| Bird checklist,
Bird lists, Photos, video, sound recordings & data |
| Description:
includes Manihi Atoll, Rangiroa, Tikehau Atoll |
| Number of species: 59 |
| Number of endemics: 11 |
| Number of globally
threatened species: 13 |
| Number of extinct species:
2 |
| Number of introduced
species: 3 |
Phasianidae |
|
Red Junglefowl |
Gallus gallus |
Coq bankiva |
|
Anatidae |
|
Northern Pintail |
Anas clypeata |
Canard souchet |
Rare/Accidental |
Diomedeidae |
|
Royal Albatross |
Diomedea epomophora |
Albatros royal |
Rare/Accidental |
|
Black-browed Albatross |
Thalassarche melanophrys |
Albatros à sourcils noirs |
Rare/Accidental |
Procellariidae |
|
Antarctic Giant-Petrel |
Macronectes giganteus |
Pétrel géant |
Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
| Blue
Petrel |
Halobaena caerulea |
Prion bleu |
|
|
Murphy's Petrel |
Pterodroma ultima |
Pétrel de Murphy |
Near-threatened |
|
Kermadec Petrel |
Pterodroma neglecta |
Pétrel des Kermadec |
|
|
Herald Petrel |
Pterodroma arminjoniana |
Pétrel de Trindade |
|
|
Phoenix Petrel |
Pterodroma alba |
Pétrel à poitrine blanche |
Endangered |
| Grey
Petrel |
Procellaria cinerea |
Puffin gris |
Near-threatened |
|
Christmas Shearwater |
Puffinus nativitatis |
Puffin de la Nativité |
|
|
Wedge-tailed Shearwater |
Puffinus pacificus |
Puffin fouquet |
|
|
Audubon's Shearwater |
Puffinus lherminieri |
Puffin d'Audubon |
|
|
Short-tailed Shearwater |
Puffinus tenuirostris |
Puffin à bec grêle |
Rare/Accidental |
Hydrobatidae |
|
White-bellied Storm-Petrel |
Pelagodroma marina |
Océanite frégate |
|
|
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 |
|
Masked Booby |
Sula dactylatra |
Fou masqué |
|
|
Red-footed Booby |
Sula sula |
Fou à pieds rouges |
|
|
Brown Booby |
Sula leucogaster |
Fou brun |
|
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 |
|
Wandering Tattler |
Heteroscelus incanus |
Chevalier errant |
|
|
Kiritimati Sandpiper |
Aechmorhynchus parvirostris |
Chevalier de Kiritimati |
Endemic |
|
Tuamotu Sandpiper |
Aechmorhynchus cancellatus |
Chevalier des Tuamotu |
Endemic |
|
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 |
|
| 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 |
| Rock
Pigeon |
Columba livia |
Pigeon biset |
|
|
Polynesian Ground-Dove |
Gallicolumba erythroptera |
Gallicolombe érythroptère |
Endemic Critically endangered |
| Makatea Fruit Dove |
Ptilinopus chalcurus |
Ptilope de Makatéa |
Endemic Vulnerable |
|
Atoll Fruit-Dove |
Ptilinopus coralensis |
Ptilope des Tuamotu |
Endemic Near-threatened |
| Red-moustached Fruit Dove |
Ptilinopus mercierii |
Ptilope de Mercier |
Extinct |
|
Pacific Imperial-Pigeon |
Ducula pacifica |
Carpophage pacifique |
|
| Polynesian Imperial Pigeon |
Ducula aurorae |
Carpophage de la Société |
Endangered |
Psittacidae |
|
Blue Lorikeet |
Vini peruviana |
Lori nonnette |
Endemic Vulnerable |
Cuculidae |
|
Long-tailed Koel |
Urodynamis taitensis |
Coucou de Nouvelle-Zélande |
|
Alcedinidae |
|
Tuamotu Kingfisher |
Todiramphus gambieri |
Martin-chasseur des Gambier |
Endemic Critically endangered |
Monarchidae |
| Marquesan Monarch |
Pomarea mendozae |
Monarque des Marquises |
Endemic |
| Iphis Monarch |
Pomarea iphis |
Monarque iphis |
Endemic |
| Large Monarch |
Pomarea whitneyi |
Monarque de Fatu Hiva |
Endemic Critically endangered |
Sylviidae |
| Long-billed Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus caffer |
Rousserolle à long bec |
|
Zosteropidae |
|
Silver-eye |
Zosterops lateralis |
Zostérops à dos gris |
Introduced species |
Sturnidae |
|
Common Myna |
Acridotheres tristis |
Martin triste |
Introduced species |
Estrildidae |
|
Red-browed Firetail |
Neochmia temporalis |
Diamant à cinq couleurs |
Introduced species |
