Bel-Ombre, Mauritius

Bel-Ombre is a village in Mauritius located in Savanne District.

It includes 2 lakes; Digue Rouillard and A.Dennis Taylor Dam.

The endemic flora of the Bel Ombre Nature Reserve includes the Bois de natte (Labourdonnaisia glauca), Vacoas (Pandanus barklyi), Black Ebony (Diospyros tesselaria), Bois d’olive (Cassine orientalis), Palms (Dictyosperma album), Barleria (Barleria observatrix), Colophane bâtard and Colophane (Protium obtusifolium and Canarium paniculatum), Bois bouquet banane (Ochna mauritiana), Fandia (Alsophila borbonica var.

The endemic and indigenous birds found in Bel Ombre Nature Reserve include the Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus), Mauritius Bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus), Paille-en-queue (Phaethon lepturus), Pic-pic (Zosterops mauritianus), Echo Parakeet (Psittacula eques), Coq des bois (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis desolata), Mauritius fody (Foudia rubra) and the Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri).

The mammals of the Bel Ombre Nature Reserve include the endemic Mauritius Fruit Bats (Pteropus niger), Wild boar (Sus scrofa), Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) and the very common Java deer (Rusa timorensis).