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Mauritius
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Mauritius
Materials recorded in Mauritius
List of all the materials recorded in Mauritius, sorted by rating.0 Videos
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39 Photographs
Mauritius Fody (Foudia rubra)
Male perched
LocalityMauritius Dubi shapiro 21 December 2010 4.7
Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus)
Adult guarding a nest
LocalityMauritius Dubi shapiro 23 December 2010 4.5
Mauritius Olive White-eye (Zosterops chloronothos)
Adult perched on a branch,a true wild bird
LocalityMauritius Dubi shapiro 21 December 2010 4.4
Mauritius Olive White-eye (Zosterops chloronothos)
Adult perched on a branch
LocalityMauritius Dubi shapiro 21 December 2010 4.3
Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)
A male and female(backside) perched
LocalityMauritius Zotyesz 03 March 2009 4.2
Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri)
Bird perched on a branch,colored ring as part of a project
LocalityMauritius Dubi shapiro 24 December 2010 4
Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis)
A male fody sitting on the palm tree
LocalityMauritius Zotyesz 26 February 2009 4
Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus)
Adult takes a break from fishing to ruffle its feathers.
LocalityMahébourg, Mauritius rupert.masefield 24 January 2011 4
Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis)
Adult calling from perch
LocalityBlack River Gorges National Park, Mauritius rupert.masefield 15 April 2011 3.9
Mauritius Parakeet (Psittacula echo)
Female taking off
LocalityMauritius Dubi shapiro 21 December 2010 3.8
Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
A bird sitting at a branch
LocalitySSR Botanical Garden, Pamplemousses, Mauritius Rainer Mönke 07 September 2010 3.8
Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
Perched on the tree
LocalityMauritius Zotyesz 03 March 2009 3.8
Mauritius Fody (Foudia rubra)
Ringed male in breeding plumage calling from perch.
LocalityIle Aux Aigrettes, Mauritius rupert.masefield 23 August 2011 3.8
Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
The munia sitting on the stone
LocalityMauritius Zotyesz 03 March 2009 3.8
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Checklist of the birds of Mauritius
Checklist of the birds of Mauritius
Main sources consulted:
- Ian Sinclair, I. & Langrand, O. 2003. Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands: Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles and the Comoros. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
- Atkinson, P.; Caddick, J. & Dowset, B. Checklist of the Birds of Mauritius. African Bird Club (ABC) & Dowsett, B. http://www.africanbirdclub.org Accessed: 29/12/2011.
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Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- 126 829 1 4 49 73 4 Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) Vagrant
- 88 839 2 1 55 32 6 Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta) Vagrant
- 14 840 3 8 6 3 Yellow-nosed Albatross (Diomedea chlororhynchos)
- 5 841 4 4 1 3 Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria fusca) Vagrant Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- 64 843 5 1 21 42 8 Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
- 52 848 6 2 24 26 8 Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
- 1 863 7 1 8 Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- 3 867 8 2 1 3 Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui)
- 11 883 9 7 4 8 Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata) Vagrant
- 12 886 10 9 3 8 Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur) Vagrant
- 10 884 11 1 5 4 8 Slender-billed Prion (Pachyptila belcheri) Vagrant
- 14 895 12 1 6 7 8 Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
- 10 897 13 5 5 8 Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)
- 27 899 14 3 6 18 8 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
- 9 911 15 6 3 8 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 16 914 16 5 11 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 8 916 17 6 2 8 White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina) Vagrant Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- 19 939 18 13 6 8 Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- 20 940 19 8 12 8 White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- 57 954 20 24 33 8 Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- 50 955 21 1 11 38 8 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) Vagrant Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- 37 1001 22 1 4 32 8 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) Vagrant
- 15 1002 23 5 10 8 Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 269 1025 24 5 143 121 8 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Vagrant
- 63 1028 25 35 28 8 Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) Vagrant
- 254 1035 26 3 129 122 8 Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus) Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 360 1206 27 2 242 116 8 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Introduced
- 7 1209 28 4 3 3 Meller's Duck (Anas melleri) Introduced Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- 5 1315 29 1 4 2 Madagascar Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) Vagrant Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- 2 1542 30 2 4 Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) Endemic
- 13 1555 31 2 8 3 8 Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
- 1 1556 32 1 6 Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor) Vagrant
- 133 1575 33 4 59 70 8 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Vagrant Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- 47 1715 34 7 19 21 8 Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) Introduced Guineafowl (Numididae)
- 65 1851 35 1 40 24 8 Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) Introduced Buttonquails (Turnicidae)
- 4 1865 36 1 3 8 Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) Introduced Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- 42 1936 37 2 19 21 8 Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) Vagrant
- 207 2009 38 8 88 111 8 Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Crab Plover (Dromadidae)
- 40 2068 39 26 14 8 Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola) Coursers and Pratincoles (Glareolidae)
- 41 2106 40 21 20 8 Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) Vagrant
- 26 2107 41 3 7 16 8 Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) Vagrant
- 2 2109 42 2 4 Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis) Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 65 2138 43 1 20 44 8 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) Vagrant
- 85 2141 44 1 31 53 8 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- 71 2143 45 4 19 48 8 Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
- 112 2146 46 3 44 65 8 Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) Vagrant
- 36 2166 47 22 14 8 Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii) Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 67 2209 48 26 41 8 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- 115 2213 49 4 65 46 8 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- 61 2216 50 2 23 36 6 Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
- 53 2222 51 29 24 8 Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) Vagrant
