BIRDS OF THE TUAMOTU AND GAMBIER ISLANDS

SCIENTIFIC NAME ENGLISH NAME PAUMOTU NAME
Diomedea epomophora Royal Albatross  
Diomedea melanophris Black-browed Albatross  
Macronectes giganteus Antartic Giant-Petrel  
Pseudobulweria rostrata Tahiti Petrel (Gambier)  
Pterodroma alba Phoenix Petrel  
Pterodroma neglecta Kermadec Petrel  
Pterodroma heraldica Herald Petrel  
Pterodroma ultima Murphy's Petrel  
Pterodroma leucoptera Collared Petrel  
Puffinus pacificus Wedge-tailed Shearwater  
Puffinus tenuirostris Short-tailed Shearwater  
Puffinus nativitatis Christmas Shearwater  
Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater karako
Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird  
Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed Tropicbird tavake
Sula dactylatra Masked Booby kena
Sula leucogaster Brown Booby kena
Sula sula Red-footed Booby kariga
Fregata minor Great Frigatebird kotaha
Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird kotaha
Egretta sacra Pacific Reef-Heron kotuku
Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler  
Gallus gallus Red Junglefowl moa
Porzana tabuensis Spotless crake moho
Pluvialis fulva Lesser Golden-Plover  
Numenius tahitiensis Bristle-thighed Curlew kivi
Tringa incana Wandering Tattler kuriri
Prosobonia cancellata Tuamotu Sandpiper titi
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone  
Calidris alba Sanderling  
Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper  
Sterna bergii Great Crested Tern tara
Sterna lunata Gray-backed Tern ore ore
Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern kaveka
Anous stolidus Brown Noddy goio
Anous minutus Black Noddy kikiriri
Procelsterna cerulea Blue-gray Noddy gaga
Gygis alba White Tern kirarau
Columba livia Rock dove  
Gallicolumba erythroptera Polynesian Ground-dove 'u'uaira'o, tutururu
Ptilinopus coralensis Atoll Fruit-dove 'o'o
Ptilinopus chalcurus Makatea Fruit-dove  
Ducula aurorae Polynesian Imperial-Pigeon  
Vini peruviana Blue Lorikeet vini
Eudynamys taitensis Long-tailed Koel kurevareva
Halcyon gambieri gertrudae Tuamotu Kingfisher kote'ute'u
Acrocephalus a. atyphus Tuamotu Reed-warbler (North & West Tuamotu) kotiotio
Acrocephalus atyphus palmarum Tuamotu Reed-warbler (Anaa) kotiotio
Acrocephalus atyphus eremus Tuamotu Reed-warbler (Makatea) kotiotio
Acrocephalus atyphus flavidus Tuamotu Reed-warbler (Napuka) kotiotio
Acrocephalus atyphus niauensis Tuamotu Reed-warbler (Niau) kotiotio
Acrocephalus atyphus ravus Tuamotu Reed-warbler (South Tuamotu) kotiotio

Sea Birds (visitors)

Sea Birds (residents breeding or not)

Indigenous and endemic Land Birds

Migratory Land Birds

Introduced Land Birds

Visit the page of the Birds on the French polynesian atolls by André Intès (I.R.D.)

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