Martinique
Etang des Salines
92 species and 1,387 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Green HeronButorides virescens
Great EgretArdea alba
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatus
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Savane des Pétrifications, MQ1 km49 species
- Anse Mitan26 km49 species
- Fort de France31 km63 species
- Pigeon Island National Park36 km77 species
- Jardin de Balata38 km48 species
- Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort40 km66 species
All 92 species recorded here
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Lesser Antillean Saltator Saltator albicollis
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Spectacled Thrush Turdus nudigenis
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Lesser Antillean Flycatcher Myiarchus oberi
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Blue-headed Hummingbird Riccordia bicolor
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Lesser Antillean Pewee Contopus latirostris
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Etang des Salines?
July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Etang des Salines?
92 species, from 1,387 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Etang des Salines in November?
The most recorded in November: Snowy Egret, Green Heron, Great Egret, Western Cattle Egret and Carib Grackle.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.