Species

Bird Species in Mayotte

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Bird species and observation frequencies
SpeciesAnnual frequencyJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
67.2%69.9%76.3%74.3%70.8%68.3%93.8%65.0%66.9%47.2%61.5%54.0%58.0%
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
59.5%54.3%72.5%61.0%57.9%68.3%81.3%78.3%60.8%36.4%50.4%44.4%48.9%
Mayotte Sunbird
Cinnyris coquerellii
45.8%44.1%68.8%61.0%44.7%49.5%58.3%30.8%28.0%31.1%41.9%37.0%53.8%
Olive Bee-eater
Merops superciliosus
44.3%42.3%40.8%49.3%47.8%43.5%56.3%65.8%37.6%33.8%31.1%31.9%50.8%
Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone mutata
34.7%15.4%42.9%48.7%46.3%31.3%64.6%41.7%23.1%6.5%28.9%25.2%41.5%
Malagasy Bulbul
Hypsipetes madagascariensis
33.5%39.0%39.6%29.7%46.2%41.7%60.4%21.7%27.7%21.6%28.7%29.1%16.2%
Mayotte White-eye
Zosterops mayottensis
32.6%16.2%33.3%34.0%51.5%34.6%50.0%20.8%16.5%23.5%30.1%34.5%46.4%
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
30.3%38.6%36.3%39.0%35.5%37.1%18.8%20.0%32.4%23.4%32.6%20.0%29.9%
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
27.2%23.8%34.2%30.0%24.1%32.1%25.0%22.5%28.1%27.5%25.2%17.4%36.0%
Malagasy Palm Swift
Cypsiurus gracilis
27.0%41.5%35.4%35.3%29.5%10.9%41.7%21.7%31.5%11.6%27.8%29.5%7.4%
Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla
27.0%33.7%34.6%24.3%25.4%25.3%10.4%12.5%18.0%32.5%30.9%20.2%55.9%
Eurasian Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
26.9%39.5%37.9%24.7%27.0%22.3%6.3%8.3%4.9%28.5%43.0%24.4%55.9%
Malagasy Turtle-Dove
Nesoenas picturatus
26.5%31.5%32.1%26.3%45.5%34.2%35.4%12.5%22.9%13.9%27.0%22.0%14.6%
Malagasy Pond-Heron
Ardeola idae
25.9%52.8%23.8%37.7%24.9%28.7%27.1%4.2%32.3%13.9%24.5%18.8%22.0%
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
25.2%47.1%45.4%22.3%14.8%0.0%0.0%8.3%12.9%29.5%43.3%31.3%47.7%
Ring-necked Dove
Streptopelia capicola
22.1%25.9%19.6%23.7%24.2%21.3%60.4%18.3%7.9%22.4%20.1%17.9%3.8%
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
21.2%31.5%19.6%11.3%19.0%10.4%6.3%2.5%3.3%42.9%34.5%20.9%52.3%
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea
20.9%26.9%13.3%24.3%25.2%20.3%8.3%10.0%11.6%23.0%25.4%17.6%44.2%
Greater Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus leschenaultii
18.8%28.8%19.6%10.3%10.1%11.9%6.3%2.5%5.0%46.0%28.5%14.5%42.5%
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
17.4%17.3%10.9%19.0%25.4%23.8%6.3%10.9%20.0%10.7%16.5%28.4%19.9%
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
17.2%34.4%24.6%13.0%17.5%5.0%4.2%0.0%0.0%13.6%27.9%19.6%46.8%
Red Fody
Foudia madagascariensis
16.9%23.0%35.0%22.7%27.4%23.7%18.8%10.8%3.2%7.3%9.4%16.2%5.5%
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
16.4%23.1%23.8%27.0%13.1%21.4%20.8%10.0%16.4%5.3%13.1%9.5%12.9%
Frances's Sparrowhawk
Tachyspiza francesiae
16.3%13.4%16.3%22.0%18.0%17.4%4.2%10.9%19.8%7.5%22.5%21.4%22.7%
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
16.2%26.8%19.6%11.3%17.5%10.0%2.1%0.0%5.0%16.8%28.6%16.1%40.6%
Great Egret
Ardea alba
14.0%31.7%13.8%16.0%10.5%10.9%2.1%10.0%11.5%8.4%18.0%20.2%14.6%
Cuckoo-roller
Leptosomus discolor
13.8%5.8%11.3%14.0%16.4%16.8%31.3%16.7%13.0%5.5%11.8%15.5%7.4%
Malagasy Kingfisher
Corythornis vintsioides
13.4%6.9%5.0%14.0%9.7%12.4%22.9%16.7%9.6%6.3%14.3%12.2%30.5%
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
11.3%20.2%13.8%19.3%10.1%15.4%18.7%4.2%4.8%3.2%12.6%6.3%7.4%
Mayotte Drongo
Dicrurus waldenii
11.3%6.7%11.3%16.0%14.3%8.9%10.4%10.8%6.7%4.2%19.0%15.3%11.8%
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis
10.0%13.6%10.8%15.3%8.2%16.4%8.3%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%4.8%41.3%
Malagasy Swift
Apus balstoni
10.0%1.1%13.4%5.4%13.5%16.7%18.8%12.5%3.2%8.6%6.9%15.0%5.5%
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
9.9%25.0%13.8%6.0%1.5%0.0%2.1%0.0%5.0%9.4%12.5%11.0%32.4%
Crab-Plover
Dromas ardeola
9.3%8.5%0.0%5.7%4.5%6.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%30.2%10.4%16.0%28.8%
Bronze Mannikin
Spermestes cucullata
9.3%10.5%30.0%4.3%0.0%7.4%10.5%12.5%3.3%10.5%10.9%9.6%1.9%
Tibetan Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus atrifrons
8.6%22.9%17.1%3.7%1.5%6.5%2.1%0.0%1.7%5.2%2.4%7.5%33.2%
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
8.1%14.4%10.8%12.3%5.0%10.4%18.8%9.2%3.3%5.2%2.9%3.1%1.9%
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii
