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Photos, video, sound recordings & data. |
| Description: includes Tahiti,
Moorea, Bora Bora, Mehetia, Tetiaroa, Maiao, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, Tupai, Maupiti,
Mopelia, Maupihaa, Motu One |
| Number of species: 66 |
| Number of endemics: 9 |
| Number of globally threatened species: 8 |
| Number of extinct species: 5 |
| Number of introduced species: 8 |
Phasianidae |
| Red Junglefowl |
Gallus gallus |
Coq bankiva |
Introduced species |
Anatidae |
| Pacific Black Duck |
Anas superciliosa |
Canard à sourcils |
|
| Northern Pintail |
Anas acuta |
Canard pilet |
Rare/Accidental |
Procellariidae |
| Antarctic
Giant-Petrel |
Macronectes giganteus |
Pétrel géant |
Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Murphy's Petrel |
Pterodroma ultima |
Pétrel de Murphy |
Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Black-winged
Petrel |
Pterodroma nigripennis |
Pétrel à ailes noires |
Rare/Accidental |
| Tahiti Petrel |
Pseudobulweria rostrata |
Pétrel de Tahiti |
Near-threatened |
| Wedge-tailed
Shearwater |
Puffinus pacificus |
Puffin fouquet |
|
| Audubon's
Shearwater |
Puffinus lherminieri |
Puffin d'Audubon |
Rare/Accidental |
| Little
Shearwater |
Puffinus assimilis |
Petit Puffin |
|
| Sooty
Shearwater |
Puffinus griseus |
Puffin fuligineux |
Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Short-tailed Shearwater |
Puffinus tenuirostris |
Puffin à bec grêle |
Rare/Accidental |
| Bulwer's Petrel |
Bulweria bulwerii |
Pétrel de Bulwer |
Rare/Accidental |
Hydrobatidae |
| White-bellied
Storm-Petrel |
Fregetta grallaria |
Océanite à ventre blanc |
Rare/Accidental |
| Polynesian Storm-Petrel |
Nesofregetta fuliginosa |
Océanite à gorge blanche |
Rare/Accidental Vulnerable |
Ardeidae |
| Striated Heron |
Butorides striata |
Héron strié |
Introduced species |
| 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 |
| Masked Booby |
Sula dactylatra |
Fou masqué |
Rare/Accidental |
| Red-footed Booby |
Sula sula |
Fou à pieds rouges |
|
| Brown Booby |
Sula leucogaster |
Fou brun |
|
Accipitridae |
| Swamp Harrier |
Circus approximans |
Busard de Gould |
|
Rallidae |
| Tahiti Rail |
Gallirallus pacificus |
Râle tévéa |
Endemic Extinct |
| Spotless Crake |
Porzana tabuensis |
Marouette fuligineuse |
|
Charadriidae |
| Pacific
Golden-Plover |
Pluvialis fulva |
Pluvier fauve |
|
Scolopacidae |
| Bristle-thighed
Curlew |
Numenius tahitiensis |
Courlis d'Alaska |
Vulnerable |
| Lesser
Yellowlegs |
Tringa flavipes |
Petit Chevalier |
Rare/Accidental |
| Wandering
Tattler |
Heteroscelus incanus |
Chevalier errant |
|
| Tahitian
Sandpiper |
Prosobonia leucoptera |
Chevalier à ailes blanches |
Endemic Extinct |
| Moorean
Sandpiper |
Prosobonia ellisi |
Chevalier d'Ellis |
Endemic Extinct |
| Ruddy
Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
Tournepierre à collier |
Rare/Accidental |
| Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
Bécasseau sanderling |
Rare/Accidental |
| Pectoral
Sandpiper |
Calidris melanotos |
Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée |
Rare/Accidental |
Laridae |
| Great
Crested-Tern |
Sterna bergii |
Sterne huppée |
|
| Grey-backed
Tern |
Sterna lunata |
Sterne à dos gris |
Rare/Accidental |
| Sooty Tern |
Sterna fuscata |
Sterne fuligineuse |
|
| Brown Noddy |
Anous stolidus |
Noddi brun |
|
| Black
Noddy |
Anous minutus |
Noddi noir |
Rare/Accidental |
| Blue Noddy |
Procelsterna cerulea |
Noddi bleu |
|
| White-Tern |
Gygis alba |
Gygis blanche |
|
Columbidae |
| Rock
Pigeon |
Columba livia |
Pigeon biset |
Introduced species |
| Zebra
Dove |
Geopelia striata |
Géopélie zébrée |
Introduced species |
| Polynesian
Ground-Dove |
Gallicolumba erythroptera |
Gallicolombe érythroptère |
Extirpated Critically endangered |
| Grey-green Fruit Dove |
Ptilinopus purpuratus |
Ptilope de la Société |
Endemic |
| Pacific
Imperial-Pigeon |
Ducula pacifica |
Carpophage pacifique |
|
| Polynesian Imperial Pigeon |
Ducula aurorae |
Carpophage de la Société |
End (country/region) Endangered |
Psittacidae |
| Blue Lorikeet |
Vini peruviana |
Lori nonnette |
Extirpated Vulnerable |
|
Black-fronted Parakeet |
Cyanoramphus zealandicus |
Perruche de Tahiti |
Endemic Extinct |
|
Raiatea Parakeet |
Cyanoramphus ulietanus |
Perruche de Raiatea |
Endemic Extinct |
Cuculidae |
| Long-tailed
Koel |
Urodynamis taitensis |
Coucou de Nouvelle-Zélande |
|
Apodidae |
|
Tahiti
Swiftlet |
Aerodramus leucophaeus |
Salangane de la Société |
Endemic Vulnerable |
Alcedinidae |
| Chattering
Kingfisher |
Todiramphus tutus |
Martin-chasseur respecté |
|
| Tahiti
Kingfisher |
Todiramphus veneratus |
Martin-chasseur vénéré |
Endemic |
Monarchidae |
| Tahitian Monarch |
Pomarea nigra |
Monarque de Tahiti |
Endemic |
Hirundinidae |
| Pacific
Swallow |
Hirundo tahitica |
Hirondelle de Tahiti |
|
Pycnonotidae |
| Red-vented
Bulbul |
Pycnonotus cafer |
Bulbul à ventre rouge |
|
Sylviidae |
|
Tahiti Reed-Warbler |
Acrocephalus caffer |
Rousserolle à long bec |
|
Zosteropidae |
| Silver-eye |
Zosterops lateralis |
Zostérops à dos gris |
|
Sturnidae |
| Common Myna |
Acridotheres tristis |
Martin triste |
Introduced species |
Estrildidae |
| Common
Waxbill |
Estrilda astrild |
Astrild ondulé |
|
| Red-browed
Firetail |
Neochmia temporalis |
Diamant à cinq couleurs |
Introduced species |
| Chestnut-breasted
Munia |
Lonchura castaneothorax |
Capucin donacole |
Introduced species |
Thraupidae |
| Crimson-backed
Tanager |
Ramphocelus dimidiatus |
Tangara à dos rouge |
Introduced species |
