The birds of Mayotte

154 present or migratory species.

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Order  : Anseriformes
Family : Anatidae
White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduataDendrocygne veuf
Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosCanard Ă  bosse
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataCanard musqué
Garganey Spatula querquedulaSarcelle d'été
Order  : Galliformes
Family : Numididae
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisPintade de Numidie
Family : Phasianidae
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusCoq bankiva
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixCaille des blés
Order  : Apodiformes
Family : Apodidae
Madagascar SpinetailZoonavena grandidieriMartinet de Grandidier
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMartinet des palmes
Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilisMartinet de Madagascar
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melbaMartinet Ă  ventre blanc
African Black SwiftApus barbatusMartinet du Cap
Malagasy Black SwiftApus balstoniMartinet malgache
Order  : Cuculiformes
Family : Cuculidae
Madagascar CuckooCuculus rochiiCoucou de Madagascar
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorusCoucou gris
Order  : Columbiformes
Family : Columbidae
Rock DoveColumba liviaPigeon biset
Comoro Olive Pigeon Columba polleniiPigeon des Comores
Malagasy Turtle DoveNesoenas picturatusPigeon de Madagascar
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicolaTourterelle du Cap
Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistriaTourtelette tambourette
Comoro Blue Pigeon Alectroenas sganziniFouningo des Comores
Order  : Gruiformes
Family : Rallidae
White-throated RailDryolimnas cuvieriRĂąle de Cuvier
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropusGallinule poule-d'eau
Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniTalĂšve d'Allen
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaMarouette de Baillon
Order  : Podicipediformes
Family : Podicipedidae
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisGrĂšbe castagneux
Order  : Phoenicopteriformes
Family : Phoenicopteridae
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusFlamant rose
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minorFlamant nain
Order  : Charadriiformes
Family : Haematopodidae
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusHuĂźtrier pie
Family : Charadriidae
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPluvier argenté
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulvaPluvier fauve
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticulaGrand Gravelot
Pluvier grand-gravelot
Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisGravelot Ă  triple collier
Pluvier Ă  triple collier
Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisVanneau terne
Caspian PloverAnarhynchus asiaticusPluvier asiatique
Tibetan Sand PloverAnarhynchus atrifronsPluvier du Tibet
Siberian Sand PloverAnarhynchus mongolusGravelot mongol
Pluvier de Mongolie
Greater Sand PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultiiGravelot de Leschenault
Pluvier de Leschenault
White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusGravelot Ă  front blanc
Pluvier Ă  front blanc
Family : Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensisRhynchée peinte
Family : Scolopacidae
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusCourlis corlieu
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquataCourlis cendré
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaBarge rousse
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereusChevalier bargette
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosChevalier guignette
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilisChevalier stagnatile
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareolaChevalier sylvain
Common GreenshankTringa nebulariaChevalier aboyeur
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresTournepierre Ă  collier
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaBécasseau cocorli
Sanderling Calidris albaBécasseau sanderling
Little StintCalidris minutaBécasseau minute
Family : Dromadidae
Crab-ploverDromas ardeolaDrome ardéole
Family : Glareolidae
Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniGlaréole à ailes noires
Madagascar PratincoleGlareola ocularisGlaréole malgache
Family : Laridae
White TernGygis albaGygis blanche
Brown NoddyAnous stolidusNoddi brun
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisNoddi marianne
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusSterne fuligineuse
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetusSterne bridée
Saunders's TernSternula saundersiSterne de Saunders
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaSterne caspienne
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusGuifette leucoptĂšre
Common Tern Sterna hirundoSterne pierregarin
White-cheeked TernSterna repressaSterne Ă  joues blanches
Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaSterne diamant
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSterne de Dougall
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensisSterne voyageuse
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergiiSterne huppée
Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMouette Ă  tĂȘte grise
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusGoéland brun
Family : Stercorariidae
Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusLabbe parasite
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusLabbe pomarin
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticusLabbe antarctique
Order  : Phaethontiformes
Family : Phaethontidae
Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricaudaPhaéton à brins rouges
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturusPhaéton à bec jaune
