Site Report: Moorea
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
Grey-green Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus)
Tahiti Petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)
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Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
Grey-green Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus)
Tahiti Petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)
Moorea is a smaller version of Tahiti with some native plants holding on in the center of the island.
Visits
- 2010-07-15: Our final stop was the island of Moorea which we visited via a ferry from Papeete. Moorea is one of the top tourist destinations in French Polynesia based on reputation. After not doing much for two days, we rented bikes to visit the center of the island. We sat outside on the slow ferry back to Papeete, and it was a good trip for finding some pelagic birds.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (14 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(14 records)
Class: Birds
(13 records)
- Order: Boobies
(2 records)
- Family: Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
- Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Gray-green Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus purpuratus)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans)
- Order: Pelicans
(2 records)
- Family: Herons
- Pacific Reef-Heron (Egretta sacra)
- Family: Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(2 records)
- Family: Bulbuls
- Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- Common White-Tern (Gygis alba)
- Order: Tubenoses
(1 record)
- Family: Shearwaters and Petrels
- Tahiti Petrel (Pseudobulweria rostrata)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: True Mice and Rats, Gerbils, and Allies
- Black Rat (Rattus rattus)