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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Mauritius. The avifauna of Mauritius include a total of 159 species, of which 28 are endemic , and 22 have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of ...
Blue Penny Museum; Folk Museum of Indian Immigration; Frederik Hendrik Museum; Musée de la Photographie; National History Museum, Mahebourg; Natural History Museum, Port Louis; Robert Edward Hart Memorial Museum; Sookdeo Bissoondoyal Memorial Museum; Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Memorial Centre for Culture; Peopling of Mauritius Museum; Mauritius ...
The garden also boasts several bird species. Parrots, ducks, and the Madagascar moorhen commonly known as "Poule d'Eau" are regular encounters. The bats (Pteropus niger), which is Mauritius's only endemic mammal, can also be spotted hanging on tree tops during day time. Within the ponds, several aquatic animals like turtles, fish and eels can ...
The museum is the oldest in Mauritius. The museum building was constructed in 1880. [ 1 ] On 22 December 2021, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth inaugurated the Mauritian Ex-Servicemen's World War I and World War II Tribute Gallery inside the museum.
The Natural History Museum of Port Louis houses exhibits of the impressive fauna of Mauritius, with a gallery devoted to birds and terrestrial animals, a second focusing on marine species, and a third focused on the dodo, the famous Mauritian bird which became extinct during the Dutch occupation. The Mauritius Postal Museum is housed in an old ...
The wildlife of Mauritius consists of its flora and fauna. Mauritius is located in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar.Due to its isolation, it has a relatively low diversity of wildlife; however, a high proportion of these are endemic species occurring nowhere else in the world.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. [1] Mauritius accepted the convention on September 19, 1995, making its sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [2]
Mauritius, [a] officially the Republic of Mauritius, [b] is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos shoals).