8.0%2.0%2.5%3.7%7.1%7.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%30.3%8.1%6.6%28.9%
Comoro Pigeon
Columba pollenii
8.0%3.8%17.1%1.7%9.0%3.9%4.2%8.3%11.5%5.3%9.0%11.9%10.1%
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
5.5%19.2%13.8%13.3%0.0%4.9%0.0%0.0%1.6%3.2%1.8%4.3%3.6%
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
5.3%4.7%0.0%0.0%1.5%0.0%0.0%29.2%3.2%3.2%3.2%11.0%7.1%
Mayotte Scops-Owl
Otus mayottensis
4.6%0.0%0.0%1.7%7.4%4.9%6.3%2.5%0.0%2.1%8.6%13.2%8.2%
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
4.5%1.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%28.1%11.8%10.4%0.0%
Comoro Blue-Pigeon
Alectroenas sganzini
4.1%0.1%0.0%1.7%7.4%1.5%0.0%6.7%0.0%3.3%7.1%9.4%11.7%
Humblot's Heron
Ardea humbloti
3.7%0.0%8.8%2.7%5.1%0.0%0.0%3.3%1.7%7.4%4.6%5.0%6.3%
White-fronted Plover
Anarhynchus marginatus
3.4%0.0%14.6%6.0%6.5%6.9%4.2%2.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
3.2%5.7%0.0%0.0%1.6%5.5%4.2%0.0%1.7%0.0%11.4%6.6%1.9%
Red-headed Fody
Foudia eminentissima
3.1%1.0%0.0%6.3%3.6%3.9%8.3%4.2%1.7%0.0%3.4%2.4%2.0%
White-throated Rail
Dryolimnas cuvieri
3.0%17.4%0.0%0.0%2.3%2.5%0.0%2.5%4.7%3.2%3.5%0.0%0.0%
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
2.6%0.0%6.3%1.7%6.1%1.5%8.3%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.1%4.9%0.0%
Knob-billed Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
2.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.6%9.5%10.4%0.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sanderling
Calidris alba
2.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%4.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.2%3.9%8.0%0.0%
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
2.0%2.8%0.0%1.0%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%6.3%4.9%6.2%0.0%
Western Barn Owl
Tyto alba
1.9%2.9%0.1%2.7%3.6%5.4%4.2%2.5%0.1%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus
1.6%0.0%2.6%6.7%0.0%0.1%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.1%2.0%6.5%0.0%
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
1.3%2.8%6.3%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.2%0.0%
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
1.1%1.9%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.2%0.0%0.0%1.8%0.0%3.6%
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
0.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.2%5.1%2.6%0.0%
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
0.9%0.0%0.0%4.0%6.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Malagasy Harrier
Circus macrosceles
0.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.0%0.0%2.5%0.0%0.0%3.5%0.3%0.0%
Eleonora's Falcon
Falco eleonorae
0.8%0.0%6.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.5%0.0%
Gray-headed Lovebird
Agapornis canus
0.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.8%0.0%
Sooty Falcon
Falco concolor
0.6%0.0%0.0%5.3%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
0.5%0.0%0.0%2.7%3.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
0.4%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.5%0.0%
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
0.4%0.0%0.0%1.7%2.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%1.0%0.0%
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
0.4%0.0%0.0%1.7%2.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
House Crow
Corvus splendens
0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%2.4%0.0%0.0%
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.8%0.0%
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.8%0.0%
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.8%0.0%
Baillon's Crake
Zapornia pusilla
0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%1.9%
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
0.2%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
0.1%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
0.1%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Caspian Plover
Anarhynchus asiaticus
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Western House-Martin
Delichon urbicum
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%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%
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%0.0%0.0%
Red-necked Falcon
Falco chicquera
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%