Birds of Polynesia
Leslie McPherson
49 species and 7 subspecies, each announced. Species breakdown:-
. Also see More Birds of Polynesia by the same recordist. 60 min.
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| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Phoenix Petrel | Pterodroma alba |
| Murphy's Petrel | Pterodroma ultima |
| Kermadec Petrel | Pterodroma neglecta |
| Trindade Island Petrel | Pterodroma arminjoniana |
| Christmas Shearwater | Puffinus nativitatis |
| Audubon's Shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri |
| Red-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon rubricauda |
| Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor |
| Lesser Frigatebird | Fregata ariel |
| Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus |
| Buff-banded Rail | Gallirallus philippensis |
| Henderson Island Crake | Porzana atra |
| Bristle-thighed Curlew | Numenius tahitiensis |
| Wandering Tattler | Heteroscelus incanus |
| Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii |
| Grey-backed Tern | Sterna lunata |
| Sooty Tern | Sterna fuscata |
| White Tern | Gygis alba |
| White-throated Pigeon | Columba vitiensis |
| Many-colored Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus perousii |
| Purple-capped Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus porphyraceus |
| Rarotonga Fruit-Dove | Ptilinopus rarotongensis |
| Pacific Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula pacifica |
| Peale's Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula latrans |
| Stephen's Lory | Vini stepheni |
| Red Shining-Parrot | Prosopeia tabuensis |
| Pacific White-rumped Swiftlet | Aerodramus spodiopygius |
| Polynesian Triller | Lalage maculosa |
| Samoan Triller | Lalage sharpei |
| Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer |
| Polynesian Reed-Warbler | Acrocephalus aequinoctialis |
| Pitcairn Reed-Warbler | Acrocephalus vaughani |
| Cook Islands Reed-Warbler | Acrocephalus kerearako |
| Rarotonga Monarch-Flycatcher | Pomarea dimidiata |
| Fiji Shrikebill | Clytorhynchus vitiensis |
| Vanikoro Flycatcher | Myiagra vanikorensis |
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Samoan Flycatcher | Myiagra albiventris |
| Samoan Fantail | Rhipidura nebulosa |
| Pacific Robin | Petroica multicolor |
| Tongan Whistler | Pachycephala jacquinoti |
| Yellow-fronted Whistler | Pachycephala flavifrons |
| Samoan White-eye | Zosterops samoensis |
| Cardinal Myzomela | Myzomela cardinalis |
| Wattled Honeyeater | Foulehaio carunculata |
| Black-breasted Honeyeater | Gymnomyza samoensis |
| Samoan Starling | Aplonis atrifusca |
| Rarotonga Starling | Aplonis cinerascens |
| Polynesian Starling | Aplonis tabuensis |
| Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
The species list above is in systematic order, the taxonomy and nomenclature of which generally follows the Wells World Birds list on Birder's Diary v3.0 (courtesy of Thayer Software: www.thayerbirding.com), with adaptations by WildSounds.
The Wells World Birds list is based on a classification created by Mic Wells.
Please note that the above list may not be in the same order or be a full and accurate representation of the species on the title concerned. We take due care to ensure the accuracy of the list, but should you find any errors, please notify us.
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