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Description: includes Mataura, Tubuai, Moerai, Rurutu, Raivavae, Rapa  
Number of species: 36  
Number of endemics: 3  
Number of globally threatened species: 5  
Number of introduced species: 1  
 
Phasianidae
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Coq bankiva Introduced species
 
Anatidae
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Canard à sourcils  
 
Diomedeidae
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Albatros hurleur  
 
Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus Pétrel géant Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima Pétrel de Murphy Near-threatened
Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta Pétrel des Kermadec  
Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis Pétrel à ailes noires Rare/Accidental
Christmas Shearwater Puffinus nativitatis Puffin de la Nativité  
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Puffin fouquet  
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis Petit Puffin  
 
Hydrobatidae
White-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta grallaria Océanite à ventre blanc  
Polynesian Storm-Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa Océanite à gorge blanche Vulnerable
 
Ardeidae
Pacific Reef-Egret Egretta sacra Aigrette sacrée  
 
Phaethontidae
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Phaéton à brins rouges  
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Phaéton à bec jaune  
 
Fregatidae
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Frégate du Pacifique  
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Frégate ariel  
 
Sulidae
Red-footed Booby Sula sula Fou à pieds rouges  
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Fou brun  
 
Accipitridae
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Busard de Gould Extirpated
 
Rallidae
Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis Marouette fuligineuse  
 
Charadriidae
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Pluvier fauve  
 
Scolopacidae
Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus Chevalier errant  
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée Rare/Accidental
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Bécasseau roussâtre Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
 
Laridae
Grey-backed Tern Sterna lunata Sterne à dos gris  
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata Sterne fuligineuse  
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Noddi brun  
Black Noddy Anous minutus Noddi noir  
Blue Noddy Procelsterna cerulea Noddi bleu  
White-Tern Gygis alba Gygis blanche  
 
Columbidae
Rapa Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus huttoni Ptilope de Hutton Endemic Vulnerable
 
Psittacidae
Kuhl's Lorikeet Vini kuhlii Lori de Kuhl Endemic Endangered
 
Cuculidae
Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis Coucou de Nouvelle-Zélande  
 
Sylviidae
Rimatara Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus rimitarae Rousserolle de Rimatara Endemic Vulnerable
 
Zosteropidae
Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis Zostérops à dos gris  

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