French Polynesia · Windward Islands
Tetiaroa
37 species and 3,446 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–April and September, with up to 21 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Wandering TattlerTringa incana
Black NoddyAnous minutus
Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Masked BoobySula dactylatra
Spectacled TernOnychoprion lunatusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tahiti – Papanoo Valley61 km34 species
- Tahiti to Moorea ferry63 km35 species
- Moorea – Opunohu Valley Fish Ponds65 km27 species
- Moorea – Opunohu Valley66 km36 species
- Tahiti – Captage Papahue73 km33 species
All 37 species recorded here
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Spectacled Tern Onychoprion lunatus
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
- Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
- Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica
- Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Polynesian Storm Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa
- Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tetiaroa?
March–April and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 21 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tetiaroa?
37 species, from 3,446 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tetiaroa in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown Noddy, Atlantic White Tern, Red-footed Booby, Greater Crested Tern and Wandering Tattler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.