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List of birds of Mauritius

May 03, 2024

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Mauritius. The avifauna of Mauritius include a total of 156 species, of which 28 are endemic, and 22 have been introduced by humans.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Mauritius.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories.

  • (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Mauritius
  • (E) Endemic - a species endemic to Mauritius
  • (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Mauritius as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  • (Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Mauritius although populations exist elsewhere
  • (X) Extinct - a species that was found on Mauritius but is no longer found alive globally


Ducks, geese, and waterfowl edit

 
Garganey

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.

Guineafowl edit

 
Helmeted guineafowl

Order: Galliformes   Family: Numididae

Guineafowl are a group of African, seed-eating, ground-nesting birds that resemble partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage.

Pheasants, grouse, and allies edit

 
Common quail

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings.

Flamingos edit

Order: Phoenicopteriformes   Family: Phoenicopteridae

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 1–1.5 m (3 ft 3 in – 4 ft 11 in), found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.

Pigeons and doves edit

 
Pink pigeon pair on Mauritius

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

Swifts edit

 
Mascarene swiftlet

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.

Rails, gallinules and coots edit

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.

Plovers and lapwings edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.

Sandpipers and allies edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Buttonquail edit

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Turnicidae

The buttonquail are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young.

Crab-plover edit

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Dromadidae

The crab-plover is related to the waders. It resembles a plover but with very long grey legs and a strong heavy black bill similar to a tern's. It has black-and-white plumage, a long neck, partially webbed feet, and a bill designed for eating crabs.

Pratincoles and coursers edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae

Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings and long, pointed bills which curve downwards. There are 17 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Mauritius.

Skuas and jaegers edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.

Gulls, terns, and skimmers edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years.

Tropicbirds edit

 
Red-tailed tropicbird
 
White-tailed tropicbird

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Phaethontidae

Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.

Albatrosses edit

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Diomedeidae

The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. There are 21 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Mauritius.

Southern storm-petrels edit

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Oceanitidae

The southern storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

Shearwaters and petrels edit

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.

Frigatebirds edit

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Fregatidae

Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have coloured inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.

Boobies and gannets edit

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Sulidae

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

Herons, egrets, and bitterns edit

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.

Hawks, eagles, and kites edit

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Accipitridae

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.

Owls edit

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

Rollers edit

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Coraciidae

Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not.

Falcons and caracaras edit

 
Mauritius kestrel

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.

Old World parrots edit

 
Mauritius parakeet

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittaculidae

Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly colored, and some are multi-colored. In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand.

Cuckooshrikes edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Campephagidae

The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured.

Monarch flycatchers edit

 
Mascarene paradise flycatcher

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Monarchidae

The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines which hunt by flycatching.

Crows, jays, and magpies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.

Reed warblers and allies edit

 
Rodrigues warbler

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acrocephalidae

The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

Swallows edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.

Bulbuls edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pycnonotidae

Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.

White-eyes, yuhinas, and allies edit

 
Mauritius white-eye
 
Mauritius olive white-eye

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Zosteropidae

The white-eyes are small and mostly undistinguished, their plumage above being generally some dull colour like greenish-olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As their name suggests, many species have a white ring around each eye.

Starlings edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.

Weavers and allies edit

 
Mauritius fody
 
Rodrigues fody
 
Black-Winged bishop

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Ploceidae

The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season.

Waxbills and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Estrildidae

The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colours and patterns.

Old World sparrows edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.

Finches, euphonias, and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2018). "Sula sula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22696694A132589278. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22696694A132589278.en. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  • Lepage, Denis. "Checklist of Birds of Mauritius". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  • Clements, James F. (2000). Birds of the World: A Checklist. Cornell University Press. p. 880. ISBN 0-934797-16-1.

