Birds of French Polynesia
French Polynesia hosts 98 regularly occurring species in this directory, 26 of them found nowhere else. Ordered by how often each bird is reported in the country.
Endemic to French Polynesia
Found in this country and nowhere else on Earth.
- Grey-green Fruit DovePtilinopus purpuratus
- Society KingfisherTodiramphus veneratus
- White-capped Fruit DovePtilinopus dupetithouarsii
- Tuamotu Reed WarblerAcrocephalus atyphus
- Raiatea Fruit DovePtilinopus chrysogaster
- Northern Marquesan Reed WarblerAcrocephalus percernis
- Polynesian SwiftletAerodramus leucophaeus
- Tahiti MonarchPomarea nigra
- Atoll Fruit DovePtilinopus coralensis
- Southern Marquesan Reed WarblerAcrocephalus mendanae
- Tahiti Reed WarblerAcrocephalus caffer
- Nuku Hiva Imperial PigeonDucula galeata
- Makatea Fruit DovePtilinopus chalcurus
- Polynesian Imperial PigeonDucula aurorae
- Tuamotu SandpiperProsobonia parvirostris
- Ultramarine LorikeetVini ultramarina
- Polynesian Ground DovePampusana erythroptera
- Marquesan KingfisherTodiramphus godeffroyi
- Fatu Hiva MonarchPomarea whitneyi
- Rimatara Reed WarblerAcrocephalus rimitarae
- Iphis MonarchPomarea iphis
- Marquesan Ground DovePampusana rubescens
- Rapa ShearwaterPuffinus myrtae
- Tuamotu KingfisherTodiramphus gambieri
- Marquesan MonarchPomarea mendozae
- Rapa Fruit DovePtilinopus huttoni
All regular species
- Atlantic White TernGygis alba
- Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
- Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Chestnut-breasted MannikinLonchura castaneothorax
- Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Red-footed BoobySula sula
- Black NoddyAnous minutus
- Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
- Wandering TattlerTringa incana
- Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Tahiti PetrelPseudobulweria rostrata
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- Grey-green Fruit DovePtilinopus purpuratus
- Spectacled TernOnychoprion lunatus
- Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalis
- Society KingfisherTodiramphus veneratus
- Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloni
- Blue NoddyAnous ceruleus
- Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
- White-capped Fruit DovePtilinopus dupetithouarsii
- Masked BoobySula dactylatra
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Tuamotu Reed WarblerAcrocephalus atyphus
- Bristle-thighed CurlewNumenius tahitiensis
- Tahiti SwallowHirundo tahitica
- Murphy's PetrelPterodroma ultima
- Raiatea Fruit DovePtilinopus chrysogaster
- Northern Marquesan Reed WarblerAcrocephalus percernis
- Crimson-backed TanagerRamphocelus dimidiatus
- Polynesian SwiftletAerodramus leucophaeus
- Chattering KingfisherTodiramphus tutus
- Polynesian Storm PetrelNesofregetta fuliginosa
- Long-tailed KoelUrodynamis taitensis
- Tahiti MonarchPomarea nigra
- Christmas ShearwaterPuffinus nativitatis
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Atoll Fruit DovePtilinopus coralensis
- Southern Marquesan Reed WarblerAcrocephalus mendanae
- Tahiti Reed WarblerAcrocephalus caffer
- Nuku Hiva Imperial PigeonDucula galeata
- Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulwerii
- White-bellied Storm PetrelFregetta grallaria
- Makatea Fruit DovePtilinopus chalcurus
- Polynesian Imperial PigeonDucula aurorae
- Tuamotu SandpiperProsobonia parvirostris
- Blue LorikeetVini peruviana
- Kermadec PetrelPterodroma neglecta
- Herald PetrelPterodroma heraldica
- Black PetrelProcellaria parkinsoni
- Black-winged PetrelPterodroma nigripennis
- Ultramarine LorikeetVini ultramarina
- Soft-plumaged PetrelPterodroma mollis
- Polynesian Ground DovePampusana erythroptera
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
- Juan Fernandez PetrelPterodroma externa
- Marquesan KingfisherTodiramphus godeffroyi
- Kuhl's LorikeetVini kuhlii
- Fatu Hiva MonarchPomarea whitneyi
- Rimatara Reed WarblerAcrocephalus rimitarae
- Iphis MonarchPomarea iphis
- Gould's PetrelPterodroma leucoptera
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Mottled PetrelPterodroma inexpectata
- Marquesan Ground DovePampusana rubescens
- Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
- Phoenix PetrelPterodroma alba
- Rapa ShearwaterPuffinus myrtae
- Grey PetrelProcellaria cinerea
- White-faced Storm PetrelPelagodroma marina
- Tuamotu KingfisherTodiramphus gambieri
- Marquesan MonarchPomarea mendozae
- Buller's AlbatrossThalassarche bulleri
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Rapa Fruit DovePtilinopus huttoni
- Collared PetrelPterodroma brevipes
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Cook's PetrelPterodroma cookii
- Stejneger's PetrelPterodroma longirostris
- Great-winged PetrelPterodroma macroptera
- Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Snowy AlbatrossDiomedea exulans
- Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudus
- White-necked PetrelPterodroma cervicalis
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
- Henderson PetrelPterodroma atrata
Rare visitors
Recorded here, though only as vagrants or rarities.