Uncommon Birds in Mauritius
Our list for Mauritius has 11 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 8 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Mauritius in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 11, most common first
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaPassage migrantUncommon63–73 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPassage migrantUncommon53–63 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosPassage migrantUncommon50–65 cmRegularly Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaScarceUncommon17–19 cm
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonoraePassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusScarceUncommon50–90 cm
Cattle EgretArdea ibisScarceUncommon46–56 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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