BIRDS OF EIAO
List of the birds of Hatutu from : Thibault, J.-C. 1989. L'avifaune des îles Eiao et Hatuta'a (Polynésie, Pacifique Sud): modifications intervenues au XXe siècle. L' oiseau et la Revue française d'ornithologie 59(4): 304-324.
| SCIENTIFIC NAME | ENGLISH NAME | MARQUESAN NAME |
|---|---|---|
| Puffinus nativitatis | Christmas Shearwater | |
| Phaethon lepturus | White-tailed Tropicbird | toake, tevake |
| Phaethon rubricauda | Red-tailed Tropicbird | toake |
| Sula leucogaster | Brown Booby | kena |
| Sula sula | Red-footed Booby | kakioa |
| Fregata minor | Great Frigatebird | mokohe |
| Fregata ariel | Lesser Frigatebird | mokohe |
| Egretta sacra | Pacific Reef-Heron | matuku |
| Gallus gallus | Red Junglefowl | moa |
| Pluvialis fulva | Lesser Golden-Plover | |
| Numenius tahitiensis | Bristle-tighed Curlew | kioi, keue |
| Tringa incana | Wandering Tattler | kivi, tuki, kikiriri |
| Sterna fuscata | Sooty Tern | tara, ta'a , taraka |
| Procelsterna cerulea | Blue-gray Noddy | parara, kaka |
| Anous stolidus | Brown Noddy | noio |
| Anous minutus | Black Noddy | noio |
| Gygis alba | White Tern | 'inake, ko |
| Gygis microrhyncha | Little White Tern | 'inake, ko |
| Geopelia striata | Zebra Dove | |
| Aerodramus ocistus | Marquesan Swiftlet | kope'a |
| Acrocephalus mendanae aquilonis | Marquesan Reed-warbler | komako |
| Lonchura castaneothorax | Chestnut-breasted Munia | vini |
Sea Birds (residents breeding or not) |
Indigenous and endemic Land Birds |
Migratory Land Birds |
Introduced Land Birds |
