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Réunion bird checklist

130 bird species in 44 families have been recorded in Réunion, according to eBird; about 115 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 Réunion right now

  1. 1Red Fody
  2. 2House Sparrow
  3. 3Zebra Dove
  4. 4Common Myna
  5. 5Malagasy Turtle-Dove
  6. 6Eurasian Moorhen
  7. 7Red-whiskered Bulbul
  8. 8Common Waxbill
  9. 9Rock Pigeon
  10. 10Village Weaver
The top 20, and how they are ranked

Réunion bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

  • Egyptian Goose
  • Muscovy Duck
  • Ringed Teal
  • Mandarin Duck
  • Garganey
  • Mallard

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

  • Ring-necked Pheasant
  • Red Junglefowl
  • Gray Francolin
  • Blue-breasted Quail
  • Madagascar Partridge
  • Common Quail
  • Jungle Bush-Quail

Pigeons and Doves

  • Rock Pigeon
  • Malagasy Turtle-Dove
  • African Collared-Dove
  • Ring-necked Dove
  • Zebra Dove

Cuckoos

  • Madagascar Cuckoo

Swifts

  • Mascarene Swiftlet

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

  • Eurasian Moorhen

Plovers and Lapwings

  • Black-bellied Plover
  • Common Ringed Plover
  • Oriental Plover
  • Tibetan Sand-Plover
  • Greater Sand-Plover

Sandpipers and Allies

  • Eurasian Whimbrel
  • Eurasian Curlew
  • Bar-tailed Godwit
  • Terek Sandpiper
  • Common Sandpiper
  • Wood Sandpiper
  • Common Greenshank
  • Ruddy Turnstone
  • Ruff
  • Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
  • Curlew Sandpiper
  • Red-necked Stint
  • Sanderling
  • Little Stint
  • Pectoral Sandpiper

Buttonquail

  • Madagascar Buttonquail

Crab-Plover

  • Crab-Plover

Pratincoles and Coursers

  • Madagascar Pratincole
  • Oriental Pratincole

Skuas and Jaegers

  • Parasitic Jaeger
  • Pomarine Jaeger
  • Brown Skua
  • South Polar Skua

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

  • Kelp Gull
  • Blue-billed White-Tern
  • Brown Noddy
  • Lesser Noddy
  • Sooty Tern
  • Bridled Tern
  • Little Tern
  • Whiskered Tern
  • White-winged Tern
  • Common Tern
  • Roseate Tern
  • Lesser Crested Tern
  • Great Crested Tern

Flamingos

  • Lesser Flamingo

Tropicbirds

  • White-tailed Tropicbird
  • Red-tailed Tropicbird

Penguins

  • Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin

Albatrosses

  • White-capped Albatross
  • Salvin's Albatross

Southern Storm-Petrels

  • Wilson's Storm-Petrel
  • White-faced Storm-Petrel

Northern Storm-Petrels

  • Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel

Shearwaters and Petrels

  • Southern Giant-Petrel
  • Northern Giant-Petrel
  • Pintado Petrel
  • Great-winged Petrel
  • Barau's Petrel
  • White-necked Petrel
  • Bulwer's Petrel
  • Jouanin's Petrel
  • Mascarene Petrel
  • Streaked Shearwater
  • Flesh-footed Shearwater
  • Wedge-tailed Shearwater
  • Tropical Shearwater

Frigatebirds

  • Lesser Frigatebird
  • Great Frigatebird

Boobies and Gannets

  • Australasian Gannet
  • Red-footed Booby
  • Masked Booby

Ibises and Spoonbills

  • Glossy Ibis

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

  • Little Heron
  • Malagasy Pond-Heron
  • Western Cattle-Egret

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

  • Reunion Harrier
  • Black Kite

Rollers

  • European Roller
  • Broad-billed Roller

Falcons and Caracaras

  • Eleonora's Falcon
  • Sooty Falcon

Cockatoos

  • Cockatiel

Old World Parrots

  • Alexandrine Parakeet
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
  • Budgerigar
  • Rosy-faced Lovebird

Cuckooshrikes

  • Reunion Cuckooshrike

Monarch Flycatchers

  • Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

  • House Crow

Swallows

  • Mascarene Martin
  • Barn Swallow

Bulbuls

  • Reunion Bulbul
  • Red-whiskered Bulbul

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

  • Reunion White-eye
  • Reunion Gray White-eye

Laughingthrushes and Allies

  • Red-billed Leiothrix

Starlings

  • Common Hill Myna
  • Common Myna

Old World Flycatchers

  • Reunion Stonechat

Weavers and Allies

  • Village Weaver
  • Red-billed Quelea
  • Red Fody

Waxbills and Allies

  • Scaly-breasted Munia
  • Common Waxbill
  • Red Avadavat

Whydahs and Indigobirds

  • Pin-tailed Whydah

Old World Sparrows

  • House Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

  • Western Yellow Wagtail

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

  • Yellow-fronted Canary
  • European Goldfinch
  • Cape Canary
  • Hooded Siskin

Most common birds in Réunion

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 Réunion’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.

  1. Red FodyFoudia madagascariensis
  2. House SparrowPasser domesticus
  3. Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
  4. Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
  5. Malagasy Turtle-DoveNesoenas picturatus
  6. Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
  7. Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
  8. Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
  9. Rock PigeonColumba livia
  10. Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
  11. Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
  12. White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
  13. Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
  14. Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
  15. Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
  16. Reunion Gray White-eyeZosterops borbonicus
  17. Greater Sand-PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultii
  18. Barau's PetrelPterodroma baraui
  19. Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
  20. Mascarene SwiftletAerodramus francicus

Largest bird families in Réunion

Among its regular birds.

  • Sandpipers and Allies15
  • Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers13
  • Shearwaters and Petrels12
  • Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies7
  • Pigeons and Doves4
  • Plovers and Lapwings4
  • Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl4
  • Weavers and Allies3

Reported in the last 30 days

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

Red-whiskered Bulbul, Zebra Dove, Little Heron, Red Fody, Pin-tailed Whydah, Malagasy Turtle-Dove, Common Waxbill, Village Weaver, House Sparrow, Common Myna, Reunion Gray White-eye, Eurasian Moorhen, Reunion White-eye, Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher, Mascarene Swiftlet, Reunion Bulbul, Reunion Harrier, Reunion Stonechat, Barau's Petrel, Rock Pigeon, White-tailed Tropicbird, Mascarene Martin, Common Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Greater Sand-Plover, Eurasian Whimbrel, Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Brown Noddy, Terek Sandpiper, Madagascar Buttonquail, Gray Francolin, Curlew Sandpiper, African Collared-Dove, Red-billed Leiothrix, Madagascar Cuckoo, Blue-breasted Quail, Scaly-breasted Munia, Muscovy Duck, Red-billed Quelea, Jungle Bush-Quail, …

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