Bird AlbumNew Caledonia
Noumea
76 species and 1,415 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March and November, with up to 21 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Grey-eared HoneyeaterLichmera incana
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Rock DoveColumba livia
Green-backed White-eyeZosterops xanthochroa
SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
Grey FantailRhipidura albiscapa
Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
OspreyPandion haliaetusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Noumea – Parc Forestier2 km71 species
- Noumea – Anse Vata vicinity3 km52 species
- Mont Koghi12 km78 species
- Route du Kaori Géant, Province Sud, NC (-22,109, 166,691)31 km41 species
- Parc de la Rivière Bleue32 km86 species
All 76 species recorded here
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Grey-eared Honeyeater Lichmera incana
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Satin Swiftlet Collocalia uropygialis
- White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Green-backed White-eye Zosterops xanthochroa
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
- White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- New Caledonian Crow Corvus moneduloides
- Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis
- Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
- Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera
- Striated Starling Aplonis striata
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Brown Goshawk Tachyspiza fasciata
- Goliath Imperial Pigeon Ducula goliath
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- New Caledonian Whistler Pachycephala caledonica
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- New Caledonian Parakeet Cyanoramphus saisseti
- Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
- South Melanesian Cuckooshrike Coracina caledonica
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa
- Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
- New Caledonian Cuckooshrike Edolisoma anale
- Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- New Caledonian Friarbird Philemon diemenensis
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- New Caledonian Myzomela Myzomela caledonica
- Fairy Tern Sternula nereis
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- White-bellied Goshawk Tachyspiza haplochroa
- Barred Honeyeater Gliciphila undulata
- Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
- Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- New Caledonian Streaked Fantail Rhipidura verreauxi
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Noumea?
March and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 21 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Noumea?
76 species, from 1,415 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Noumea in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Myna, House Sparrow, Spotted Dove, Silver Gull and Red-vented Bulbul.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.