Birds to See in Mauritius in July
7 bird species on our list for Mauritius are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Whimbrel and Lesser Noddy. New this month: Whimbrel and Lesser Noddy.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulFrom 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 7 birds in July
7 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 9.49% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.16% in Jul
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisPassage migrantCommon30–34 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.73% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.55% in Jul
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Lesser Noddy 30–34 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