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Réunion
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Réunion
Materials recorded in Réunion
List of all the materials recorded in Réunion, sorted by rating.7 Videos
Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis)
A male calling from a cable.
LocalitySaint-Pierre, Réunion (Monotypic species) Peter Fraser 08 March 2009 22 sec 3.5
Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui)
A bird flying along the surf, part of the late afternoon gathering of these birds prior to visiting nests inland
LocalitySaint-Pierre, Réunion (Monotypic species) Peter Fraser 06 March 2009 19 sec 3.3
Reunion Stonechat (Saxicola tectes)
A bird eyeing the ground from a perch, Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher calling.
LocalityCilaos, Réunion (Monotypic species) Peter Fraser 07 March 2009 23 sec 3
Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis)
A bird foraging in dwarf cloud forest canopy
LocalityCilaos, Réunion (ssp bourbonnensis) Peter Fraser 07 March 2009 15 sec 3
Reunion Stonechat (Saxicola tectes)
A bird feeding on the ground
LocalityCilaos, Réunion (Monotypic species) Peter Fraser 07 March 2009 17 sec 3
Mascarene White-eye (Zosterops borbonicus)
A bird partially obscured in a bush
LocalityCilaos, Réunion (ssp borbonicus) Peter Fraser 07 March 2009 14 sec 2.9
Reunion Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes borbonicus)
A bird in the rain forest canopy
LocalityCilaos, Réunion (Monotypic species) Peter Fraser 07 March 2009 14 sec 2.5
28 Photographs
Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis)
Bird perched on a snag
LocalityRéunion Dubi shapiro 18 December 2010 4.5
Reunion Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina newtoni)
Male perched in a tree
LocalityRéunion Dubi shapiro 18 December 2010 4.3
Mascarene White-eye (Zosterops borbonicus)
adult with food
LocalityRéunion Dubi shapiro 18 December 2010 4.1
Reunion Stonechat (Saxicola tectes)
Female on a bush
LocalityRéunion (Monotypic species) Alain Fossé 26 July 2005 4
Reunion Stonechat (Saxicola tectes)
Female on the ground
LocalityRéunion (Monotypic species) Alain Fossé 27 July 2005 4
Reunion Stonechat (Saxicola tectes)
Male hunting from a branch
LocalityRéunion Dubi shapiro 25 December 2010 3.9
Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui)
Bird flying last light into the breeding colonies in the mountains
LocalityRéunion Dubi shapiro 19 December 2010 3.9
Mascarene White-eye (Zosterops borbonicus)
A perched individual
LocalityRéunion (Monotypic species) Christophe Thebaud 26 January 2010 3.7
Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus)
Adult or immature on a tire in the water
LocalityRéunion (ssp javanicus) Alain Fossé 28 July 2005 3.7
Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui)
Bird flying along the shore
LocalityRéunion Dubi shapiro 19 December 2010 3.7
Reunion Olive White-eye (Zosterops olivaceus)
Adult in the hand having been mistnetted; lateral view
LocalityLa Petite France, Réunion (Monotypic species) Christophe Thebaud 06 January 2009 3.5
Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis)
A male perched on Solanum mauritianum
LocalityRéunion Christophe Thebaud 03 January 2012 3.4
Mascarene White-eye (Zosterops borbonicus)
Adult grey-headed brown morph in the hand having been mistnetted; dorsal view
LocalityRéunion (ssp grey-headed brown morph) Christophe Thebaud 05 January 2012 3.4
Mascarene White-eye (Zosterops borbonicus)
adult with food
LocalityRéunion Dubi shapiro 18 December 2010 3.4
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Checklist of the birds of Réunion
Checklist of the birds of Réunion
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 Réunion. African Bird Club (ABC) & Dowsett, B. http://www.africanbirdclub.org Accessed: 29/12/2011.
