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Mayotte bird checklist

98 bird species in 42 families have been recorded in Mayotte, according to eBird; about 69 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.

Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made

The most common birds in Mayotte right now

  1. 1Eurasian Moorhen
  2. 2Common Sandpiper
  3. 3Common Myna
  4. 4Common Greenshank
  5. 5Malagasy Pond-Heron
  6. 6Western Cattle-Egret
  7. 7Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher
  8. 8Mayotte Drongo
  9. 9Malagasy Palm Swift
  10. 10Great Egret
The top 20, and how they are ranked

Mayotte bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

  • White-faced Whistling-Duck
  • Knob-billed Duck
  • Garganey

Pigeons and Doves

  • Rock Pigeon
  • Comoro Pigeon
  • Malagasy Turtle-Dove
  • Ring-necked Dove
  • Tambourine Dove
  • Comoro Blue-Pigeon

Swifts

  • Alpine Swift
  • Malagasy Swift
  • Malagasy Palm Swift

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

  • White-throated Rail
  • Eurasian Moorhen
  • Allen's Gallinule
  • Baillon's Crake

Plovers and Lapwings

  • Black-bellied Plover
  • Common Ringed Plover
  • Caspian Plover
  • Tibetan Sand-Plover
  • Greater Sand-Plover
  • White-fronted Plover

Painted-Snipes

  • Greater Painted-Snipe

Sandpipers and Allies

  • Eurasian Whimbrel
  • Eurasian Curlew
  • Bar-tailed Godwit
  • Terek Sandpiper
  • Common Sandpiper
  • Wood Sandpiper
  • Common Greenshank
  • Ruddy Turnstone
  • Curlew Sandpiper
  • Sanderling
  • Little Stint

Crab-Plover

  • Crab-Plover

Pratincoles and Coursers

  • Madagascar Pratincole
  • Black-winged Pratincole

Skuas and Jaegers

  • Parasitic Jaeger

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

  • Brown Noddy
  • Lesser Noddy
  • Sooty Tern
  • Bridled Tern
  • Little Tern
  • White-winged Tern
  • Lesser Crested Tern
  • Great Crested Tern

Grebes

  • Little Grebe

Tropicbirds

  • White-tailed Tropicbird
  • Red-tailed Tropicbird

Southern Storm-Petrels

  • Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Northern Storm-Petrels

  • Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel

Shearwaters and Petrels

  • Bulwer's Petrel
  • Tropical Shearwater
  • Persian Shearwater

Frigatebirds

  • Lesser Frigatebird

Boobies and Gannets

  • Red-footed Booby
  • Masked Booby

Cormorants and Shags

  • Reed Cormorant

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

  • Little Heron
  • Squacco Heron
  • Malagasy Pond-Heron
  • Western Cattle-Egret
  • Great Egret
  • Gray Heron
  • Purple Heron
  • Humblot's Heron

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

  • Frances's Sparrowhawk
  • Malagasy Harrier
  • Black Kite

Barn-Owls

  • Western Barn Owl

Owls

  • Mayotte Scops-Owl

Cuckoo-roller

  • Cuckoo-roller

Bee-eaters

  • Olive Bee-eater

Kingfishers

  • Malagasy Kingfisher

Rollers

  • Broad-billed Roller

Falcons and Caracaras

  • Malagasy Kestrel
  • Red-necked Falcon
  • Eleonora's Falcon
  • Sooty Falcon
  • Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

  • Gray-headed Lovebird

Old World Orioles

  • Eurasian Golden Oriole

Drongos

  • Mayotte Drongo

Monarch Flycatchers

  • Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

  • House Crow
  • Pied Crow

Swallows

  • Bank Swallow
  • Barn Swallow
  • Western House-Martin

Bulbuls

  • Malagasy Bulbul

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

  • Mayotte White-eye

Starlings

  • Common Myna

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

  • Mayotte Sunbird

Weavers and Allies

  • Red Fody
  • Red-headed Fody

Waxbills and Allies

  • Bronze Mannikin

Old World Sparrows

  • House Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

  • Red-throated Pipit

Most common birds in Mayotte

Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Mayotte’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.

  1. Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
  2. Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
  3. Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
  4. Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
  5. Malagasy Pond-HeronArdeola idae
  6. Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
  7. Malagasy Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone mutata
  8. Mayotte DrongoDicrurus waldenii
  9. Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilis
  10. Great EgretArdea alba
  11. Mayotte Scops-OwlOtus mayottensis
  12. Malagasy KingfisherCorythornis vintsioides
  13. Rock PigeonColumba livia
  14. Malagasy Turtle-DoveNesoenas picturatus
  15. Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
  16. Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
  17. Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
  18. Mayotte White-eyeZosterops mayottensis
  19. Cuckoo-rollerLeptosomus discolor
  20. Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis

Largest bird families in Mayotte

Among its regular birds.

  • Sandpipers and Allies10
  • Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns7
  • Pigeons and Doves6
  • Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers6
  • Plovers and Lapwings5
  • Falcons and Caracaras4
  • Rails, Gallinules, and Coots3
  • Swifts3

Reported in the last 30 days

46 species reported to eBird in Mayotte in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:

Eurasian Moorhen, Malagasy Pond-Heron, Mayotte Drongo, Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher, Mayotte Scops-Owl, Common Myna, Common Sandpiper, Malagasy Kingfisher, Malagasy Palm Swift, Western Cattle-Egret, Little Heron, Common Greenshank, Cuckoo-roller, Mayotte White-eye, Great Egret, Malagasy Turtle-Dove, Little Grebe, Olive Bee-eater, Malagasy Bulbul, Frances's Sparrowhawk, White-throated Rail, Bronze Mannikin, Rock Pigeon, Pied Crow, Malagasy Swift, Lesser Crested Tern, Ruddy Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, Crab-Plover, Greater Sand-Plover, Eurasian Whimbrel, Ring-necked Dove, House Sparrow, White-tailed Tropicbird, Gray Heron, Common Ringed Plover, Red Fody, Humblot's Heron, Red-headed Fody, Comoro Pigeon, …

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