New Caledonia biridng tour 27 July to 1 August 2008

Leader: Philip Maher

S = Seen; H = Heard; E = Endemic; NE = Near Endemic; (S) = Seen only by the leader

Participants: Carmelita Sarao (USA), Gwen Shaughnessy,
Peter Shaughnessy (Aust)

The flight to Ouvéa Island, scheduled for 30 July, was cancelled due to bad weather the previous day causing havoc with Aircalin timetables.



  location Monts Koghi Lifou Island Parc Riviere Bleue Monts Koghi Farina Farina
    27July to 1 August 2008
27July
28
29
30
31 July
1 Aug
  Little Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
S
S
S
S
S
  White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
  Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra
  Nankeen Night-Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
S
S
S
  Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
S
S
  Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
S
  Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
S
  Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus
S
S
S
  Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans
S
S
S
S
S
  Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus
S
S
S
S
E
New Caledonia Goshawk
Accipiter haplochrous
(S)
S
S
S
  Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis
S
  Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
S
S
S
S
  Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
S
E
Kagu
Rhynochetos jubatus
S2
  Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
S
S
  Wandering Tattler
Heterosceles incanus

S
  Silver Gull
Larus novaehollandiae
S
S
S
S
S
  Great Crested Tern
Sterna bergii
S
  Metallic Pigeon
Columba vitiensis
(S)
S
S
S
  Spotted Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
S
S
S
S
S
  Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
S
H
S
S
  Rock Dove
Columba livia
NE
Red-bellied Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus greyii
S
E
Cloven-feathered Dove
Drepanoptila holosericea
S
H
S
S
E
New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula goliath
S
S
S
H
H
  Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus haematodus
S
H
S
S
S
E
Horned Parakeet
Eunymphicus cornutus
H
S
S
S
E
Ouvea Parakeet
Eurymphicus uvaeensis
We did not get to Ouvea Island this year due to flight schedules
changing.
E
New Caledonian Parakeet
Cyanoramphus saissetti
S
S
  Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis
H
  Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus
H
(S) H
S
  Barn Owl
Tyto alba
  Glossy Swiftlet
Collocalia esculenta
S
S
S
S
S
S
  White-rumped Swiftlet
Aerodramus spodiopygius
  Sacred Kingfisher
Todirhamphus sanctus
S
S
S
S
S
  Pacific Swallow
Hirundo tahitica
S
  Melanesian Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina caledonica
S
S
S
S
S
S
E
New Caledonian Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina analis
S
  Long-tailed Triller
Lalage leucopyga
S
S
S
S
S
  Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
S
S
S
E
New Caledonian Grassbird
Megalurulus mariei
S
  Grey Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
S
S
S
S
S
NE
Streaked Fantail
Rhipidura spilodera
S
S
S
S
NE
Southern Shrikebill
Clytorhynchus pachycephaloides
S
S
E
New Caledonian Flycatcher
Myiagra caledonica
S
S
S
S
S
H
E
Yellow-bellied Robin
Eopsaltria flaviventris
S
S
S
S
  Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
S
E
New Caledonian Whistler
Pachycephala caledonica
S
S
S
S
S
  Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris
S
S
S
S
S
  Fan-tailed Gerygone
Gerygone flavolateralis
S
S
S
S
S
S
E
Large Lifou White-eye
Zosterops inornatus
(S)
E
Green-backed White-eye
Zosterops xanthochrous
S
S
S
S
S
E
Small Lifou White-eye
Zosterops minutus
S
  Silver-eye
Zosterops lateralis
S
S
(S)
E
Dark-brown Honeyeater
Lichmera incana
S
S
S
S
S
S
E
New Caledonian Myzomela
Myzomela caledonica
S
S
S
S
  Cardinal Myzomela
Myzomela cardinalis
S
E
New Caledonian Friarbird
Philemon diemenensis
S
S
S
S
S
S
E
Crow Honeyeater
Gymnomyza aubryana
S2
E
Barred Honeyeater
Phylidonyris undulata
S
S
S
S
S
  White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchus
S
S
S
S
S
E
New Caledonian Crow
Corvus moneduloides
S
S
S
S
E
Striated Starling
Aplonis striata
S
S
S
S
S
S
  Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
S
S
S
S
  Common Waxbill
Estrilda astrild
S
S
S
S
E
Red-throated Parrotfinch
Erythrura psittacea
S
S
S
S
S
  Blue-faced Parrotfinch
Erythrura trichroa
  Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
Lonchura castaneothorax

S
S
S
  House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
S
S

2009 itinerary
some photos from the 2008 tour