Fiji · Eastern Division
Matava
48 species and 1,095 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July–September, with up to 28 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Crimson Shining ParrotProsopeia splendens
Pacific KingfisherTodiramphus sacer
Barking Imperial PigeonDucula latrans
Kadavu HoneyeaterMeliphacator provocator
Vanikoro FlycatcherMyiagra vanikorensis
White-rumped SwiftletAerodramus spodiopygius
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Fiji GoshawkTachyspiza rufitorques
Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
Slaty MonarchMayrornis lessoni
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Polynesian TrillerLalage maculosaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kadavu Island - Papageno Resort19 km61 species
- Vunisea – Road North23 km64 species
All 48 species recorded here
- Crimson Shining Parrot Prosopeia splendens
- Vanikoro Flycatcher Myiagra vanikorensis
- Barking Imperial Pigeon Ducula latrans
- Slaty Monarch Mayrornis lessoni
- White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Kadavu Honeyeater Meliphacator provocator
- Pacific Kingfisher Todiramphus sacer
- Fiji Goshawk Tachyspiza rufitorques
- Kadavu Fantail Rhipidura personata
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- White-throated Fiji Whistler Pachycephala vitiensis
- Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Sulphur-breasted Myzomela Myzomela jugularis
- Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis
- Whistling Dove Ptilinopus layardi
- Fiji Shrikebill Clytorhynchus vitiensis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Fiji Bush Warbler Horornis ruficapilla
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Black-throated Shrikebill Clytorhynchus nigrogularis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Collared Lory Vini solitaria
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Fiji White-eye Zosterops explorator
- Kikau Foulehaio procerior
- Fiji Woodswallow Artamus mentalis
- Many-colored Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perousii
- Orange Dove Ptilinopus victor
- Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio carunculatus
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Fiji Parrotfinch Erythrura pealii
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Matava?
July–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 28 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Matava?
48 species, from 1,095 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Matava in November?
The most recorded in November: Crimson Shining Parrot, Pacific Kingfisher, Barking Imperial Pigeon, Kadavu Honeyeater and Vanikoro Flycatcher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.