Birds to See in Mauritius in May
7 bird species on our list for Mauritius are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Scaly-breasted Munia, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Whimbrel. New this month: Moorhen.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom 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 May
7 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 5.56% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.47% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in May
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.99% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.69% in May
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisPassage migrantCommon30–34 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.50% in May
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