Species

Bird Species in Mauritius

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Bird species and observation frequencies
SpeciesAnnual frequencyJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
63.3%59.3%71.3%61.3%64.7%63.8%71.8%55.9%60.6%58.5%64.9%59.5%68.3%
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
62.4%55.2%65.0%51.2%63.2%65.5%69.0%61.5%62.5%60.3%67.0%63.7%64.9%
Zebra Dove
Geopelia striata
51.2%46.2%56.7%50.7%57.0%54.2%63.2%47.0%53.8%41.0%50.7%42.6%51.6%
Red Fody
Foudia madagascariensis
50.7%50.1%68.6%57.4%56.0%45.8%34.6%29.6%44.8%47.4%62.2%51.0%60.7%
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
48.1%38.4%47.1%46.6%48.0%49.1%62.9%45.4%47.9%47.4%51.6%47.5%45.1%
Malagasy Turtle-Dove
Nesoenas picturatus
36.0%28.0%30.2%30.7%35.2%41.1%43.8%36.9%39.3%32.2%45.1%32.6%36.8%
Mauritius Gray White-eye
Zosterops mauritianus
35.2%31.3%30.8%29.3%31.3%37.2%40.0%31.7%37.8%36.5%44.1%34.8%37.0%
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
33.7%30.6%31.8%26.7%28.0%31.2%44.6%29.7%39.8%32.5%39.9%35.1%35.0%
Mascarene Swiftlet
Aerodramus francicus
30.5%24.7%30.2%25.2%30.6%33.2%34.9%31.8%33.2%27.9%31.1%29.1%34.4%
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
27.6%25.0%22.8%26.2%25.0%29.2%29.4%30.1%23.4%21.8%31.1%32.0%34.6%
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
25.9%20.9%26.4%23.1%22.8%27.7%36.3%22.6%23.7%31.7%23.5%24.3%27.8%
Common Waxbill
Estrilda astrild
25.3%27.8%31.0%28.3%18.8%21.4%27.4%19.5%24.9%18.8%29.9%25.5%30.5%
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
25.1%23.0%28.2%19.1%25.5%28.2%29.8%23.1%25.8%23.2%25.8%22.9%26.2%
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica
21.5%17.0%24.9%24.1%26.0%29.7%26.5%17.0%19.7%13.0%21.2%17.3%21.3%
Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla
21.4%22.0%23.2%20.4%20.6%24.0%26.8%16.3%19.2%17.7%19.4%20.9%25.8%
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
16.4%8.5%9.5%13.9%15.0%15.8%23.6%18.0%21.7%15.3%21.0%16.7%17.6%
Pink Pigeon
Nesoenas mayeri
15.7%15.1%13.7%12.3%12.9%16.8%13.4%14.2%16.3%15.5%26.6%17.8%13.8%
House Crow
Corvus splendens
15.4%15.5%13.3%8.3%18.8%16.9%16.6%14.7%13.8%14.0%19.8%16.4%16.2%
Mascarene Martin
Phedina borbonica
15.3%13.3%11.9%10.5%14.5%15.6%17.3%11.1%15.7%23.5%15.7%14.4%19.9%
Eurasian Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
13.1%13.3%18.2%13.5%9.8%5.8%6.3%7.8%9.4%13.4%18.7%18.8%22.2%
Mauritius Bulbul
Hypsipetes olivaceus
12.9%10.9%8.2%9.6%11.1%15.3%11.7%15.6%15.7%10.4%19.3%12.9%14.6%
Mauritius Fody
Foudia rubra
12.1%9.0%6.5%13.6%10.7%12.1%8.1%9.2%11.5%12.6%22.5%14.1%15.2%
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
11.8%11.5%15.7%18.4%13.0%17.3%15.1%8.0%7.4%7.7%7.7%7.5%12.8%
Gray Francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus
10.6%6.4%9.0%10.0%7.8%15.7%13.6%10.5%11.6%6.6%14.1%9.7%11.9%
Echo Parakeet
Psittacula eques
10.3%9.4%6.7%8.0%8.8%10.7%8.8%8.2%11.3%10.4%16.5%11.5%13.0%
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
8.4%11.6%8.5%5.0%6.1%1.3%3.5%10.7%7.8%4.7%9.2%20.1%12.0%
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
7.6%9.6%6.8%2.9%9.6%6.4%6.1%8.2%3.6%4.2%8.3%16.7%8.7%
Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone bourbonnensis
7.5%7.0%3.2%4.1%8.0%12.2%9.3%7.0%8.3%8.3%9.7%7.0%5.4%
Mauritius White-eye
Zosterops chloronothos
7.2%6.3%4.7%3.6%4.9%11.1%6.8%6.8%6.1%8.2%10.8%8.4%8.2%
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
6.5%6.2%2.6%4.1%5.0%6.1%6.6%7.9%4.5%4.1%5.1%16.4%8.9%
Mauritius Kestrel
Falco punctatus
6.1%5.5%3.8%3.0%6.2%4.8%2.8%8.0%7.6%6.2%11.0%8.2%6.3%
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
6.0%4.9%8.1%3.8%4.1%7.1%10.5%5.1%4.8%5.5%5.0%4.7%8.9%
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
5.9%2.7%1.3%2.2%4.8%6.4%9.0%11.0%6.1%2.4%6.4%12.9%5.4%
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
5.8%3.1%4.2%4.7%4.9%5.8%7.3%11.0%4.9%0.9%4.7%12.0%5.6%
Mauritius Cuckooshrike
Lalage typica
5.2%3.8%3.2%4.6%3.0%2.8%3.5%5.4%5.8%6.4%9.2%6.6%7.8%
Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris
4.5%4.6%1.6%3.5%5.1%3.7%1.9%5.5%3.4%2.6%5.3%11.9%5.6%
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
3.8%4.8%3.9%6.3%1.7%1.0%2.2%2.0%3.2%5.7%2.9%4.7%7.5%
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
2.6%3.2%3.4%2.9%1.4%0.5%2.1%1.2%1.6%2.6%1.9%4.3%6.4%
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
2.4%2.0%2.2%2.4%2.2%5.2%1.4%1.3%1.3%2.3%1.0%3.4%3.9%
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
2.4%1.9%7.3%0.9%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.4%1.5%4.7%1.8%4.1%5.5%
Greater Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus leschenaultii
2.2%2.4%3.4%1.9%1.1%0.2%0.5%0.0%1.0%2.2%2.1%5.2%7.1%
Trindade Petrel
Pterodroma arminjoniana
2.0%0.4%1.0%1.2%1.6%0.6%4.7%3.9%1.2%0.4%0.4%7.4%1.5%
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
1.9%3.5%4.7%1.8%1.9%0.0%0.0%0.4%1.4%2.0%0.6%1.9%4.3%
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
1.8%1.8%3.9%0.8%0.4%0.2%0.5%0.2%1.4%2.5%1.7%4.0%4.6%
Rodrigues Warbler
Acrocephalus rodericanus
1.6%2.0%0.0%2.7%0.8%1.3%0.9%0.7%1.5%2.6%3.8%2.2%1.2%
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
1.5%1.6%2.1%2.1%0.9%0.4%0.0%0.2%0.8%1.2%1.3%3.3%4.0%
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
1.5%1.1%3.0%0.4%1.4%0.0%4.4%1.1%0.4%2.0%0.9%1.3%1.9%
Rodrigues Fody
Foudia flavicans
1.4%1.2%0.0%2.1%0.4%1.1%0.9%0.9%1.5%1.8%3.2%2.2%1.0%
Barau's Petrel
