Birds of Mauritius
Mauritius hosts 81 regularly occurring species in this directory, 8 of them found nowhere else. Ordered by how often each bird is reported in the country.
Endemic to Mauritius
Found in this country and nowhere else on Earth.
All regular species
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Red FodyFoudia madagascariensis
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mascarene Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone bourbonnensis
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
- Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Trindade PetrelPterodroma arminjoniana
- Masked BoobySula dactylatra
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Rodrigues WarblerAcrocephalus rodericanus
- 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
- Red-footed BoobySula sula
- Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
- Reunion Olive White-eyeZosterops olivaceus
- Herald PetrelPterodroma heraldica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- 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.
- 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