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Pitcairn Islands

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Description: Pitcairn and Henderson Islands (including Oeno, Sandy, & Ducie)
Number of species: 43
Number of endemics: 5
Number of breeding endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 11
Diomedeidae
Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans	Albatros Viajero
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophrys	Albatros Ojeroso
Buller's Albatross	Thalassarche bulleri	Albatros de Buller
Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant-Petrel	Macronectes giganteus	Abanto-marino Antártico	Vulnerable
Cape Petrel	Daption capense	Petrel Damero
Great-winged Petrel	Pterodroma macroptera	Petrel Aligrande
White-headed Petrel	Pterodroma lessonii	Petrel Cabeciblanco
Murphy's Petrel	Pterodroma ultima	Petrel de Murphy	Near-threatened
Kermadec Petrel	Pterodroma neglecta	Petrel de las Kermadec
Herald Petrel	Pterodroma arminjoniana	Petrel de la Trinidade
Henderson Petrel	Pterodroma atrata		Breeding endemic Endangered
Phoenix Petrel	Pterodroma alba	Petrel de las Phoenix	Endangered
White-chinned Petrel	Procellaria aequinoctialis	Pardela Gorgiblanca
Christmas Shearwater	Puffinus nativitatis	Pardela de la Christmas
Wedge-tailed Shearwater	Puffinus pacificus	Pardela del Pacífico
Hydrobatidae
White-faced Storm-Petrel	Pelagodroma marina	Paíńo Pechialbo
Ardeidae
Pacific Reef-Egret	Egretta sacra	Garceta de Arrecife
Phaethontidae
Red-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon rubricauda	Rabijunco Colirrojo
White-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus	Rabijunco Menor
Fregatidae
Great Frigatebird	Fregata minor	Rabihorcado Grande
Lesser Frigatebird	Fregata ariel	Rabihorcado Chico
Sulidae
Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra	Alcatraz Enmascarado
Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Piquero Patirrojo
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster	Piquero Pardo
Rallidae
Spotless Crake	Porzana tabuensis	Polluela de Tongatapu
Henderson Crake	Porzana atra	Polluela de la Henderson	Endemic Vulnerable
Charadriidae
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Chorlito Dorado Siberiano
Scolopacidae
Bristle-thighed Curlew	Numenius tahitiensis	Zarapito del Pacífico	Vulnerable
Wandering Tattler	Heteroscelus incanus	Playero de Alaska
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Correlimos Tridáctilo
Laridae
Laughing Gull	Larus atricilla	Gaviota Guanaguanare
Grey-backed Tern	Sterna lunata	Charrán Lunado
Sooty Tern	Sterna fuscata	Charrán Sombrío
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus	Tińosa Boba
Black Noddy	Anous minutus	Tińosa Menuda
Blue Noddy	Procelsterna cerulea	Tińosa Azulada
Grey Noddy	Procelsterna albivitta	Tińosa Gris
White-Tern	Gygis alba	Charrán Blanco
Columbidae
Henderson Fruit Dove	Ptilinopus insularis	Tilopo de la Henderson	Endemic Vulnerable
Psittacidae
Stephen's Lorikeet	Vini stepheni	Lori de Stephen	Endemic Vulnerable
Cuculidae
Long-tailed Koel	Urodynamis taitensis	Koel Colilargo
Sylviidae
Henderson Island Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus taiti		Endemic Vulnerable
Pitcairn Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus vaughani	Carricero de Pitcairn	Endemic Vulnerable

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