| Bird checklist, Bird lists,
Photos, video, sound recordings & data |
| Number of species: 73 |
| Number of endemics: 2 |
| Number of globally threatened species: 5 |
| Number of introduced species: 2 |
| Date last reviewed: 2009-08-01 |
Phasianidae |
| Red Junglefowl |
Gallus gallus |
Coq bankiva |
Introduced species |
Anatidae |
| Eurasian
Wigeon |
Anas penelope |
Canard siffleur |
Rare/Accidental |
| Pacific
Black Duck |
Anas superciliosa |
Canard à sourcils |
|
| Northern
Pintail |
Anas acuta |
Canard pilet |
Rare/Accidental |
Procellariidae |
| Tahiti Petrel |
Pseudobulweria rostrata |
Pétrel de Tahiti |
Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Streaked
Shearwater |
Calonectris leucomelas |
Puffin leucomèle |
Rare/Accidental |
| Wedge-tailed
Shearwater |
Puffinus pacificus |
Puffin fouquet |
Rare/Accidental |
| Audubon's
Shearwater |
Puffinus lherminieri |
Puffin d'Audubon |
|
| Bulwer's Petrel |
Bulweria bulwerii |
Pétrel de Bulwer |
Rare/Accidental |
Ardeidae |
| Yellow Bittern |
Ixobrychus sinensis |
Blongios de Chine |
|
| Japanese
Night-Heron |
Gorsachius goisagi |
Bihoreau goisagi |
Rare/Accidental Endangered |
| Malayan
Night-Heron |
Gorsachius melanolophus |
Bihoreau malais |
Rare/Accidental |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
Bihoreau gris |
Rare/Accidental |
| Rufous
Night-Heron |
Nycticorax caledonicus |
Bihoreau cannelle |
|
| Striated Heron |
Butorides striata |
Héron strié |
Rare/Accidental |
| Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
Héron garde-boeufs |
Rare/Accidental |
| Intermediate
Egret |
Egretta intermedia |
Héron intermédiaire |
Rare/Accidental |
| Pacific Reef-Egret |
Egretta sacra |
Aigrette sacrée |
|
Phaethontidae |
| Red-tailed
Tropicbird |
Phaethon rubricauda |
Phaéton à brins rouges |
Rare/Accidental |
| White-tailed
Tropicbird |
Phaethon lepturus |
Phaéton à bec jaune |
|
Fregatidae |
| Great
Frigatebird |
Fregata minor |
Frégate du Pacifique |
|
Sulidae |
| Red-footed
Booby |
Sula sula |
Fou à pieds rouges |
|
| Brown
Booby |
Sula leucogaster |
Fou brun |
|
Rallidae |
| White-browed
Crake |
Porzana cinerea |
Marouette grise |
|
Charadriidae |
| Pacific Golden-Plover |
Pluvialis fulva |
Pluvier fauve |
|
| Black-bellied
Plover |
Pluvialis squatarola |
Pluvier argenté |
Rare/Accidental |
| Lesser
SandPlover |
Charadrius mongolus |
Pluvier de Mongolie |
|
| Greater Sand Plover |
Charadrius leschenaultii |
Pluvier de Leschenault |
Rare/Accidental |
Scolopacidae |
| Swinhoe's Snipe |
Gallinago megala |
Bécassine de Swinhoe |
Rare/Accidental |
| Black-tailed
Godwit |
Limosa limosa |
Barge à queue noire |
Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Bar-tailed
Godwit |
Limosa lapponica |
Barge rousse |
|
| Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
Courlis corlieu |
|
| Bristle-thighed Curlew |
Numenius tahitiensis |
Courlis d'Alaska |
Rare/Accidental Vulnerable |
| Far Eastern
Curlew |
Numenius madagascariensis |
Courlis de Sibérie |
Rare/Accidental |
| Spotted
Redshank |
Tringa erythropus |
Chevalier arlequin |
Rare/Accidental |
| Marsh
Sandpiper |
Tringa stagnatilis |
Chevalier stagnatile |
Rare/Accidental |
| Common
Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
Chevalier aboyeur |
|
| Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
Chevalier sylvain |
|
| Common
Sandpiper |
Actitis hypoleucos |
Chevalier guignette |
|
| Grey-tailed
Tattler |
Heteroscelus brevipes |
Chevalier de Sibérie |
|
| Wandering
Tattler |
Heteroscelus incanus |
Chevalier errant |
|
| Ruddy
Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
Tournepierre à collier |
|
| Great
Knot |
Calidris tenuirostris |
Bécasseau de l'Anadyr |
Rare/Accidental |
| Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
Bécasseau sanderling |
|
| Red-necked
Stint |
Calidris ruficollis |
Bécasseau à col roux |
|
| Long-toed Stint |
Calidris subminuta |
Bécasseau à longs doigts |
Rare/Accidental |
| Sharp-tailed
Sandpiper |
Calidris acuminata |
Bécasseau à queue pointue |
|
| Ruff |
Philomachus pugnax |
Combattant varié |
Rare/Accidental |
Glareolidae |
| Oriental
Pratincole |
Glareola maldivarum |
Glaréole orientale |
Rare/Accidental |
Laridae |
| Franklin's Gull |
Larus pipixcan |
Mouette de Franklin |
Rare/Accidental |
| Great
Crested-Tern |
Sterna bergii |
Sterne huppée |
|
| Black-naped
Tern |
Sterna sumatrana |
Sterne diamant |
|
| Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
Sterne pierregarin |
Rare/Accidental |
| Little Tern |
Sterna albifrons |
Sterne naine |
Rare/Accidental |
| Sooty Tern |
Sterna fuscata |
Sterne fuligineuse |
|
| Brown
Noddy |
Anous stolidus |
Noddi brun |
|
| Black
Noddy |
Anous minutus |
Noddi noir |
|
| White-Tern |
Gygis alba |
Gygis blanche |
|
Columbidae |
| Rock Pigeon |
Columba livia |
Pigeon biset |
Introduced species |
| Caroline
Islands Ground-Dove |
Gallicolumba kubaryi |
Gallicolombe de Kubary |
Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
| Crimson-crowned
Fruit-Dove |
Ptilinopus porphyraceus |
Ptilope de Clémentine |
|
| Micronesian
Imperial-Pigeon |
Ducula oceanica |
Carpophage de Micronésie |
Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
Cuculidae |
| Long-tailed
Koel |
Urodynamis taitensis |
Coucou de Nouvelle-Zélande |
|
Apodidae |
| Caroline
Islands Swiftlet |
Aerodramus inquietus |
Salangane des Carolines |
|
Meliphagidae |
| Micronesian
Myzomela |
Myzomela rubratra |
Myzomèle de Micronésie |
Endemic (country/region) |
Monarchidae |
| Truk Monarch |
Metabolus rugensis |
Monarque de Truk |
Endemic Endangered |
| Oceanic Flycatcher |
Myiagra oceanica |
Monarque océanite |
Endemic (country/region) |
Hirundinidae |
| Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
Hirondelle rustique |
|
Sylviidae |
| Nightingale
Reed-Warbler |
Acrocephalus luscinius |
Rousserolle rossignol |
|
Zosteropidae |
|
Caroline Islands White-eye |
Zosterops semperi |
Zostérops de Semper |
Endemic (country/region) |
| Truk White-eye |
Rukia ruki |
Zostérops de Truk |
Endemic Critically endangered |
Sturnidae |
| Micronesian
Starling |
Aplonis opaca |
Stourne de Micronésie |
Endemic (country/region) |
Estrildidae |
| Blue-faced
Parrotfinch |
Erythrura trichroa |
Diamant de Kittlitz |
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