Endemic birds of New Caledonia

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.

Patterns of endemism

New Caledonia has a single endemic family, the Rhynochetidae.

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 Area (EBA).

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

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

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