Birds of French Polynesia

Popular spots in French Polynesia

Familiar birds in French Polynesia 21species

White-tailed Tropicbird
White-tailed Tropicbird
White-tailed Tropicbird / Phaethon lepturus
Zebra Dove
Zebra Dove
Zebra Dove / Geopelia striata
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin / Lonchura castaneothorax
Silvereye
Silvereye
Silvereye / Zosterops lateralis
Red-vented Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul / Pycnonotus cafer

Endemic birds in French Polynesia 41species

Tahiti Rail
Tahiti Rail / Gallirallus pacificus
Tahiti Sandpiper
Tahiti Sandpiper / Prosobonia leucoptera
Polynesian Ground Dove
Polynesian Ground Dove / Alopecoenas erythropterus
Marquesan Ground Dove
Marquesan Ground Dove / Alopecoenas rubescens
Grey-green Fruit Dove
Grey-green Fruit Dove / Ptilinopus purpuratus

Recently records

Common Myna
Common Myna / Acridotheres tristis
Observe on Sun, 12/24/2017
Black Noddy
Black Noddy / Anous minutus
Observe on Sun, 12/24/2017
Pacific Reef Heron
Pacific Reef Heron / Egretta sacra
Observe on Sun, 12/24/2017
Pacific Golden Plover
Pacific Golden Plover / Pluvialis fulva
Observe on Sun, 12/24/2017
Wandering Tattler
Wandering Tattler / Tringa incana
Observe on Sun, 12/24/2017
Lesser Frigatebird
Lesser Frigatebird / Fregata ariel
Observe on Sun, 12/24/2017
Great Frigatebird
Great Frigatebird / Fregata minor
Observe on Sun, 12/24/2017
Spectacled Tern
Spectacled Tern / Onychoprion lunatus
Observe on Sun, 12/24/2017
Greater Crested Tern
Greater Crested Tern / Thalasseus bergii
Observe on Sun, 12/24/2017
White Tern
White Tern / Gygis alba
Observe on Sun, 12/24/2017