BIRDS OF RAPA
List of the birds of Rapa from : Thibault, J.-C., Varney, A. 1991. Breeding seabirds of Rapa (Polynesia): numbers and changes during the 20th century. Bull. B.O.C. 111(2): 70-77 and Austin, J. J., Bretagnolle, V., Pasquet, E. 2004. A global molecular phylogeny of the small Puffinus shearwaters and implications for systematics of the little-Aubudon's shearwater complex. The Auk 121(3): 847-864.
| SCIENTIFIC NAME | ENGLISH NAME | RAPA NAME |
|---|---|---|
| Diomedea exulans. | Wandering Albatross | |
| Pterodroma neglecta | Kermadec Petrel | ke'a |
| Pterodroma ultima | Murphy's Petrel | e'upo |
| Pterodroma nigripennis | Black-winged Petrel | titi |
| Puffinus nativitatis | Christmas Shearwater | e'upo |
| Puffinus newelli myrtae | Newell's Shearwater | kaki kaki |
| Fregetta grallaria titan | White-bellied Storm Petrel | korue |
| Nesofregetta albigularis | Polynesian Storm Petrel | korue |
| Phaethon lepturus | White-tailed Tropicbird | |
| Phaethon rubricauda | Red-tailed Tropicbird | tava'e |
| Sula leucogaster | Brown Booby | |
| Sula sula | Red-footed Booby | |
| Fregata minor | Great Frigatebird | otaha |
| Fregata ariel | Lesser Frigatebird | otaha |
| Egretta sacra | Pacific Reef-Heron | otu'u |
| Anas superciliosa | Gray Duck | mokora |
| Gallus gallus | Red Junglefowl | moa |
| Porzana tabuensis | Spotless crake | koto koto |
| Pluvialis fulva | Lesser Golden-Plover | ti'afe |
| Tringa incana | Wandering Tattler | kekerei'a |
| Calidris melanotos | Pectoral Sandpiper | |
| Tryngites subruficollis | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | |
| Sterna fuscata | Sooty Tern | kaveka |
| Procelsterna cerulea | Blue-gray Noddy | 'a'a, paraki |
| Anous stolidus | Brown Noddy | n'go'io |
| Gygis alba | White Tern | take take |
| Ptilinopus huttoni | Rapa Fruit-dove | koko |
| Eudynamys taitensis | Long-tailed Koel | ko'e ko'e |
Sea Birds (visitors) |
Sea Birds (residents breeding or not) |
Indigenous and endemic Land Birds |
Migratory Land Birds |
Introduced Land Birds |
