Bird AlbumTonga · Vava‘u
Tonga – Vava'u
41 species and 304 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and September–October, with up to 15 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Pacific Imperial PigeonDucula pacifica
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Atlantic White TernGygis alba
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
Many-colored Fruit DovePtilinopus perousii
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
Common MynaAcridotheres tristisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Neiafu4 km29 species
- Mt Talau National Park5 km26 species
- Kapa Island12 km24 species
All 41 species recorded here
- Pacific Imperial Pigeon Ducula pacifica
- Pacific Kingfisher Todiramphus sacer
- White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
- Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa
- Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Atlantic White Tern Gygis alba
- Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio carunculatus
- Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
- Crimson-crowned Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyraceus
- Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Tongan Whistler Pachycephala jacquinoti
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Many-colored Fruit Dove Ptilinopus perousii
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Fiji Shrikebill Clytorhynchus vitiensis
- Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Shy Ground Dove Pampusana stairi
- Maroon Shining Parrot Prosopeia tabuensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tonga – Vava'u?
April and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 15 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tonga – Vava'u?
41 species, from 304 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tonga – Vava'u in November?
The most recorded in November: Pacific Imperial Pigeon, Greater Crested Tern, Atlantic White Tern, Red-vented Bulbul 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.