Birds of Mayotte
54 species recorded at 6 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Mayotte SunbirdCinnyris coquerellii
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Mayotte White-eyeZosterops mayottensis
Malagasy Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutata
Mayotte DrongoDicrurus waldenii
Comoro Olive PigeonColumba pollenii
Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis
Malagasy Turtle DoveNesoenas picturatus
Great EgretArdea alba
Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilis
Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiae
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusMost recorded
Malagasy Pond HeronArdeola idae
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Striated HeronButorides striata
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Malagasy KingfisherCorythornis vintsioides
Comoro Blue PigeonAlectroenas sganzini
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mayotte Scops OwlOtus mayottensis
Crab-ploverDromas ardeola
Cuckoo-rollerLeptosomus discolor
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaHotspots with the most records
- Vasière des Badamiers30 species
- Réserve Forestière de Songoro Mbili – Mont Combani30 species
- Dziani Karihani29 species
- Pointe Mahabou27 species
- Retenue Collinaire de Combani27 species
- Dzaoudzi9 species
All species recorded · 54
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Malagasy Palm Swift Cypsiurus gracilis
- Malagasy Black Swift Apus balstoni
- Comoro Olive Pigeon Columba pollenii
- Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
- Comoro Blue Pigeon Alectroenas sganzini
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idae
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Frances's Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza francesiae
- Malagasy Harrier Circus macrosceles
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Mayotte Scops Owl Otus mayottensis
- Cuckoo-roller Leptosomus discolor
- Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides
- Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
- Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Mayotte Drongo Dicrurus waldenii
- Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis
- Mayotte White-eye Zosterops mayottensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Mayotte Sunbird Cinnyris coquerellii
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Comoro Fody Foudia eminentissima
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata