BIRDS OF MARIA
List of the birds of Maria compiled from Pierce, R., Raust, P., Wragg, G. 2003. Report on an avifauna survey of atolls in the Tuamotu and Austral Archipelagos, French Polynesia. Wildlands consultants, Whangarei: 43 pp.
List of the birds of Maria compiled from Pierce, R., Raust, P., Wragg, G. 2003. Report on an avifauna survey of atolls in the Tuamotu and Austral Archipelagos, French Polynesia. Wildlands consultants, Whangarei: 43 pp.
| SCIENTIFIC NAME | ENGLISH NAME | LOCAL NAME |
|---|---|---|
| Phaethon rubricauda | Red-tailed Tropicbird | tava'e |
| Sula dactylatra | Masked Booby | |
| Sula leucogaster | Brown Booby | kena |
| Sula sula | Red-footed Booby | kakioa |
| Fregata minor | Great Frigatebird | otaha |
| Egretta sacra | Pacific Reef-Heron | otu'u |
| Pluvialis fulva | Pacific Golden-Plover | |
| Numenius tahitiensis | Bristle-tighed Curlew | tiue |
| Calidris alba | Sanderling | |
| Tringa incana | Wandering Tattler | i'ivi |
| Anous stolidus | Brown Noddy | ta'oa |
| Anous minutus | Black Noddy | ta'oa |
| Gygis alba | White Tern | a'aia |
| Resident Sea Birds |
| Indigenous and endemic Land Birds |
| Migratory Land Birds |
| Introduced Birds |
