Endemic birds of New Caledonia

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This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the World's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds.

[edit] Patterns of endemism

New Caledonia has a single endemic family, the Kagu.

[edit] Endemic Bird Areas

Birdlife International has defined the whole of New Caledonia - the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands (Ouvéa, Lifou and Maré), the Île des Pins and other smaller surrounding islands as an Endemic Bird Areas (EBA).

[edit] List of species

The following is a list of species endemic to New Caledonia. Except where indicated the species is only found on Grande Terre

• White-bellied Goshawk
• New Caledonian Rail
• Kagu
• Cloven-feathered Dove
• New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon
• New Caledonian Lorikeet
• Horned Parakeet - found on Grande Terre and Ouvéa
• New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar
• New Caledonian Cuckoo-shrike
• New Caledonian Grassbird
• Yellow-bellied Robin
• New Caledonian Whistler
• Large Lifou White-eye - found only on Lifou
• Green-backed White-eye - found on Grande Terre and Maré
• Small Lifou White-eye - found only on Lifou
• New Caledonian Myzomela
• New Caledonian Friarbird - found on Grande Terre, Lifou and Maré
• Crow Honeyeater
• Barred Honeyeater
• Red-throated Parrotfinch
• Striated Starling - found on Grande Terre, Ouvéa, Lifou and Maré
• New Caledonian Crow - native only on Grande Terre, but introduced on Maré

The following restricted-range species are also found in this EBA:

• Red-bellied Fruit-dove
• Melanesian Cuckoo-shrike
• Long-tailed Triller
• Fan-tailed Gerygone
• Southern Shrikebill
• Melanesian Flycatcher
• Streaked Fantail
• Cardinal Myzomela
• Dark-brown Honeyeater

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