Moorea

This article is a stub. This article is short and lacking information. You can help the BirdForum Opus by expanding it.

Moorea

Overview

Moorea is an island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, northwest of Tahiti.

There is problem with Miconia calvescens. Birdlife is very rare, but there are some interesting birds. Sandy beaches are very rare, but spectacular mountains views especielly near ferry point, Opohune bay and Cook bay. There are nice coral reefs.

Birds

Notable Species

In Opohune Bay, in front of the supermarket, breeded Brown Noddy in the palm trees (november) Brown Booby and Frigate Bird, I saw from ferry Papeete - Moorea.

There are nice walks from viewpoint Bellevue ( means good view ). I saw Gray Green Fruit dove, only few meters in the rainforest. Pycnonotus cafer appear sometimes.

I saw introduced birds like Chested-breasted Mannikin and very often Common Mynah.

Check-list

Birds you can see here include:

To do

Other Wildlife

To do

Site Information

History and Use

To do

Areas of Interest

To do

Access and Facilities

Price level is extremely high. Accomodation are very rare and very expensive. Most of them located on the round island coast street. There are 3 camping places.

Contact Details

To do

External Links

http://www.manu.pf/E_Oiseaux.html http://www.manu.pf/E_MOOREA.html

Content and images originally posted by albatross02

• 
•