- 86 2223 52 6 43 37 8 Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
- 51 2227 53 4 14 33 8 Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) Vagrant
- 123 2229 54 3 58 62 8 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) Vagrant
- 26 2230 55 14 12 8 Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
- 132 2231 56 5 59 68 8 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) Vagrant
- 33 2233 57 18 15 8 Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) Vagrant
- 171 2237 58 1 96 74 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- 19 2240 59 7 12 8 Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) Vagrant
- 117 2242 60 60 57 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- 91 2246 61 1 31 59 8 Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
- 77 2254 62 2 23 52 8 Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
- 90 2262 63 33 57 8 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Vagrant Terns (Sternidae)
- 15 2334 64 10 5 8 Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) Vagrant
- 16 2340 65 1 4 11 8 Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
- 105 2344 66 1 50 54 8 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
- 31 2363 67 6 25 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- 33 2365 68 15 18 8 White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) Vagrant
- 34 2370 69 13 21 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- 23 2368 70 4 19 8 Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 126 2416 71 5 90 31 8 Rock Dove (Columba livia) Introduced
- 6 2467 72 4 2 3 Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) Endemic
- 9 2481 73 5 4 8 Madagascar Turtle-dove (Streptopelia picturata)
- 99 2482 74 5 48 46 8 Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) Introduced
- 37 2519 75 3 17 17 8 Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) Introduced Parrots (Psittacidae)
- 137 2880 76 9 67 61 8 Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) Introduced
- 1 2881 77 1 3 Mauritius Parakeet (Psittacula echo) Endemic Swifts (Apodidae)
- 3 3571 78 3 6 Mascarene Swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus) Rollers (Coraciidae)
- 18 4159 79 1 9 8 8 Cinnamon Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- 4 5979 80 3 1 8 Mascarene Martin (Phedina borbonica) Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
- 0 6118 81 4 Mauritius Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina typica) Endemic Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- 104 6186 82 7 64 33 8 Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) Introduced
- 2 6299 83 2 4 Mauritius Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus) Endemic Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- 3 7411 84 2 1 8 Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis) White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- 8 8315 85 7 1 8 Mascarene White-eye (Zosterops borbonicus)
- 3 8317 86 3 2 Mauritius Olive White-eye (Zosterops chloronothos) Endemic Crows (Corvidae)
- 97 8897 87 5 53 39 8 House Crow (Corvus splendens) Introduced Starlings (Sturnidae)
- 119 8985 88 7 61 51 8 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Introduced Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- 355 9052 89 8 221 126 8 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Introduced Weavers (Ploceidae)
- 21 9175 90 1 11 9 8 Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) Introduced
- 8 9178 91 8 3 Mauritius Fody (Foudia rubra) Endemic
- 82 9128 92 2 33 47 8 Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) Introduced Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- 26 9256 93 1 14 11 8 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) Introduced
- 88 9309 94 1 44 43 8 Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) Introduced Finches (Fringillidae)
- 20 9501 95 1 7 12 8 Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus) Introduced
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IBC Want list for Mauritius
IBC Want list for Mauritius
List of the species occurring in Mauritius that lack materials on the IBC9 species without videos
- Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) Endemic
- Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor) Vagrant
- Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis)
- Mauritius Parakeet (Psittacula echo) Endemic
- Mascarene Swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus)
- Mauritius Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina typica) Endemic
- Mauritius Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus) Endemic
- Mauritius Olive White-eye (Zosterops chloronothos) Endemic
- Mauritius Fody (Foudia rubra) Endemic
47 species without sounds
- Yellow-nosed Albatross (Diomedea chlororhynchos)
- Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria fusca) Vagrant
- Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui)
- Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata) Vagrant
- Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur) Vagrant
- Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)
- Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
- Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina) Vagrant
- Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
- Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) Vagrant
- Meller's Duck (Anas melleri) Introduced
- Madagascar Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) Vagrant
- Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) Endemic
- Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor) Vagrant
- Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) Introduced
- Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola)
- Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) Vagrant
- Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis)
- Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
- Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) Vagrant
- Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
- Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) Vagrant
- Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) Vagrant
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Vagrant
- Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) Vagrant
- Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) Vagrant
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris)
- Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) Endemic
- Madagascar Turtle-dove (Streptopelia picturata)
- Mauritius Parakeet (Psittacula echo) Endemic
- Mascarene Swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus)
- Mascarene Martin (Phedina borbonica)
- Mauritius Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina typica) Endemic
- Mauritius Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus) Endemic
- Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis)
- Mascarene White-eye (Zosterops borbonicus)
- Mauritius Olive White-eye (Zosterops chloronothos) Endemic
- Mauritius Fody (Foudia rubra) Endemic
Mauritius statistics
95 species, 94 with material (98.95%)
7 endemics, 6 with material (85.71%)
28 vagrants, 28 with material (100%)
7 endemics, 6 with material (85.71%)
28 vagrants, 28 with material (100%)
86 species with videos (90.53%)
93 species with photographs (97.89%)
48 species with sounds (50.53%)
2672 videos, 2744 photographs and 147 sounds of species present in Mauritius
93 species with photographs (97.89%)
48 species with sounds (50.53%)
2672 videos, 2744 photographs and 147 sounds of species present in Mauritius
