Birds of Mauritius

Endemic to Mauritius

Found in this country and nowhere else on Earth.

• Mauritius Grey White-eyeZosterops mauritianus
• Mauritius KestrelFalco punctatus
• Mauritius FodyFoudia rubra
• Mauritius BulbulHypsipetes olivaceus
• Echo ParakeetPsittacula eques
• Mauritius Olive White-eyeZosterops chloronothos
• Mauritius CuckooshrikeLalage typica
• Rodrigues WarblerAcrocephalus rodericanus
• Rodrigues FodyFoudia flavicans

All regular species

• Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
• Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
• Red FodyFoudia madagascariensis
• Angola White-eyeZosterops kasaicus
• Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
• House SparrowPasser domesticus
• Mauritius Grey White-eyeZosterops mauritianus
• Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
• Malagasy Turtle DoveNesoenas picturatus
• White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
• Mascarene SwiftletAerodramus francicus
• Pink PigeonNesoenas mayeri
• Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
• Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
• Little HeronButorides atricapilla
• Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris
• Rock DoveColumba livia
• Striated HeronButorides striata
• Mauritius KestrelFalco punctatus
• Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
• Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
• Mauritius FodyFoudia rubra
• Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonica
• Sierra Madre CrowCorvus sierramadrensis
• House CrowCorvus splendens
• Mauritius BulbulHypsipetes olivaceus
• Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
• Echo ParakeetPsittacula eques
• Grey FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianus
• Mauritius Olive White-eyeZosterops chloronothos
• Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
• Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
• Mascarene Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone bourbonnensis
• Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
• Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
• Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
• Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
• Mauritius CuckooshrikeLalage typica
• Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
• Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
• Cocos BoobySula brewsteri
• Trindade PetrelPterodroma arminjoniana
• Masked BoobySula dactylatra
• Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
• Rodrigues WarblerAcrocephalus rodericanus
• Greater Sand PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultii
• Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
• Rodrigues FodyFoudia flavicans
• Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
• Common TernSterna hirundo
• Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
• Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
• Barau's PetrelPterodroma baraui
• Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
• MallardAnas platyrhynchos
• SanderlingCalidris alba
• Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
• Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
• Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
• Atlantic White TernGygis alba
• Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloni
• Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
• Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
• Black-winged PetrelPterodroma nigripennis
• Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
• Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
• Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
• Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
• Roseate TernSterna dougallii
• Reunion BulbulHypsipetes borbonicus
• Crab-ploverDromas ardeola
• Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
• White-faced Whistling DuckDendrocygna viduata
• Kermadec PetrelPterodroma neglecta
• Meller's DuckAnas melleri
• Brown BoobySula leucogaster
• Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulwerii
• Reunion Grey White-eyeZosterops borbonicus
• Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
• Red-footed BoobySula sula
• Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
• Reunion Olive White-eyeZosterops olivaceus
• Herald PetrelPterodroma heraldica
• Little TernSternula albifrons
• Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes
• Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
• Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
• Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
• Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
• Snowy AlbatrossDiomedea exulans

Rare visitors

Recorded here, though only as vagrants or rarities.

• Eastern Cattle EgretArdea coromanda
• Black SwanCygnus atratus
• Little StintCalidris minuta
• South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki
• Chinese FrancolinFrancolinus pintadeanus
• Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollis
• Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus
• Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
• Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
• Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
• Wilson's Storm PetrelOceanites oceanicus
• Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
• Congo Serpent EagleCircaetus spectabilis