Kiribati
Motu Tapu
30 species and 160 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Seen here in November
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Phoenix PetrelPterodroma alba
Black NoddyAnous minutus
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Christmas ShearwaterPuffinus nativitatis
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Christmas Island21 km37 species
All 30 species recorded here
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Phoenix Petrel Pterodroma alba
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
- Polynesian Storm Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Bokikokiko Acrocephalus aequinoctialis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
How many bird species have been seen at Motu Tapu?
30 species, from 160 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Motu Tapu in November?
The most recorded in November: Atlantic White Tern, Sooty Tern, Brown Noddy, Phoenix Petrel and Black Noddy.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.