Sailing with Nine of Cups Birds of the South Pacific

s/y Nine of Cups
Birds of the South Pacific

White-tailed tropic bird - South Pacific Ocean
En route to Easter Island

Pitcairn Warbler - Pitcairn Island

Pacific reef heron (we thought it looked like a
cattle egret, but the FP bird website says no).
Mangareva, Gambier, French Polynesia (FP)

Tuamotu Sandpiper - Mangareva, FP

Jungle fowl (read that "feral, tree-
climbing, banana-eating chicken) -
Gambier, FP

Chesnut-breasted mannikin
Tahiti, FP

Common mynah - Moorea, FP

Red-vented bulbul - Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Zebra dove - Moorea, FP

Tahitian Gray Duck - Taravao Plateau, Tahiti

Buff banded rail - Niue

Red-footed booby & chick
Suwarrow Atoll, Cook Islands (CI)

Red tailed tropic bird - Suwarrow Atoll, CI

See more birds from our travels...

Birds of New Zealand
Birds of North America
Birds of Africa
Birds of Antarctica
Birdsof theCaribbean
B irds of South America
B irds of the South Atlantic

Cape Petrel in flight- South Pacific
Ocean between Ecuador & Chile

We didn't think we'd see very many birds
in the South Pacific, so we were
pleasantly surprised. Some, like the
Pitcairn Warbler, are endemic to specific
islands and as such as are very rare, so
we were thrilled to see them.

Best source of identification: Firefly
Encyclopedia of Birds (Perrins) and
the website:
www.manu.pf/E_Sommaire.html

Enjoy!