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Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- 139 837 1 1 64 74 4 Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris) Vagrant
- 88 839 2 1 55 32 6 Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta) Vagrant
- 14 840 3 8 6 3 Yellow-nosed Albatross (Diomedea chlororhynchos) Vagrant Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- 66 843 4 1 21 44 8 Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) Vagrant
- 69 844 5 2 38 29 8 Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) Vagrant
- 57 848 6 2 24 31 8 Cape Petrel (Daption capense) Vagrant
- 0 851 7 2 Mascarene Petrel (Pterodroma aterrima) Endemic
- 3 867 8 2 1 3 Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui)
- 14 895 9 1 6 7 8 Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) Vagrant
- 27 899 10 3 6 18 8 Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
- 9 911 11 6 3 8 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- 17 914 12 5 12 8 Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) Tropicbirds (Phaethontidae)
- 19 939 13 13 6 8 Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) Vagrant
- 20 940 14 8 12 8 White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) Frigatebirds (Fregatidae)
- 37 1001 15 1 4 32 8 Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) Vagrant
- 15 1002 16 5 10 8 Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Vagrant Herons (Ardeidae)
- 269 1025 17 5 143 121 8 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Vagrant
- 248 1034 18 3 147 98 8 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Vagrant
- 254 1035 19 3 129 122 8 Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus) Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- 48 1221 20 3 23 22 8 Garganey (Anas querquedula) Vagrant Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- 214 1309 21 3 138 73 8 Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Vagrant
- 1 1356 22 1 4 Madagascar Marsh-harrier (Circus maillardi) Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- 13 1555 23 2 8 3 8 Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) Vagrant
- 1 1556 24 1 6 Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor) Vagrant Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- 47 1715 25 7 19 21 8 Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) Introduced
- 4 1757 26 1 3 8 Madagascar Partridge (Margaroperdix madagarensis) Introduced
- 18 1760 27 2 15 1 8 Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) Introduced
- 0 1766 28 8 African Blue Quail (Coturnix adansonii) Introduced
- 13 1768 29 2 9 2 8 Jungle Bush-quail (Perdicula asiatica) Introduced Buttonquails (Turnicidae)
- 4 1865 30 1 3 8 Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) Introduced Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- 207 2009 31 8 88 111 8 Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Crab Plover (Dromadidae)
- 40 2068 32 26 14 8 Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola) Vagrant Coursers and Pratincoles (Glareolidae)
- 26 2107 33 3 7 16 8 Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) Vagrant
- 2 2109 34 2 4 Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis) Vagrant Plovers (Charadriidae)
- 85 2141 35 1 31 53 8 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- 71 2143 36 4 19 48 8 Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
- 36 2166 37 22 14 8 Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii) Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- 67 2209 38 26 41 8 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) Vagrant
- 115 2213 39 4 65 46 8 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- 61 2216 40 2 23 36 6 Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) Vagrant
- 86 2223 41 6 43 37 8 Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
- 26 2230 42 14 12 8 Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) Vagrant
- 132 2231 43 5 59 68 8 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- 171 2237 44 1 96 74 8 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- 117 2242 45 60 57 8 Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- 91 2246 46 1 31 59 8 Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
- 77 2254 47 2 23 52 8 Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) Skuas (Stercorariidae)
- 110 2275 48 4 43 63 8 Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica) Terns (Sternidae)
- 15 2334 49 10 5 8 Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
- 16 2340 50 1 4 11 8 Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) Vagrant
- 105 2344 51 1 50 54 8 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Vagrant
- 16 2362 52 7 9 8 Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus)
- 31 2363 53 6 25 8 Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- 58 2364 54 2 26 30 8 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus) Vagrant
- 33 2365 55 15 18 8 White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) Vagrant
- 34 2370 56 13 21 8 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- 23 2368 57 4 19 8 Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris) Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- 126 2416 58 5 90 31 8 Rock Dove (Columba livia) Introduced
- 9 2481 59 5 4 8 Madagascar Turtle-dove (Streptopelia picturata)
- 37 2519 60 3 17 17 8 Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) Introduced Swifts (Apodidae)
