Birds of Réunion
73 species recorded at 10 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
Reunion Grey White-eyeZosterops borbonicus
Red FodyFoudia madagascariensis
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Mascarene SwiftletAerodramus francicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reunion Olive White-eyeZosterops olivaceus
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Reunion StonechatSaxicola tectes
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Malagasy Turtle DoveNesoenas picturatus
Reunion BulbulHypsipetes borbonicus
Striated HeronButorides striata
Mascarene Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone bourbonnensisMost recorded
Reunion HarrierCircus maillardi
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Rock DoveColumba livia
Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonica
Reunion CuckooshrikeLalage newtoni
Barau's PetrelPterodroma baraui
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloniHotspots with the most records
- Étang du Gol56 species
- RN de la Roche Écrite – Sentier de la Roche Ecrite depuis Mamode Camp22 species
- RN de la Roche Écrite25 species
- RN de l'Étang de Saint-Paul27 species
- Cilaos – centre village22 species
- cap auguste33 species
- Embouchure de la Rivière St-Étienne26 species
- Forêt de Bélouve20 species
- Grand Étang21 species
- Belvédère du Maïdo23 species
All species recorded · 73
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- King Quail Synoicus chinensis
- Madagascar Partridge Margaroperdix madagarensis
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica
- Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- 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
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
- Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Reunion Harrier Circus maillardi
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Reunion Cuckooshrike Lalage newtoni
- Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis
- Reunion Bulbul Hypsipetes borbonicus
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica
- Reunion Olive White-eye Zosterops olivaceus
- Reunion Grey White-eye Zosterops borbonicus
- Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Reunion Stonechat Saxicola tectes
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura