcher	Myiarchus oberi
Lesser Antillean Pewee	Contopus latirostris
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Rare/Accidental
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Rare/Accidental
Black-whiskered Vireo	Vireo altiloquus
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
Northern Red Bishop	Euplectes franciscanus	Introduced species
Village Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Orange-cheeked Waxbill	Estrilda melpoda	Introduced species
Black-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda troglodytes	Introduced species
Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Introduced species
Red Avadavat	Amandava amandava	Introduced species
Bronze Mannikin	Spermestes cucullata	Rare/Accidental
Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Munia	Lonchura malacca	Introduced species
White-headed Munia	Lonchura maja	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Antillean Euphonia	Euphonia musica	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Rare/Accidental
Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla	Rare/Accidental
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis	Rare/Accidental
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	Rare/Accidental
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	Rare/Accidental
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa	Rare/Accidental
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
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	Rare/Accidental
Pine Warbler	Setophaga pinus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	Rare/Accidental
Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor	Rare/Accidental
St. Lucia Warbler	Setophaga delicata	Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	Rare/Accidental
Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Rare/Accidental
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	Rare/Accidental
Martinique Oriole	Icterus bonana	Endemic
Shiny Cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis	Rare/Accidental
Carib Grackle	Quiscalus lugubris
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Rare/Accidental
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	Rare/Accidental
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae
Grassland Yellow Finch	Sicalis luteola	Introduced species
Chestnut-bellied Seed Finch	Sporophila angolensis	Introduced species
Lesser Antillean Saltator	Saltator albicollis
Bananaquit	Coereba flaveola
Black-faced Grassquit	Melanospiza bicolor
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch	Loxigilla noctis
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Rare/Accidental
Cave Swallow	Petrochelidon fulva	Rare/Accidental
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
White-winged Swallow	Tachycineta albiventer	Rare/Accidental
Caribbean Martin	Progne dominicensis
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	Extirpated
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
White-breasted Thrasher	Ramphocinclus brachyurus
Scaly-breasted Thrasher	Allenia fusca
Pearly-eyed Thrasher	Margarops fuscatus
Brown Trembler	Cinclocerthia ruficauda	Rare/Accidental
Gray Trembler	Cinclocerthia gutturalis	Endemic (country/region)
Tropical Mockingbird	Mimus gilvus
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Rufous-throated Solitaire	Myadestes genibarbis
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	Rare/Accidental
Spectacled Thrush	Turdus nudigenis
Red-legged Thrush	Turdus plumbeus	Rare/Accidental

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