We enjoyed an all too brief 2-day visit to Tahiti en route to/from New Zealand. Here are a few of the birds we saw on the island. Birds are presented in taxonomic order according to eBird.
Zebra dove (Geopelia striata)Papeete, Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia21 Dec 2018Also known as Barred Ground DoveZebra dove (Geopelia striata)Papeete, Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia21 Dec 2018Zebra dove (Geopelia striata)Papeete, Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia3 Dec 2018
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia20 Dec 2018
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia21 Dec 2018
Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia21 Dec 2018Terrible distant photo...
Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia4 Dec 2018Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia4 Dec 2018Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia21 Dec 2018Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia21 Dec 2018
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)Papeete, Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia21 Dec 2018
Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)Papeete, Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia21 Dec 2018
Red-browed Firetail, Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia21 Dec 2018
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia21 Dec 2018Known to North American birders as the Chestnut-breasted MuniaChestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia20 Dec 2018Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia21 Dec 2018Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax)Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia3 Dec 2018
Created on ... Nov 20, 2019 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com
