Bird AlbumFrench Polynesia · Tuamotu-Gambier
Rangiroa – Blue Lagoon
32 species and 454 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September and November, with up to 13 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Blue LorikeetVini peruviana
Black NoddyAnous minutus
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Bristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensis
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Tuamotu Reed WarblerAcrocephalus atyphus
Spectacled TernOnychoprion lunatusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Rangiroa – Tiputa Pass37 km25 species
All 32 species recorded here
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Blue Lorikeet Vini peruviana
- Tuamotu Reed Warbler Acrocephalus atyphus
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
- Blue Noddy Anous ceruleus
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Polynesian Ground Dove Pampusana erythroptera
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Atoll Fruit Dove Ptilinopus coralensis
- Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata
- Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Rangiroa – Blue Lagoon?
September and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 13 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Rangiroa – Blue Lagoon?
32 species, from 454 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Rangiroa – Blue Lagoon in November?
The most recorded in November: Greater Crested Tern, Brown Noddy, Blue Lorikeet, Black Noddy and Atlantic White Tern.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.