Seychelles
Aride
57 species and 3,664 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March and October–December, with up to 28 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris
Seychelles FodyFoudia sechellarum
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Seychelles WarblerAcrocephalus sechellensis
Seychelles Magpie-RobinCopsychus sechellarum
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloni
Seychelles Blue PigeonAlectroenas pulcherrimus
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Malagasy Turtle DoveNesoenas picturatusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Cousin Island NR13 km51 species
- Grand Anse13 km51 species
- Anse Volbert14 km47 species
- Vallée de Mai NR15 km67 species
- Veuve NR24 km59 species
- Beau Vallon Beach52 km58 species
All 57 species recorded here
- Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Seychelles Warbler Acrocephalus sechellensis
- Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum
- Seychelles Magpie-Robin Copsychus sechellarum
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Malagasy Turtle Dove Nesoenas picturatus
- Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Seychelles Sunbird Cinnyris dussumieri
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Seychelles Blue Pigeon Alectroenas pulcherrimus
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Seychelles Bulbul Hypsipetes crassirostris
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Seychelles Swiftlet Aerodramus elaphrus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Seychelles Kestrel Falco araeus
- Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone corvina
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Aride?
March and October–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 28 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Aride?
57 species, from 3,664 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Aride in November?
The most recorded in November: Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Lesser Noddy, Seychelles Fody, Great Frigatebird and White-tailed Tropicbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.