Birds of Seychelles
140 species recorded at 10 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
Seychelles SunbirdCinnyris dussumieri
Malagasy Turtle DoveNesoenas picturatus
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Red FodyFoudia madagascariensis
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Seychelles Blue PigeonAlectroenas pulcherrimus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Seychelles BulbulHypsipetes crassirostris
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropusMost recorded
Seychelles FodyFoudia sechellarum
Seychelles WarblerAcrocephalus sechellensis
Seychelles Magpie-RobinCopsychus sechellarum
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
Striated HeronButorides striata
Seychelles Black ParrotCoracopsis barklyi
Seychelles SwiftletAerodramus elaphrus
SanderlingCalidris alba
Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloniHotspots with the most records
- Aride57 species
- Cousin Island NR51 species
- Bird Island93 species
- Veuve NRLa Digue and Inner Islands59 species
- Vallée de Mai NRBaie Sainte Anne67 species
- Beau Vallon BeachBeau Vallon58 species
- Grand AnseGrand'Anse Praslin51 species
- Roche Caiman Lagoon50 species
- Anse VolbertBaie Sainte Anne47 species
- Picard51 species
All species recorded · 140
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis
- Seychelles Swiftlet Aerodramus elaphrus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Malagasy Coucal Centropus toulou
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
- European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Comoro Blue Pigeon Alectroenas sganzini
- Seychelles Blue Pigeon Alectroenas pulcherrimus
- White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- 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
- Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Malagasy Sacred Ibis Threskiornis bernieri
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Seychelles Scops Owl Otus insularis
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Malagasy Kestrel Falco newtoni
- Seychelles Kestrel Falco araeus
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Seychelles Black Parrot Coracopsis barklyi
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Aldabra Drongo Dicrurus aldabranus
- Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone corvina
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis
- Seychelles Bulbul Hypsipetes crassirostris
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Seychelles Warbler Acrocephalus sechellensis
- Seychelles White-eye Zosterops modestus
- Malagasy White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Seychelles Magpie-Robin Copsychus sechellarum
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga
- Seychelles Sunbird Cinnyris dussumieri
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Aldabra Fody Foudia aldabrana
- Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana