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Wallis and Futuna

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Number of species: 39
Number of globally threatened species: 2
Number of introduced species: 2
Date last reviewed: 2003-12-31
See also: http://www.pacificbirds.com/walli_futuna.html
Anatidae
Pacific Black Duck	Anas superciliosa	Canard à sourcils
Procellariidae
Audubon's Shearwater	Puffinus lherminieri	Puffin d'Audubon
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	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Frigatebird	Fregata ariel	Frégate ariel
Sulidae
Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Fou à pieds rouges
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster	Fou brun
Accipitridae
Swamp Harrier	Circus approximans	Busard de Gould	Rare/Accidental
Rallidae
Buff-banded Rail	Gallirallus philippensis	Râle tiklin
Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	Talève sultane
Charadriidae
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Pluvier fauve
Scolopacidae
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Barge rousse
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Courlis corlieu
Bristle-thighed Curlew	Numenius tahitiensis	Courlis d'Alaska	Vulnerable
Wandering Tattler	Heteroscelus incanus	Chevalier errant
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Tournepierre à collier
Laridae
Great Crested-Tern	Sterna bergii	Sterne huppée	Rare/Accidental
Black-naped Tern	Sterna sumatrana	Sterne diamant
Bridled Tern	Sterna anaethetus	Sterne bridée
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
Friendly Ground-Dove	Gallicolumba stairi	Gallicolombe de Stair	Vulnerable
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
Alcedinidae
Collared Kingfisher	Todiramphus chloris	Martin-chasseur à collier blanc
Sacred Kingfisher	Todiramphus sanctus	Martin-chasseur sacré
Meliphagidae
Wattled Honeyeater	Foulehaio carunculatus	Méliphage foulehaio
Campephagidae
Polynesian Triller	Lalage maculosa	Échenilleur de Polynésie
Monarchidae
Fiji Shrikebill	Clytorhynchus vitiensis	Monarque des Fidji
Sturnidae
Polynesian Starling	Aplonis tabuensis	Stourne de Polynésie
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis	Martin triste	Introduced species

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