Birding Factoids

177 species
in 30 families

13 of the 58 Caribbean
speciality species are
represented here.
2 endangered species
1 endemic

Martinique
Hotspots

Martinique Specialities

....Martinique Oriole - a Species under Threat

....Trip Report: Lesser Antilles - 3-13 November 1999. By Frank Frazier.

Thought it might be of interest to give a brief report of the highlights of a trip I took with my N.J. friend Bill Weiss, to some principal islands of the Lesser Antilles in hopes of seeing their endemics and specialties - we visited Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent, ending up with one night and morning in Puerto Rico.

Tours and Guides

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**..The West Indies on the Sea Cloud with Victor Emanuel Nature Tours

(VENT) - This special cruise offers a unique opportunity to visit this region, sailing some of the prettiest waters on earth aboard the magnificent 4-masted sailing ship, Sea Cloud, and taking numerous natural history excursions on shore with an emphasis on birding. Our ports of call will be St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Martinique, Dominica and Guadaloupe.

The West Indies on the Sea Cloud - December 16 - December 23, 2000 (8.0 days - Limit 14) with leaders Victor Emanuel, Peter English, John Fitzpatrick, Steve Hilty, and Robert Ridgely.
The West Indies on the Sea Cloud - December 15 - December 22, 2001 (8.0 days - Limit 14) with leaders TBA

VENT offers nearly 140 tours to over 100 land-based destinations each year and is the largest tour company in the world specializing in birding and natural history.

Eco-Lodges

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Caribbean Specialities in Martinique

Information derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.02
and Santa Barbara Software Products BirdArea. Information on endangered birds
is derived from the IUCN Red List, Birdlife International, and supporting
data bases developed by Ian Patton, of Merlin Species Watcher. An international checklist system
was required to enable world-wide country to country comparisons.These speciality birds may be uncommon,
or extremely rare at this location, or may only be present in migration. However, documented sightings of
each species noted below have been made in Martinique.

Endemic Birds on Martinique
___ Martinique Oriole
.... Caribbean Endemic Specialities in Martinique
___ Antillean Wren ___ Blue-headed Hummingbird ___ Bridled Quail-Dove ___ Grey Trembler ___ Lesser Antillean Bullfinch	___ Lesser Antillean Flycatcher ___ Lesser Antillean Pewee ___ Lesser Antillean Swift ___ Purple-throated Carib	___ Rufous-throated Solitaire ___ Scaly-breasted Thrasher ___ Scaly-naped Pigeon ___ White-breasted Thrasher

Endangered Birds in Martinique
Breeding Birds		Non-Breeding Birds
___ Martinique Oriole	___ White-breasted Thrasher	N/A