Birds of Mauritius
79 species recorded at 10 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Red FodyFoudia madagascariensis
Mauritius Grey White-eyeZosterops mauritianus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Malagasy Turtle DoveNesoenas picturatus
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Mascarene SwiftletAerodramus francicus
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Pink PigeonNesoenas mayeri
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Mauritius BulbulHypsipetes olivaceusMost recorded
Mauritius FodyFoudia rubra
Echo ParakeetPsittacula eques
Rock DoveColumba livia
Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
Mauritius Olive White-eyeZosterops chloronothos
Striated HeronButorides striata
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Mauritius KestrelFalco punctatus
Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonica
House CrowCorvus splendens
Grey FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianus
Mauritius CuckooshrikeLalage typica
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
Mascarene Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone bourbonnensisHotspots with the most records
- Black River Gorges NPRivière Noire District46 species
- Ile aux Aigrettes Nature ReserveGrand Port District46 species
- Rivulet Terre Rouge Bird SanctuaryPort Louis District49 species
- Flic en FlacRivière Noire District61 species
- Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical GardenPamplemousses District36 species
- Black River Gorges NP – Gorges ViewpointRivière Noire District36 species
- Vallée de FerneyGrand Port District30 species
- Black River Gorge NP – Alexandra FallsSavanne District36 species
- Seven Coloured EarthRivière Noire District29 species
- ChamarelRivière Noire District37 species
All species recorded · 79
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Meller's Duck Anas melleri
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
- Pink Pigeon Nesoenas mayeri
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Mauritius Kestrel Falco punctatus
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
- Lesser Vasa Parrot Coracopsis nigra
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Echo Parakeet Psittacula eques
- Grey-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus
- Mauritius Cuckooshrike Lalage typica
- Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Mauritius Bulbul Hypsipetes olivaceus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica
- Mauritius Olive White-eye Zosterops chloronothos
- Mauritius Grey White-eye Zosterops mauritianus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica