Bird AlbumFrench Polynesia · Marquesas Islands
Nuku Hiva – Taiohae Bay
34 species and 467 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November, with up to 17 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
Marquesan SwiftletAerodramus ocistus
White-capped Fruit DovePtilinopus dupetithouarsii
Northern Marquesan Reed WarblerAcrocephalus percernis
Chestnut-breasted MannikinLonchura castaneothorax
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
Black NoddyAnous minutus
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Brown BoobySula leucogasterSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 34 species recorded here
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Northern Marquesan Reed Warbler Acrocephalus percernis
- Marquesan Swiftlet Aerodramus ocistus
- White-capped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus dupetithouarsii
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Nuku Hiva Imperial Pigeon Ducula galeata
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Polynesian Storm Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa
- Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nuku Hiva – Taiohae Bay?
November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 17 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nuku Hiva – Taiohae Bay?
34 species, from 467 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nuku Hiva – Taiohae Bay in November?
The most recorded in November: Atlantic White Tern, Zebra Dove, Marquesan Swiftlet, White-capped Fruit Dove and Northern Marquesan Reed Warbler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.