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.)
