Birds to See in Mauritius in January
7 bird species on our list for Mauritius are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Whimbrel, Scaly-breasted Munia and Rose-ringed Parakeet.
Other months
All 7 birds in January
7 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 5.66% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.18% in Jan
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Jan
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.65% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.54% in Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 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