List of birds of Martinique

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Martinique. Martinique is an overseas department of France located in the Windward Islands, part of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. The avifauna of Martinique include a total of 208 species, according to Bird Checklists of the World as of June 2018.^[1] Eleven additional species have been added through eBird.^[2] Of the 219 species, 22 have been introduced by humans and 109 are rare or accidental. One species is endemic and one has been extirpated.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2018 version.^[3]

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The tags and notes on population status are also from Bird Checklists of the World.

• (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Martinique
• (I) Introduced - a species introduced directly to Martinique or elsewhere in the New World

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

• Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis (A)
• West Indian whistling-duck, Dendrocygna arborea (A) (Vulnerable)
• Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (A)
• Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna (One eBird record)
• Garganey, Spatula querquedula (A)
• Blue-winged teal, Spatula discors (A)
• Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata (A)
• Gadwall, Mareca strepera (A)
• Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope (A)
• American wigeon, Mareca americana (A)
• Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos (A)
• White-cheeked pintail, Anas bahamensis (A)
• Northern pintail, Anas acuta (A)
• Green-winged teal, Anas crecca (A)
• Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris (A)
• Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis (A)
• Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus (A)
• Masked duck, Nomonyx dominicus
• Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (A)

Grebes

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

• Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps (A)

Pigeons and doves

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

• Rock pigeon, Columba livia (I)
• Scaly-naped pigeon, Patagioenas squamosa
• White-crowned pigeon, Patagioenas leucocephala (A) (Near-threatened)
• Eurasian collared-dove, Streptopelia decaocto (I)
• Common ground-dove, Columbina passerina
• Ruddy quail-dove, Geotrygon montana (A)
• Bridled quail-dove, Geotrygon mystacea (A)
• Zenaida dove, Zenaida aurita
• Eared dove, Zenaida auriculata (A)

Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

• Smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani (A)
• Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus (A)
• Mangrove cuckoo, Coccyzus minor

Nightjars and allies

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

• Common nighthawk, Chordeiles minor
• Antillean nighthawk, Chordeiles gundlachii (one eBird record)
• White-tailed nightjar, Hydropsalis cayennensis (A)

Swifts

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Apodidae

• Black swift, Cypseloides niger
• White-collared swift, Streptoprocne zonaris (A)
• Short-tailed swift, Chaetura brachyura (A)
• Lesser Antillean swift, Chaetura martinica

Hummingbirds

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Trochilidae

• Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis
• Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus
• Blue-headed hummingbird, Cyanophaia bicolor
• Antillean crested hummingbird, Orthorhyncus cristatus

Rails, gallinules, and coots

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

• Clapper rail, Rallus crepitans (A)
• Sora, Porzana carolina (A)
• Common gallinule, Gallinula galeata
• American coot, Fulica americana (A)

Stilts and avocets

Order: Charadriiformes   Family:

• Black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus

Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae

• American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus (A)

Plovers and lapwings

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

• Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola
• American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica (A)
• Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus (A) (Near-threatened)
• Collared plover, Charadrius collaris (A)
• Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus (A) (Near-threatened)
• Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia (A)
• Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus
• Piping plover, Charadrius melodus (A) (Near-threatened)
• Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius (A)
• Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus (A)

Sandpipers and allies

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

• Upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda
• Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
• Long-billed curlew, Numenius americanus (A)
• Hudsonian godwit, Limosa haemastica (A)
• Marbled godwit, Limosa fedoa (A)
• Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
• Red knot, Calidris canutus (A) (Near-threatened)
• Ruff, Calidris pugnax (A)
• Stilt sandpiper, Calidris himantopus (A)
• Sanderling, Calidris alba (A)
• Dunlin, Calidris alpina (A)
• Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla
• White-rumped sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis (A)
• Buff-breasted sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis (Near-threatened)
• Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos (A)
• Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla (Near-threatened)
• Western sandpiper, Calidris mauri (A)
• Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus (A)
• Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus (A)
• Wilson's snipe, Gallinago delicata (A)
• Wilson's phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor (A)
• Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia
• Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria (A)
• Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca
• Willet, Tringa semipalmata
• Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes

Skuas and jaegers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

• Great skua, Stercorarius skua (A)
• South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki (A)
• Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus (A)
• Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus (A)
• Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus (A)

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

• Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia (A)
• Laughing gull, Leucophaeus atricilla
• Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis (A)
• Herring gull, Larus argentatus (A)
• Brown noddy, Anous stolidus
• Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus
• Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus
• Least tern, Sternula antillarum (A)
• Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica (A)
• Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia (A)
• Black tern, Chlidonias niger (A)
• Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii
• Common tern, Sterna hirundo (A)
• Royal tern, Thalasseus maximus
• Sandwich tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis (A)

Tropicbirds

Order: Phaethontiformes   Family: Phaethontidae

• White-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus
• Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus

Albatrosses

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Diomedeidae

• Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophris (A)

Southern storm-petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Oceanitidae

• Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus (A)

Northern storm-petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Hydrobatidae

• Leach's storm-petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa (A)

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

• Cory's shearwater, Calonectris diomedea (A)
• Great shearwater, Ardenna gravis (A)
• Sooty shearwater, Ardenna grisea (A) (Near-threatened)
• Audubon's shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri

Storks

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae

• White stork, Ciconia ciconia (A)

Frigatebirds

Order: Suliformes   Family: Fregatidae

• Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens

Boobies and gannets

Order: Suliformes   Family: Sulidae

• Masked booby, Sula dactylatra (A)
• Brown booby, Sula leucogaster
• Red-footed booby, Sula sula (A)
• Northern gannet, Morus bassanus (A)

