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Overview
Reunion Island is one of the three larger islands, along with Mauritius Island and Rodriques Island, comprising the Mascarene Islands and is a Foreign Department of France.
Birds
Notable Species
According to The Reunion Island[2], a French-language website translated into English, the Straw Tail is the emblem of Reunion Island. It's a commonly seen bird nesting along the cliffs and ravines of the island. According to Avibase[3], there have been in the neighborhood of 96 species reported here. A few of those are endemic, but of those that is only one is known to be breeding.
Reunion is said to have had many more species in the past[2], but a variety of pressures have combined to reduce many of those to extinction. Notable among those lost to extinction is the Dodo.
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Birds you can see here include:
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Other Wildlife
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Site Information
History and Use
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Areas of Interest
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Access and Facilities
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Contact Details
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References
- Encyclopaedia Britannica - Online
- The Reunion Island, a French-language website - Online - Translated online into English
- Lepage D. (2020) Ref-Avibase in Avibase - The World Bird Database. Retrieved 13August 2020
- African Bird Club -
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Reunion Island. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Reunion_Island
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