Birds of Mauritius
Birds of Mauritius is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Mauritius
Africa
List of Common Birds
| 62% |
|
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
| 55% |
|
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 48% |
|
Zebra Dove
Geopelia striata Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 43% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 43% |
|
Red Fody
Foudia madagascariensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 39% |
|
Mauritius Gray White-eye
Zosterops mauritianus Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
| 36% |
|
Malagasy Turtle-Dove
Nesoenas picturatus Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 30% |
|
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 29% |
|
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae |
| 28% |
|
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 28% |
|
Mascarene Swiftlet
Aerodramus francicus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 24% |
|
Common Waxbill
Estrilda astrild Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 23% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 22% |
|
Striated Heron
Butorides striata Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 21% |
|
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 20% |
|
Pink Pigeon
Nesoenas mayeri Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 19% |
|
Mauritius Fody
Foudia rubra Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 16% |
|
Mascarene Martin
Phedina borbonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 15% |
|
Echo Parakeet
Psittacula eques Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 15% |
|
Mauritius Bulbul
Hypsipetes olivaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
| 14% |
|
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 14% |
|
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 14% |
|
House Crow
Corvus splendens Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 12% |
|
Mauritius White-eye
Zosterops chloronothos Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
| 11% |
|
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 10% |
|
Mauritius Kestrel
Falco punctatus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 10% |
|
Gray Francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 8.1% |
|
Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone bourbonnensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
| 7.1% |
|
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 6.5% |
|
Brown Noddy
Anous stolidus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 6.0% |
|
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 5.8% |
|
Mauritius Cuckooshrike
Lalage typica Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 4.7% |
|
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae |
| 4.3% |
|
Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.4% |
|
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Greater Sand-Plover
Anarhynchus leschenaultii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.2% |
|
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Trindade Petrel
Pterodroma arminjoniana Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.2% |
|
Rodrigues Fody
Foudia flavicans Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Rodrigues Warbler
Acrocephalus rodericanus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
