French Polynesia · Leeward Islands
Bora Bora
40 species and 1,481 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and October, with up to 22 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Chestnut-breasted MannikinLonchura castaneothorax
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus16 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 40 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 40 species recorded here
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Chattering Kingfisher Todiramphus tutus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Raiatea Fruit Dove Ptilinopus chrysogaster
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
- Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Bora Bora?
January and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 22 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Bora Bora?
40 species, from 1,481 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Bora Bora in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown Noddy, Zebra Dove, Atlantic White Tern, Rock Dove and Greater Crested Tern.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.