Birds in Mauritius

22 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Mauritius has 22 bird species recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 2 summer visitors, 12 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 21,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Mauritius in September

9 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 9 birds in September

Arriving in September: Ruddy Turnstone, Egyptian Goose.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Mauritius each month: most in November (15), fewest in June (5). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Scaly-breasted Munia
Scaly-breasted MuniaSmallest · 11cm
to
Common Pheasant
Common PheasantLargest · 90cm
From the Scaly-breasted Munia (11 cm) to the Common Pheasant (90 cm)13 families

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All 22 birds on the list

ResidentRecorded all yearSummer visitorArrives to breed; scarce or absent in winterWinter visitorPresent outside the breeding seasonPassage migrantSeen mainly in spring and autumn migrationScarceRecorded in some years but not every yearCommonAmong the most-recorded birds in its best monthUncommonRecorded regularly, but on a minority of outingsRareFew records, even in its best month
House Sparrow

House Sparrow

Passer domesticusLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rock Dove

Rock Dove

Columba liviaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rose-ringed Parakeet

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameriLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Scaly-breasted Munia

Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulataLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Moorhen

Moorhen

Gallinula chloropusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly May–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucosLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Aug–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpresLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Lesser Noddy

Lesser Noddy

Anous tenuirostrisLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Nov–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Plover

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarolaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebulariaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Aug–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Egyptian Goose

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiacaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferrugineaNT

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Aug–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Helmeted Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagrisLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquataNT

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchosLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ringed Plover

Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticulaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eleonora's Falcon

Eleonora's Falcon

Falco eleonoraeLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicusLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret

Ardea ibisLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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