French Southern Territories
Ile Haute
24 species and 634 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–February, with up to 17 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ile Mayès11 km25 species
- Port-aux-Français22 km31 species
- Cap Ratmanoff48 km32 species
All 24 species recorded here
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Black-faced Sheathbill Chionis minor
- Eaton's Pintail Anas eatoni
- Kerguelen Tern Sterna virgata
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
- King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
- Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea
- Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
- South Georgia Diving Petrel Pelecanoides georgicus
- Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris
- Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
- White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ile Haute?
January–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 17 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ile Haute?
24 species, from 634 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ile Haute in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown Skua and Kerguelen 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.
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
Kerguelen TernSterna virgata