France Ramsar wetland
Étang des Salines
109 bird species recorded; the most in April, in August and in December.
Jmp48 · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
72 species in January.67 species in February.57 species in March.79 species in April.46 species in May.54 species in June.66 species in July.75 species in August.60 species in September.72 species in October.66 species in November.73 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
109 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 109Speciesrecorded more than once
- 41Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 8,910Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 5Raptors
- 21Waders
- 16Gulls & seabirds
- 4Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 32Songbirds
- 18Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 109 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Lined Forest FalconMicrastur gilvicollis
Waders21 species
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- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- Bartram's SandpiperBartramia longicauda
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Gulls & seabirds16 species
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- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Audubon's ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri
- Phaethon aethereusPhaethon aethereus
- Anous stolidusAnous stolidus
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Ducks & geese4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Masked DuckNomonyx dominicus
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Songbirds32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
- Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctis
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
- Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica
- Lesser Antillean SaltatorSaltator albicollis
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Spectacled ThrushTurdus nudigenis
- Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Scaly-breasted ThrasherAllenia fusca
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Antillean FlycatcherMyiarchus oberi
- Caribbean MartinProgne dominicensis
- Grassland Yellow-FinchSicalis luteola
- Martinique OrioleIcterus bonanaVU
- Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Chestnut-bellied Seed FinchSporophila angolensis
- Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- Lesser Antillean PeweeContopus latirostris
- Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda
- Gray TremblerCinclocerthia gutturalis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Rufous-throated SolitaireMyadestes genibarbis
- White-headed MuniaLonchura maja
- Antillean EuphoniaEuphonia musica
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
Other birds18 species
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- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
- Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatus
- Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Purple-throated CaribEulampis jugularis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green-throated CaribEulampis holosericeus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Ruddy Quail-DoveGeotrygon montana
- Riccordia bicolorRiccordia bicolor
- Lesser Antillean SwiftChaetura martinica
- American Black SwiftCypseloides nigerVU
- White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaNT
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in April, in August and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan27°/26°62 mm
- Feb26°/25°43 mm
- Mar27°/26°48 mm
- Apr27°/26°84 mm
- May28°/27°102 mm
- Jun28°/27°124 mm
- Jul28°/28°145 mm
- Aug29°/28°170 mm
- Sep29°/28°166 mm
- Oct29°/28°188 mm
- Nov28°/27°158 mm
- Dec27°/26°86 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Étang des Salines.
Étang des Salines is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in France.
109 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 8,910 open records.
The most recorded are the Carib Grackle, the Lesser Antillean Bullfinch and the Bananaquit.
18 species come for the summer, 22 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, White-rumped Sandpiper and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in April, in August and in December.
Get there and watch
- Camping Pointe-Marincampsite · 4.4 km · 3 within 10 km
- Club Résidence Igesaplace to stay · 3.0 km · 26 within 10 km
- Sainte-Annenearest town · 3.6 km in a straight line
- Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 25 km in a straight lineCar hire at FDF airport (Fort-de-France)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2bird hides within 6 kmObservatoire Ornithologique
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 1marked trails within 4 kmTrace des Caps
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmOffice du Tourisme
- 9viewpoints within 5 kmObservatoire Ornithologique and 8 more
- 17car parks within 3 km
- 8restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 kmCamping Pointe-Marin, Airstream Paradise
- 26places to stay within 10 kmClub Résidence Igesa, Résidence Mélody, Le Domaine de l'Anse Caritan and 23 more
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Étang des Salines.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas14 mountains within 25 kmMorne des Pétrifications115 m · 0.8 kmMorne Gommier291 m · 7.4 kmMorne Gardier · 20 kmMorne Larcher478 m · 21 kmMorne Clochette324 m · 22 kmMorne Genty399 m · 22 kmMorne Jacqueline223 m · 23 kmMorne Champagne104 m · 25 km
Coastya20 beaches within 10 kmGrande Anse des Salines · 0.9 kmAnse à Prunes · 1.0 kmAnse l'Écluse · 1.3 kmAnse Braham · 1.5 kmTrou Sardines · 2.0 kmMaya Beach Club · 3.1 km↗Anse Figuier · 7.5 kmAnse Gros Raisin · 9.1 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmÉtang des Salines0.8 km² · 0.1 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
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- 61Birdyas Score
- 109Species
- 41Migrants
- 6Threatened
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Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3591750) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 8,910 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Coastya, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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