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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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42 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 4.6
Mauritius Olive White-eye (Zosterops chloronothos)
Adult perched on a branch
LocalityMauritius Dubi Shapiro 21 December 2010 4.4
Mauritius Olive White-eye (Zosterops chloronothos)
Adult perched on a branch,a true wild bird
LocalityMauritius Dubi Shapiro 21 December 2010 4.4
Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)
A male and female(backside) perched
LocalityMauritius Zotyesz 03 March 2009 4.3
Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis)
A male fody sitting on the palm tree
LocalityMauritius Zotyesz 26 February 2009 4.3
Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri)
Bird perched on a branch,colored ring as part of a project
LocalityMauritius Dubi Shapiro 24 December 2010 4.1
Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus)
Adult takes a break from fishing to ruffle its feathers.
LocalityMahébourg, Mauritius rupert.masefield 24 January 2011 4
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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.A., Caddick, J.A. & Dowsett, R.J. Checklist of the Birds of Mauritius. African Bird Club (ABC). http://www.africanbirdclub.org Accessed: 29/12/2011.
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Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- 195 829 1 4 81 110 4 Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) Vagrant
- 116 839 2 5 59 52 6 Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta) Vagrant
- 14 840 3 8 6 3 Yellow-nosed Albatross (Diomedea chlororhynchos)
- 15 841 4 6 9 3 Sooty Albatross (Phoebetria fusca) Vagrant Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- 129 843 5 1 50 78 8 Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
- 88 848 6 5 30 53 8 Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
- 4 863 7 3 1 8 Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
- 3 867 8 2 1 3 Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui)
- 21 883 9 9 12 8 Antarctic Prion (Pachyptila desolata) Vagrant
- 23 886 10 11 12 8 Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur) Vagrant
- 11 884 11 1 5 5 8 Slender-billed Prion (Pachyptila belcheri) Vagrant
- 18 895 12 1 8 9 8 Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
- 25 897 13 1 6 18 8 Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)
- 30 899 14 3 9 18 8 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
- 19 911 15 9 10 8 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 33 914 16 13 20 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- 15 916 17 8 7 8 White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina) Vagrant Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- 28 939 18 19 9 8 Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
- 23 940 19 10 13 8 White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- 74 954 20 32 42 8 Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- 80 955 21 3 21 56 8 Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) Vagrant Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- 49 1001 22 1 10 38 8 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) Vagrant
- 30 1002 23 2 8 20 8 Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Herons (Ardeidae)
- 347 1025 24 5 208 134 8 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Vagrant
- 87 1028 25 57 30 8 Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) Vagrant
- 329 1035 26 5 189 135 8 Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus) Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 485 1206 27 4 322 159 8 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Introduced
- 8 1209 28 4 4 3 Meller's Duck (Anas melleri) Introduced Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- 7 1315 29 3 4 2 Madagascar Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) Vagrant Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- 3 1542 30 3 4 Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) Endemic
- 19 1555 31 2 10 7 8 Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
- 3 1556 32 2 1 6 Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor) Vagrant
- 164 1575 33 7 83 74 8 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Vagrant Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- 54 1715 34 7 26 21 8 Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) Introduced Guineafowl (Numididae)
- 96 1851 35 3 61 32 8 Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) Introduced Buttonquails (Turnicidae)
- 5 1865 36 1 4 8 Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) Introduced Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- 76 1936 37 4 27 45 8 Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) Vagrant
- 302 2009 38 9 151 142 8 Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Crab Plover (Dromadidae)
- 43 2068 39 29 14 8 Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola) Coursers and Pratincoles (Glareolidae)
- 66 2106 40 1 44 21 8 Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) Vagrant
- 30 2107 41 3 10 17 8 Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) Vagrant
- 5 2109 42 1 2 2 4 Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis) Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 80 2138 43 1 30 49 8 Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) Vagrant
- 106 2141 44 1 46 59 8 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- 99 2143 45 4 37 58 8 Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
- 143 2146 46 3 62 78 8 Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) Vagrant
- 51 2166 47 33 18 8 Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii) Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 92 2209 48 1 32 59 8 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- 161 2213 49 4 99 58 8 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- 86 2216 50 3 41 42 6 Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
- 68 2222 51 44 24 8 Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) Vagrant
- 109 2223 52 7 61 41 8 Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
- 61 2227 53 4 22 35 8 Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) Vagrant
- 162 2229 54 3 92 67 8 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) Vagrant
- 33 2230 55 18 15 8 Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
- 168 2231 56 5 87 76 8 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) Vagrant
- 37 2233 57 22 15 8 Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) Vagrant
- 233 2237 58 1 133 99 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- 23 2240 59 13 10 8 Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) Vagrant
- 174 2242 60 96 78 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- 110 2246 61 1 50 59 8 Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
- 91 2254 62 2 34 55 8 Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
- 132 2262 63 68 64 8 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Vagrant Terns (Sternidae)
- 17 2334 64 12 5 8 Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) Vagrant
- 21 2340 65 1 9 11 8 Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
- 127 2344 66 3 62 62 8 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
- 37 2363 67 2 10 25 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- 44 2365 68 22 22 8 White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) Vagrant
- 43 2370 69 1 20 22 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- 26 2368 70 2 5 19 8 Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 207 2416 71 7 157 43 8 Rock Dove (Columba livia) Introduced
- 8 2467 72 6 2 3 Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) Endemic
- 12 2481 73 7 5 8 Madagascar Turtle-dove (Streptopelia picturata)
- 128 2482 74 9 66 53 8 Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) Introduced
- 46 2519 75 5 23 18 8 Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) Introduced Parrots (Psittacidae)
- 181 2880 76 13 105 63 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)
- 25 4159 79 1 15 9 8 Cinnamon Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- 7 5979 80 1 5 1 8 Mascarene Martin (Phedina borbonica) Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
- 0 6118 81 4 Mauritius Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina typica) Endemic Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- 125 6186 82 7 81 37 8 Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) Introduced
- 2 6299 83 2 4 Mauritius Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus) Endemic Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- 6 7411 84 5 1 8 Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis) White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- 14 8315 85 13 1 8 Mascarene White-eye (Zosterops borbonicus)
- 3 8317 86 3 2 Mauritius Olive White-eye (Zosterops chloronothos) Endemic Crows (Corvidae)
- 116 8897 87 6 69 41 8 House Crow (Corvus splendens) Introduced Starlings (Sturnidae)
- 167 8985 88 9 103 55 8 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Introduced Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- 494 9052 89 14 320 160 8 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Introduced Weavers (Ploceidae)
- 27 9175 90 1 16 10 8 Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) Introduced
- 6 9178 91 6 3 Mauritius Fody (Foudia rubra) Endemic
- 108 9128 92 2 55 51 8 Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) Introduced Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- 36 9256 93 2 19 15 8 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) Introduced
- 104 9309 94 1 58 45 8 Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) Introduced Finches (Fringillidae)
- 26 9501 95 1 8 17 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 IBC7 species without videos
- Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) Endemic
- 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
38 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
- 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)
- 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)
- Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
- 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
- White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) Vagrant
- Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) Endemic
- Madagascar Turtle-dove (Streptopelia picturata)
- Mauritius Parakeet (Psittacula echo) Endemic
- Mascarene Swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus)
- 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%)
88 species with videos (92.63%)
94 species with photographs (98.95%)
57 species with sounds (60%)
3297 videos, 4055 photographs and 206 sounds of species present in Mauritius
94 species with photographs (98.95%)
57 species with sounds (60%)
3297 videos, 4055 photographs and 206 sounds of species present in Mauritius