- 3 3571 61 3 6 Mascarene Swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus) Rollers (Coraciidae)
- 18 4159 62 1 9 8 8 Cinnamon Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) Vagrant Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- 4 5979 63 3 1 8 Mascarene Martin (Phedina borbonica) Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- 218 6031 64 7 94 117 8 White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) Vagrant Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
- 1 6119 65 1 2 Reunion Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina newtoni) Endemic Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- 104 6186 66 7 64 33 8 Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) Introduced
- 5 6298 67 4 1 8 Reunion Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes borbonicus) Endemic Thrushes (Turdidae)
- 6 7268 68 4 2 8 Reunion Stonechat (Saxicola tectes) Endemic Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- 3 7411 69 2 1 8 Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis) White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- 8 8315 70 7 1 8 Mascarene White-eye (Zosterops borbonicus)
- 1 8316 71 1 8 Reunion Olive White-eye (Zosterops olivaceus) Endemic Starlings (Sturnidae)
- 119 8985 72 7 61 51 8 Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) Introduced Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- 355 9052 73 8 221 126 8 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Introduced Weavers (Ploceidae)
- 21 9175 74 1 11 9 8 Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) Introduced
- 82 9128 75 2 33 47 8 Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) Introduced Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- 24 9262 76 3 15 6 8 Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava) Introduced
- 26 9256 77 1 14 11 8 Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) Introduced
- 88 9309 78 1 44 43 8 Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) Introduced Finches (Fringillidae)
- 8 9488 79 7 1 8 Cape Canary (Serinus canicollis) Introduced
- 20 9501 80 1 7 12 8 Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus) Introduced
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IBC Want list for Réunion
IBC Want list for Réunion
List of the species occurring in Réunion that lack materials on the IBC- Mascarene Petrel (Pterodroma aterrima) Endemic
- African Blue Quail (Coturnix adansonii) Introduced
8 species without videos
- Mascarene Petrel (Pterodroma aterrima) Endemic
- Madagascar Marsh-harrier (Circus maillardi)
- Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor) Vagrant
- African Blue Quail (Coturnix adansonii) Introduced
- Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis) Vagrant
- Mascarene Swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus)
- Reunion Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina newtoni) Endemic
- Reunion Olive White-eye (Zosterops olivaceus) Endemic
35 species without sounds
- Yellow-nosed Albatross (Diomedea chlororhynchos) Vagrant
- Mascarene Petrel (Pterodroma aterrima) Endemic
- Barau's Petrel (Pterodroma baraui)
- Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
- Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) Vagrant
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) Vagrant
- Madagascar Marsh-harrier (Circus maillardi)
- Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor) Vagrant
- Madagascar Partridge (Margaroperdix madagarensis) Introduced
- African Blue Quail (Coturnix adansonii) Introduced
- Madagascar Buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) Introduced
- Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola) Vagrant
- Madagascar Pratincole (Glareola ocularis) Vagrant
- Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
- Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) Vagrant
- Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) Vagrant
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
- Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus)
- Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
- White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) Vagrant
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Lesser Noddy (Anous tenuirostris)
- Madagascar Turtle-dove (Streptopelia picturata)
- Mascarene Swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus)
- Mascarene Martin (Phedina borbonica)
- Reunion Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina newtoni) Endemic
- Reunion Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes borbonicus) Endemic
- Reunion Stonechat (Saxicola tectes) Endemic
- Mascarene Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis)
- Mascarene White-eye (Zosterops borbonicus)
- Reunion Olive White-eye (Zosterops olivaceus) Endemic
- Cape Canary (Serinus canicollis) Introduced
Réunion statistics
80 species, 78 with material (97.5%)
5 endemics, 4 with material (80%)
28 vagrants, 28 with material (100%)
5 endemics, 4 with material (80%)
28 vagrants, 28 with material (100%)
72 species with videos (90%)
78 species with photographs (97.5%)
45 species with sounds (56.25%)
2301 videos, 2430 photographs and 134 sounds of species present in Réunion
78 species with photographs (97.5%)
45 species with sounds (56.25%)
2301 videos, 2430 photographs and 134 sounds of species present in Réunion
