French Polynesia island of Rekareka to the southeast of Tahiti. Over a century later, British explorer Samuel Wallis visited Tahiti in 1767. French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville also visited Tahiti in 1768, while British explorer James Cook arrived in 1769. In 1772, the Spanish Viceroy of Peru Don Manuel de Amat ordered a number of expeditions to Tahiti under the command of Domingo de Bonechea who was the first European to explore all of the main islands beyond Tahiti. A short-lived Spanish settlement was created in 1774, and for a time some maps bore the name "Isla de Amat" after Viceroy
Tahiti monarch in only four valleys in Tahiti. It lives in the canopy and understory in forests among mara trees ("Neonauclea forsteri"). Threats to the species include the degradation of its forest habitat by the invasion of exotic plant species, including "Miconia calvescens" and "Spathodea campanulata". The forest is also degraded by goat activity. Predation by rats and cats is a threat. The Tahiti kingfisher ("Todiramphus veneratus") is a competitor. Tahiti monarch The Tahiti monarch or Tahiti flycatcher ("Pomarea nigra") is a rare species of bird in the monarch flycatcher family. It is endemic to Tahiti in French Polynesia. There are fewer