New Caledonia : Kagu's & More

New Caledonia and the adjacent Loyalty Islands are a great place for birders. The islands have a total of 21 extant endemic birds. All but 3 of these can be seen, most relatively easily, on the main island of Grand Terre. The jewel in the crown is the iconic Kagu. The “Grey Ghost”, as it is affectionately known, is the only member of its monotypic family. In the last century this long-legged, flightless bird,  which is endemic to the dense mountain forests of Grand Terre, was on the brink of extinction.