Birding in French Polynesia XVIII
18 January 2026
Over the next 28 days, I will be spending my time birding on Tahiti and Mo'orea, two islands in the Windward Islands, an archipelago belonging to French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France. Birds in italics indicate lifers.
Sunday Jan 18 2026 - Day 18
Today, we went back to the Pape'ete region, to visit Point Venus. Point Venus is where the British navigator James Cook landed when he visited Tahiti in the 18th century.
After this piece of history, we went to see a lava spout at Arahoho. Obviously, since the volcano is no longer active, there wasn't any lava spilling out of the blowhole, but we could hear the steam. After that we went to a lovely waterfall, where we also saw a pair of White-tailed Tropicbirds.
After that, we went back to Vairai Park. While my parents and sisters had lunch, I started looking for the Black-headed Weavers. A bit later, and with no success, I went back, but while I was enjoying some raw fish with coconut milk (a famous Polynesian food), my dad saw a male Black-headed Weaver at the top of a tall tree. I only saw it flying off, and didn't get a photo, so I followed it to the north of the park, where I watched it preening in a tree.
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