Fa'ahia

Fa'ahia is an early Polynesian occupation site in the north of the island of Huahine, in the Society Islands, French Polynesia. Subfossil bird bones have also been well preserved, providing much new information about the avifauna of the island around the time it was first settled by humans, demonstrating that even small islands could hold a rich variety of bird species. Several excavations were conducted by Yosihiko H. Sinoto of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.

Birds
The remains of several species of birds have been found, representing those that were killed for their flesh, bones or feathers by prehistoric Polynesians.. Globally extinct species of land birds found at the site include two rails - the Huahine Rail and Swamphen, two doves - the Great Ground-dove and Huahine Cuckoo-dove, two parrots - the Conquered Lorikeet and Sinoto's Lorikeet, and the Huahine Starling. Locally extinct land birds found were Striated Heron, Spotless Crake, Polynesian Ground-dove, Marquesan Imperial-pigeon, Polynesian Imperial-pigeon, and Tahiti Reed-warbler. The only globally extinct seabird was a new species of gull, but several other seabirds that are now locally extinct, at least as breeders, were found, including the Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Christmas Shearwater, Audubon's Shearwater, Tahiti Petrel, Phoenix Petrel, Trinidade Petrel, Brown Booby, Red-footed Booby, Great Frigatebird, Lesser Frigatebird, and Black Noddy.