Cook Islands
Rarotonga – Avarua vicinity
23 species and 175 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Seen here in November
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Pacific Imperial PigeonDucula pacifica
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Herald PetrelPterodroma heraldica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Rarotonga3 km25 species
- Rarotonga – Te Rua Manga (Needle) Track4 km23 species
- Rarotonga – Wigmore Watefall area5 km17 species
- Rarotonga – Takitumu Conservation Area6 km23 species
- Rarotonga – Muri Beach/Lagoon8 km27 species
- Titikaveka Coastline & village area8 km27 species
All 23 species recorded here
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Lilac-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus rarotongensis
- Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Rarotonga Starling Aplonis cinerascens
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
How many bird species have been seen at Rarotonga – Avarua vicinity?
23 species, from 175 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Rarotonga – Avarua vicinity in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Myna, Pacific Reef Heron, Pacific Imperial Pigeon, Pacific Golden Plover and Brown 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.