This is a very shy, small heron that hides in vegetation around the edges of ponds and marshes. It can…
Seychelles Wildlife
This is the largest wading bird you are likely to see in Seychelles, and it is the only bird to…
The Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum or Toktok in Creole, is less colourful than its introduced relative the Madagascar Fody, and…
Greater Frigatebirds are long-distance fliers and spend most of their life flying over the ocean with a gliding, rarely flapping…
The lesser Frigatebird is like a smaller version of the Greater Frigatebird, but both males and females have white markings…
This large tern does not breed around the granitic islands but can be seen here at all times of the…
The Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii or Dyanman Roz in Creole has a very wide distribution around the world but almost…
This large, black-backed tern is found throughout the world’s tropical seas and is the most abundant seabird in Seychelles. However,…
The Bridled Tern looks similar to the Sooty Tern but is smaller and grey above rather than pure black. Colonies…
The Brown (or Common) Noddy is a medium-sized brown seabird with a pale white-grey Forehead. It is larger than the…