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A few hours of birding on Mauritius Island

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Apparently, Mauritius has one of the lowest tax rates in the world. Offshore businesses located in Mauritius that do not do business with Mauritians nor use Mauritian currency are exempt from Mauritian taxes. Bird-wise, Mauritius is probably primarily known for a bird that no longer exists, the dodo. Quite nice looking, though.

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Mammals of Madagascar (Lynx Edicions)

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Mammals of Madagascar with the Comoros, the Seychelles, RĂ©union and Mauritius (Paperback) by Russell A. And birders spend a lot of their time watching the tree-crowns and, in the right place, spotting many other tree-dwellers. Highly recommended. Mittermeier, Olivier M. Langrand, Don E. Wilson, Anthony B. Rylands, Jonah Ratsimbazafy, Kim E.

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12 countries with the greatest bird species density

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The other African destinations in this list are quite interesting too (Mauritius, Comoros, Cabo Verde), perhaps all but Equatorial Guinea due to complicated logistics of visiting the Bioko Island, poor infrastructure and political instability. The best season here is from June to September.

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The complete guide to Dodo relatives, living and dead

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The Dodo lived on Mauritius, an island east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. For much more, see The history of the Dodo Raphus cucullatus and the penguin of Mauritius (PDF). These are the lost raphines: Dodo ( Raphus cucullatus ). It gave up flight long, long ago. I also find this model compelling.

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Extinction Week on 10,000 Birds

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Mauritius Night-Heron. Mauritius Owl. They are all as dead as a Dodo but they don’t even have the dignity of being remembered. Olson’s Petrel. Viti Levu Scrubfowl. Maupiti Monarch. Kona Grosbeak. Ryukyu Woodpigeon. North Island Snipe. Guam Flycatcher. Eight more birds. Eight that I had never heard of. Pagan Reed Warbler.

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Salon des Refusés (part 2)

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White-tailed Tropicbird (Mauritius). Spotted Redshank (Nanhui, Shanghai, China). Swinhoe’s White-eye (Nanhui, Shanghai, China). Whimbrel (Nanhui, Shanghai, China). White-bellied Sunbird (Kruger Park, South Africa). White’s Thrush (Nanhui, Shanghai, China). Yellow-billed Hornbill (Kruger Park, South Africa).

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Color Me Roseate

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The beauty of the Pink Pigeon of Mauritius is matched only by its rarity. So, one could call it rose, rosy, roseate, salmon (see the Salmon-breasted Cockatoo ,) or even coral , if describing the bills of specific scimitar-babblers, ground-cuckoos, or nuthatches but pink serves just as well.

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