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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Mauritius The avifauna of Mauritius include a total of 156 species of which 28 are endemic and 22 have been introduced by humans This list s taxonomic treatment designation and sequence of orders families and species and nomenclature common and scientific names follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World 2022 edition The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy as do the species counts found in each family account Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Mauritius The following tags have been used to highlight several categories A Accidental a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Mauritius E Endemic a species endemic to Mauritius I Introduced a species introduced to Mauritius as a consequence direct or indirect of human actions Ex Extirpated a species that no longer occurs in Mauritius although populations exist elsewhere X Extinct a species that was found on Mauritius but is no longer found alive globally Contents 1 Ducks geese and waterfowl 2 Guineafowl 3 Pheasants grouse and allies 4 Flamingos 5 Pigeons and doves 6 Swifts 7 Rails gallinules and coots 8 Plovers and lapwings 9 Sandpipers and allies 10 Buttonquail 11 Crab plover 12 Pratincoles and coursers 13 Skuas and jaegers 14 Gulls terns and skimmers 15 Tropicbirds 16 Albatrosses 17 Southern storm petrels 18 Shearwaters and petrels 19 Frigatebirds 20 Boobies and gannets 21 Herons egrets and bitterns 22 Hawks eagles and kites 23 Owls 24 Rollers 25 Falcons and caracaras 26 Old World parrots 27 Cuckooshrikes 28 Monarch flycatchers 29 Crows jays and magpies 30 Reed warblers and allies 31 Swallows 32 Bulbuls 33 White eyes yuhinas and allies 34 Starlings 35 Weavers and allies 36 Waxbills and allies 37 Old World sparrows 38 Finches euphonias and allies 39 See also 40 References 41 External linksDucks geese and waterfowl edit nbsp Garganey Order Anseriformes Family AnatidaeAnatidae includes the ducks and most duck like waterfowl such as geese and swans These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet flattened bills and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating Mauritius shelduck Alopochen mauritiana X Garganey Spatula querquedula Meller s duck Anas melleri I Mallard Anas platyrhynchos A Mauritius duck Anas theodori X Guineafowl edit nbsp Helmeted guineafowl Order Galliformes Family NumididaeGuineafowl are a group of African seed eating ground nesting birds that resemble partridges but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage Helmeted guineafowl Numida meleagris I Pheasants grouse and allies edit nbsp Common quail Order Galliformes Family PhasianidaeThe Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds In general they are plump although they vary in size and have broad relatively short wings Ring necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus I Gray francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus I Chinese francolin Francolinus pintadeanus I Blue breasted quail Synoicus chinensis Ex Common quail Coturnix coturnix I Jungle bush quail Perdicula asiatica Ex Flamingos editOrder Phoenicopteriformes Family PhoenicopteridaeFlamingos are gregarious wading birds usually 1 1 5 m 3 ft 3 in 4 ft 11 in found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres Flamingos filter feed on shellfish and algae Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and uniquely are used upside down Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus A Lesser flamingo Phoenicopterus minor A Pigeons and doves edit nbsp Pink pigeon pair on Mauritius Order Columbiformes Family ColumbidaePigeons and doves are stout bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere Rock pigeon Columba livia I Mauritius wood pigeon Columba thiriouxi X Pink pigeon Nesoenas mayeri E Mauritius turtle dove Nesoenas cicur X Rodrigues turtle dove Nesoenas rodericanus X Malagasy turtle dove Nesoenas picturatus I Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis I Laughing dove Streptopelia senegalensis A Zebra dove Geopelia striata I Dodo Raphus cucullatus X Rodrigues solitaire Pezophaps solitaria X Mauritius blue pigeon Alectroenas nitidissimus X Rodrigues blue pigeon Alectroenas payandeei X Swifts edit nbsp Mascarene swiftlet Order Caprimulgiformes Family ApodidaeSwifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground perching instead only on vertical surfaces Many swifts have long swept back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang White throated needletail Hirundapus caudacutus A Mascarene swiftlet Aerodramus francicusRails gallinules and coots editOrder Gruiformes Family RallidaeRallidae is a large family of small to medium sized birds which includes the rails crakes coots and gallinules Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes swamps or rivers In general they are shy and secretive birds making them difficult to observe Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces They tend to have short rounded wings and to be weak fliers White throated rail Dryolimnas cuvieri Red rail Aphanapteryx bonasia X Rodrigues rail Erythromachus leguati X Buff banded rail Gallirallus philippensis A Eurasian moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mascarene coot Fulica newtonii X Allen s gallinule Porphyrio alleni A African swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis A Plovers and lapwings editOrder Charadriiformes Family CharadriidaeThe family Charadriidae includes the plovers dotterels and lapwings They are small to medium sized birds with compact bodies short thick necks and long usually pointed wings They are found in open country worldwide mostly in habitats near water Black bellied plover Pluvialis squatarola Lesser sand plover Charadrius mongolus A Greater sand plover Charadrius leschenaultii Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius A Sandpipers and allies editOrder Charadriiformes Family ScolopacidaeScolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium sized shorebirds including the sandpipers curlews godwits shanks tattlers woodcocks snipes dowitchers and phalaropes The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat particularly on the coast without direct competition for food Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata Bar tailed godwit Limosa lapponica Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres Great knot Calidris tenuirostris A Ruff Calidris pugnax A Broad billed sandpiper Calidris falcinellus A Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Sanderling Calidris alba Little stint Calidris minuta Terek sandpiper Xenus cinereus Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos A Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus A Gray tailed tattler Tringa brevipes A Common greenshank Tringa nebularia Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis A Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola A Buttonquail editOrder Gruiformes Family TurnicidaeThe buttonquail are small drab running birds which resemble the true quails The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship The male incubates the eggs and tends the young Madagascar buttonquail Turnix nigricollis I Crab plover editOrder Gruiformes Family DromadidaeThe crab plover is related to the waders It resembles a plover but with very long grey legs and a strong heavy black bill similar to a tern s It has black and white plumage a long neck partially webbed feet and a bill designed for eating crabs Crab plover Dromas ardeolaPratincoles and coursers editOrder Charadriiformes Family GlareolidaeGlareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles which have short legs long pointed wings and long forked tails and the coursers which have long legs short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards There are 17 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Mauritius Collared pratincole Glareola pratincola A Oriental pratincole Glareola maldivarum A Madagascar pratincole Glareola ocularisSkuas and jaegers editOrder Charadriiformes Family StercorariidaeThe family Stercorariidae are in general medium to large birds typically with grey or brown plumage often with white markings on the wings They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long distance migrants South polar skua Stercorarius maccormicki A Pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinusGulls terns and skimmers editOrder Charadriiformes Family LaridaeLaridae is a family of medium to large seabirds the gulls terns and skimmers Gulls are typically grey or white often with black markings on the head or wings They have stout longish bills and webbed feet Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage often with black markings on the head Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water Terns are generally long lived birds with several species known to live in excess of 30 years Brown noddy Anous stolidus Lesser noddy Anous tenuirostris White tern Gygis alba Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus Bridled tern Onychoprion anaethetus Little tern Sternula albifrons A White winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus A Roseate tern Sterna dougallii Common tern Sterna hirundo Great crested tern Thalasseus bergii A Lesser crested tern Thalasseus bengalensis A Tropicbirds edit nbsp Red tailed tropicbird nbsp White tailed tropicbird Order Pelecaniformes Family PhaethontidaeTropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans with exceptionally long central tail feathers Their heads and long wings have black markings White tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Red tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricaudaAlbatrosses editOrder Procellariiformes Family DiomedeidaeThe albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds There are 21 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Mauritius Yellow nosed albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos White capped albatross Thalassarche cauta A Sooty albatross Phoebetria fusca A Light mantled albatross Phoebetria palpebrata A Wandering albatross Diomedea exulansSouthern storm petrels editOrder Procellariiformes Family OceanitidaeThe southern storm petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface typically while hovering The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat like Wilson s storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus White faced storm petrel Pelagodroma marina A White bellied storm petrel Fregetta grallaria Black bellied storm petrel Fregetta tropicaShearwaters and petrels editOrder Procellariiformes Family ProcellariidaeThe procellariids are the main group of medium sized true petrels characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary Southern giant petrel Macronectes giganteus Cape petrel Daption capense Great winged petrel Pterodroma macroptera A Trindade petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana Herald petrel Pterodroma heraldica Soft plumaged petrel Pterodroma mollis A Barau s petrel Pterodroma baraui Fairy prion Pachyptila turtur A Antarctic prion Pachyptila desolata A Slender billed prion Pachyptila belcheri A Mascarene petrel Pseudobulweria aterrima Cory s shearwater Ardenna diomedea A Flesh footed shearwater Ardenna carneipes Wedge tailed shearwater Ardenna pacificus Short tailed shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris A Tropical shearwater Puffinus bailloniFrigatebirds editOrder Pelecaniformes Family FregatidaeFrigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans They are large black and white or completely black with long wings and deeply forked tails The males have coloured inflatable throat pouches They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface Having the largest wingspan to body weight ratio of any bird they are essentially aerial able to stay aloft for more than a week Lesser frigatebird Fregata ariel Great frigatebird Fregata minor A Boobies and gannets editOrder Pelecaniformes Family SulidaeThe sulids comprise the gannets and boobies Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge dive for fish Masked booby Sula dactylatra Brown booby Sula leucogaster Red footed booby Sula sula A Ex 1 Abbott s booby Papasula abbotti Ex Herons egrets and bitterns editOrder Ciconiiformes Family ArdeidaeThe family Ardeidae contains the bitterns herons and egrets Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted unlike other long necked birds such as storks ibises and spoonbills Intermediate egret Ardea intermedia A Little egret Egretta garzetta A Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis A Squacco heron Ardeola ralloides A Striated heron Butorides striata Mauritius night heron Nycticorax mauritianus X Rodrigues night heron Nycticorax megacephalus X Black crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax A Hawks eagles and kites editOrder Falconiformes Family AccipitridaeAccipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks eagles kites harriers and Old World vultures These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey strong legs powerful talons and keen eyesight Eurasian marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus A Madagascar fish eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides A Owls editOrder Strigiformes Family StrigidaeThe typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey