Bird Checklist - New Caledonia
Country or region: New Caledonia
Number of species: 187
Number of endemics: 22
Number of globally threatened species: 12
Number of extinct species: 1
Number of introduced species: 14
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements 5th edition (updated 2005).
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora Rare/Accidental
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Hall's Giant Petrel Macronectes halli Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Cape Petrel Daption capense Rare/Accidental
Tahiti Petrel Pterodroma rostrata
Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata Near-threatened
Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Herald Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana
White-necked Petrel Pterodroma cervicalis Rare/Accidental
Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii Rare/Accidental Endangered
Gould's Petrel Pterodroma leucoptera Vulnerable
Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
Gray Petrel Procellaria cinerea Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris
Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Rare/Accidental
White-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta grallaria Rare/Accidental
Polynesian Storm-Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa Vulnerable
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Australian Gannet Morus serrator
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
Red-footed Booby Sula sula
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Rare/Accidental
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Great Egret Ardea alba Rare/Accidental
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Rare/Accidental
Striated Heron Butorides striata Rare/Accidental
Rufous Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus
Black-backed Bittern Ixobrychus novaezelandiae Extinct
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus Extirpated Vulnerable
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia Rare/Accidental
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata Rare/Accidental
Gray Teal Anas gracilis Rare/Accidental
Auckland Islands Teal Anas aucklandica Endangered
Brown Teal Anas chlorotis Introduced species Vulnerable
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Introduced species
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
Australian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis Rare/Accidental
White-eyed Duck Aythya australis
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Rare/Accidental
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus
New Caledonia Goshawk Accipiter haplochrous Endemic Near-threatened
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Australian Kestrel Falco cenchroides Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
GALLIFORMES: Meleagrididae
Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Introduced species
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Introduced species
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Introduced species
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Introduced species
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Painted Buttonquail Turnix varia Extirpated
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
New Caledonian Rail Gallirallus lafresnayanus Endemic Critically endangered (possibly extinct)
Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Rare/Accidental
Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis
White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea Rare/Accidental
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
GRUIFORMES: Rhynochetidae
Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus Endemic Endangered
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Beach Thick-knee Burhinus magnirostris Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Rare/Accidental
Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus Rare/Accidental
Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii Rare/Accidental
Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Little Curlew Numenius minutus Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Rare/Accidental
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Gray-tailed Tattler Heterosceles brevipes
Wandering Tattler Heterosceles incanus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Rare/Accidental
Red Knot Calidris canutus Rare/Accidental
Sanderling Calidris alba
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Rare/Accidental
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Rare/Accidental
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
Little Tern Sterna albifrons
Fairy Tern Sterna nereis
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
Black Noddy Anous minutus
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
Gray Noddy Procelsterna albivitta
White Tern Gygis alba
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon Columba livia Introduced species
Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Introduced species
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Zebra Dove Geopelia striata Introduced species
Red-bellied Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus greyii
Cloven-feathered Dove Drepanoptila holosericea Endemic Near-threatened
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pacifica
New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula goliath Endemic Near-threatened
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus
Horned Parakeet Eunymphicus cornutus Endemic
New Caledonian Parakeet Cyanoramphus saissetti Endemic Near-threatened
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus
Long-tailed Koel Eudynamys taitensis
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae Rare/Accidental
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Australasian Grass-Owl Tyto longimembris
Barn Owl Tyto alba
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Aegothelidae
New Caledonian Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles savesi Endemic Critically endangered (possibly extinct)
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis Extirpated
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius
Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis Rare/Accidental
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Sacred Kingfisher Todirhamphus sanctus
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Melanesian Cuckoo-shrike Coracina caledonica
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Rare/Accidental
New Caledonian Cuckoo-shrike Coracina analis Endemic
Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
New Caledonian Grassbird Megalurulus mariei Endemic Data deficient
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae
Gray Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
Streaked Fantail Rhipidura spilodera
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
Southern Shrikebill Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides
Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica
PASSERIFORMES: Petroicidae
Yellow-bellied Robin Eopsaltria flaviventris Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae
New Caledonian Whistler Pachycephala caledonica Endemic
Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae
Fan-tailed Gerygone Gerygone flavolateralis
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Large Lifou White-eye Zosterops inornatus Endemic
Green-backed White-eye Zosterops xanthochrous Endemic
Small Lifou White-eye Zosterops minutus Endemic
Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis
PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae
Dark-brown Honeyeater Lichmera incana
New Caledonian Myzomela Myzomela caledonica Endemic
Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis
New Caledonian Friarbird Philemon diemenensis Endemic
Crow Honeyeater Gymnomyza aubryana Endemic Endangered
Barred Honeyeater Phylidonyris undulata Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae
White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
New Caledonian Crow Corvus moneduloides Endemic
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Striated Starling Aplonis striata Endemic
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Introduced species
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Introduced species
Blue-faced Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa Rare/Accidental
Red-throated Parrotfinch Erythrura psittacea Endemic
Chestnut-breasted Munia Lonchura castaneothorax Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced species
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