New Caledonia
La Foa
66 species and 862 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October and December, with up to 34 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
New Caledonian CrowCorvus moneduloides
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Grey-eared HoneyeaterLichmera incana
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
White-rumped SwiftletAerodramus spodiopygius
Striated StarlingAplonis striata
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Zebra DoveGeopelia striataSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Refugio de Farino8 km64 species
- Parc les Grandes Fougéres – access road10 km59 species
- Parc des Grandes Fougères12 km74 species
All 66 species recorded here
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Grey-eared Honeyeater Lichmera incana
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Green-backed White-eye Zosterops xanthochroa
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- New Caledonian Friarbird Philemon diemenensis
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Satin Swiftlet Collocalia uropygialis
- Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
- White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
- South Melanesian Cuckooshrike Coracina caledonica
- New Caledonian Crow Corvus moneduloides
- Striated Starling Aplonis striata
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Cloven-feathered Dove Ptilinopus holosericea
- Red-throated Parrotfinch Erythrura psittacea
- Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
- Hardhead Aythya australis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- New Caledonian Whistler Pachycephala caledonica
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- White-bellied Goshawk Tachyspiza haplochroa
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Goliath Imperial Pigeon Ducula goliath
- Horned Parakeet Eunymphicus cornutus
- Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- New Caledonian Myzomela Myzomela caledonica
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- New Caledonian Parakeet Cyanoramphus saisseti
- Barred Honeyeater Gliciphila undulata
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at La Foa?
October and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 34 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at La Foa?
66 species, from 862 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at La Foa in November?
The most recorded in November: New Caledonian Crow, Common Myna, House Sparrow, Common Waxbill and Spotted Dove.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.