They have large forward facing eyes and ears a hawk like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk Rodrigues scops owl Otus murivorus X Mauritius scops owl Otus sauzieri X Rollers editOrder Coraciiformes Family CoraciidaeRollers resemble crows in size and build but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee eaters They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating The two inner front toes are connected but the outer toe is not Broad billed roller Eurystomus glaucurusFalcons and caracaras edit nbsp Mauritius kestrel Order Falconiformes Family FalconidaeFalconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey They differ from hawks eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons Lesser kestrel Falco naumanni A Mauritius kestrel Falco punctatus E Eleonora s falcon Falco eleonorae Sooty falcon Falco concolor A Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinusOld World parrots edit nbsp Mauritius parakeet Order Psittaciformes Family PsittaculidaeCharacteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill an upright stance strong legs and clawed zygodactyl feet Many parrots are vividly colored and some are multi colored In size they range from 8 cm 3 1 in to 1 m 3 3 ft in length Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand Lesser vasa parrot Coracopsis nigra I Rose ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri I Echo parakeet Psittacula eques E Newton s parakeet Psittacula exsul X Mauritius gray parrot Lophopsittacus bensoni X Broad billed parrot Lophopsittacus mauritianus X Rodrigues parrot Necropsittacus rodricanus X Gray headed lovebird Agapornis canus Ex Cuckooshrikes editOrder Passeriformes Family CampephagidaeThe cuckooshrikes are small to medium sized passerine birds They are predominantly greyish with white and black although some species are brightly coloured Mauritius cuckooshrike Coracina typica E Monarch flycatchers edit nbsp Mascarene paradise flycatcher Order Passeriformes Family MonarchidaeThe monarch flycatchers are small to medium sized insectivorous passerines which hunt by flycatching Mascarene paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensisCrows jays and magpies editOrder Passeriformes Family CorvidaeThe family Corvidae includes crows ravens jays choughs magpies treepies nutcrackers and ground jays Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence House crow Corvus splendens I Reed warblers and allies edit nbsp Rodrigues warbler Order Passeriformes Family AcrocephalidaeThe members of this family are usually rather large for warblers Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below They are usually found in open woodland reedbeds or tall grass The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings but it also ranges far into the Pacific with some species in Africa Rodrigues warbler Acrocephalus rodericanus E Swallows editOrder Passeriformes Family HirundinidaeThe family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding They have a slender streamlined body long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking and the front toes are partially joined at the base Mascarene martin Phedina borbonica N Bulbuls editOrder Passeriformes Family PycnonotidaeBulbuls are medium sized songbirds Some are colourful with yellow red or orange vents cheeks throats or supercilia but most are drab with uniform olive brown to black plumage Some species have distinct crests Red whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus I Mauritius bulbul Hypsipetes olivaceus E White eyes yuhinas and allies edit nbsp Mauritius white eye nbsp Mauritius olive white eye Order Passeriformes Family ZosteropidaeThe white eyes are small and mostly undistinguished their plumage above being generally some dull colour like greenish olive but some species have a white or bright yellow throat breast or lower parts and several have buff flanks As their name suggests many species have a white ring around each eye Mauritius white eye Zosterops chloronothos E Mauritius gray white eye Zosterops mauritianus E Starlings editOrder Passeriformes Family SturnidaeStarlings are small to medium sized passerine birds Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious Their preferred habitat is fairly open country They eat insects and fruit Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen Rodrigues starling Necropsar rodericanus X Common myna Acridotheres tristis I Weavers and allies edit nbsp Mauritius fody nbsp Rodrigues fody nbsp Black Winged bishop Order Passeriformes Family PloceidaeThe weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches They are seed eating birds with rounded conical bills The males of many species are brightly coloured usually in red or yellow and black some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season Village weaver Ploceus cucullatus I Red fody Foudia madagascariensis I Mauritius fody Foudia rubra E Rodrigues fody Foudia flavicans E Waxbills and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family EstrildidaeThe estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills They are all similar in structure and habits but have wide variation in plumage colours and patterns Scaly breasted munia Lonchura punctulata I Common waxbill Estrilda astrild I Red avadavat Amandava amandava Ex Old World sparrows editOrder Passeriformes Family PasseridaeOld World sparrows are small passerine birds In general sparrows tend to be small plump brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks Sparrows are seed eaters but they also consume small insects House sparrow Passer domesticus I Finches euphonias and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family FringillidaeFinches are seed eating passerine birds that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak usually conical and in some species very large All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings and most sing well Yellow fronted canary Crithagra mozambica I See also editList of birds Lists of birds by regionReferences edit BirdLife International 2018 Sula sula IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 e T22696694A132589278 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2018 2 RLTS T22696694A132589278 en Retrieved 5 April 2021 Lepage Denis Checklist of Birds of Mauritius Bird Checklists of the World Avibase Retrieved 27 August 2021 Clements James F 2000 Birds of the World A Checklist Cornell University Press p 880 ISBN 0 934797 16 1 External links editBirds of Mauritius Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of birds of Mauritius amp oldid 1193786577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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