Order  : Procellariiformes
Family : Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm PetrelOceanites oceanicusOcéanite de Wilson
Black-bellied Storm PetrelFregetta tropicaOcéanite à ventre noir
Family : Hydrobatidae
Matsudaira's Storm PetrelHydrobates matsudairaeOcéanite de Matsudaira
Family : Procellariidae
Trindade PetrelPterodroma arminjonianaPétrel de la Trinité
Pétrel de Trindade
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacificaPuffin fouquet
Persian ShearwaterPuffinus persicusPuffin persique
Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloniPuffin de Baillon
Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulweriiPétrel de Bulwer
Jouanin's PetrelBulweria fallaxPétrel de Jouanin
Order  : Suliformes
Family : Fregatidae
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata arielFrégate ariel
Great FrigatebirdFregata minorFrégate du Pacifique
Family : Sulidae
Red-footed BoobySula sulaFou Ă  pieds rouges
Brown BoobySula leucogasterFou brun
Masked BoobySula dactylatraFou masqué
Family : Phalacrocoracidae
Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusCormoran africain
Order  : Pelecaniformes
Family : Threskiornithidae
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicusIbis sacré
Malagasy Sacred IbisThreskiornis bernieriIbis malgache
Family : Ardeidae
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxBihoreau gris
Western Reef HeronEgretta gularisAigrette des récifs
Aigrette Ă  gorge blanche
Striated HeronButorides striataHéron strié
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesCrabier chevelu
Malagasy Pond Heron Ardeola idaeCrabier blanc
Great Egret Ardea albaGrande Aigrette
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibisHĂ©ron garde-bƓufs
Grey Heron Ardea cinereaHéron cendré
Purple HeronArdea purpureaHéron pourpré
Humblot's Heron Ardea humblotiHéron de Humblot
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephalaHéron mélanocéphale
Order  : Accipitriformes
Family : Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetusBalbuzard pĂȘcheur
Family : Accipitridae
Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiaeÉpervier de Frances
Malagasy HarrierCircus macroscelesBusard de Madagascar
Black Kite Milvus migransMilan noir
Yellow-billed KiteMilvus aegyptiusMilan Ă  bec jaune
Milan d'Afrique
Order  : Strigiformes
Family : Tytonidae
Western Barn Owl Tyto albaEffraie des clochers
Family : Strigidae
Mayotte Scops OwlOtus mayottensisPetit-duc de Mayotte
Anjouan Scops OwlOtus capnodesPetit-duc d'Anjouan
Order  : Leptosomiformes
Family : Leptosomidae
Cuckoo-rollerLeptosomus discolorCourol vouroudriou
Order  : Coraciiformes
Family : Coraciidae
European RollerCoracias garrulusRollier d'Europe
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusRolle violet
Family : Alcedinidae
Malagasy KingfisherCorythornis vintsioidesMartin-pĂȘcheur vintsi
Family : Meropidae
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicusGuĂȘpier de Perse
Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusGuĂȘpier de Madagascar
Order  : Falconiformes
Family : Falconidae
Lesser KestrelFalco naumanniFaucon crécerellette
Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoniCrécerelle malgache
Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraFaucon chicquera
Amur FalconFalco amurensisFaucon de l'Amour
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonoraeFaucon d'ÉlĂ©onore
Sooty Falcon Falco concolorFaucon concolore
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinusFaucon pĂšlerin
Order  : Psittaciformes
Family : Psittaculidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameriPerruche Ă  collier
Grey-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusInsĂ©parable Ă  tĂȘte grise
Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusInsĂ©parable Ă  tĂȘte rouge
Order  : Passeriformes
Family : Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusLoriot d'Europe
Loriot jaune
Family : Dicruridae
Mayotte Drongo Dicrurus waldeniiDrongo de Mayotte
Family : Monarchidae
Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutataTchitrec malgache
Family : Corvidae
House CrowCorvus splendensCorbeau familier
Pied CrowCorvus albusCorbeau pie
Family : Pycnonotidae
Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensisBulbul de Madagascar
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosusBulbul orphée
Family : Hirundinidae
Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonicaHirondelle des Mascareignes
Barn Swallow Hirundo rusticaHirondelle rustique
Western House Martin Delichon urbicumHirondelle de fenĂȘtre
Family : Zosteropidae
Marianne White-eyeZosterops semiflavusZostérops de Marianne
Mayotte White-eye Zosterops mayottensisZostérops de Mayotte
Malagasy White-eyeZosterops maderaspatanusZostérops malgache
Family : Sturnidae
Common Myna Acridotheres tristisMartin triste
Family : Muscicapidae
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striataGobemouche gris
African StonechatSaxicola torquatusTarier africain
Tarier d'Afrique
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenantheTraquet motteux
Family : Nectariniidae
Humblot's SunbirdCinnyris humblotiSouimanga de Humblot
Mayotte Sunbird Cinnyris coquerelliiSouimanga de Mayotte
Family : Passeridae
House Sparrow Passer domesticusMoineau domestique
Family : Ploceidae
Red FodyFoudia madagascariensisFoudi rouge
Comoro Fody Foudia eminentissimaFoudi des Comores
Family : Estrildidae
Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataCapucin nonnette
Java SparrowPadda oryzivoraPadda de Java
Red AvadavatAmandava amandavaBengali rouge
Family : Viduidae
Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraVeuve dominicaine

Sources : Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2025-12-07. IOC World Bird List (v15.1) doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.15.1.
Avibase (ioc v15.1), the world bird database - Lepage, D. 2025-12-07. © 1996-2026 Oiseaux.net