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National Bird - Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus
New Caledonian Lorikeet Charmosyna diadema New Caledonian Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles savesi Cloven-feathered Dove Drepanoptila holosericea New Caledonian Imperial-Pigeon Ducula goliath Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus New Caledonian Rail Gallirallus lafresnayanus White-bellied Goshawk Accipiter haplochrous New Caledonian Myzomela Myzomela caledonica Crow Honeyeater Gymnomyza aubryana Barred Honeyeater Phylidonyris undulata Yellow-bellied Robin Eopsaltria flaviventris New Caledonian Whistler Pachycephala caledonica New Caledonian Cuckooshrike Coracina analis New Caledonian Grassbird Megalurulus mariei
Field Guide to the Birds of the Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.by Chris Doughty, Nicholas Day & Andrew Plant Softcover. A&C Black, 1999.ISBN: 071364690X Buy this book from NHBS.com
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Société Calédonienne d'Ornithologiehttp://www.sco.asso.ncProtection des oiseaux de la Nouvelle-Calédonie...
Travelling Birder 1998 [August] - South East Australia and New Caledonia - Richard Fairbankhttp://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/australia/aus-ncal/se-aus-newcal.htmNick Preston and I had wanted to see Kagu on New Caledonia for many years. The prospect of being able to do so became very much to the fore when, in New Zealand in August 1996, we met a French doctor and his girlfriend who were doing National Service in New Caledonia. Although not birders, they had seen Kagu by the Grand Kaori tree at Riviere Bleu with ease. A trip in 1997 was not a possibility but one in 1998 was and we planned a trip around Kagu, Plains Wanderer (another bird we had wanted to see for some time) and a good selection of SE Australian species (both of us had been to Queensland before). John Cooper was soon recruited and he and Nick decided to stay on for another week after I left (to go to Darwin). Gary Edwards signed up a month before departure, for the whole trip, giving us a full compliment, but disaster struck 4 days before we were due to leave when Nick Preston was taken into hospital. 1998 [October] - Jan Vermeulenhttp://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/new_cal/newcal4/newcal1.htmThis report is based on a trip undertaken by my Belgian friend Vital van Gorp and myself from 30th September to 3rd October 1998. We decided to visit New Caledonia as a spin‑off from a trip to Papua New Guinea due to its close proximity... 1998 [October] - Trevor Questedhttp://www.camacdonald.com/birding/tripreports/NewCaledonia98.htmlThere are 122 bird species recorded. The most interesting is the Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus), a large flightless bird with silky-grey plumage, a large crest, reddish bill and legs. It is the sole member of its family. There are 15 endemics including the two white-eyes on Lifou. There are cracking pigeons, a blue Goshawk, 2 species of Cuckoo-shrike, a Triller, 2 parakeets, 5 honeyeaters and 2 parrot-finches... 1999 [July] - Barry Wright & Neil Bostockhttp://worldtwitch.com/new_caledonia_barry_wright.htmAs part of a one-year birding trip, Neil Bostock (NB) and myself decided to remain behind following a trip with others to other parts of Melanesia and visit the islands of Vanuatu and New Caledonia... 2000 [December] - Phil Gregoryhttp://www.cassowary-house.com.au/nctrip1.htmA brief break gave us a chance to take a look at New Caledonia, where I was very surprised at the chronic deforestation in evidence, seemingly a legacy of years of nickel mining that has left most hills and mountains in the south denuded. Nouméa was a large French provincial town, where all major necessities were readily available at a price... 2002 [July] - Dave Klauberhttp://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/new_cal/newcal5/NC-jul-02.htmFrom July 20 – 29 I did a solo birding trip in New Caledonia as part of a 3-month trip to the region (Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand). It should be noted that this is not the best time to visit, as many birds are quiet during this season, and the seabirds are out to sea (Tahiti, Gould`s, Black-Winged Petrels). Some of these pterodromas can be seen from land at night returning to their burrows in breeding season, although I was unable to get specifics... 2003 [June] - Kevin Vang, Wojciech Dabrowkahttp://www.surfbirds.com/mb/trips/caledonia-kv-0604.htmlThe Southern Province of New Caledonia (Province Sud de Nouvelle-Calédonie) occupies the southern half of the main island of Grande Terre. It includes the capital of Nouméa and the famous Parc Provincial de Rivère-Bleue, which is the main preserve of the endemic kagu and holds all of Grand Terre`s other endemics... 