Bird AlbumNorfolk Island
Norfolk Island – main island
74 species and 2,442 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March and November, with up to 43 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Norfolk GerygoneGerygone modesta
California QuailCallipepla californica
Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
Grey FantailRhipidura albiscapa
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Masked BoobySula dactylatra43 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 74 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Norfolk Island Botanic Gardens1 km46 species
- Mission Pool2 km52 species
- Hundred Acres Reserve2 km46 species
- Norfolk Island National Park – Palm Glen2 km39 species
- Lagoon near Kingston Common3 km61 species
- Slaughter Bay3 km57 species
All 74 species recorded here
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Norfolk Gerygone Gerygone modesta
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Australian Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Slender-billed White-eye Zosterops tenuirostris
- Norfolk Parakeet Cyanoramphus cookii
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Norfolk Robin Petroica multicolor
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Grey Noddy Anous albivitta
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri
- Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Norfolk Island – main island?
February–March and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 43 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Norfolk Island – main island?
74 species, from 2,442 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Norfolk Island – main island in November?
The most recorded in November: Atlantic White Tern, Common Blackbird, House Sparrow, Crimson Rosella and Sacred Kingfisher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.