Mauritius Ramsar wetland
Rivulet Terre Rouge Estuary Bird Sanctuary
57 bird species recorded; the most in November.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
42 species in January.41 species in February.35 species in March.24 species in April.36 species in May.26 species in June.35 species in July.31 species in August.37 species in September.40 species in October.48 species in November.44 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
57 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 57Speciesrecorded more than once
- 21Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,353Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1Raptors
- 15Waders
- 15Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 1Herons, ibises & grebes
- 14Songbirds
- 10Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 57 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors1 species
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- Mauritius KestrelFalco punctatus
Waders15 species
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- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Crab-ploverDromas ardeola
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little StintCalidris minuta
Gulls & seabirds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
- Anous stolidusAnous stolidus
- Wedge-tailed ShearwaterPuffinus pacificus
- Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
- Masked BoobySula dactylatra
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Angel TernGygis alba
- Bulwer’s petrelBulweria bulwerii
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herons, ibises & grebes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Striated HeronButorides striata
Songbirds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Madagascar Red FodyFoudia madagascariensis
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Mauritius Grey White-eyeZosterops mauritianus
- Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
- Mauritius FodyFoudia rubra
- Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonica
- Mauritius Olive White-eyeZosterops chloronothosCR
- Mauritius bulbulHypsipetes olivaceusVU
Other birds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Madagascar Turtle-DoveNesoenas picturatus
- Mauritius SwiftletAerodramus francicusNT
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Pink PigeonNesoenas mayeriVU
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan28°/26°128 mm
- Feb28°/27°116 mm
- Mar28°/27°122 mm
- Apr27°/26°67 mm
- May26°/25°41 mm
- Jun25°/23°28 mm
- Jul24°/22°26 mm
- Aug24°/22°21 mm
- Sep24°/22°24 mm
- Oct25°/23°29 mm
- Nov26°/24°29 mm
- Dec27°/26°44 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Rivulet Terre Rouge Estuary Bird Sanctuary.
Port Louis, Mauritius, Marine or coastal wetlands, Permanent shallow marine waters
Rivulet Terre Rouge Estuary Bird Sanctuary is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Mauritius.
57 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,353 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Noddy, the Curlew Sandpiper and the Common Myna.
16 species come for the summer, 5 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Curlew Sandpiper, Grey Plover and Pink Pigeon.
The most species are recorded in November.
Get there and watch
- Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotelplace to stay · 3.4 km · 79 within 10 km
- Baie du Tombeaunearest town · 1.8 km in a straight line
- Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 39 km in a straight lineCar hire at MRU airport (Plaine Magnien)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 4viewpoints within 5 kmSignal Mountain and 3 more
- 40car parks within 3 km
- 24restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 79places to stay within 10 kmLabourdonnais Waterfront Hotel, Hotel Les Cocotiers, Les Chamblynes Villas and 76 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Rivulet Terre Rouge Estuary Bird Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas45 mountains within 25 kmGoat Rock157 m · 6.1 kmJunction Peak192 m · 8.3 kmGuiby Peak605 m · 8.6 kmLe Pouce812 m · 8.7 kmPieter Both820 m · 9.9 km↗Corps de Garde720 m · 14 kmTrois Mamelles629 m · 20 kmTrou aux Cerfs605 m · 21 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmLa Ferme Reservoir1.4 km² · 15 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Rivulet Terre Rouge Estuary Bird Sanctuary
Mauritius
- 52Birdyas Score
- 57Species
- 21Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q27927963) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,353 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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