Pterodroma baraui
1.2%1.2%1.5%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.3%0.0%1.7%4.3%4.8%
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
1.2%0.8%0.6%2.0%0.9%0.2%0.9%0.5%0.3%1.2%1.3%2.0%3.8%
Sanderling
Calidris alba
1.0%0.4%0.7%2.8%0.7%0.4%0.0%1.0%0.2%0.4%0.7%1.7%2.5%
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
0.9%2.4%1.1%0.0%0.4%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.6%0.7%1.4%3.5%
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
0.9%1.2%1.3%2.1%1.1%0.0%1.1%0.4%0.7%0.8%1.3%0.3%0.6%
Blue-billed White-Tern
Gygis candida
0.8%0.8%0.4%1.4%0.3%0.9%0.5%0.7%0.2%0.8%1.7%0.5%1.3%
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
0.6%0.4%0.3%1.4%0.4%0.5%1.0%1.2%0.5%0.0%0.1%0.6%1.3%
Tropical Shearwater
Puffinus bailloni
0.6%0.4%0.3%0.0%0.9%0.3%0.0%0.3%0.2%1.2%0.7%1.9%1.2%
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
0.5%0.5%0.3%0.8%0.7%0.5%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.9%
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
0.5%0.7%0.8%4.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%
Eleonora's Falcon
Falco eleonorae
0.4%1.2%0.7%1.2%0.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.7%
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
0.4%0.9%0.9%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%1.0%
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
0.4%0.4%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.3%0.5%0.0%0.5%0.8%0.0%0.0%1.1%
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
0.4%1.2%0.4%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.4%0.8%0.2%0.1%0.7%
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
0.3%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.8%0.7%0.3%1.0%
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
0.3%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.9%1.3%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.2%0.4%0.0%
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
0.3%0.4%0.0%0.1%0.0%1.5%0.5%0.0%0.9%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
0.3%0.5%0.1%1.2%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%
Crab-Plover
Dromas ardeola
0.3%0.4%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.3%0.9%
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
0.2%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.7%0.2%0.4%0.2%0.0%0.4%0.0%0.5%
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.4%0.6%0.5%0.4%
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.5%0.8%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
0.2%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.3%0.2%0.0%0.2%0.3%0.1%0.0%
Kermadec Petrel
Pterodroma neglecta
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Ardenna carneipes
0.1%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.3%0.9%0.0%
Bulwer's Petrel
Bulweria bulwerii
0.1%0.0%0.6%0.4%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
0.1%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%
Black-winged Petrel
Pterodroma nigripennis
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%
Madagascar Buttonquail
Turnix nigricollis
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.4%
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
0.1%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
0.1%0.1%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.6%
Meller's Duck
Anas melleri
0.1%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Herald Petrel
Pterodroma heraldica
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
Gray-headed Lovebird
Agapornis canus
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
0.1%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
0.1%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%
Lesser Vasa Parrot
Coracopsis nigra
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
0.1%0.0%0.3%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Tibetan Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus atrifrons
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.2%0.0%0.0%
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Chinese Francolin
Francolinus pintadeanus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%
Malagasy Pond-Heron
Ardeola idae
0.0%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufa
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%
Sooty Falcon
Falco concolor
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%
Pintado Petrel
Daption capense
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Red-billed Duck
Anas erythrorhyncha
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%
White-faced Storm-Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%
African Collared-Dove
Streptopelia roseogrisea
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%
Common Swift
Apus apus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Fregetta tropica
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Java Sparrow
Padda oryzivora
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Gray-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Madagascar Pratincole
Glareola ocularis
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
White-bellied Storm-Petrel
Fregetta grallaria
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Great Shearwater
Ardenna gravis
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna grisea
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%