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.
New Caledonia has a single endemic family, the Rhynochetidae.
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).
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
†Powerful goshawk
†Gracile goshawk
New Caledonian rail
†New Caledonian gallinule
Kagu
†Lowland kagu
Cloven-feathered dove
New Caledonian imperial pigeon
†New Caledonian ground dove
New Caledonian lorikeet
Horned parakeet - found on Grande Terre and Ouvéa
New Caledonian owlet-nightjar
†New Caledonian barn owl
New Caledonian cuckooshrike
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 cuckooshrike
Long-tailed triller
Fan-tailed gerygone
Southern shrikebill
Melanesian flycatcher
Streaked fantail
Cardinal myzomela
Dark-brown honeyeater