2004 [April] - Ron Hoffhttp://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/new_cal/newcal6/new-cal-04.htm... In that time we spotted Glossy Swiftlet, Metallic Pigeon (the large bird that had flown over), a pair of soaring White-bellied Goshawks, Dark-brown and Barred Honeyeaters, Long-tailed Triller, Melanesian Cuckoo-Shrike, Striated Starling, and Silver-eye. A bit earlier on the way down, I got a glimpse of a New Caledonia Crow... 2004 [November] - Paul Noakeshttp://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/new_cal/newcal7/newcal-nov-04.htm...This is a report on a trip that Chris McGuigan and I did to New Caledonia from the 22nd to 27th of November 2004. It was part of a longer birding trip to see the endemics of Fiji and Hawaii as well as New Caledonia. We also had a few days at the end in California before returning to the UK... 2005 [October] - Richard Thomashttp://www.birdquest.co.uk/tripreports.cfm?trip=447The October 2005 tour to the island archipelagos of New Caledonia and Fiji was the most successful Birdquest ever to this magical part of the South Pacific. In 2003, Birdquest became the first tour company to record all known 21 extant endemics on New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, and this feat was emulated in 2005. Highlights included stunning views of the notoriously skulking and elusive New Caledonian Grassbird, superb views of male Cloven-feathered Doves and Crow Honeyeater, and all topped off by the incomparable Kagu. Our visit to Fiji recorded 22 endemic species... 2006 [December] - Mathias Bergströmhttp://www.club300.se/Files/TravelReports/NewCaledonia2007_MB.pdfThis trip was part of a longer trip to New Zealand that I did in November 2006. I saw a total of 64 species during my week stay. One whole week is plenty of time to see all important species. Because of the costs I decided to skip Lifou Island and therefore missed out on the White-eyes...
Cheesemanshttp://www.cheesemans.comWe'll fly back to Honiara and take an international flight to La Tontouta in New Caledonia, via Port Vila, Vanuatu. In New Caledonia the big highlight is the endemic Kagu, which thrives (maybe 500 birds) in one location at Parc de la Riviere Bleu... Kiwi Wildlife Tourshttp://www.kiwi-wildlife.co.nz/southpacific_birds.phpBirds & birdwatching in the South Pacific Islands... NCFShttp://www.fishing-safaris.com/Bird-Watching_r3.htmlNew Caledonia is a territory where you will observe rare and/or endemic birds (sea, bush and dry forest birds). Some species nest on sheltered lagoon's islands. Some of these islands are strictly...
Accommodation in New Caledoniahttp://www.hideawayholidays.com.auA list of clickable links to various hotels in a number of locations. Kuendu Beach Resorthttp://www.hideawayholidays.com.au/nou_kuendu.htmTucked away in a secluded bay, on an island just ten minutes from Noumea over a causeway, Kuendu Beach Resort is a beachside haven which has just about everything for everyone. The resort has 21 air-conditioned, thatched-roof, bungalows and just metres from the beautiful beach and lagoon, as well as several brand new romantic overwater bungalows...
Biodiversityhttp://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots/new_caledonia/?showpage=BiodiversityNew Caledonia is one of the world`s smallest hotspots, yet it is very diverse and, like the other members of the ancient super-continent Gonwanaland, Madagascar and New Zealand, supports high levels of endemism... CaledoNathttp://jocefig.over-blog.comCaledonian Nature - photos of many birds and other nature pictures... Checklisthttp://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/checklist.jsp?region=NC&list=clementsThis checklist includes all bird species found in New Caledonia , based on the best information available at this time... Endemic Birds of New Caledoniahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endemic_Birds_of_New_Caledonia22 species of endemic birds are found on New Caledonia with a further 9 species of very restricted range... Natural Historyhttp://faculty.vassar.edu/kahart/New_Caledonia.htmlNew Caledonia became isolated about 100 million years ago when Gondwanaland separated into various continents including Australia. Its plants and animals are highly distinctive and unique. It is recognized by biologists as a cradle of evolution, a storehouse of faunal and floral antiquities... New Caledonia Sparrowhawk Accipiter haplochroushttp://home.hccnet.nl/r.goedegebuur/roofvog/nieuwcaledonischehavike.htmlUnfinished species account... OBSALIFOUhttp://obsalifou.over-blog.com/Bird observation around lifou Island (new Caledonia)... Ouvea Parakeet Eunymphicus cornutus uvaensishttp://cathy.pelsy.9online.fr/programmes/perrucheA.htmlConservation of the Ouvea parakeet... |
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