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…
Shearwaters are fast flying seabirds that fly close above the water surface far out at sea, feeding on small fish…
This is a much smaller shearwater than the Wedge-tailed Shearwater and has a white throat and belly. The two species…
A beautiful long-tailed white seabird. The White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus or Payanke in Creole breeds on almost every island, including…
The Red Tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda or Payanke Lake Rouz in Creole is similar to the more common White-tailed Tropicbird…
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…