Birds of Tonga
63 species recorded at 10 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
Polynesian TrillerLalage maculosa
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Polynesian StarlingAplonis tabuensis
White-rumped SwiftletAerodramus spodiopygius
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Rock DoveColumba livia
Polynesian Wattled HoneyeaterFoulehaio carunculatus
Pacific KingfisherTodiramphus sacer
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulvaMost recorded
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Pacific Imperial PigeonDucula pacifica
Crimson-crowned Fruit DovePtilinopus porphyraceus
Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
Black NoddyAnous minutus
Tongan WhistlerPachycephala jacquinoti
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresHotspots with the most records
- Nuku'AlofaTongatapu33 species
- Vuna RoadTongatapu39 species
- Tonga – Vava'uVava‘u41 species
- NeiafuVava‘u29 species
- Hufangalupe areaTongatapu54 species
- Eua National ParkʻEua district31 species
- Mt Talau National ParkVava‘u26 species
- Kapa IslandVava‘u24 species
- PangaimotuTongatapu18 species
- 'Anahulu CaveTongatapu16 species
All species recorded · 63
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Shy Ground Dove Pampusana stairi
- Many-colored Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perousii
- Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus
- Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Grey Noddy Anous albivitta
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Polynesian Storm Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
- Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica
- Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata
- White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
- Collared Petrel Pterodroma brevipes
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Pacific Kingfisher Todiramphus sacer
- Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis
- Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis
- Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio carunculatus
- Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa
- Tongan Whistler Pachycephala jacquinoti
- Fiji Shrikebill Clytorhynchus vitiensis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris