Birds to See in Mauritius in February
14 bird species on our list for Mauritius are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Whimbrel, Scaly-breasted Munia and Common Sandpiper. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Lesser Noddy and Greenshank and 3 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At 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 14 birds in February
14 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 5.73% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.22% in Feb
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 1.00% in Feb
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.86% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.57% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.57% in Feb
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.43% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.43% in Feb
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisPassage migrantCommon30–34 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.36% in Feb
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonoraePassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Feb · 0.21% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosPassage migrantUncommon50–65 cmRegularly Feb · 0.21% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 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
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Eleonora's Falcon 36–42 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Mallard 50–65 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