Bird AlbumCook Islands
Atiu Island
27 species and 526 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, with up to 19 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Lilac-crowned Fruit DovePtilinopus rarotongensis
Chattering KingfisherTodiramphus tutus
Pacific Imperial PigeonDucula pacifica
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Kuhl's LorikeetVini kuhlii
Rarotonga MonarchPomarea dimidiata
Atiu SwiftletAerodramus sawtelli
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 27 species recorded here
- Atiu Swiftlet Aerodramus sawtelli
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Chattering Kingfisher Todiramphus tutus
- Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Kuhl's Lorikeet Vini kuhlii
- Rarotonga Monarch Pomarea dimidiata
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Atiu Island?
January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 19 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Atiu Island?
27 species, from 526 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Atiu Island in November?
The most recorded in November: Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove, Chattering Kingfisher, Pacific Imperial Pigeon, Atlantic White Tern and Pacific Reef Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.