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Niue

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Number of species: 31
Number of globally threatened species: 2
Number of introduced species: 1
Date last reviewed: 2003-12-31
See also: http://www.pacificbirds.com/niue.html
Phasianidae
Red Junglefowl	Gallus gallus	Coq bankiva	Introduced species
Anatidae
Pacific Black Duck	Anas superciliosa	Canard à sourcils	Rare/Accidental
Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant-Petrel	Macronectes giganteus	Pétrel géant	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Wedge-tailed Shearwater	Puffinus pacificus	Puffin fouquet
Ardeidae
White-faced Heron	Egretta novaehollandiae	Aigrette à face blanche	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Reef-Egret	Egretta sacra	Aigrette sacrée	Rare/Accidental
Phaethontidae
White-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus	Phaéton à bec jaune
Fregatidae
Great Frigatebird	Fregata minor	Frégate du Pacifique	Rare/Accidental
Rallidae
Buff-banded Rail	Gallirallus philippensis	Râle tiklin
Spotless Crake	Porzana tabuensis	Marouette fuligineuse
Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	Talève sultane
Charadriidae
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Pluvier fauve
Scolopacidae
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Barge rousse	Rare/Accidental
Bristle-thighed Curlew	Numenius tahitiensis	Courlis d'Alaska	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Courlis cendré	Rare/Accidental
Wandering Tattler	Heteroscelus incanus	Chevalier errant
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Tournepierre à collier
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Bécasseau sanderling
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée	Rare/Accidental
Laridae
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	Goéland dominicain	Rare/Accidental
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus	Noddi brun
White-Tern	Gygis alba	Gygis blanche
Columbidae
Many-colored Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus perousii	Ptilope de La Pérouse
Crimson-crowned Fruit-Dove	Ptilinopus porphyraceus	Ptilope de Clémentine
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon	Ducula pacifica	Carpophage pacifique
Psittacidae
Blue-crowned Lorikeet	Vini australis	Lori fringillaire
Cuculidae
Long-tailed Koel	Urodynamis taitensis	Coucou de Nouvelle-Zélande
Tytonidae
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Effraie des clochers
Apodidae
White-rumped Swiftlet	Aerodramus spodiopygius	Salangane à croupion blanc
Campephagidae
Polynesian Triller	Lalage maculosa	Échenilleur de Polynésie
Sturnidae
Polynesian Starling	Aplonis tabuensis	Stourne de Polynésie

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