List of Birds of New Caledonia

List Of Birds Of New Caledonia

This is a list of the bird species recorded in New Caledonia. The avifauna of New Caledonia includes a total of 189 species, of which 23 are endemic, 14 have been introduced by humans, and 48 are rare or accidental. 3 species listed are extirpated in New Caledonia and are not included in the species count. 12 species are globally threatened.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for New Caledonia.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories.

  • (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in New Caledonia.
  • (E) Endemic A species endemic to New Caledonia.
  • (I) Introduced A species introduced to New Caledonia as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
  • (Ex) Extirpated A species that no longer occurs in New Caledonia although populations exist elsewhere.


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Non-passerines: Grebes . Albatrosses . Shearwaters and Petrels . Storm-Petrels . Tropicbirds . Pelicans . Boobies and Gannets . Cormorants . Frigatebirds . Bitterns, Herons and Egrets . Ibises and Spoonbills . Ducks, Geese and Swans . Osprey . Hawks, Kites and Eagles . Falcons . Turkeys . Pheasants and Partridges . Buttonquails . Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots . Kagus . Oystercatchers . Thick-knees . Pratincoles and Coursers . Plovers and Lapwings . Sandpipers and allies . Skuas and Jaegers . Gulls . Terns . Pigeons and Doves . Parrots and allies . Cuckoos . Barn owls . Owlet-nightjars . Nightjars . Swifts . Kingfishers . Bee-eaters .

Passerines: Swallows and Martins . Cuckoo-shrikes . Bulbuls . Thrushes and allies . Old World warblers . Fantails . Monarch flycatchers . Australasian robins . Whistlers and allies . Thornbills and allies . White-eyes . Honeyeaters . Woodswallows . Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies . Starlings . Waxbills and allies . Sparrows .

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Read more about List Of Birds Of New Caledonia:  Grebes, Albatrosses, Shearwaters and Petrels, Storm-Petrels, Tropicbirds, Pelicans, Boobies and Gannets, Cormorants, Frigatebirds, Bitterns, Herons and Egrets, Ibises and Spoonbills, Ducks, Geese and Swans, Osprey, Hawks, Kites and Eagles, Falcons, Turkeys, Pheasants and Partridges, Buttonquails, Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots, Kagus, Oystercatchers, Thick-knees, Pratincoles and Coursers, Plovers and Lapwings, Sandpipers and Allies, Skuas and Jaegers, Gulls, Terns, Pigeons and Doves, Parrots and Allies, Cuckoos, Barn Owls, Owlet-nightjars, Nightjars, Swifts, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Swallows and Martins, Cuckoo-shrikes, Bulbuls, Thrushes and Allies, Old World Warblers, Fantails, Monarch Flycatchers, Australasian Robins, Whistlers and Allies, Thornbills and Allies, White-eyes, Honeyeaters, Woodswallows, Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies, Starlings, Waxbills and Allies, Sparrows

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