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

• Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis (A)

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

• American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus (A)
• Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis (A)
• Great blue heron, Ardea herodias (A)
• Gray heron, Ardea cinerea (A)
• Great egret, Ardea alba
• Little egret, Egretta garzetta (A)
• Snowy egret, Egretta thula
• Little blue heron, Egretta caerulea (A)
• Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor (A)
• Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
• Green heron, Butorides virescens
• Striated heron, Butorides striata (A)
• Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
• Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

• Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus (A)
• Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia (one eBird record)

Osprey

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

• Osprey, Pandion haliaetus (A)

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

• Northern harrier, Circus hudonius (A)
• Broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus

Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

• Ringed kingfisher, Megaceryle torquata (A)
• Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon (A)

Falcons and caracaras

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

• Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus (A)
• American kestrel, Falco sparverius
• Merlin, Falco columbarius (A)
• Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus

New World and African parrots

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittacidae

• Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri (I) (four eBird records)
• Gray parrot, Psittacus erithacus (I) (two eBird records)
• Orange-winged parrot, Amazona amazonica (I) (11 eBird records in five time blocks)
• Brown-throated parakeet, Eupsittula pertinax (A)

Tyrant flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tyrannidae

• Caribbean elaenia, Elaenia martinica
• Yellow-bellied elaenia, Elaenia flavogaster (A)
• Lesser Antillean pewee, Contopus latirostris
• Lesser Antillean flycatcher, Myiarchus oberi
• Gray kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis

Vireos

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vireonidae

• Yellow-throated vireo, Vireo flavifrons (A)
• Red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus (A)
• Black-whiskered vireo, Vireo altiloquus

Swallows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

• Northern rough-winged swallow, Stelgidopteryx serripennis (A)
• Caribbean martin, Progne dominicensis
• White-winged swallow, Tachycineta albiventer (A)
• Bank swallow, Riparia riparia (A)
• Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
• Cliff swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (A)
• Cave swallow, Petrochelidon fulva (A)

Wrens

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Troglodytidae

• House wren, Troglodytes aedon (Ex)

Thrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

• Rufous-throated solitaire, Myadestes genibarbis
• Gray-cheeked thrush, Catharus minimus (A)
• Spectacled thrush, Turdus nudigenis
• Red-legged thrush, Turdus plumbeus (A)

Mockingbirds and thrashers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Mimidae

• White-breasted thrasher, Ramphocinclus brachyurus (Endangered)
• Scaly-breasted thrasher, Allenia fusca
• Pearly-eyed thrasher, Margarops fuscatus
• Brown trembler, Cinclocerthia ruficauda
• Gray trembler, Cinclocerthia gutturalis
• Tropical mockingbird, Mimus gilvus

Finches, euphonias, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

• Antillean euphonia, Euphonia musica (A)

Troupials and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Icteridae

• Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus (A)
• Martinique oriole, Icterus bonana (Endemic) (Vulnerable)
• Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula (A)
• Shiny cowbird, Molothrus bonariensis (A)
• Carib grackle, Quiscalus lugubris

New World warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Parulidae

• Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla (A)
• Louisiana waterthrush, Parkesia motacilla (A)
• Northern waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis (A)
• Black-and-white warbler, Mniotilta varia
• Prothonotary warbler, Protonotaria citrea (A)
• Kentucky warbler, Geothlypis formosa (A)
• Hooded warbler, Setophaga citrina (A)
• American redstart, Setophaga ruticilla (A)
• Cape May warbler, Setophaga tigrina (A)
• Northern parula, Setophaga americana (A)
• Yellow warbler, Setophaga petechia
• Blackpoll warbler, Setophaga striata (A)
• Pine warbler, Setophaga pinus (A)
• Yellow-rumped warbler, Setophaga coronata (A)
• Prairie warbler, Setophaga discolor (A)
• St. Lucia warbler, Setophaga delicata (A)
• Canada warbler, Cardellina canadensis (A)

Cardinals and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cardinalidae

• Scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea (A)
• Rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus (A)

Tanagers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Thraupidae

• Grassland yellow-finch, Sicalis luteola (I)
• Chestnut-bellied seed-finch, Sporophila angolensis (eight eBird records in five time blocks)
• Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola
• Black-faced grassquit, Tiaris bicolor
• Lesser Antillean bullfinch, Loxigilla noctis
• Lesser Antillean saltator, Saltator albicollis

Weavers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Ploceidae

• Village weaver, Ploceus cucullatus (I)
• Northern red bishop, Euplectes franciscanus (I) (four eBird records)

Waxbills, munias, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Estrildidae

• Orange-cheeked waxbill, Estrilda melpoda (I) (A)
• Black-rumped Waxbill, Estrilda troglodytes (I) (four eBird records)
• Common waxbill, Estrilda astrild (I) (A)
• Red-cheeked cordonbleu, Uraeginthus bengalus (I) (A)
• Red Avadavat, Amandava amandava (I) (eight eBird records in six time blocks)
• Bronze mannikin, Spermestes cucullata (I) (A)
• Scaly-breasted munia, Lonchura punctulata (I) (A)
• Tricolored munia, Lonchura malacca (I)
• Chestnut munia, Lonchura atricapilla (I)
• White-headed Munia, Lonchura maja (I) (16 eBird records in 12 time blocks)

References

See also

• List of birds
• Lists of birds by region