Birds to See in Mauritius in December
15 bird species on our list for Mauritius are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Whimbrel, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Scaly-breasted Munia. New this month: Greenshank.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecAt their peak
From Mauritius’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 15 birds in December
15 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 5.48% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Dec
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.66% in Dec
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Dec
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Dec
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.01% in Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.75% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.75% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.69% in Dec
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisPassage migrantCommon30–34 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.64% in Dec
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.43% in Dec
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.37% in Dec
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.37% in Dec
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantUncommon53–63 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.21% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.21% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Lesser Noddy 30–34 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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