Birds to See in Mauritius in November
15 bird species on our list for Mauritius are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Whimbrel, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Scaly-breasted Munia. New this month: Ruddy Turnstone, Lesser Noddy, Grey Plover and Common Tern and 2 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
Leaving soon
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 November
15 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 5.71% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.26% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Nov
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Nov
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisPassage migrantCommon30–34 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.63% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.63% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.55% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.47% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.45% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.45% in Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.29% in Nov
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaPassage migrantUncommon63–73 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.24% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.16% in Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantUncommon53–63 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.11% in Nov
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
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 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